Whether maintaining a second home, starting a part-time farm, or going back to the land, LIVING ON AN ACRE is the leading handbook for the small-scale farmer, and a comprehensive approach to solutions to every land-related problem. LIVING ON AN ACRE covers:· considering the rural versus the urban life· choosing a region· what to think about when remodeling an older house· how to build a barn · growing for self-sufficiency versus growing for profit· beekeeping· raising livestock· taking in visitors· farming fish. · and much more!