The Dirty Life - by Kristin Kimball

This was a delightful book. The author managed to present an interesting balance between addressing various angles: the story of her moving to the farm; her relationship with Mark; the operation of a farm; food and cooking; their friends and families. Her writing is very evocative - in particular, the bits about food made my mouth water. It was an interesting contrast to a previous book I read about a couple setting up a farm in the UK. I enjoyed the factual stuff about how things on the farm worked, but also found the passage about the death of a horse quite emotional. Overall, it made me think about the way we run our lives and where our food comes from.