Reclaiming the Commons Community Farms and Forests in a New England Town Brian Donahue, Wes Jackson

Format:
Hardback
Publication date:
01 Sep 1999
ISBN:
9780300076738
Dimensions:
340 pages: 234 x 156 x 29mm
Illustrations:
10 illustrations

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This book is a lively account of a community working to combat suburban sprawl and discover how to live responsibly on the land. A founder of the Land's Sake community farm in Weston, Massachusetts, Brian Donahue describes the joys and sorrows of farming in the suburbs. He calls for every community to protect its common land, establish community farms, and engaged citizens with the land on which they live.