Author: Edmund MorrisPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Author: Edmund MorrisTen Acres Enough
Author: Edmund MorrisPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752594942
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864. A practical experience, showing how a very small farm may be made to keep a very large family. With extensive and profitable experience in the cultivation of the smaller fruits. Third edition.
Five Acres and Independence
Author: Maurice G. KainsPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486316882
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This classic of the back-to-the-land movement is packed with solid, timeless information. Written by a renowned horticulturist, it has taught generations how to make their land self-sufficient. 95 figures.
We Wanted a Farm
Author: Maurice G. KainsPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486316378
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
In this engaging and informative memoir, the author of the classic Five Acres and Independence relates his family's experiences in realizing a dream of establishing and maintaining their own small farm.
Ten Acres Enough - The Classic 1864 Guide to Independent Farming
Author: William MorrisPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447486803
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to independent farming, with information on all aspects from selecting a farm to growing strawberries. With a wealth of invaluable information and useful tips, this timeless handbook will be of considerable value to both prospective and existing farmers, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of agricultural literature. Contents include: “City Experiences—Moderate Expectations”, “Practical Views—Safety of Investments in Land”, “Resolved to Go—Escape from Business—Choosing a Location”, “Buying a Farm—A Long Search—Anxiety to Sell—Forced to Quit”, “Making a Purchase—First Impressions”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on homesteading.
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Author: Booker T. Whatley
Author: Ferdinand MountThe New Farm
Author: Brent PrestonPublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683353021
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This “must-read” memoir of human-scale agriculture offers an insider’s view of today’s food system by a leading voice in sustainable farming (Daniel Boulud). After years of working at the ends of the earth in human rights and development, Brent Preston and his wife were die-hard city dwellers. But when their second child arrived, the shine came off urban living. In 2003 they bought a hundred acres and a rundown farmhouse, determined to build a farm that would sustain their family, nourish their community, heal their environment—and turn a profit. The New Farm is Preston’s memoir of a decade of toil and perseverance. Farming is a complex and precarious business, and they made plenty of mistakes along the way. But as they learned how to grow food, and to succeed at the business of farming, they also found that a small, sustainable, organic farm could be an engine for change, a path to a more just and sustainable food system. Today, The New Farm supplies top restaurants, supports community food banks, hosts events with leading chefs, and grows extraordinary produce. Told with humor and heart, The New Farm is a joy, a passionate book by an important new voice.
