The Feast Nearby: How I lost my job, buried a marriage, and found my way by keeping chickens, foraging, preserving, bartering, and eating locally (all on $40 a week)
by Robin Mather
Description
After losing her job and the remains of her marriage, a seasoned food writer returns to rural Michigan and undertakes a yearlong experiment in self-reliance, local eating, and kitchen thrift—feeding herself on just $40 a week. Through engaging seasonal essays, she chronicles raising chickens, foraging, preserving, bartering, and learning to recognize the abundance available close to home. Blending memoir, practical guidance, and approximately 150 recipes, the book explores food, sustainability, resilience, and the pleasures of cooking thoughtfully with what each season provides. Warm, candid, and encouraging, it offers an inspiring vision of eating well without spending lavishly.
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paperback
Ten Speed Press
Published Jan 1, 2011
266 pages
ISBN: 9781580085588
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First Published
2011
Language
eng
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