<![CDATA[Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living]]>

false <![CDATA[Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living]]> 2569585 3 Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru “This is Green Acres for the smart set—: a witty and educational look at sustainable living. Buy it, read it, compost it.” –A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically “The details of Doug Fine’s experiment in green living are great fun——but more important is the spirit, the dawning understanding that living in connection to something more tangible than a computer mouse is what we were built for. It’ll make you want to move!” –Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep him addicted to oil. So he wonders: Is it possible to keep his Netflix and his car, his Wi-Fi and his subwoofers, and still reduce his carbon footprint? In an attempt to find out, Fine up and moves to a remote ranch in New Mexico, where he brazenly vows to grow his own food, use sunlight to power his world, and drive on restaurant grease. Never mind that he’s never raised so much as a chicken or a bean. Or that he has no mechanical or electrical skills. Whether installing Japanese solar panels, defending the goats he found on Craigslist against coyotes, or co-opting waste oil from the local Chinese restaurant to try and fill the new “veggie oil” tank in his ROAT (short for Ridiculously Oversized American Truck), Fine’s extraordinary undertaking makes one thing clear: It ain’t easy being green. In fact, his journey uncovers a slew of surprising facts about alternative energy, organic and locally grown food, and climate change. Both a hilarious romp and an inspiring call to action, Farewell, My Subaru makes a profound statement about trading today’s instant gratifications for a deeper, more enduring kind of satisfaction. 2579602 25 3 2008 Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living total:467|5:73|4:161|3:162|2:62|1:9| 467 1628 900 199 1 4 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 06:09:17 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 10:43:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 12:48:20 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 12:51:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jun 30 16:13:58 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 16:16:48 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 19:57:25 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 20:00:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:30:14 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:36:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:58:28 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 18:11:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 11:54:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 11:56:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:12:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 09:38:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false true Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 17:26:45 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 22:30:45 -0700 2009
On the back jacket of this book The Washington Post claims boldly, "Fine is story teller in ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:52:29 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 09:58:58 -0700 2009
That said, this was a really fun and informative read. It is more a personal story than an instructional one, but the tale of one underprepared ma...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 13:14:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:38:35 -0700 2009
While I loved Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and found it to be an inspiring book, Kingsolver's world was a little more orderly than my world will EVER be. Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Loca...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 19:13:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 19:43:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 18:52:51 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 19:02:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 18:56:15 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 19:03:14 -0700 2009
Doug Fine writes about his first year trying to "live green while still staying plugged in" on his ranch in New Mexico. The book co...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:24:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 15:48:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 16:55:50 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 16:59:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 09:52:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 11:17:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:08:01 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:23:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 17:18:39 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 20:28:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:34:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 13:40:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2569585