Growing a Farmer - Finale

My impressions of the book Growing a Farmer are a little mixed. At the start of the book I was enjoying it quite a lot because Kurt talked mostly about how he landed in the business of becoming a farmer. He had ambitions to have his own restaurant and from there wanted to make his own food which then led him to his current occupation. I really like reading about his successes and failures, but as the book went on and he began to talk about different sections of farming he oftentimes strayed off the original topic. 

In the chapters about milking, vegetables, and butchering Kurt starts off discussing each of them in great detail, but quickly begins to jump from topic to topic similar to how a persons mind can wander easily. I understood that was probably how he wanted to write his book, but at the same time when he started talking about milking Dinah, he quickly changed topics to raw milk and then an entire political discussion on why raw milk should or shouldn't be banned. I enjoyed his vegetable chapter a lot more because he had a genuine love for planting. He mentions that at times he just plants vegetables just for the sake of planting them because he loves the entire process from seed to actual vegetable and his amazement for potatoes reminds me of a young child discovering something new. I'm surprised Kurt continued on his path, he mentioned at one point that his farm wasn't making a lot of money, but his passion for farming fueled his desire to keep going. I found this very admirable and I feel that it's common among a lot of farmers. Why else put yourself through the pain of growing your own vegetables.

I enjoyed the close of the book. Kurt seems very satisfied with what he has been able to accomplish and feels very happy that he can live off the land and serve people food off said land. It provides a family vibe for Kurt and upon finishing the book I can also feel a little bit of his satisfaction. I can definitely say I learned a lot about perseverance from Kurt and that he loves to write/talk.