The Quarter-Acre Farm : How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for a Year (Paperback)

from cabracrazy18

This was a pleasant read. I was hoping for a memoir or a how-to, but really it's not much of either. As a memoir, it briefly documents the beginning process but ends up not telling a followable story. Short chapter blurbs about the history of artichokes for example, ending with a recipe; an accou...

from hazel1123

I have something similar to the 'quarter acre farm' in my back yard but I had a very difficult time following the logic and timing in this book. Some of her 'mistakes' that she wrote about seemed like total deal breakers - at least for the first 75% year. And yet she seemed to go on eating! Where...

from dallenbaugh

We follow Spring Warren's adventures as she turns a quarter acre suburban yard into a place to grow food that would end up providing her with 75% of all her food (by weight) by the end of one year. This pledge from a woman who admits "I do hate weeding. I forget to water. My garden is a testing g...

from

I enjoyed the stories and recipes. She cooks and gardens like me. I think we'd be friends if she were my neighbor. Plenty of tips and tricks to glean from. I've read enough how-to's and instructional books this winter; this is a lighter read. Then at the end, there is a practical chapter about ho...