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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Quarter-Acre Farm: How I Kept the Patio, Lost the Lawn, and Fed My Family for a Year

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

Warren, Spring
Pruet, Jesse

Paperback

Garden WritingGeneral Gardening

ISBN10: 1580053408
ISBN13: 9781580053402
Publisher: Seal Pr Ca
Published: Mar 16 2011
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.90 Width: 8.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

When Spring Warren told her husband and two teenage boys that she wanted to grow 75 percent of all the food they consumed for one year, and that she wanted to do it in their yard, they told her she was crazy.

She did it anyway. The Quarter-Acre Farm is Warren's account of deciding, despite all resistance, to take control of her family's food choices, get her hands dirty, and create a garden in her suburban yard. It's a story of bugs, worms, rot, and failure; of learning, replanting, harvesting, and eating. The road is long and riddled with mistakes, but by the end of her yearlong experiment, Warren's sons and husband have become her biggest fans, in fact, they're even eager to help harvest (and eat) the beautiful bounty she brings in.

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