Download or read book Our Frugal Summer in Charente written by Sarah Jane Butfield and published by Rukia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Sarah Jane, a woman with a reputation for culinary catastrophe who tries to keep her family fed in challenging circumstances in rural France. Frugal living was not part of the plan when they arrived from Australia to undertake the renovation of a quaint cottage in the Charente. However, when life throws them a curve-ball the challenge was set. How to survive in France with very little money and two Australian cattle dogs. The answer came in the form of 5 chickens, 4 ducks and a vegetable garden!