I just finished
The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food & Love, by Kristin Kimball. What a love story. {cue dreamy sigh} Kimball was a writer in NYC who gave up the comforts of city life when she fell in love with a farmer. Together, they moved to Middle-of-Nowhere, New York and revived a 500+ acre farm that had been abandoned years before. They weren't just farming for themselves though, their plan was to start a CSA that fulfilled the complete dietary needs of it's members, and then some: meat, vegetables, dairy, fruits, grains, flour, eggs and even maple syrup.
The Dirty Life isn't just the love story between Kristin and her husband though, it's also about her slow-to-develop love of farming and the blood, sweat and tears that come with it.
If you have ever loved, gardened or farmed, this is a book you'll want to read.
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