Tales From the Home Farm
Live More, Spend Less, Grow Your Own Food

By Michael Kelly


Tales From the Home Farm
Online price: £12.99
Paperback, 400 pages
Published: 4th September 2009

Category: Science and Nature


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 life’. It’s 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 he’s learned, taking us through the year on his small home farm.



  • Included:


  • What to grow and when. What’s worth it? What’s 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

'for sheer, vital grabbing inspiration, pick up a copy of Michael Kelly’s passionate and often hilarious Tales from the Home Farm' - Irish Examiner

'Calling all fans of ‘The Good Life, this book should be your bible'



'a great read – even if you never break out the wellies'



'delivers advice and insight into every aspect of home-farm living' - Food & Wine

'an excellent book for people who are afraid to go in the garden for fear of making a fool of themselves'



'full of simple, useful information, straightforwardly presented' - Clare People

'Tales from the Home Farm by Michael Kelly is like a gentle hand guiding you into your garden' - Irish Examiner



Publication Details:

Binding: Paperback, 400 pages
ISBN: 9781847171689
Format: 234mm x 156mm
20 b/w illustrations

BIC Code: WND
BISAC Code:  NAT000000
Imprint: O'Brien Press


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