First published in 1940, "Five Acres and Independence" by Maurice Kains is the essential and practical guide to small-scale sustainable farming. This indispensable guide has assisted countless farmers, from the novice to the more experienced, to find success on a small scale. Kains, while drawing from his own vast experience gained over decades of farming, gives step-by-step directions on beginning a farm, deciding how suitable the land is for improvements,...

A reprint of the 1935 text which provides information on how to manage a small farm, discussing the benefits of country life, and offering advice on location,finances, water supply, sewage disposal, live stock, crops, tools, and many other topics.

I am a Londoner, but I married an Irish orphan brought up by the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity in Still organ, which is now just a suburb of Dublin. When he was fourteen, they considered their obligation finished and sent him to work in Offley on a farm owned by Mrs. White. She was a good Roman Catholic and needed transporting to St Joseph's monastery in Tipperary every Sunday. The monks there realized that a lad of fourteen still needed a father...

Two landscape artists reveal the secrets of their successful five-acre garden, offering tips on perennials, rock gardens, roses, bog gardens, wildflowers, shrubs, conifers vegetables, and other plants.

"Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie and her Granny's beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any way you slice it, it's struggling. That's why they're trying to drum up business with the "First Annual Christmas at the Orchard," a good old-fashioned holiday festival with enough delicious draw to satisfy apple-picking locals and cider-loving tourists alike--until the whole endeavor takes a sour turn when...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 We sold our house and moved to the Adelaide Hills. We had a shed, and five acres of farmland. We began animal husbandry with two alpacas.

A German shepherd on a five-acre family-run farm has chosen the new kid on the block as his closest friend-a coatimundi named Mateo. Then, over in New Hampshire, a grounded Canadian goose discovered in a back yard chicken coop is rescued and moved to a sa

This little book arrived in its present form almost by accident. Over the years, I've scribbled bits of poems here and there, and while trying to impress a lady, I put about twenty poems together and was astonished when she returned those poems in a startling waterfall of words. This presentation startled me, to see my words displayed in such a chaotic yet evocative manner. She was the first deep voice of encouragement. Sometime later, while in Glastonbury,...

Mike and Frank are picking their way through Florida when they get a lead on a potential gold mine -- a five-acre property that's an automotive graveyard. The guys also visit an off-the-grid hangar-sized geodesic dome home where they discover two gems: a very rare piece of rock 'n' roll history and an unusual motorcycle sidecar. Mike's hunger for seafood lands them a chance pick through slot machines, vintage advertising, sci-fi movie props and taxidermy...

You won't find the Ocean Man and Pheasant Rump reserves on a map of southeastern Saskatchewan. In 1901, the two Nakoda bands reluctantly surrendered the 70 square miles granted to them under treaty. It's just one of more than two dozen surrenders aggressively pursued by the Laurier Liberal government over a 15-year period. One in five acres was taken from First Nations. This confiscation was justified on the grounds that prairie bands had too much...