{"product_id":"locally-laid-how-we-built-a-plucky-industry-changing-egg-farm-from-scratch-0399185607","title":"Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-changing Egg Farm - from Scratch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0399185607\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amundsen, Lucie B.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow a Midwestern family with no agriculture experience went from a few backyard chickens to a full-fledged farm-and discovered why local chicks are better.When Lucie Amundsen had a rare night out with her husband, she never imagined what hed tell her over dinner-that his dream was to quit his office job (with benefits!) and start a commercial-scale pasture-raised egg farm. His entire agricultural experience consisted of raising five backyard hens, none of whom had yet laid a single egg.To create this pastured poultry ranch, the couple scrambles to acquire nearly two thousand chickens-all named Lola. These hens, purchased commercially, arrive bereft of basic chicken-y instincts, such as the evening urge to roost. The newbie farmers also deal with their own shortcomings, making for a failed inspection and intense struggles to keep livestock alive (much less laying) during a brutal winter. But with a heavy dose of humor, they learn to negotiate the highly stressed no-mans-land known as Middle Agriculture. Amundsen sees firsthand how these midsized farms, situated between small-scale operations and mammoth factory farms, are vital to rebuilding Americas local food system.With an unexpected passion for this dubious enterprise, Amundsen shares a messy, wry, and entirely educational story of the unforeseen payoffs (and frequent pitfalls) of one couples ag adventure-and many, many hours spent wrangling chickens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51859313230112,"sku":"NEW0399185607","price":10.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71nMNhz1cKL.jpg?v=1781587677","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/locally-laid-how-we-built-a-plucky-industry-changing-egg-farm-from-scratch-0399185607","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}