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Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One's Own : a Memoir | Jenna Woginrich
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Whether theyre about raising chickens or herding sheep, the tales of Jenna Woginrich have caught the imagination of thousands of young homesteaders. As she learns traditional farming skills by trial and error, Woginrich records her offbeat observations and poignant moments with honesty, humility, and humor. In BarnHeart, she lands at a small rented farm and struggles to find her place in a reserved rural community filled with working farmers who are scraping by and wealthy vacation-home owners with fancy barns that never house livestock. Although her barnheart a term Woginrich coins to describe her state of longing for a farm of her own never subsides, she makes do on her rented farmstead, caring for her sheep, chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits, a goat, and a turkey, until relationships sour and shes abruptly forced to leave. Where will she and her animals go? Will she finally be able to afford the farm shes always dreamed of? Even when dealing with cranky neighbors, small-town politics, and the loneliness that comes with running a farm on her own, Woginrich never loses her sense of humor. Readers will recognize themselves and find inspiration in this appealing story of longing and striving for a more authentic life.
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Wife
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I‘m fortunate to have time to read while my patients on the psychiatric unit are sleeping. It‘s much more hectic in the rest of the hospital. Our staff have been floated to needier areas due to Covid-19. My turn will likely be tomorrow. Could be in EC, drive-up screening, call-center, or ??? 😷🦠😷🦠😷

This book had a couple engaging moments, but not enough to make it a pick. (But I want a 🐐 now 🤔) 2/5🐓s

Texreader Take care!! 5y
Louise May you stay safe and healthy! Thank you for your work in these uncertain times. 💕 5y
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Wife @Louise 🌹 5y
TrishB Take care ♥️ 5y
Caroline2 Feeling so grateful for all the nurses and doctors. Thank you and take care! 💖 5y
TheAromaofBooks I had similar feelings reading this one. Interesting, but lacking something. 5y
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The author writes about her consuming desire to run a farm. After moving from Idaho, she continues her homesteading adventure while renting a place in Vermont. Before long she has chickens, rabbits, a goat, turkey, geese, and a few sheep.

As someone w/ a studio apt in NYC, I often dream of the day when I can have some egg laying chickens, rabbits 🐇(for knitting) & maybe some African Pygmy goats. And bees! 🐝 Enjoyed following her journey.

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“The symptoms are mild at first. You start reading online homesteading forums and shopping at cheese-making supply sites on your lunch break. You go home after work and instead of turning on the television, you bake a pie and study chicken-coop building plans.”

kyraleseberg That really is how it starts 😂 Now I've got goats, more hens than I can count, and plans for rabbits in the near future 🙈 6y
LauraBeth @kyraleseberg 😂😂do you also blog about that in addition to your book reviews? Because I‘d love to read about it! 6y
kyraleseberg @LauraBeth I have a blog where I share recipes & updates about homesteading but unfortunately I'm terrible at updating it regularly! www.lesebergholler.wordpress.com 6y
LauraBeth I‘ll check it out @kyraleseberg 😀 6y
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