Country Women: A Handbook for the New Farmer

The Indispensable Reference for the Self-Sufficient Homesteader

This classic reference, which has informed two generations of women, is taken from the original homesteading publication Country Women. Written from the perspective of women learning and sharing all manner of farming knowledge on a small scale, it remains an invaluable guide. Encouragement and practical information infuse the reader with a deep respect for the land and personal journal entries throughout inspire a sense of self-sufficiency rooted in the earth.

Born of the "back to the land" movement, this handbook chronicles the aspirations of tireless women seeking a new life on small farms around America. Authors Jeanne Tetrault and Sherry Thomas lived this philosophy and lifestyle as they eventually networked with like-minded women to share ideas, stories, and knowledge.

Country Women (not the glossy upstart Country Woman Magazine) started as a small newsletter to share information between the small farms, collectives and communes scattered about the country, eventually reaching 17,000 people by word of mouth. Readers were encouraged to contribute what they knew about gardening, raising goats, building a barn, or any other practical know-how valuable to the new farmer. These voices became the collective voice of self-sufficient women everywhere.

Tetrault and Thomas painstakingly crafted this compendium of the magazine's early years more to capture the best of the information, while adding additional sections on veterinary medicine, carpentry, and more detailed animal care. This manual at once captures the spirit of a generation and conveys timeless wisdom. A must for everyone wishing to build a stronger relationship with the land and their place on it.

This book is also available from Echo Point Books in paperback (ISBN 1635619912).

Author: Sherry Thomas
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Published: 05/13/2021
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.48lbs
Size: 10.88h x 8.00w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781635619904

About the Author
Thomas, Sherry: - SHERRY THOMAS was also raised on the east coast. After leaving college, she built an ran a successful sheep ranch on the California coast, raising goats, chickens, pigs, and steers in addition to sheep. She was also a founder of Country Women magazine and wrote two other books, one focused on old women farmers in the U.S. She retired from a career as a landscape designer in 2020.