THE SIMPLE LIFE - SELF-SUFFICIENT IN YOUR GARDEN MONTH BY MONTH - SAMUEL LEWIS

Samuel and his family have been living self-sufficiently for 25 years on 3 hectares divided into 35 plots, inspired by the subsistence gardens of the past. They grow fruits and vegetables there, harvest grains by hand, cut their own wood, recreate hedges... The book is entirely illustrated by Samuel and is his most comprehensive work, showing every step to reveal a plot's potential and create abundance: making bread, building fences, welcoming biodiversity, and crafting a tool handle. Here, everything is done by hand and with the greatest respect for living things. The photographs by Evaine Merle and the text by Garet, his father, bear witness to the joy of this outdoor lifestyle.

"Actually, we don't need anything; everything we need is provided to us by the earth. And if we cultivate it properly, then we can live in a beautiful environment, a beautiful home, a beautiful garden, with good food."

Table of Contents:

THE HOE REVOLUTION

• The hoe
• Why it works?
• Self-sufficiency
• A different vision of wealth
• How much space do I need?
• Water management
• Mulch & compost
• Trees & self-sufficiency
• Crop rotation
• Grains
• Fruits & vegetables
• Wild animals
• Textiles
• Construction
• Children in the garden
• Reclaiming the land & facing reality
• Land ownership
• Failures & successes
  

THE HOE MONTH BY MONTH IN THE GARDEN

• October
• November
• December
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October

LIVING OUTDOORS