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Kristin Kimball, a vegetarian writer from Manhattan, arrives to interview organic farmer Mark on a Pennsylvanian farm. During her stay she participates in the humble rituals of rural life, including slaughtering a pig and enjoying home‑cooked meals. Within months she gives up her city career, takes her savings and a dozen chickens, and moves with Mark to a derelict farm in a remote corner of upstate New York. There they pledge a year to convert 500 acres of dilapidated land into an organic community farm, experiencing the challenges and rewards of country life, local skepticism, and the joys of fresh agriculture.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Kristin Kimball
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