num_pages: 335
description: When Spring Warren told her husband and two teenage boys that she wanted to grow 75 percent of all the food they consumed for one year and that she wanted to do it in their yard they told her she was crazy. She did it anyway. The Quarter-Acre Farm is Warren's account of deciding despite all resistance to take control of her family's food choices get her hands dirty and create a garden in her suburban yard. It's a story of bugs worms rot and failure; of learning replanting harvesting and eating. The road is long and riddled with mistakes but by the end of her yearlong experiment Warren's sons and husband have become her biggest fans in fact they're even eager to help harvest (and eat) the beautiful bounty she brings in. Full of tips and recipes to help anyone interested in growing and preparing at least a small part of their diet at home The Quarter-Acre Farm is a warm witty tale about family food and the incredible gratification that accompanies self-sufficiency.
language: English
title: The Quarter-Acre Farm: How I kept the patio, lost the lawn, and fed my family for a year
publisher: Seal Press