{"product_id":"get-your-pitchfork-on-kristy-athens-9781934170342","title":"Get Your Pitchfork On!: The Real Dirt on Country Living","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor hard-working office workers Kristy Athens and husband Michael, farming was a romantic dream. After purchasing farm land in Oregon's beautiful Columbia Gorge, Athens and hubby were surprised to learn that the realities of farming were challenging and unexpected. \u003ci\u003eGet Your Pitchfork On!\u003c\/i\u003e provides the hard-learned nuts-and-bolts of rural living from city folk who were initially out of their depth. Practical and often hilarious, \u003ci\u003eGet Your Pitchfork On!\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a twenty-first century \u003ci\u003eEgg and I\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGet Your Pitchfork On!\u003c\/i\u003e gives urban professionals the practical tools they need to realize their dream, with basics of home, farm, and hearth. It also enters territory that other books avoid--straightforward advice about the social aspects of country living, from health care to schools to small-town politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKristy Athens doesn't shy away from controversial subjects, such as having guns and hiring undocumented migrant workers. An important difference between \u003ci\u003eGet Your Pitchfork On!\u003c\/i\u003e and other farm\/country books is that the author's initial country experiment failed. Ravaged by the elements, the economy, and the social structure of their rural area, Athens and husband sold their farm and retreated to Portland, Oregon, in 2009. This gave Athens the freedom to write honestly about her extraordinary experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving learned from mistakes, both Kristy and her husband are currently saving up to buy another farm, and this time to live a practical dream rather than an uninformed nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristy Athens\u003c\/b\u003e' nonfiction and short stories have been published in a number of magazines, newspapers, and literary journals, most recently \u003ci\u003eHigh Desert Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarely South Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \u003ci\u003eMamas and Papas\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010, she was a writer-in-residence for the Eastern Oregon Writer-in-Residence program and Soapstone. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristy Athens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934170348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934170342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/16\/2012","brand":"Kristy Athens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372463214847,"sku":"9781934170342","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2f2c94b-8c68-4537-a435-e82dab42e33f.jpg?v=1732726017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/get-your-pitchfork-on-kristy-athens-9781934170342","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}