Growing a Farmer by Kurt Timmermeister is about a restaurant owner in Seattle who decided he wanted to grow his own produce, and bought 4 acres of land nearby to start farming. I found the book to be incredibly descriptive and informationally rich. I learned a lot about the problems that come with running a farm. One aspect of the book I was not a fan of was that it was divided up by sections rather than chronologically. I think that when someone is telling their personal story it is important for the receiving end to be told the story in chronological order. It helps with the delivery and several other intangibles like what the author had been through or was thinking directly before he decided to act upon something. In the case of Growing a Farm I felt like I was in a time machine jumping around all over the place to different times in his life and that it wasn't as smooth a read as it could have been.
Despite these minor pitfalls the book is a solid read so far. I am learning a lot about a interesting subject I have never researched before and I think that it may be of some use to me in the future if I decide to buy a farm of my own, but also in the present as I am aware of what goes into producing the food I eat. Looking forward to continue reading!
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