{"product_id":"saddleback-wife-slow-food-fiona-stocker-9798223180173","title":"Saddleback Wife - Slow Food in Tasmania","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter watching too many television chefs from the safety of their sofa, new Tasmanians Fiona and Oliver Stocker turned their five acres into a free range, gourmet pig farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaising Wessex Saddlebacks among the eucalyptus trees, they took their premium pork to the local award-winning farmers' market. There they learned what it's like to be behind the counter in a food business. What's the most you can charge for a pork sausage? And what's it like to be called 'the pig lady'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling to keep business, family and marriage together, they found that things aren't always easy behind the farm gate. But they also found a deep love and respect for those most magnificent of creatures - pigs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaddleback Wife is a book for foodies and those who want to know more about where their food comes from. It's for anyone who wants a behind-the-scenes look at the foodie-haven of Tasmania, and the pork 'underbelly' of farming life. It's also the story of two Saddleback sows called Rosie and Bella, and a boar called Co-Pilot Bob.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with trademark wry humour and at times heart-breaking honesty, Saddleback Wife is a story about the struggle to make a living from land and livestock, and the reality behind the dream of gourmet farming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Stocker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798223180173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarlet Robin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Fiona Stocker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241813061887,"sku":"9798223180173","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4254b143-425e-4589-9657-d26cde9d9db6.jpg?v=1772656024","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saddleback-wife-slow-food-fiona-stocker-9798223180173","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}