Herrick's Writings

One of our fellow members of the Agrarian Blogging Community, Herrick Kimball (aka The Deliberate Agrarian), has recently published a book titled (rather aptly), Writings of a Deliberate Agrarian.  I must first confess that I have not completed the entire book yet.  I have been busy enough, and distracted enough, that I have read pieces, but not the total.  Nevertheless, I think I have read enough to come away with the clear conviction that it is a worthwhile read.  If you have not ordered your copy yet, it would be well worth it.

 

And, while we are on the subject of Herrick's books, let me go a little further.  Many of you know that Herrick has written a number of books relating to home construction / repair and to agrarian topics.  Two of the books he has written are about chicken processing: a complete guide to building a Whizbang chicken plucker, Anyone Can Build a Tub-Style Mechanical Chicken Plucker: Complete Instructions for the Kimball Whizbang, and a manual for building a Whizbang chicken scalder, Anyone Can Build a Whizbang Chicken Scalder.  Well, there are a couple of us out there that think he needs to write another book for the pastured poultry crowd.  Here's why:

 

Christine has recently lamented that her laying hens have not yet begun laying, although the expected time has come and gone.  Several of her readers have advised her to be patient, and give them some more time, before taking the potential step of turning them into fried chicken, or some such delicacy.  I suggested, however, that should they continue to fail as layers, then perhaps she ought to change her name to Mrs. Tweedy, and start making chicken pot pies.  To which she replied that Herrick would need to build her a machine, and we decided he could also write a book: The Whizbang Chicken Pot Pie Machine Made Easy.

 

Herrick, we'd like a tiny commission when the book appears.