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Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-changing Egg Farm - from Scratch | Lucie B. Amundsen
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How a Midwestern family with no agriculture experience went from a few backyard chickens to a full-fledged farmand discovered why local chicks are better. When Lucie Amundsen had a rare night out with her husband, she never imagined what hed tell her over dinnerthat his dream was to quit his office job (with benefits!) and start a commercial-scale pasture-raised egg farm. His entire agricultural experience consisted of raising five backyard hens, none of whom had yet laid a single egg. To create this pastured poultry ranch, the couple scrambles to acquire nearly two thousand chickensall named Lola. These hens, purchased commercially, arrive bereft of basic chicken-y instincts, such as the evening urge to roost. The newbie farmers also deal with their own shortcomings, making for a failed inspection and intense struggles to keep livestock alive (much less laying) during a brutal winter. But with a heavy dose of humor, they learn to negotiate the highly stressed no-mans-land known as Middle Agriculture. Amundsen sees firsthand how these midsized farms, situated between small-scale operations and mammoth factory farms, are vital to rebuilding Americas local food system. With an unexpected passion for this dubious enterprise, Amundsen shares a messy, wry, and entirely educational story of the unforeseen payoffs (and frequent pitfalls) of one couples ag adventureand many, many hours spent wrangling chickens.
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IhoardBOOKS
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I had a chance to meet the author once and she was hilarious so have been keeping her book in mind for awhile to see if it was as funny as she was in person. It was an interesting book and while not as funny maybe as she was in person it was still pretty humorous.

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Breanne1
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I have been reading this book about the egg business and have decided to make this my 10 year goal...one day I too will be a chicken farmer. Although one may say I already am.

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slhbooks
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Hope this isn't more than you wanted to know😉 If you are at all interested in where your food comes from, you should read this book. But it's more than just facts and figures and chicken-raising. It's about following your dreams and digging deep when times are tough and celebrating your successes and continuing to learn and grow. The book is funny and informative, a fast and easy read. And you gotta love the title!

PurpleyPumpkin This sounds really interesting. Stacked!📚 8y
Posemn This looks like it is right up my alley. 8y
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slhbooks
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Don't mean to put anyone off their breakfast/lunch/dinner. Been doing a lot of thinking about where our food comes from...

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slhbooks
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Educational (and funny too). Really making me think about our food industry - local, national, and global.

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slhbooks
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Just coffee on this stormy morning in Minnesota⛈⛈⛈The lightning has been a little too close and the kitties are in the basement. #bookplusdrink #septphotochallenge #bookanddrink

Posemn Oops! Going through your posts and now I see you ARE in MN. Hi neighbor. 8y
slhbooks @Posemn hello🙋 Have you heard this author on MPR? She's pretty funny and tells a good story about their MN egg business. Say, are you in WBL? We lived there for a short time many years ago. 8y
Posemn Yes I am. We just moved (well, re-moved actually) here last spring. Love it here. 8y
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slhbooks
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Nellie helped me choose my next read. She likes birdies🐣🐥🐔 I've heard the author on MN Public Radio a couple of times. She's a good speaker and pretty funny. Looking forward to their story.

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ambersnowpants
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Locally Laid + Local Cold Press Brew ❤️🐔🍺