Dirty Chick: Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00QFKHSY0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Just okayand kind of gross." according to Jessie Henry. I was a bit overwhelmed by the vulgarity of this book, and wasn't crazy about her "terms of endearment" for her children. Insights about life on a farm were kind of cool, but overall, I'm not sure I would recommend this book to others.. "Ho-hum" according to keg. Disappointing, having lived this life also I found it dwelled on many of the negatives of homesteading without the humor. I was sad to see it missed the sheer beauty of it all.. Five Stars Great service, good book.
One of the cats disappeared, clearly disgusted with our urban ways. Among the things she learned the hard way: Cows are prone to a number of serious bowel ailments, goat mating involves an astounding amount of urine, and roosters are complete and unredeemable assholes. We executed the chickens. Dirty Chick chronicles Antonia's first year of life as an artisan farmer. The result was a comic disaster, and when one day their son had a medical crisis, it was also a little bit terrifying. But for all its traumas, Antonia quickly embraced farm life, getting drunk on homemade wine (it doesn't cause hangovers!), making cheese (except for the cat hair, it's a tremendously satisfying hobby), and raising a baby lamb (which was addictively cute until it grew into a sheep).. It seemed we didn't have much of a talent for farming. And when her eldest son was born with a rare, mysterious genetic condition, she and her husband, Peter, decided it was time to slow down and find a supportive community. Having bought into the myth that farming is a peaceful, fulfilling endeavor that allows o