To say that it is an honor to review Barb Webb’s newest book
on sustainable living is an understatement.
As an avid reader of her blog Rural Mom, I grew to love Barb’s quick wit
and clever writing style years ago.
Simply put- Barb teaches without every
preaching. She is a pro-earth, sustainable living chick who is out to show all
us modern ladies that this lifestyle can be sexy in her newest book: Getting
Laid- Everything you need to know about raising chickens, gardening and
preserving. I received a digital copy of this book to share my thoughts with you today. All opinions are my own.
About Getting Laid from Amazon:
"Sustainable living boasts no boundaries. You don't need massive amounts of acreage or even a fenced-in backyard. We may not be 100 percent sustainable in our lifestyle, but we can become better in-tune with our environment and conscientious of our actions. Like all aspects of life, it's about balance, finding ways to live a greener, cleaner life within the parameters of your current lifestyle.
Top blogger for country living, Rural Mom, shows us the (actually very easy) way to live a sustainable lifestyle without making ourselves crazy in the process."
Top blogger for country living, Rural Mom, shows us the (actually very easy) way to live a sustainable lifestyle without making ourselves crazy in the process."
My thoughts:
Reading this book was fun, enlightening and motivating.
Barb says that sustainable living is not only practical, it’s doable! That our sustainable
living mission is of the utmost importance to ourselves, our environment and
future generations!
Excerpt from Getting Laid:
In this ten chapter book chock full of helpful guides and
tips Barb takes us by the hand and helps us understand:
How making one small change today and then another tomorrow
can lead to a lighter, greener, sexier lifestyle.
Choose the correct chicken for our personality (I got raise
chickens for eggs) and master the art of Chicken Zen by following Barb’s guides
to caring for your chickens.
What organic gardening means and how to get started with
step by step guides on choosing plants, caring/watering/harvesting and
preserving.
And so much more!
I spent a lot of time in Barb’s gardening chapters. I loved
her quick Chick Tips like this one:
"For sweeter tomatoes, sprinkle baking soda
around the base of the tomato plant once a week prior to watering. The baking
soda lowers acidity in the soil, which translates to plump, sweet tomatoes on
the vine."
I also found her Gardening Themes Guide helpful. She shows you how to plant and grow by
culinary themes like an Irish or Italian garden.
I’ve starred and highlighted so many sections of Getting
Laid for later reference! Chapters on, composting with worms and how to make an indoor
Vermicomposter and canning were of special interest to my husband (worms) and canning (me).
Dotted throughout this book are over 100 mouthwatering recipes!
Everything from an Old World Irish Mince
meat pies to a delightful sounding Cucumber and Green Bean Salad our showcased.
Excerpt from Getting Laid:
I couldn’t help but think of my parents and my grandparents
while reading and in some cases re-reading the pages of this guide book. I had
the privilege of growing up in a family that loves the earth and what it
provides us.
My family always had large gardens and one of my earliest and
fondest memories with my Dad was working in the garden until the Whippoorwills
called. That was my cue that dusk was at hand and it was time for me to put
down my hoe or spade and go in for the night.
Reading Barb’s words, feeling her sentiments, so aligned with mine- made me long
for a cup of tea at my Grandmothers table once more, where I could share this
book with her and listen to her stories and now, as an adult, share a few of my
own tales.
If
you’ve ever longed for simpler days, if you’ve ever wished you could have lived
like your grandparents did- gardening/hunting/preserving/thriving – this book
is for you!
You can purchase a copy for yourself by visiting Amazon. This book
would make a perfect gift for friends and family who have expressed a desire to
raise chickens, garden or live a more sustainable lifestyle.
You can learn more about the author, Barb Webb by visiting
her author’s website Sustainable Chick. You can also join us on our sustainable
living journey by visiting Rural Mom owned by the incomparable Barb Webb.
It
has been my privilege to work on Rural Mom for close to a year; first as a
regular columnist and now as the assistant editor. I’ll be joining the Rural
Mom team more often this summer so I hope to see you there.
Please share in comments: Do you raise, or want to raise chickens? If so, what
kind?
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