I know I haven't blogged in months. I guess I'm just limited in my mind to bits and pieces that I might type into my Facebook status. This is my current book, and my current passion. Finding, growing food. Good food. With the papers nearly ready for us to sign on our Minnesota homestead, the reality is getting closer. We are both growing more and more excited about the prospect of this life change. It's going to be tons of work, but Lord willing, we will be healthier than ever and eager to share what we learn with anyone who want to talk about it.
A bit about the book. It's not just about chickens and eggs. Much of it is about what's going on in the government that restricts our food choices. (Once government got out of the bedroom, I guess they went into the dining room and kitchen!) Much of it is the scientific evidence for the benefits of raising grass fed beef, the benefits both to the soil and for the cow. He has a 550 acre farm in Virginia that he has transformed from a rockpile to acres of rich grassland, all through his rotation of grazing animals. He also uses his pigs to clear underbrush in the woods. Just a few of the things the book talks about. There are lots of YouTube videos of him on his farm sharing with people what he does, how he does it and why. Dennis really enjoyed those. He says he's too tired to read at night.
It's also a very humorous book. And because he is a Christian and educated about the Bible, he uses many biblical allusions. He says he is a caretaker a manager of the land. God has given us the earth to care for it. We sure have made a mess of things!
