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Carving Out a Living on the Land - Lessons in Resourcefulness and Craft from an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm (Hardcover)
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Carving Out a Living on the Land - Lessons in Resourcefulness and Craft from an Unusual Christmas Tree Farm (Hardcover)
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"A thorough and generous guide to shaping your world not only to
your own happiness, but the world's as well."-John Hodgman, host of
Judge John Hodgman; author of Vacationland Carving Out a Living on
the Land tells the story of how author Emmet Van Driesche navigated
changing life circumstances, took advantage of unexpected
opportunities, and leveraged new and old skills to piece together
an economically viable living on marginal farmland, while at the
same time respecting the land's complex ecological relationships.
Van Driesche's adventure began when he recognized that he could do
much more with his land than simply tend rows of perfectly sheared
Christmas trees. From spoon carving to scything, coppicing to
wreath-making, Carving Out a Living on the Land proves that you
don't need acres of expensive bottomland to start your land-based
venture, but rather the creativity and vision to see what might be
done with that rocky section or ditch or patch of trees too small
to log. You can lease instead of buy; build flexible, temporary
structures rather than sink money into permanent ones; and take
over an existing operation rather than start from scratch. What
matters are your unique circumstances, talents, and interests,
which when combined with what the land is capable of producing, can
create a fulfilling and meaningful farming life.
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