Interesting book, but I think only for people that are really interested in farming. It's not as inspirational as some other farm memoirs. Instead, it focuses more on the day to day realities of running a commercial farm, with a focus on cow dairy. It is extremely detailed in the actual chores and tasks that a family does daily on a farm of this type, including fixing machinery, equipment used, costs and budgeting, and successes and setbacks. The author spent a lot of time directly with the f More...

I'm enjoying this book, it isn't wonderful writing but it does accurately portray real life events on a family dairy farm. It isn't all pretty, but it is real.