]Little Farm Homegrown: A Memoir of Food-Growing, Midlife, and Self-Reliance on a Small Homestead

A new gardening book for anyone who's dreamed of going back to the land and living a simpler life… After a city couple weathers their first, tumultuous year on their rural backyard farm, they foresee smooth sailing for the future, only to discover their homesteading journey has only begun…

The sequel to the award-winning memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills, Little Farm Homegrown follows the true story of Boomers Susan and her husband John pursuing organic food-growing and self-reliance in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest. In this lively tale with all the twists and turns of escapist fiction, the couple encounters both everyday backyard farming challenges and life-changing adversity as they transform an old clearcut into a working homestead.

John and Susan also cope with the demands of their middle years while raising chickens, creating a self-sufficient lifestyle, and living closer to—and often battling—nature. As Susan writes, "The Gardening School of Hard Knocks is actually a super-effective way to get an education, but I’d like to save you from learning everything the hard way." With that in mind, the book also includes tips for caring for your hens, maintaining your homestead, and growing your food crops sustainably.

Like the first Little Farm memoir, Little Farm Homegrown is a warmhearted tale for gardeners, nature-lovers, and dreamers of all ages!