Publisher's Synopsis
"That was the best part about growing up on a farm. Freedom. The freedom I had to go where I wanted to, do what I wanted to. They advertise those free-range eggs, from chickens that have never been cooped up, and I grew up kind of like that. I was a free-range girl. I had the whole country to run around and play on. I went barefooted most of the time-I don't know why, because I had shoes. I climbed about every tree in the pasture, I think. It was a good time to grow up. I enjoyed life"
Free-Range Flippin chronicles the life and legacy of Verna Flippin, born in Millersview, TX in 1921, raised among the cotton fields and cactus--she's a farm wife to the core and a firecracker to boot. Verna recounts stories about runaway sows, sibling scuffles, and plenty of elbow grease. She spent much of her adult life harvesting wheat, from Texas to California to South Dakota and back again. Verna's stories are full of humor and heart, imbued with an authentic folksiness that can only come from a century of life across the Plains. It's easy to see how one woman's spirit and kindness have rippled outward across generations, cultivating a flourishing family legacy.
