When the going gets tough...raise chickens!

Mardi Jo Link may be broke but she is determined to make it. Recently divorced with three sons and an old farmhouse in northern Michigan, she prides herself in finding unique ways to pay bills, heat the house and provide food. She and the boys enter a zucchini contest put on by a local bakery, gather firewood, cook on a campfire, raise chickens and survive the holidays-- pioneer style. Mardi’s positive attitude and her creative solutions will stir your inner strength. Bootstrapper: from broke to badass on a northern Michigan farm is funny, uplifting, and realistic. DB