Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land, (Paperback)

from bookqueenshelby

Enjoyable and understandable text about farm life. I could see myself barging into alot of the situations he gets himself into. As I also want cows, goats, sheep and the list goes on. The author tells you the good and the bad about farm life. He doesn't just gloss over the eventuals as some of th...

from maggie1944

I read this book several years ago, but having lived on Vashon Island, and enjoying eating a selection of good, locally grown, organic foods, I was given the book to read, and I still remembers it vividly. It is definitely worth reading if you are interested in the source of your food, or hobby f...

from jenmags

This book is a must read for anyone who dreams of getting a few chickens and a cow or two. Although the author sometimes comes across as being a bit off-putting, his experiences are fascinating.

from samanthadeirdre

This book is Timmermeister's account of his transition from a restauranteur who kind of plays around with producing his own food to a full-fledged, leaning-toward-self-sufficient farmer. He purposefully attempts to de-romanticize his story, even though it is clear that he began his journey as a s...

from tippycanoegal

In many ways, this was a fun book to read, especially as I have fond memories of the author's cafe Septieme and I also lived on Vashon Island for a while in my mid-twenties. I am certainly interested in his subject--the creation of a working, small-scale farm. Ultimately, although there were sect...