Goat Song A Seasonal Life, a Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese

Goat Song is the story of a year in the life of a couple who abandoned their one-bedroom apartment in New York City to live on seventy-five acres in Vermont and raise Nubian goats. In poetic, reverent detail, Brad Kessler explores our ancient relationship to the land and our gradual alienation from the animals that feed us. His fascinating account traces his journey of choosing the goats and learning how to breed, milk, and care for them. As Kessler begins to live the life of a herder, he encounters the pastoral roots of so many aspects of Western culture--how our diet, our alphabet, our religions, poetry, and economy all grew out of a pastoralist setting, a life lived among hoofed animals.

ISBN:	9781416561002
Publisher:	Scribner Book Company
Imprint:	Scribner Book Company
Published date:	08 Jun 2010
DEWEY:	B
Language:	English
Number of pages:	272
Weight:	227g
Height:	211mm
Width:	137mm
Spine width:	20mm

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