Tales From the Home Farm

Turn the doom and gloom into a better, more enjoyable way of living. Want to eat better, save money, work those muscles without the treadmill, know where your food comes from? This could be the new, recession-proof you! Five years ago Michael Kelly chucked in the corporate life to try his hand at ?the good lifeOCO. ItOCOs been the most rewarding thing he has ever done ? and you could do it too. Make your back (or front) garden work for you; or maybe an allotment? Based on his own, sometimes hilarious experiences, Michael shares what heOCOs learned, taking us through the year on his small home farm. Included: What to grow and when. WhatOCOs worth it? WhatOCOs not? Hens and pigs ? the ups and downs. Cooking and storing your bounty. The health benefits ? physical and mental. Linking up with others - food swapping and markets, and the return of the meitheal"