THE CONTRARY FARMER by Gene Logsdon
"This book recommends cottage farming - the small-scale, part-time growing that aims to reduce food expenses and increase pleasure in living - in a tone that combines even-handed pragmatism, idealism ("Measure the value of products in human terms," he urges) and impatient realism ("Let those who put their faith in fancy threads laugh at your jeans").
The author rejects "institutionalized claptrap" for the greater benefits of rural independence and freedom, and outlines ways we can pursue these. "Flee the evils that centralized power always generates," he advises, calling himself an investor in "the tools that make sweat more productive."
Logsdon raises a sanely unruly voice in a society where life too often only seems civilized. His correctives are not easily applied, but their promise and appeal (like his own) are powerful." - from Publishers Weekly
A Real Goods Independent Living Book, Published by Chelsea Green, 1995 First Paperback Printing, 237 Pages, 6" x 9." ISBN 0-930031-74-1
Book is in Good USED condition: Shelfwear; some pages are wavy as if the book was 'bent in' while reading; previous owner's name; cover scuffed.
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