{"product_id":"ten-acres-enough-edmund-morris-9780972177085","title":"Ten Acres Enough","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen years after Henry David Thoreau learned how to be a poor farmer, Edmund Morris learned how to be a good one. \u003cem\u003eTen Acres Enough \u003c\/em\u003eis the personal story of how Morris quit the publishing business and achieved happiness and prosperity by farming ten acres of fruits and berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than glorifying poverty and isolation, \u003cem\u003eTen Acres Enough \u003c\/em\u003eshows farming as the path to financial security, while still providing all the benefits of country life-provided that the farmer understands that the key lies in producing crops of the highest possible quality, while living within striking distance of a major market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Acres Enough\u003c\/em\u003e has left its mark on generations of back-to-the-land farmers. Its influence on both the title and the contents of M. G. Kains' classic \u003cem\u003eFive Acres and Independence \u003c\/em\u003e(1935) is obvious. And it is benefiting readers today, whether as a piece of Americana or as a source of small-farm ideas and inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough nearly 150 years old, \u003cem\u003eTen Acres Enough\u003c\/em\u003e remains a fascinating book. However, the passage of time is making the original edition increasingly inaccessible due to its archaic vocabulary and style. This \"Revived Edition\" has been copy-edited to restore its clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edmund Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0972177086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780972177085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Norton Creek Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Edmund Morris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996179497215,"sku":"9780972177085","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6868a12f-ceee-49b2-80e1-365bcef74fc8.jpg?v=1683340188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-acres-enough-edmund-morris-9780972177085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}