Growing A Farmer

My first impression of this book was "what does farming has to do with anything related with business writing?" However, as Timmermesiter slowly guided us through each chapters, its as if he is personally telling you the story of his life in a coffee shop. I really enjoy his compelling way of telling the story through simple yet sophisticated language. Timmermesiter looked back to each of his decisions that eventually lead him to the path of farmer. At times he would even humor the readers about his mistakes along the way. Even though he made many mistakes, he still took care of himself financially then moved on to the next phase of becoming a full time farmer. I think the fact that he let himself slowly dive into the agriculture world  was worth mentioning.
Timmermester could not emphasize enough on his lack of knowledge when it comes to farming. I believe that he wants all the readers to concur with the idea of anyone can do anything, even the author that grew up in a city can become a farmer. There are numerous examples on how he accidentally got himself in a situation, but somehow made it worked. My personal favorite was his experience with the sheeps. "Surprisingly, the sheer lived. Poor quality food, little or no shelter from the sun except the shade provided by the odd tree on the edge of the property and intermittent ignorant attention by myself, all led to a surprisingly good outcome."