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Back-to-the-Land Books
Our new line of back-to-the-land books has just been launched with three new books: We Wanted a Farm, Ten Acres Enough, and Gold in the Grass. These are entertaining, thought-provoking, useful, and provide charming slices of Americana that are impossible to get any other way.
We Wanted a Farm is a forgotten classic by M. G. Kains, author of "Five Acres and Independence." It is full of anecdote and tells the tale of his three-step back-to-the-land program, where he first moved from Manhatten to a rented house in the suburbs (where he raised a big garden), then a purchased house in the suburbs (where he planted a bigger garden with plenty of berries and fruit trees), and finally a move to the country, where he went into orcharding in a big way. Very entertaining, especially the chapter about the on-farm uses of dynamite!
Ten Acres Enough by Edmund Morris is a wonderful book, a classic back-to-the-land adventure from 1864. Because the passage of time has made it increasingly inaccessible, we have copy-edited it from end to end so it will make sense to today's readers.
Gold in the Grass by Margaret Leatherbarrow is a back-to-the-land adventure from 1954, ninety years after Ten Acres Enough. It tells the rags-to-richest story about Alfred and Margaret Leatherbarrow as they attempt to wrest a living from a played-out farm, and finally succeed after adopting soil reclamation and sustainable farming techniques.
How to Order
Ordering from Online Bookstores
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Order From Your Favorite Bookstores
While you won't find our books on the shelves in your local bookstore, they will be happy to order them for you.
For Booksellers
See our reseller page.
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