The Call of the Farm: An Unexpected Year of Getting Dirty, Home Cooking, and Finding Myself
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161519214X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
embarrassing, painful and self-indulgent The main character here is self-absorbed, simple, and yet still pretentious. The story, which could be a fascinating insight to the inner workings of a city-person on a farm, turns out to be the self-indulgent tale of a woman who sees little past her own nose. The writing style itself is pretentious. However, I admit that I couldn't stop reading.. "Dumb book" according to Frosty. Despite the title, this book is mostly about some girl's sex life.Over and over she tells way too much about the sex she is having with Ian. WHY would anyone feel so compelled to write a book saying all she did about sex? Does she think anyone cares? Does she not think her father can read? Almost from the start, Ian is honest enough to say he doesn't want a relationship and he is worried she is far more interested than he is. So, as if he hasn't spoken, she keeps leaping into bed with him and what a shock, th. An engrossing read about the journey to discover real food and love Jenny As most of you know, I live on a small farm. My husband's family grew up farming and one of our goals has always been to own a small operating farm. We'd love to be self-sustainable, growing and raising what we use. We're not there yet, not even close, but we've gotten started. We have a dairy cow and goats, and we have chickens for eggs. We also raise chickens for meat. So when I saw this book was an account of Rochelle Bilow's year of living and working on a small "full-diet" farm, I was intrigued. Part of
But after just one day of moving hay bales, feeding pigs, and tapping maple sap, she was hooked: The air was fresh, her muscles felt useful, and the smells from the kitchen where the farmhands gathered at day’s end were intoxicating.Add in a sweet but enigmatic young farmer whose soulful gaze meets her own, and The Call of the Farm is set in motion. Rochelle Bilow, a classically trained cook and aspiring food writer, was nursing a broken heart and frustrated with her yet-to-take-off career when she set out to write a short profile of a small, sustainable CSA farm in central New York. At most, she expected to come away with a cute city-girl-in-the-country piece. This enticing memoir charts the unexpected year that unfolds as Rochelle immerses herself in life at the farm. She cooks her way through four seasons of fresh-from-the-earth produce (with such tantalizing results as Blistered Tomato Gratin and Crisped Potato Casserole with Shaved Chives), grapples more than once with the finer points of rendering lard, and begins to feel she has finally found her niche—all while falling hard for that handsome, blue-eyed farmer.Honest, self-aware, and wonderfully tender, The Call of the Farm is for anyone who has daydreamed about a simpler life—or fallen too deeply in love.
Rochelle Bilow’s memoir is a celebration of real food, the value of hard work and, of course, unbridled love. This girl can cook and write. She offers readers a slow-cooked story, with tenderness and intermingled flavors enriched over time.”—Kirkus Reviews “Bilow’s love for food and cooking practically drips off the pages in mouth-watering detail.”—Bust “I am currently mesmerized by a marvelous new book entitled The Call of the Farm. At the end of each chapter are honest dishes that celebrate the bounty and beauty of seasonal, farm-to-table eating. This beautifully written, honest, and vivid memoir sucks the reader in and lets us share Rochelle’s failed attempts at butter churning, cold days of rock picking in the spring mud, and moments of delight finding companionship with a crew of like-minded farmers.&rdqu