The Nourishing Homestead: One Back-to-the-Land Family's Plan for Cultivating Soil, Skills, and Spirit
by Ben Hewitt
Description
A thoughtful blend of memoir, philosophy, and practical guidance, this book follows one Vermont family’s effort to build a nourishing life through homesteading. Drawing on soil restoration, nutrient-dense gardening, perennial crops, foraging, food preservation, animal care, and traditional skills, it presents the homestead as an interconnected ecosystem rather than simply a source of food. The family’s approach—described as “practiculture”—connects permaculture, agroforestry, local foodways, and health-conscious farming with deeper questions of community, resilience, and stewardship. Grounded in one family’s experience yet adaptable to many living situations, the book invites readers to cultivate not only land and practical abilities, but also stronger relationships with nature and one another.
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paperback
Chelsea Green Publishing
Published Jan 1, 2015
354 pages
ISBN: 9781603585514
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
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