So with grit and grace and a good sense of humor, she chose to dig in deeper. She knew she had traded the possibility of a steady paycheck, of wide open weekends and spontaneous vacations, for a life and work that was challenging but beautiful and fulfilling. How does one traverse the terrain of a maturing marriage and the transition from being a couple to being a family? How will the farm survive? What does a family need in order to be happy? Kristin chose Mark and farm life after having a good look around the world, with a fair understanding of what her choices meant. Meanwhile, they had two small children to care for. Mark got injured, the weather turned against them, and the farm faced financial pressures.

Farming has many ups and downs, and the middle years were hard for the Kimballs. In Good Husbandry, she reveals what happened over the next five years at Essex Farm. The Dirty Life chronicled Kimball’s move from New York City to 500 acres near Lake Champlain where she started a new farm with her partner, Mark.

Download Good Husbandry Book in PDF, Epub and Kindleįrom the author of the beloved bestseller The Dirty Life, this “superb memoir chronicles the evolution of a farm, marriage, family, and her own personal identity with humor, insight, and candor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) detailing life on Essex Farm-a 500-acre farm that produces food for a community of 250 people.

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