Diary of a Pint-Sized Farmer - by Sally Urwin (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Ever dream of leaving the city behind? Sally Urwin left the city for love and now she and her husband, Steve, run High House Farm in Northumberland, England. Now she tells of the life they share with two kids, Mavis the Sheepdog, one very Fat Pony, and many, many sheep. Set in a beautiful, wild landscape, and in use for generations, it's perfect for Sally's honest and charming account of farming life. From stock sales to lambing sheds, out in the fields in driving snow and on hot summer days, Diary of a Pint-Sized Farmer reveals the highs, lows and hard, hard work involved in making a living from the land. Filled with grit and humor, newborn lambs and local characters, this is the perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered what it's like to leave the city and find a new life on the other side of the fence"--

Book Synopsis

Balancing life as a family-business entrepreneur, here's how one woman left a corporate career to become a farmer. Even though her feet don't quite reach the tractor pedals, this city-girl-turned-shepherd found happiness and love with one husband, two kids, grumpy rams, ewes and lambs, Mavis the Sheepdog, and a very fat pony.

Ever dream of reinventing yourself and starting over? Sally Urwin did and this is her story-inspiring, touching, and often very, very funny. Once employed to market the insolvency services of a large accounting firm, now Sally and her husband, Steve, run High House Farm in Northumbria. Built around 1840, High House is a working farm where the whole family (including two children) pitches in. In a fresh and funny voice all her own, Sally tells her story of the shepherding life-which at High House also includes the sideline businesses of a tearoom, winery, and a barn for weddings.

Diary of a Pint-Sized Farmer reveals the highs and lows of the shepherding life and the hard work in making a living from the land. Filled with grit and humor, eccentric animals and local characters, this is the perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered what it's like to pack up and find a new life on the other side of the fence.

Review Quotes

"Hilarious and honest"
-That's Farming

"A wonderfully honest and comic account of what life on a farm is really like."
-Living

"With her witty humor and candid descriptions, it's hard not to fall in love with Sally."
-Countryman's Weekly

"Urwin's account of a year on High House Farm, with its mix of arable land and 200 sheep in windswept Northumbria, is no rural idyll. But it's full of passion for the realities of life lived knee-deep in the countryside ... Despite the hardships, Urwin still finds the fun in rural life."
-Daily Mail