Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn by Catherine Friend

Here is another tale for those considering living more sustainably and/or off the land. Friend and her partner took up farming in their late 30's. It was a first-time experience for both of them. They decided to raise sheep and chickens for meat, and grow grapes for the local wine industry (in central Minnesota). None of these things were easy and their learning curve was steep to say the least. Friend shows how they grew as farmers, and she doesn't hide any of their trials and tribulations; they, like their rewards, are there in all their gory glory.

Note, I published this same review in the Conserve School Summer Reading List 2009 blog at:
http://conserveschoolreadinglist.blogspot.com/