Sheepish
Subtitle: two women, fifty sheep, and enough wool to save the planet
By: Catherine Friend
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Publisher: Da Capo Life Long
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780306818448
Subjects: Social life and customs; Sheep ranchers; Sheep ranches; Women farmers; Women shepherds; Wool industry; Farm life; Biography
Description: What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us--and the planet--would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed.
Table of contents: title: The Muffins go farming; title: Telling farm tales; title: Spinning yarns; title: Unravel; title: The love of you sings.