One-Woman Farm: My Life Shared with Sheep, Pigs, Chickens, Goats, and a Fine Fiddle

by Jenna Woginrich

Overview

In this inspiring memoir, Jenna Woginrich reflects on the joys, sorrows, trials, and blessings discovered through a year of homesteading. With eloquent prose, delightful illustrations, and inspiring snippets of poetry, Woginrich revels in the unique charms of each season on the land. Full of poignant observations and fascinating tidbits of farming lore, this book is a heartfelt testament to the deep fulfillment one can find in the practical tasks and timeless rituals of an agricultural life.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603427180
Publisher:	Storey Books
Publication date:	10/08/2013
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jenna Woginrich is a homesteader and the author of Barnheart, Chick Days, and Made from Scratch. She blogs at Cold Antler Farm, as well as Mother Earth News and The Huffington Post. A Pennsylvania native, she has made her home in the mountains of Tennessee, in northern Idaho, in rural Vermont, and most recently in upstate New York, where she lives with a flock of Scottish Blackface sheep, a border collie in training, chickens and geese, a hive of bees, a horse, and several amiable rabbits.

Table of Contents

Days of Grace

Cold Antler Farm

Autumn: Need Fires

Winter: Light

Spring: I Do Too Much

Summer: Committing

Autumn: Harvest Home

Holy October

Epilogue

What People are Saying About This

Nautilus Book Awards - Books for a Better World

Silver Award Winner, Memoir/Personal Growth

Ann Larkin Hanson

"Woginrich is a little bit crazy, a lot resourceful, and one of the bravest people I know. A delightful read and an inspiration for aspiring farmers."

Jon Katz

"A sweet and powerful book about one woman's fierce struggle for a meaningful life. Touching, elegiac, smart, and informative."

Polyface Farm Joel Salatin

"Read this book to learn why farmsteads need to be loved. Jenna's One-Woman Farm is a jewel: small and lustrous."

Ben Hewitt

"One-Woman Farm is an ode to a life well-lived. Jenna Woginrich is one of those rare and wonderful people who allows nothing to stand between herself and her dreams. This book coaxes readers one step closer to their own dreams."

Nautilus Awards

2014 Silver Award Winner, Nautilus "Better Books for a Better World" Award in the Memoir/Personal Growth category.

Ashley English

"Jenna's lovingly written, candidly poignant memoir of a year in the life of her farm is full of honesty, triumphs, travails, and seasoned advice. I didn't want to put it down."

Editorial Reviews

“One Woman Farm is a book to be savored, helping the reader to contemplate what is truly important in life: sunrises, fresh food, the love of hard work and having a purpose in life. Woginrich's 'observational spiritual farming' is a gift to the reader.”

Shelf Awareness for Readers

“Jenna’s writing is deep, philosophical and true to her heart. …[her] little book changed my perspective to one of appreciation for all we have now, for next season with even more growing space and for a bug-free October day with dirt-covered hands and knees. … Thank you, Miss Woginrich, for the reminder to savor each day. “

MotherEarthNews.com

Jenna’s writing is deep, philosophical and true to her heart. …[her] little book changed my perspective to one of appreciation for all we have now, for next season with even more growing space and for a bug-free October day with dirt-covered hands and knees. … Thank you, Miss Woginrich, for the reminder to savor each day. “

Nautilus Awards

This small, beautifully illustrated book is one of the best farm memoirs I've read. Woginrich's dedication to rural life is inspiring. Her week-to-week recollection of a year on her "one woman farm" shows all the joy she gains from her hard manual labor. But she also maintains a healthy realism and reminds the reader that farm life isn't for everyone. One Woman Farm: My Life Shared with Sheep, Pigs, Chickens, Goats, and a Fine Fiddle takes us from October to October, a full calendar of baby animals, frozen land, crop harvests, and solo holidays. The occasional handwritten recipe and inspirational quote make the book feel almost like a personalized guide to homesteading.”

Nautilus Book Awards - Books for a Better World

"A book of mindfulness, philosophy, music, musing, poetry, and the re-emergence of the most ancient of religions ...this fine little book is rich in loving immersion in a way of life, of neighborliness, [and]in longing ... Even those tasks for which she has had to hire or barter for help are enriching for her. And for her readers, to which fortunate band I urge you to add yourself."

From the Publisher

One Woman Farm is a book to be savored, helping the reader to contemplate what is truly important in life: sunrises, fresh food, the love of hard work and having a purpose in life. Woginrich's 'observational spiritual farming' is a gift to the reader.”

SeriousEats.com

Jenna’s writing is deep, philosophical and true to her heart. …[her] little book changed my perspective to one of appreciation for all we have now, for next season with even more growing space and for a bug-free October day with dirt-covered hands and knees. … Thank you, Miss Woginrich, for the reminder to savor each day. “

CityBookReview.com

02/01/2014
Author Woginrich chronicles four seasons on her upstate New York farm. Written in diary style and beautifully illustrated.

Library Journal