{"product_id":"book-d90h","title":"Good Husbandry","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the beloved bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Life\u003c\/i\u003e, this “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esuperb memoir chronicles the evolution of a farm, marriage, family, and her own personal identity with humor, insight, and candor” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) detailing life on Essex Farm—a 500-acre farm that produces food for a community of 250 people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Life\u003c\/i\u003e chronicled Kimball’s move from New York City to 500 acres near Lake Champlain where she started a new farm with her partner, Mark. In \u003ci\u003eGood Husbandry\u003c\/i\u003e, she reveals what happened over the next five years at Essex Farm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFarming has many ups and downs, and the middle years were hard for the Kimballs. Mark got injured, the weather turned against them, and the farm faced financial pressures. Meanwhile, they had two small children to care for. How does one traverse the terrain of a maturing marriage and the transition from being a couple to being a family? How will the farm survive? What does a family need in order to be happy?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKristin chose Mark and farm life after having a good look around the world, with a fair understanding of what her choices meant. She knew she had traded the possibility of a steady paycheck, of wide open weekends and spontaneous vacations, for a life and work that was challenging but beautiful and fulfilling. So with grit and grace and a good sense of humor, she chose to dig in deeper.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFeaturing some of the same local characters and cherished animals first introduced in \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Life\u003c\/i\u003e, (Jet the farm dog, Delia the dairy cow, and those hardworking draft horses), plus a colorful cast of aspiring first-generation farmers who work at Essex Farm to acquire the skills they need to start sustainable farms of their own, \u003ci\u003eGood Husbandry “\u003c\/i\u003econsiders what it means to build a good, happy life, and how we are tested in that endeavor” (Mary Beth Keane, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAsk Again, Yes\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347062202672,"sku":"BDd90h","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49347062235440,"sku":"10d90h","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d90h-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773690876","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d90h","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}