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Some of our farm produce these last few years has ended up in the shape of books – thank goodness we planted all those thousands of trees to make up for the paper 😉
No matter where in the world you are located, you might be interested in Honey Farm Dreaming – A Memoir about Sustainability, Small Farming and the Not-So Simple Life. This is a funny and sometimes profound book (according to early readers!) and includes original organic beeswax balm and farmhouse recipes.
Honey Farm Dreaming – A Memoir about Sustainability, Small Farming and the Not-So Simple Life is set for launch April 4th 2018. You can ask your local or online bookstore such as Booktopia to order through IngramSpark or there are some advance paperback copies available here or you can order on Amazon here.
For Australian and Kiwi small farmers you might be interested in Small Farm Success Australia. It is of interest to farmers from other countries too, but there is some very specific legislation that only relates to Australian farmers…though the ideas in the book could be relevant wherever you are in the world and really spark some ideas! You can order Small Farm Success Australia as a paperback directly on this site, or it is also available by asking your favourite Australian bookstore or library. If you are in a rural location and need to buy over the Internet, it is available here at Booktopia. You can also find the Ebook version on Amazon here.
Reviews and testimonials are available here.
There is more on both books following. All the best to you.
A Memoir About Sustainability, Small Farming and the Not-So Simple Life
Below you will find a list of some of our other favourite farming books from around the world. These links will take you through to Amazon or Australia’s Booktopia if you’d like to read more. Disclosure: If you do decide to purchase any, we may receive an affiliate payment that will eventually add up to an Amazon gift card/something for us to buy ourselves another farming book!
Natural Farming by Pat Coleby available at Booktopia or Amazon . Natural Farming carries a simple but widely overlooked message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn make healthy animals and healthy people. The book explores the consequences in the soil of applications of superphosphate and other artificial fertilisers over decades, and explains soil chemistry in terms that every farmer can understand. It describes the exact role of each mineral and vitamin, both in the soil and in the body. And it explains how to prevent expensive disease outbreaks and minimise the use of costly artificial sprays and fertilisers.
Australian Farming Families by Deb Hunt – available at Booktopia or via Amazon
FARM MEMOIRS
The Dirty Life – A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love by Kristin Kimball available at Booktopia. Single, thirtysomething, working as a writer in New York City, Kristin Kimball was living life as an adventure. But she was beginning to feel a sense of longing for a family and for home. When she interviewed a dynamic young farmer, her world changed. Kristin knew nothing about growing vegetables, let alone raising pigs and cattle and driving horses. But on an impulse, smitten, if not yet in love, she shed her city self and moved to five hundred acres near Lake Champlain to start a new farm with him. The Dirty Life is the captivating chronicle of their first year on Essex Farm, from the cold North Country winter through the following harvest season—complete with their wedding in the loft of the barn.