Farmgirl Susan

• Gender: Female
• Occupation: Writer, Sheep Farmer, Organic Gardener, Artisan Bread Baker
• Location: Missouri : United States

About Me

Nearly everyone dreams of moving to the country at some point, but few people are crazy enough to actually do it. I'm one of those few. In 1994, when I was 26, I sold my little bakery cafe, packed up 200 boxes of books & antiques, & waved goodbye to my native California. Armed with a very basic knowledge of gardening, an overenthusiastic sense of adventure, & lots of naivete, I ended up on a 280-acre, 140-year-old farm in the middle of nowhere. I became cook, gardener, shepherd, farmhand, vet, surrogate mom, wildlife expert, sheep midwife & animal undertaker. My prep school education & graphic design background were useless. I went from attending restaurant openings & gallery receptions to working the rural fire dept's BBQ booth at the crafts fair & munching fried pies at country auctions. Nine years ago I moved to an even more remote 240-acre farm which I share with sheep, chickens, 4 dogs, 9 cats, 5 very entertaining donkeys, & one really well fed farmguy. My life revolves around food.

Interests

• organic heirloom gardening
• artisan bread baking
• cooking
• eating
• cookbooks and recipes
• raising sheep
• dogs
• cats
• donkeys
• books & reading
• movies
• graphic design
• bird nests
• heart shaped rocks
• vintage linens and aprons
• kitchenware
• brightly colored bowls and colanders
• bakelite jewelry
• 1920s-1950s style & stuff
• pretty much anything to do with food

Favorite Movies

• Mostly Martha
• Out Of Africa
• Phenomenon
• Broadcast News
• Adaptation
• Two Weeks Notice
• The Holiday
• The Italian Job
• Inside Man
• Good Will Hunting
• The Thomas Crown Affair
• The Horse Whisperer
• Sweet Home Alabama
• Joe Versus The Volcano
• Love Actually
• any Cary Grant film

Favorite Music

• A wide variety: Mozart
• Bach
• Vivaldi
• Marc Antoine
• Brian Culbertson
• Chris Botti
• Diana Krall
• Sade
• Norah Jones
• James Taylor
• Carly Simon
• Joni Mitchell
• Carole King
• Rosanne Cash
• Beatles
• Rolling Stones
• Paul Simon
• Nanci Griffith
• Shawn Colvin
• Carrie Newcomer
• Lucinda Williams
• Tom Petty
• Eric Clapton
• Sting
• Uncle Kracker
• Talking Heads
• John Mayer
• Van Morrison & lots more!

Favorite Books

• Everything from Elsbeth Huxley's 'Flame Trees Of Thika' to Judith Ryan Hendrick's 'Bread Alone' and 'The Laws of Harmony' to Dan Brown's 'The DaVinci Code'—and about a million inbetween. I love books!

My Blogs	Team Members
Foodie Farmgirl Reviews
Farmgirl Fare
In My Kitchen Garden
Whitey's Blog (Where Hens Rule)
A Year in Bread	kitchenmage Kevin