{"product_id":"farewell-my-subaru-an-epic-adventure-in-local-living-paperback","title":"Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoug Fine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvance praise for Farewell, My Subaru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Fine is Bryson Funny.\" ----\u003ci\u003eSanta Cruz Sentinel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you're a fan of \u003ci\u003eHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e-style humor -- and also looking to find out how to raise your own livestock to feed your ice-cream fetish -- \u003ci\u003eFarewell\u003c\/i\u003e may prove a vital tool.\" ---- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fine is an eco-hero for our time..\" ---- \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An afterward offers solid advice and sources for learning more.\" ---- \u003ci\u003eOn Earth Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Natural Resources Defense Fund \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is Green Acres for the smart set-- a witty and educational look at sustainable living. Buy it, read it, compost it.\" \u003cbr\u003e-A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The details of Doug Fine's experiment in green living are great fun----but more important is the spirit, the dawning understanding that living in connection to something more tangible than a computer mouse is what we were built for. It'll make you want to move \"\u003cbr\u003e-Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep him addicted to oil. So he wonders: Is it possible to keep his Netflix and his car, his Wi-Fi and his subwoofers, and still\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereduce his carbon footprint? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an attempt to find out, Fine up and moves to a remote ranch in New Mexico, where he brazenly vows to grow his own food, use sunlight to power his world, and drive on restaurant grease. Never mind that he's never raised so much as a chicken or a bean. Or that he has no mechanical or electrical skills. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether installing Japanese solar panels, defending the goats he found on Craigslist against coyotes, or co-opting waste oil from the local Chinese restaurant to try and fill the new \"veggie oil\" tank in his ROAT (short for Ridiculously Oversized American Truck), Fine's extraordinary undertaking makes one thing clear: It ain't easy being green. In fact, his journey uncovers a slew of surprising facts about alternative energy, organic and locally grown food, and climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth a hilarious romp and an inspiring call to action, Farewell, My Subaru makes a profound statement about trading today's instant gratifications for a deeper, more enduring kind of satisfaction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDOUG FINE, a contributor to NPR and Public Radio International, has reported from remote perches in Burma, Rwanda, Laos, Guatemala, and Tajikistan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNot Really an Alaskan Mountain Man, \u003c\/i\u003e and lives in southern New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.04 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885609037976,"sku":"9780812977899","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/E3fDpdeXw39780812977899.webp?v=1776518431","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/farewell-my-subaru-an-epic-adventure-in-local-living-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}