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I loved this farm/rural memoir! Kristin was a journalist on assignment for a story about farming when she fell in love with the farmer and the farm way of life. This book is told in four parts, the four seasons of her first farming year, and talks a lot about gardening and animals. The author narrates herself with a quiet, somber tone. I loved it. I listened over the past week in my commute to/from work. I will listen to her next book too.

Love this writer and will read/listen to anything she writes. I‘ve read many “farm books” looking for the balance of hard work with love of the farm-life and finally found it. 4/5🐄s

“Food, a French man told me once, is the first wealth. Grow it right, and you feel insanely rich, no matter what you own.”

Reading something a little different than what I‘d normally pick. But it is something that is so dear to my heart, as we have more than doubled the size of our garden this year.

I'm in a mood for farming and homesteading memoirs. This book is perfect, it has all the characteristics of a novel in a memoir, it is heartfelt, exciting and a happy ending. She is currently working on a second book, so add to this books list of pros, it's the first in a series! (Squee!) 5 hours well spent.

When asked what my favorite book is, I can only respond with a favorite genre: farm/kitchen/food memoir. I love reading about the struggles encountered to realize an ambitious dream, the conflicts encountered as partners realize they have different visions for achieving the same goal. With unflinching honesty, Kimball described the not so glorious life on the farm, her doubts and her partner's stubborn determination. #audiobook

Time to pick a new #audiobook. These were checked in at my library.

Wonderful and captivating memoir of life on an organic farm. Seductive, even. You can feel the earth in your hands, see the land, and taste the produce it yields. And you care about Kristin and Mark as their life story unfurls. It also has one of the best wedding stories I've read a long time.

Reading this memoir about small, local, organic farming in the spring is making me anxious for the CSA season to get started!