Gardening for Independence

By Barbara Mather and Mort Mather

This is a story from the back-to-the-land movement of the 70s written by a couple as they were living it. The book is filled with their pleasure in the experience and the humor found in making... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911764194
• ISBN13: 9780911764192
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Durrell Pubns
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Great Book!

34 years ago my parents and I traveled up the east coast to Maine. Part of our travels brought us to the new farm of Mort and Barbara Mather where we visited for a few days. In that short visit I witnessed Mort's gardening practices and experienced a bit of the 1970s back to the land movement. This book is a fantastic gardening reference with the added experiences of Mort's battles with weeds and the like. It's a good how to book that gives practicle advice on gardening subjects with the intention of surviving on the garden. Mort and Barbara are great teachers and started me on my homesteading adventure. Today, I live off the grid in a house that my wife and I built, raise my own produce and livestock, and preserve the fruits of our labors for future use. It all started on the trip to Maine many years ago. I hope that this book get's you aboard the same adventure.

A must read for anyone into organic farming!

Gardening for Independence is a must read for any organic gardener or organic farmer! Funny, witty, well researched, well written, and more important now than ever, Gardening for Independence is the handbook for anyone who takes pride in land and work. Full of practical information and laughs, this book is a necessary addition to your gardening library!