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Book "Returning Life to the Land, Volume 1, Creating a Subsistence Farm"
Samuel Lewis, 2024, 160 pages, 21 x 15 cm (A5), spiral binding
Samuel Lewis, subsistence farmer, and self-taught artist retraces his experiences (through his character ‘Tim the Gardener’) of returning fertility to his small patch of ground in Brittany, France.
Although it is intended for adults, we find this book really lovely for awakening interest and stimulating enthusiasm in children for these projects that follow the rhythm of the seasons, and for explaining them different tasks before starting them. Younger children can color the lovely drawings while an adult explains them, with the prospect of starting up or working on a given project together.
Browse the French version of the book
Samuel Lewis, subsistence farmer, and self-taught artist retraces his experiences (through his character ‘Tim the Gardener’) of returning fertility to his small patch of ground in Brittany, France.
Starting with a barren field, Tim first remakes hedgerows, plants and coppices his trees, builds a stone house, creates a vegetable garden and starts growing grain crops, like buckwheat and rye. Vegetation is cut and collected to fertilize the fields, and, despite harsh conditions and numerous pests, life gradually starts to return to the depleted and barren soils.
The adventures of Tim are described in silent pictures, with just a small amount of text to direct the reader in the right direction.Although it is intended for adults, we find this book really lovely for awakening interest and stimulating enthusiasm in children for these projects that follow the rhythm of the seasons, and for explaining them different tasks before starting them. Younger children can color the lovely drawings while an adult explains them, with the prospect of starting up or working on a given project together.
Browse the French version of the book
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