Full name: Five acres and independence: a practical guide to the selection and management of the small farm

Author: M. G. Kains Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781365165610 9781533627506 1365165612 1533627509

This classic bestseller became that way because of it's very practical and honest appraisal of how a person can get from crowded, noisy, dangerous city life to a peaceful, calm, satisfaction-filled lifestyle in a rural or even suburban setting. This is the streamlined edition, which is designed to be more affordable and take up less space in your pocket or backpack. Everyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will enjoy Maurice G. Kains' practical and easy-to-understand descriptions of what small-scale farming means. A perpetual classic, readers of Five Acres and Independence have moved closer to the fulfillment of their dreams of independence on a small farm. Whether it all starts with some flowerboxes outside your apartment window, a small back yard in a subdivision, or your few acres (even a vacant lot next door or down the street) you can start today with getting healthier food for you and your family, plus the satisfaction of being self-sufficient. Similar books: The Contrary Farmer by Gene Logsdon All Flesh Is Grass by Gene Logsdon Mini Farming by Brett L. Markham You Can Farm by Joel Salatin Handy Farm Devices by Rolfe Cobleigh The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour Small Scale Grain Raising by Gene Logsdon Growing a Farmer by Kurt Timmermeister Barnheart by Jenna Woginrich