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Ten Acres Enough - How A Very Small Farm May Be Made To Keep A Very Large Family Kindle Edition

by Edmund Morris (Author), Gina Read (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
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When Edmund Morris started his 'back to the land' adventure city business was in trouble, the banks were in trouble - in fact, the financial backdrop he lived through is very similar to the situation we are finding ourselves in today - except that this was over one hundred years ago!
In this classic self sufficiency book Edmund details the first 3 years of his 'back to the land' experience; how he selected the land, what he chose to grow, the animals he raised, planning and managing his fully stocked kitchen garden and the layout of his fields. He also passes along many tips for planting and growing his selection of fruits and veg aswell as sharing his experiences with cows, pigs and chickens. He explains honestly what worked for him and what did not.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0047GMGS2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ www.self-sufficient-life.com (October 15, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2314 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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Robert Plamondon

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I'm a writer/engineer in Oregon's Coast Range, near Corvallis. After maintaining a focus on nonfiction books for many years, I'm back in the fiction-writing saddle.

ABOUT MY FICTION

Silver Buckshot. This is my fantasy adventure/romance. It's being released as a serial with new episodes every Sunday.

"Thirteen-year-old Princess Flavia has endured a lot recently. Polio crippled her legs and killed her mother, her father is sunk in grief, and her servants veer between negligence and cruelty. She takes refuge in her books and never complains. But she draws the line at being murdered. She enlists fourteen-year-old Frank Barron, fresh from the California side of the gateway and the world's most aggravating boy, to conceal her when the coup attempt begins. Things get interesting after that..."

This story is available on Amazon's Kindle Vella platform at https://amzn.to/3ziy2YH. The first three episodes are free. Check it out!

One Survivor. This is my first novel, a science-fiction adventure.

"Lost, Friendless, and Outgunned: Fifteen-year-old Beverly di Mendoza knew something was up when her father cut short their Terran layover and changed their route to pass through Barigost, a backwater planet she had never heard of. But when their ship was attacked outside Barigost's atmosphere, she realized that it wasn't about diplomacy anymore, but betrayal and murder. Maybe, with the aid of the colorful if primitive locals, she can survive."

Available in paperback and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3NrQzpG.

MY NONFICTION BOOKS

My first book, Through Dungeons Deep: A Fantasy Gamers' Handbook, was originally published in 1981. It's available in paperback and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3PXQqMp.

During the 25 years my wife Karen and I raised free-range chickens, I wrote "Success With Baby Chicks," which delivers what it says on the label. Available in paperback and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3mmzul4.

I have also reprinted a variety of titles under my Norton Creek Press label, including books on writing, gardening, poultrykeeping, and more.

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Wodehousian
5.0 out of 5 stars What a gem of a book
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2011
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It will not be possible to state the reading value of this book, but I'll try. It came in the mail via Amazon, and I've been reading it over and over. The editing is superb. The brief footnotes clarify all the questions that 150 years can raise; the parenthetical translations explain how money in the 1850's translate to modern dollars and expense, or income. In short, this book is a brilliant rendering of a work I first encountered in an excerpt in Mother Earth News, and its arrival in the mail was the beginning of an epiphany.

But what would I know? I've only been writing about gardens for publication for 30 years, the winner of two national awards for talking about gardens. Edmund Morris wrote a book that is still valuable in 2011. The editor, Robert Plamondon, has updated it brilliantly. Wish I could have found this edition in 1972.

The book design will delight you. Often, a blank page precedes each chapter, giving the reader a place to write notes. Seems like a small thing, until you start writing about what you have read.

This is a book with real quality, and could be given as a gift to any gardener you know. Or to anyone who lives in the country. Norton Creek Press has given the world a gift, in the "Revived Edition." It's a fine job. No, it's better than that. This book could change your life, and maybe save it. Edmund Morris fled the city, just in time.
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Lucy
5.0 out of 5 stars Neat book
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2013
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I read reviews on the best books for self suffient farming. This book puts everything into perspective. I am glad I invested in it. It has help us know how much we can grow on our land and how much it will cost, and the output of the food. Just the historical facts are cool. The old timers knowledge is invaluable!
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Peter Behrendt
4.0 out of 5 stars 10 Acres Enough is probably enough (the book I mean)
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2011
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I have read a lot of smallholding or small farming books lately. I have been looking for one that is just right. A little bit of city life before moving to the country. A little bit of trial and error. Some funny stories and some worked examples of how it actually worked.

This is an old title. The language is quite 'ye olde' style but it has a charm that also hooks you. If you are interested in farming then you will find yourself really looking forward to the end of each season to find out how it went. The descriptions of technique and the financial accounting of farming results might be a little old for the figures to be relevant but the methods are great. You also find yourself admiring this family for their diligence and willingness to 'have a go'. This book will only increase your desire to sell your city apartment and buy 10 acres of weed infested land to do the same yourself, so be warned!

I have read this one a few times now and would recommend it to you if you fall into these groups:
1. You are a smalholder or farmer and need some inspiration,
2. You dream of the country life and are doing some research,
3. You are just dreaming about a country life, and
4. You have an interest in how we actually feed ourselves in cities (or how we did back when cities started to grow quite large).

Enjoy it, I did.

Respectfully,
Pete

PS A modern version would be quite good but it would need to be well written and show quite a lot of detail to be as appealing as this title. Some of the sections in John Seymour's 'New Complete Guide to Self-Sufficiency' present similar views to this title.
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lt
3.0 out of 5 stars not what i thought
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2011
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I bought the book because I thought it would be written in 2011 type advice. I was disappointed. It essentially just converts the money into 2008 dollars, but the rest of it is essentially from the 1800s. It is still a good read, but not what I thought it would be.
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puppitypup
5.0 out of 5 stars The beginning of a dream
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014
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This is the book that first convinced us to buy a small farm. Hubby still quotes from it 20 years later. Written decades ago, so technology and distribution of produce has completely changed, but his passion for self-sufficiency is contagious.
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Aggs
5.0 out of 5 stars good book
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2015
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great read. Really got me thinking about how I think about my farm. Written in the late 1800s very pertinent for today. read the description for a teaser.
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alwater
5.0 out of 5 stars TEN ACRES ENOUGH
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2013
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A GOOD BOOK ,GO TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOU CAN ACCOPHISH IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOOK TO ANYONE WHO IS THINK ABOUT LIFE CHANGE
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not good
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2012
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Totally unreadable. Tried on 3 occasions to read this book. It's just awful. What can I say? Garbage, garbage, garbage.
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