BOOK DESCRIPTION

From the editors of Hobby Farms^® magazine—the premier source of news and developments in the lifestyle farm industry—comes Hobby Farm, the perfect book for anyone who dreams of life in the country. This beautifully illustrated book offers an intimate look at hobby farms, how some people use them to make a living, and how other use them for pleasure. Packed with advice, recipes, photographs, and anecdotes, Hobby Farm illuminates just how fulfilling and rewarding a life away from the big city can be.

About the author:

Carol Ekarius is a leading write on sustainable agriculture and hobby farming, emphasizing practices that are good for the environment, and the farmer’s bottom line. She is a regular contributor to Hobby Farms^® magazine. She hand her husband, Ken, have farmed for more than twenty years (nine years as commercial farmers), raising cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, donkeys, poultry, and fowl. They reside in Hartsel, Colorado, near Denver.