Finding the right location -- Land & climate -- Water & water systems -- Home base -- Natural resources -- Choosing a gardening system -- Soil & garden basics -- Vegetables & grains -- Brambles, berries & apples -- The gardener's kitchen -- Living with animals -- Chickens: the gateway critters -- Turkeys & other barnyard birds -- Pigs, cows & other farm animals -- Shelter & fences

The authors show you how to appreciate and celebrate the important things in your life-- food, shelter, livelihood, family, and community-- in order to reclaim and reconnect with the natural world, and to live a life more in harmony with the cycle of the seasons