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Gold in the Grass: Rags to Riches Through Soil Reclamation and Sustainable Farming. A Back-to-the-Land Adventure from 1954

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I throughly enjoyed this book. It shows that grass based farming is not a new fad and that soil fertility issues have been around for many, many years. It was interesting to see how someone improved their soil without much outside help and for minimal costs. The ideas are just as good today as they were 50 years ago.

This book is written from the point of view of the farm wife who is telling how she and Alfred were able to take a worn out farm and turn it into a very productive farm by grass land farming. The farm under consideration was 100 acres. The lessons in the book could be applied to a backyard garden just as easily. A lot of the book is biographical in nature, but there are a few nuggets of information sprinkled throughout. The last chapter is by far the best as it summarizes the yearly planting and harvesting practices that Alfred and Margaret developed. The fourth chapter also has a description of what worn out land looks like and the weeds that take it over, and a little understanding of why. Well worth reading if you are dreaming of escaping the city for land in the country.

All-in-all, a very heart warming story and and timeless information.