Description from The Reader's Catalog"This book holds a real attraction for the do-it-yourself instincts that lie close to the surface in all of us. Perhaps now, even more than when it was written, reiteration of some of the fundamental operations of agriculture is timely, since many people are so far removed from the soil that they have neither the instincts nor close experiences of others to learn from.... Five Acres and Independence has as its underlying message the basic importance of agriculture to mankind, and it would be useful in establishing this understanding, if for no other reason." -- J.E. OldfieldFrom The PublisherAnyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will get from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand discussions a more complete view of what small-scale farming means. Most likely, you, like thousands of others who have read Five Acres and Independence, will come away with specfic projects that you can begin, specific plans that you can start to materialize. The farmer in you will begin to appear, bringing you closer to the fulfillment of that dream of independence on a small farm of your own.
From The PublisherAnyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will get from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand discussions a more complete view of what small-scale farming means. Most likely, you, like thousands of others who have read Five Acres and Independence, will come away with specfic projects that you can begin, specific plans that you can start to materialize. The farmer in you will begin to appear, bringing you closer to the fulfillment of that dream of independence on a small farm of your own.