It also will appeal to those of us (my family included) who want the ideals of country living, but still have the benefits of city living - energy efficiency, improved transportation, access to the arts, excellent dining, etc.
The Urban Farm Handbook, by Annette Cottrell (of sustainableeats.com) and Joshua McNichols (who, apparently, lives nearby me), will want to make you grind your own grain, raise mealworms in your house to feed your flock of backyard chickens, make your own chevre from your dairy goats (where legal, of course), dispatch your own bunnies and beyond.
I get a lot of books to review, but I cannot say enough good things about this book. You'll just have to trust me on this one. If you are interested in the local food movement, even if you do live out in the sticks (you lucky bastards), you will really enjoy this book.
Normally, I'd do a giveaway of the books I've read, but this one's a keeper. Sorry, you're going to have to buy it yourself :)
Damn you lucky bastards!!
ReplyDeleteI almost bought this last time. Arg!! Will be getting this book at my next visit. Btw- did you hear Beth Terry wrote a book?? Who am I kidding you probably have it preordered on amazon already. Better yet she already sent you one. You lucky bastard!
@Surviving - Yes, yes and yes.
ReplyDeleteI bought this book a while ago and plan on doing a review pretty soon on my blog (http://www.herbngrowth.org) because I loved it as well. I thought it was really well written and was just so inspiring with concrete information.
ReplyDeleteSounds great. Have you read Deppe's Resilient Gardener? That one is my husband's favorite.
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