An earnest, surprisingly philosophical memoir of farming and family that doesn't get preachy or romanticize living off the land. Perry describes his wife's home birth of their daughter, construction of various chicken containment units and the care and feeding of pigs with a sweetly self-deprecating sense of humor. He also describes his childhood filled with foster and adopted siblings and his upbringing in a small, non-mainstream Christian sect, looking back with an adult respect for the solid foundation it gave him. Never maudlin or snarky, it's the story of a basically well-adjusted person adjusting to a new set of circumstances in his life.