Lorraine Turnbull was born in Glasgow where she lived until 2005 when she and her family moved to a run down agriculturally tied bungalow with an acre of land in Cornwall. She started a smallholding from scratch, retrained as a horticultural tutor and also worked as a Skills Co-ordinator for The Rural Business School. She began commercial cider making in 2011 and until recently ran a profitable small craft cider business.
After successfully removing the Agricultural Occupancy Condition on her home she relocated to a smallholding in France.
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MUM'S THE WORD - When Ann-Marie Ross murders her abusive husband and feeds him to the pigs, she thinks she's got away with murder and secured the future of her Scottish cider farm. But she soon finds herself having to keep more than one deadly secret to protect those closest to her.
As four women embrace their new-found independence, Ann-Marie is tormented by the threat of discovery.
A darkly comic tale of murder, friendship and Love.
"Wickedly funny"
SUSTAINABLE SMALLHOLDING - This NEW practical guide will help you fulfill your dream of 'Living the Good Life'. You will be shepherded into a more sustainable and productive living, resulting in a far more pleasurable and even profitable lifestyle.
The guide includes case studies from real smallholders, tips for sustainable living, financing a suitable property and diversification projects. This REPLACES the previous book called the Sustainable Smallholders Handbook. WINNER OF BEST NON-FICTION BOOK 2021 SELF-PUBBY AWARDS.
LIVING OFF THE LAND: My Cornish Smallholding Dream.
To make her dream come true Lorraine Turnbull dragged her new husband and reluctant children away from Glasgow to live the 'Good Life' on a smallholding in Cornwall.
Lorraine shares the story of the delights and disasters of living off the land in Cornwall and of how she finally triumphed over adversity. A feel-good uplifting read.
HOW TO LIVE THE GOOD LIFE IN FRANCE NEWLY RELEASED 2nd edition!
Are you dreaming about moving to France to live a simpler, rural life; perhaps on a smallholding or simply want to buy a home in France? Then THIS is the book for YOU. Remember and click on the NEW edition to purchase!
