The author, her husband, and their daughters left Tucson for a farm in southern Appalachia, where they pledged to spend a year eating only locally-grown food, most of which they would grow themselves. They did it and survived quite handily. The book is a month-by-month chronicle of their year. I especially liked reading about the ups and downs of eight-year-old Lily’s egg business. A good companion to The Omnivore’s Dilemma and an inspiration.