The keep : voices of Critton Creek Farm / Henry T. Ireys and Priscilla M. Ireys.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ireys, Henry T., author.

Ireys, Priscilla M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireys, Henry T.

Ireys, Priscilla M.

Goat farmers--Appalachian Region--Biography.

Goat farmers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"When a mid-life couple finds an old farm that promises refuge from hectic lives and encroaching illness, their world opens up to unexpected adventures: breeding heritage goats, hogs, and cattle; managing a half-dozen large guardian dogs; dealing with barn fires, rapacious logging, and the death of treasured animals. The farm and the surrounding forest lead also to surprising moments of beauty-from sublime sunsets to powerful connections with animals to an outpouring of help from neighbors. Written separately by wife and husband with distinctly separate voices, the book's essays illustrate different perspectives of life on a farm dedicated to compassionate treatment of livestock and deep appreciation of nature's complexities. Priscilla embraces the intensity of loving animals; Henry explores the mysteries of living in a beautiful place. And, in telling their tales, the authors provide a glimpse into their own marriage-as complicated, improbable, and enduring as life itself"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781959000525

1959000527

OCLC:

1534613787