Farewell My Subaru. (pgs. 101-150)

In pages 101-150 of Farewell My Subaru, Doug Fine continues his project of living a life free from fossil fuels.  Doug purchases 4 large panels of solar energy cells, 2 of which go on his house, and the other two are put to use on an old windmill.  The 2 solar energy cells on the top of his house supply Doug with all of the electricity that he needs, while the other 2 solar energy cells on an old windmill supply energy to pump water up from an underground well.  The water from an underground well is pumped up to the top of a hill and stored in a large tank.  From the tank, the water is then heated using a very small solar energy cell that heats the water to very high temperatures.  This water is now used by Doug for showers, tap water, and irrigation water.  By this time in Doug's project, his vegetable garden is now fully grown.  Doug begins to only eat what he has grown and the milk that his goats supply him with.  Doug decides that he needs more protein in his diet, so he builds a chicken coup and purchases a few hens, which lay enough eggs for him and his neighbors.  The book ends with Doug's success of living a "green" life, not using any commercially processed products or using fossil fuels.  Instead of being just a project anymore, Doug liked his new lifestyle so much, that he still lives on his New Mexican ranch while living a "green" life.

Farewell My Subaru. (pgs. 50-100)

In pages 50-100 of Doug Fine's Farewell My Subaru, Doug's project takes a dive when one of his goats gets sick.  Doug is forced to make a decision for the sake of his goat that defeats the purpose of his project: purchase goat medication that must be shipped 2000 miles to get to his ranch in New Mexico.  Although Doug disliked the amount of fossil fuels the shipment of the medication consumed, he appreciated the wellness that the medication brought to his goat.  The next step Doug takes to living a "green" life is purchasing a special car that runs on vegetable oil.  Doug drives to Albuquerque in his fossil fuel-consuming Subaru and trades it in at a dealership for a diesel engine Ford F-250 pickup.  Doug's new pickup is then converted at a special car garage into a clean burning, veggie oil truck.  When Doug gets back to his ranch, he searches for local  fast food restaurants for used vegetable oil.  A chinese takeout restaurant gladly gives Doug enough of their used vegetable oil to last Doug for many years.  So far, Doug Fine's humane project is really turning out well, exceeding Doug's and many of Doug's close friends' expectations.  In pages 50-100 of Farewell My Subaru, Doug Fine shows that any average Joe can live an independent life from fossil fuels.

Farewell My Subaru.

In the non fiction "Farewell My Subaru," author Doug Fine writes about his experiment of living "green."  Doug Fine plans to live independently from commercially produced food products and from fossil fuels.  The book starts out with Doug Fine purchasing a 41 acre ranch in New Mexico.  Doug's goal on his ranch is to be able to eat only what he grows and what his livestock produces for him.  In the first few days, Doug plants his fruit and vegetable garden and finds himself making frequent trips to Wall-Mart for food.  Until Doug's plants in his garden mature and produce fruits and vegetables,  Doug must live off of commercially produced food.  Doug's next action in living green is purchasing two baby goats from a Tucson, Arizona animal breeder.  These two goats, when full grown, will provide much needed protein from their milk.  Doug plans to make foods such as ice cream, cheese, and yogurt with the milk his goats will produce.  Since Doug's ranch is in the heart of New Mexico, there are many predators that would love to feed on Doug's much needed goats, so Doug cleverly builds a sturdy pen for the goats that houses them at night.  In the first 50 pages of Doug Fine's book, Doug finds that living green is harder than one may think, but he will soon become successful in his experiment to show that any city slicker can live a life independent from fossil fuels and commercially produced products.

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