Growing a Farmer Post 2

My overall impression of the book Growing a Farmer was enjoyable and pleasing. I was surprised at how the book progressed as I read each chapter. I felt like Timmermeister was guiding me through each little step along the way of growing a farm. I enjoyed how detailed he went in each challenge he faced whether it was butchering pigs or maintaining the fresh meat products on his farm. He also uses great examples and comparisons in his writing. The book does mimic how to run a business in any industry. Failing and making mistakes is part of the process of growing. It makes me reminisce about my own experiences on the failures and achievements throughout my lifetime.

One thing that caught my attention was how pigs became one his most valuable assets on his farm. I noticed that we separated his discussion on pigs into three chapters. It was interesting to learn about the process of slaughtering and butchering a pig. It was interesting to see how nothing from the pig went to waste. I liked how he utilized every part of pig whether it was used as food for his dogs or livestock. In my opinion, I think his cows and pigs are the two most valuable assets on his farm. They seem to produce the most profit and success out everything they produced at the farm. Timmermeister’s writing was so vivid that I could almost imagine myself watching him work on the cows and pigs on his farm. I admire his motivation to continue to grow and improve his farm at the end. The readers could see how much he enjoys growing and learning how to manage a farm compared to his previous job running a restaurant. I was very satisfied with the ending outcome of this book. Timmermeister ends it on a great note mentioning that a successful farmer needs to keep on improving and learning from their mistakes.