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Home Farm: A Practical Guide to the Good Life (Hardcover)

by Paul Heiney (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd (16 April 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751304611
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751304619
  • Product Dimensions: 28.3 x 22.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 351,153 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A practical guide to all aspects of land management, animal husbandry, kitchen gardening and traditional larder crafts. Accompanied by colour illustrations.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars save your money, 7 Nov 2001
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...it contains sumptuous pictures - and very little else. If you want a sophisticated kid's book, buy it. If you want a valuable reference, forget it: this book is too superficial.

Some of the chapters e.g. beekeeping convey little more information than the title of the chapter (Beekeeping is the keeping of bees).

Very disappointing from DK and more akin to, though less informative than, books by their imitating publishers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A (very) close match to the "classic", 9 Nov 2002
Despite (or perhaps because of...) its more 'modernized' looks (excellent photos and eye-catching drawings) I really think this one is quite comparable (if not better) to John Seymour's "bible", Self-Sufficiency (and some of you must forgive me for the heresy!)
Anyway, you can always couple Heyney's with Seymour's, both typical of DK's design, perhaps the former being more 'graphic' and the latter more 'juicy'.

A very good buy indeed.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction for dreamers, 1 Jun 2002
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This is an excellent book for dreamers and those wishing to know what the good side of farming is. Is it a book filled with optimism and pretty pictures. So for those pragmatic farmers who need real-world information, look elsewhere. But if all you want is to be just that, a home farmer, who doesn't have to make a living off the land, then this is indeed an excellent book which will give you inspiration.
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