#2 Growing a Farmer - Kurt Timmermeister Another nice little memoir about a first time farmer.  Timmermeister used his chef/restauranteur knowledge to come at farming from a taste perspective, largely now focusing on artisanal cheesemaking.  CHEESE.  MAKING.  Mmmmmm. Though it has nothing to do with his successful dairy, one passage summed up my enthusiasm for all things farming/gardening recently: The little paper envelopes that the seeds come in have photos of the eventual squash and five or six packets of varietals fit nicely in my jacket pocket.  I love to rip open the top of a new seed packet, see the seeds sitting in the bottom.  All is possible at this point; all is good. Full disclosure:  I skipped the slaughter chapter entirely because…no.

#2 Growing a Farmer - Kurt Timmermeister

Another nice little memoir about a first time farmer.  Timmermeister used his chef/restauranteur knowledge to come at farming from a taste perspective, largely now focusing on artisanal cheesemaking.  CHEESE.  MAKING.  Mmmmmm.

Though it has nothing to do with his successful dairy, one passage summed up my enthusiasm for all things farming/gardening recently:

The little paper envelopes that the seeds come in have photos of the eventual squash and five or six packets of varietals fit nicely in my jacket pocket.  I love to rip open the top of a new seed packet, see the seeds sitting in the bottom.  All is possible at this point; all is good.

Full disclosure:  I skipped the slaughter chapter entirely because…no.