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Everyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will derive from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand discussions a more complete view of what small-scale farming means. Countless readers of Five Acres and Independence have come away with specific... Read Full Overview

This book was originally published in 1935 and revised in 1948, it is being reprinted here in its entirety by Sportsman's Vintage Press.From the Introduction:People who think they "would like to have a little farm" naturally fall into two groups; those who are sure to fail and... Read Full Overview

How to Find Your Food Safety and Life Satisfaction When you plan an auto trip, you wisely consult a road map to discover the safest, most direct and pleasantest way to your destination. When you are actually on your way, you follow the signs and obey the signal lights, especially... Read Full Overview

"Five Acres" can be looked at as a gardening book or a mystical piece about living in harmony with nature.

Everyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will derive from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand discussions... Read Full Overview

Great back-to-the-land classic explains basics of self-sufficient farming. The one book to get. 95 illustrations.

"Five Acres" can be looked at as a gardening book or a mystical piece about living in harmony with nature.

Everyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will derive from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand discussions a more complete view of what small-scale farming means. Countless readers of Five Acres and Independence have come away with specific... Read Full Overview

Anyone 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,... Read Full Overview