The Quarter-Acre Farm: How I Kept The Patio, Lost The Lawn, And Fed My Family For A Year (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Such a great, fun, read.Though it is very much a personal tale of turning her yard(s) in to a, well, quarter acre farm, there were many little tidbits that turned out to be universally helpful.This was part memoire, part how to grown stuff, part how to do stuff with what you grow. All mixed in with quirky personalities from her family to her geese.Really liked the author's humor and style. Made this super easy to read quickly. Recipes were nothing fancy (well, except for the escargot) and the real life info about all of that, well, that was magic.One of my fave grow more food books that wasn't preachy about it, and was practical about doing the conversion of neighbors, family and the yard itself. I picked this up from the library for two reasons: I loved the cover art (shallow, I know) and I was looking for some practical gardening tips. So I was surprised when I found myself laughing out loud and reading passages to my family at dinnertime. You want to be Spring Warren's next door neighbor because she's funny and intelligent and self-effacing, and you know she would bring you zucchini when she had a bumper crop. Now I just need to find a book like this written by somebody who lives in Nebraska. Gardening in Davis, CA, seems a little like cheating.
What do You think about The Quarter-Acre Farm: How I Kept The Patio, Lost The Lawn, And Fed My Family For A Year (2011)?
Nice book. Little funnies dispersed throughout. The chapter on snails was great.
—CarolinaBo
Like all good garden books, makes me eager to start planting!
—Sofka2010
