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I really liked this book. The first half absolutely flew for me. I loved hearing about the gardening and cooking details. many of the recipes sounded delicious, even accounting for what I couldn't eat because of my allergies. The cast (their family) was appealing. I wanted to go get my farm and grow my produce on it RIGHT NOW.
and then I got to the chapter on "harvesting" turkeys and chickens, and I got stuck. I read a page or two in a few weeks. It's not that I'm a vegan or even vegetarian. I e ...more
and then I got to the chapter on "harvesting" turkeys and chickens, and I got stuck. I read a page or two in a few weeks. It's not that I'm a vegan or even vegetarian. I e ...more
Felt like I was reading words of a kindred spirit. Appreciated learning more about gardening, sustainability, and local eating. Read most of it while seated in my own garden. Finished it feeling inspired to weed and preserve!
I love Kingsolver books but I just can't get into this one. Not the right time for me to be reading it, I suppose.
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Well written, informative and resourceful. Made me want to drop everything and buy a farm.
Ambitious - and a model for something I'd like to pull off... one day... :)
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