The Accidental Farmers: An Urban Couple, A Rural Calling And A Dream Of Farming In Harmony With Nature (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I'm done. I give up and couldn't finish it. The immature writing style and atrocious editing alone were enough to discourage me, but I was interested enough in the subject matter that I kept pushing through. Eventually though, his condescending tone and arrogance in his approach to people, crop management, and animal husbandry were ... painful. His inept and grasping, failed, attempts at learning from his mistakes became too much to keep reading about, especially after he had revealed that he had the knowledge, the networks, the resources, and all of the self importance to believe himself in need of none of it -- to the detriment of his book, his business, his ranch, his animals' well-being, and most commonly revealed, his character. Atrocious book. Definite hard pass. I was so excited to get a copy of the book after listening to Tim and Liz's podcast. I was not disappointed. This is a moving—and at times heartbreaking—narrative of one couple's move from city to farm. Tim's writing flows beautifully from one topic to another and he draws you in to their adventure. I learned so much from his honest assessment of their efforts to raise animals in the most natural and humane way possible. This is a book I have shared and will certainly read again.
What do You think about The Accidental Farmers: An Urban Couple, A Rural Calling And A Dream Of Farming In Harmony With Nature (2000)?
Just downloaded this book to my Kindle.... been looking forward to reading this for a while.
—janine
Great story. Dreaming of doing the same.
—tacos123
