Growing a Farmer - How I Learned to Live Off the Land

When he purchased four acres of land on Vashon Island, Kurt Timmermeister was only looking for an affordable home near the restaurants he ran in Seattle. But as he slowly settled into his new property, he became awakened to the connection between what he ate and where it came from: a hive of bees provided honey, a young cow could give fresh milk, an apple orchard allowed him to make vinegar. With refreshing honesty, Timmermeister details the initial stumbles and subsequent realities he faced as he established a profitable farm for himself. Personal yet practical, Growing a Farmer will entirely recast the way we think about our relationship to the food we consume.

About the author

Kurt Timmermeister was a successful restaurateur in Seattle before buying farmland on Vashon Island in 1991. Originally four acres, Kurtwood Farms is now a thirteen-acre dairy farm specializing in farmstead cheese.

Summary

"Charming . . . . [Kurt Timmermeister] narrates his personal journey with an open, straightforward spirit." —Wall Street Journal

Product details

• Authors: Kurt Timmermeister, Timmermeister Kurt
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.02.2012
• EAN: 9780393341294
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34129-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 208 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 305 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Memoirs, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs