num_pages: 184
description:  Point is it feels good to get dirty work hard and slow down.In a world of mass-produced food factory-stitched clothing 300-channel cable television and computer-centric desk jobs it's easy to overlook the simple pleasures of eating homegrown vegetables raising animals naturally and humanely wearing hand-sewn clothing or simply enjoying an evening of unplugged entertainment.Inspired by her growing admiration for small farmers and her equally strong distaste for out-of-control consumerism Jenna Woginrich decided to take great control of her life - what she ate what she wore and how she spent her free time. Learn a few basic country skills she reasoned and she would be able to produce at least some of the food and resources she used every day.Goodbye fast food and Wonder Bread; hello homesteading. With enthusiasm and joy for the tasks at hand Woginrich embarked on a journey that has been sometimes hilarious sometimes heartbreaking and always soul satisfying.From the fulfilling work of planting a garden and installing honeybees to the bliss of gathering fresh eggs for an omelet or playing an old-time ballad on the fiddle Made from Scratch shares the honest satisfaction of doing for oneself and brings the reader to a deep appreciation for the value of simple skills performed well.
language: English
title: Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life
publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC