Little Farm in the Foothills

When two Boomers flee the city for a slower, simpler, and more serene lifestyle, they discover that simplicity can get awfully complicated... and life becomes anything but serene. In this award-winning, true-life tale for gardeners, nature-lovers, and dreamers of all ages, Little Farm in the Foothills follows a midlife couple's pursuit of the "new" Great American Dream-living closer to the land-as they start growing their own organic food, living more simply, and transforming an old clearcut into a little homestead. Coming June 21, 2018: the sequel to Little Farm in the Foothills... Little Farm Homegrown: A Memoir of Food-Growing, Midlife, and Self-Reliance on a Small Homestead! Here's more about Book 1: When Susan and her husband John first came up with the idea of having a country place, they were settled into a comfortable home in the city, happily raising vegetables in the back yard. Being experienced gardeners, they figured that relocating would be no big deal-they'd expand the garden a little, have a bit more peace and quiet. So, they bought 10 acres in the middle of the woods and prepared to pretty much transfer that comfortable town life to the new property. But this modest plan becomes an adventure that is more life-changing than they could have ever imagined. Susan and John discover that making your dreams come true often means dialing down your expectations...and that getting from A to B of your vision is not always a straight line. Once the couple moved to their little homestead, there was so much to this new life they never faced before-breaking ground by hand and wildlife predation of their first crops. Despite a tight budget and many roadblocks along the way, they must also cope with unexpected adversity like isolation, infrastructure failures, and extreme weather. Little Farm in the Foothills is not a memoir about farming...it's a warmhearted story of making a dream come true. As Susan writes of their Foothills home, "it's not a farm, it's not even a 'farmette,' but it's the dream of a farm.

After two city-bred Boomers weather their first, tumultuous year on their rural backyard farm, the couple foresees smooth sailing for the future...then they discover their homesteading journey has only begun. In this sequel to the award-winning memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills, Little Farm Homegrown follows the continuing adventures of modern homesteaders Susan and her husband John as they pursue organic food-growing and self-reliance in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest-experiencing life-changing adversity and the ongoing joys and challenges of living closer to the land and transforming an old clearcut into a working homestead. In this lively true story, John and Susan cope with the demands of their middle years while raising chickens, creating a self-sufficient lifestyle, and living closer to-and often battling-nature. Like the first Little Farm in the Foothills memoir, Little Farm Homegrown is a warmhearted tale for gardeners, nature-lovers, and dreamers of all ages! About the Author: Susan Colleen Browne is a graduate of Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University. She weaves her love of Ireland and her passion for country living into her Village of Ballydara series, novels and stories of love, friendship and family set in the Irish countryside. Susan is also the author of an award-winning memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills, the first book of the Little Farm in the Foothills series, as well as the Morgan Carey fantasy-adventure series for tweens. A community college instructor, Susan runs a little homestead with her husband John in the Pacific Northwest, USA. When Susan isn't wrangling chickens or tending vegetable beds, she's working on her next Village of Ballydara book!