FARM + LAND'S Back to the Land: A Guide to Modern Outdoor Life (Simple and Slow Living Book, Gift for Outdoor Enthusiasts)

Mountainside -- Countryside -- Desert Land.;A spectacular treehouse suspended above a lush forest. A cozy cabin perched on a mountainside. A small farm growing heirloom vegetables in the high desert. These are the extraordinary stories of the modern-day back-to-the-land-movement, a movement that embraces slow living, sustainability, and the value of doing things with your own two hands. Here are remarkable narratives, essential how-tos, and hundreds of breathtaking photographs from people who have embraced lives of adventure in wild places. Delivered in a handsome volume that inspires feelings of wanderlust, this book is a must-have for outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping to a simpler way of life. FarmLand_CASE-front.pdf......Page 1 Binder2.pdf......Page 2 9781452173429_WEBproof......Page 0 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Dedication......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 INTRODUCTION: A RETURN TO THE LAND......Page 8 PART I: MOUNTAINSIDE......Page 12 The Fly Fishing Club: Livingston Manor......Page 17 DRAW OF THE BIG CITY......Page 18 TAKING THE LEAP......Page 23 THE CLUBHOUSE......Page 24 LAUNCHING A FLY-FISHING CLUB......Page 28 A SIMPLER WAY OF LIFE DOESN’T COME EASY......Page 30 Tiny Tent Living: A Den for Cubs......Page 33 A SPACE FOR PLAY......Page 34 LESS IS MORE......Page 35 A CANVAS TENT HOME FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR......Page 37 DAYS SPENT OUT IN THE WILD......Page 40 Wandering and Wildcrafting: Eagle Rock Farm......Page 45 The City Escape: Boulder Creek......Page 48 BEFORE IT ALL STARTED......Page 51 BOULDER CREEK......Page 54 THE BUILDS......Page 57 A PLACE FOR FRIENDS, BY FRIENDS......Page 58 A Black A-Frame......Page 60 Tiny Getaway Cabins......Page 66 O2 Treehouse......Page 72 Little Owl Cabin......Page 76 Rolling Huts......Page 82 A Glass Cabin......Page 86 CHOOSE YOUR TENT KIT......Page 92 SELECT A TENT STOVE AND ACCESSORIES......Page 94 MATERIALS......Page 96 HOW TO MAKE THE SYRUP......Page 98 SALTING PORK......Page 100 INSTRUCTIONS......Page 101 CUTTING THE WOOD......Page 102 STACKING THE WOOD......Page 103 How-to: Build a Wood-Fired Hot Tub......Page 104 CONSTRUCTING THE TUB......Page 105 PART II: COUNTRYSIDE......Page 108 A Farmer’s Paradise: Aina & Co.......Page 113 A LEAP OF FAITH......Page 115 Farm, Food, and Design: Ravenwood......Page 119 CITY PURSUITS FOUND A HOME IN THE COUNTRY......Page 120 MAKING RAVENWOOD HOME......Page 123 CONNECTING WORLDS......Page 126 An Off-the-Grid Wonderland: Oz Farm......Page 130 NATURE-DEFICIT DISORDER......Page 132 OZ IS A PLACE UNLIKE ANY OTHER......Page 135 FEELING THE RHYTHM OF THE LAND......Page 138 Sustainable Living: Better Farm......Page 145 BUILDING BETTER......Page 148 A RESPITE FROM THE “REAL WORLD”......Page 149 A DAUNTING OPPORTUNITY......Page 152 A HIPPIE COMMUNE BECOMES A LIVING LAB......Page 156 The Barn in Tivoli......Page 158 Big Picture Farm......Page 166 Outlier Inn......Page 174 Wild Roots Farm......Page 182 The Fosters’ Supply......Page 188 LAY OUT YOUR MATERIALS......Page 196 ATTACH YOUR COVER......Page 197 How-to: Raise Chickens......Page 198 SEMI-YEARLY......Page 199 INSTALL THE BEES......Page 202 COLLECT HONEY AT THE END OF THE SEASON......Page 203 HOW TO RESTRAIN AN ALPACA......Page 206 SHEARING, STEP BY STEP......Page 208 BORDER COLLIE......Page 210 GREAT PYRENEES......Page 211 PART III: DESERT LAND......Page 213 The Shed Project: Owl Peak Farm......Page 217 WILD ROSE PETALS......Page 218 CARVING OUT HIS OWN PATH......Page 221 ORTIZ IN RHYTHM......Page 224 BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER......Page 229 Desert Living: The Joshua Tree House......Page 230 A PLACE TO BE......Page 232 THE LEARNING CURVE OF DESERT LIVING......Page 235 Blue Sky Center......Page 238 Earthships......Page 244 Shack Attack......Page 250 Luna Mystica......Page 256 WHAT YOU’LL NEED......Page 260 ADD THE AMENITIES......Page 261 MAKE DIRT......Page 262 REAP THE BENEFITS OF DESERT PERENNIALS......Page 263 BAKING......Page 264 CLEAN AND SERVE......Page 265 COLLECT THE PLANTS......Page 266 STEAM-DISTILL THE PLANTS......Page 267 SOURCING CLAY......Page 268 SEALING......Page 269 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 270 IMAGE CREDITS......Page 271 FarmLand_ENDS-rev.pdf......Page 278 FarmLand_CASE-backkkkkkkk.pdf......Page 279 Chronicle Ebooks......Page 280