The Accidental Homesteader: What I've Learned about Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home by Kathi Lipp memiors -- Austin American-Statesman

-- Austin American-Statesman

[The book] would make a fantastic gift for anyone looking to add a taste of down-home country cooking to their repertoire

and also have a successful business selling finished projects and macramé supplies

and she guides them to do just that

from brilliant oranges and pinks to soft greens and violets

The Accidental Homesteader: What I've Learned about Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home by Kathi Lipp memiors -- Austin American-StatesmanHomesteading [hohm sted ing] noun an act or instance of establishing a homestead. the act of loving where you live so much that you actively ignore the fact that your house is trying to kill you on a regular basis. For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life's biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are. Kathi shares the hard won wisdom she's