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Two Acre Eden is more than your average how-to book. The first in a long line of beloved books by homesteading sage Gene Logsdon, Two Acre Eden is an insightful and light-hearted treatise on gardening, homesteading, and getting the most out of your land.

With a healthy dose of humor…

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1 author picked Two Acre Eden as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

First published in 1972, Gene Logsdon’s first book about farming is a how-to guide for beginning back-to-the-landers.  For those who had romantic or idealistic ideas about farming and raising animals, as I did, the author provides practical advice on gardening and homesteading as well as reassurance that life in the country can be rewarding and enjoyable. 

I loved this book because it supported my view that living on the land was possible and would be fulfilling, while teaching me some very important skills needed to get as much as possible out of the land I had purchased.

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