MATICHE MAMA AVAGHE JIVAN

Book Details

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Author: Kristin Kimball

• Translators: Medha Marathe

• Language: Translated From English to Marathi

• Edition: 1st Edition

• Publishing Year: April 2018

• ISBN: 9789387789074

• Pages: 248

• Cover: Paperback

• Category: Autobiography

About The Book

"The Dirty Life" is the captivating story of Kristin Kimball’s life-altering love affairs: one with farming and the other with a complicated, yet passionate, farmer. In her thirties, living the exciting life of a writer in New York City, Kristin felt the pull of something deeper—a longing for family, roots, and home.

When she interviewed a dynamic young farmer, her world shifted. Without any prior experience in farming, from raising pigs and cattle to driving horses, Kristin followed her heart and made a bold decision. She moved to a 500-acre farm near Lake Champlain to start a new life with him.

This autobiography chronicles their first year on Essex Farm, from a harsh northern winter to the harvest season, culminating in their wedding in the barn's loft. Kristin and her husband had a simple, yet ambitious plan: to grow everything needed to feed their community. Their farm, powered by draft horses and enriched by compost, became a thriving model of sustainable agriculture, with a wide variety of produce for the community. Every week, 100 people came to Essex Farm to collect their “whole diet”—meat, dairy, grains, vegetables, fruits, and more.

In this honest and vivid memoir, Kristin shares her transformation from a city dweller to a farmer, learning the true value of hard work, community, and love. Through her descriptions of farm life, cooking, marriage, and the land itself, she reveals how farming not only transforms the land but also the person doing the work. As Kristin learns, life on the farm is full of wrenching pleasures, deep satisfaction, and the love she had been searching for.