Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet

Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the PlanetWhat do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a

What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us -- and the planet -- would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 04/26/2011
ISBN: 9780306818448
Pages: 263
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
Award: Minnesota Book Award - Finalist
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/04/2011
Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 11
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2011