Kurtwood Farms

The second half of Growing a Farmer is about Kurt's experience raising and slaughtering animals. He explains how he raises pigs and chickens and the different things to consider when taking care of them. These animals each make their own contributions to his farm in different ways. His goes into a very gruesome detail about the slaughtering and butchering of his animals. Kurt finishes with talking about the current state of his farm and what they produce. Kurtwood Farms is home to vegetables, fruits, cows, and other animals. He is able to sell the cheese and keeps the rest of his food to serve at Sunday dinners that people come to eat. He explained why his other endeavors didn't and couldn't work on his farm and still make him a profit. But cheese is something people are willing to pay for. His weekly dinners that he cooks for people is all food from his own farm, and other than a few ingredients like salt, is fresh comes directly from his soil. He is very proud of his farm's growth and the food he produces, even though it is not the biggest or most profitable.

I am impressed at everything Kurt tried when he started his farm. He tried different plants and animals and he failed a lot. But he kept working to make things better and figured out better ways to do things. He was able to settle into a routine on his farm, but only after spending years finding out what didn't work and what he liked best and was capable of doing with his skills. He taught himself how to be a farmer, and it is really admirable how he was able to start something so impressive from scratch. This book made me realize that anything is possible if you are motivated enough and realize you have to work for everything you want.