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Acclaimed novelist Brad Kessler lived in New York City but longed for a life on the land where he could grow his own food. After years of searching for a home, he and his wife, photographer Dona Ann McAdams, found a mountain farmhouse on a dead-end road, with seventy-five acres of land. One day, when Dona returned home with fresh goat milk from a neighbor's farm, Kessler made a fresh chèvre, and their life changed forever. They decided to raise dairy goats and make cheese.Goat Songtells about what it's like to live intimately with animals who directly feed you. As Kessler begins to live the life of a herder -- learning how to care for and breed and birth goats -- he encounters the pastoral roots of so many aspects of Western culture. Kessler reflects on the history and literature of herding, and how our diet, our alphabet, our religions, poetry, and economy all grew out of a pastoralist milieu among hoofed animals.Kessler and his wife adapt to a life governed by their goats and the rhythm of the seasons. And their goats give back in immeasurable ways, as Kessler proves to be a remarkable cheesemaker, with his firsttommeof goat cheese winning lavish praise from America's premier cheese restaurants.In the tradition of Thoreau'sWaldenand Annie Dillard'sPilgrim at Tinker Creek,Goat Songis both a spiritual quest and a compelling and beautiful chronicle of living by nature's rules.
| ISBN-13 | 9781416560999 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1416560998 |
| Weight | 0.80 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 In |
| List Price | $24.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 256 pages |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Published On | 2009-06-23 |
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