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When author Edmund Morris left the Philadelphia business world in the early 1800s and bought a small farm in the New Jersey countryside, he was so pleased with the results of his venture that he decided to tell others how he accomplished it.
His simply written chronicle — one of the most popular books of its time — emphasizes that agricultural success depends not on how much you grow but on what and how. Between thoughtful discussions of choosing the location, selecting crops, and planting an orchard, he contrasts city and country life, despairs over weeds and raising pigs, counts his gains and losses at the end of the first year, and writes warmly about the joys of establishing a home.
Easy to comprehend and intended for anyone who wants to get away from it all, this delightfully written book will captivate Americana enthusiasts, would-be owners of small farms, and anyone drawn to the idea of an agrarian lifestyle.

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I give this book 7 of 10 acorns. I have an old version of it that I picked up at a junk store in rural Missouri. It provides a great historical perspective. I found the reading getting a little strained as the author was obviously very proud of himself. But, taken with the right attitude, it presents older approaches similar to what can be found in Foxfire.

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I liked it too. I got it from Project Gutenberg.

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Every homesteader and prospective homesteader should read this book. It's been over ten - fifteen years since I first read it

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I give this book 7.5 out of 10 acorns.

This book is a homesteading period piece from the perspective of the patriarch of a small family in the 1860s whom successfully transitioned from city living to rural success. While not being directly a book that provides lessons in permaculture, you can draw permaculture principles that the writer utilized in the variety of stories that are told within the book. One for example was the author observing the vegetable growth differences between cultivated soil and hardpacked soil. From haggling to animal rearing, this book dabbles in the struggles and successes of folks learning as they go tending the land.

I would recommend this book to everyone.

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