Growing a Farmer Thoughts

Growing a Farmer Thoughts 

So far, I have really enjoyed Growing a Farmer and find comedy in Kurt’s various failures. As a graduating senior, I often worry about failure and how my next endeavor, post-graduation, will define me as a person. I find comfort in the fact that Kurt was able to not only change his profession at a later stage in life, but also learn from his failures in a productive manner. While some chapters are slightly frustrating to read because it seems as though it takes Kurt far longer than it should to find resolution, he eventually learns something from all his failures which I admire.



Although there are times when I find the book to be slightly tedious I also enjoy the simplicity of it. While a whole chapter on bee keeping seemed annoying and pointless at first, it did cause me to take a closer look at the honey I consume. I am a big fan of drinking chamomile tea before bed (often while I am reading a chapter or two of the book) and I always add honey to it. After reading the chapter on Kurt’s beekeeping adventures I went to the USC farmer’s market and struck up a conversation with the woman running a honey booth. As she excitedly explained the different types of honey she was selling and how they were all unique, I pictured Kurt and his bees. If it were not for reading this seemingly pointless chapter I would have never considered the benefits of buying local honey or given a second thought to the honey that I was consuming and that’s the point of this book, right?

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  1. Paulsen_writ340January 19, 2018 at 9:46 PM

    Hey, I also agree that the bee keeping was frustrating to read because of the amount of bees he wasted for the little amount of honey he collected. I also take comfort in the fact that I can switch careers later in my life.

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  2. lifeofchirizJanuary 20, 2018 at 12:10 AM

    I really feel that the concept of learning from your mistakes is really central and important. I think it can be applied to every stage of our life in order to always improve.

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