Published! 5 Acres & A Dream The Sequel

At last! I can finally announce that my sequel to 5 Acres & A Dream The Book is officially published! Oh my, but I often thought this day would never come. But it did, and here it is.

Back cover blurb:

“The homesteading dream, is it still alive?

“In 2009, Leigh and Dan Tate bought a 1920s farm house on five neglected acres in the foothills of Southern Appalachia. They had a dream but very little money. All was going well until an unfortunate accident forced them to rethink everything they were about.

“5 Acres & A Dream The Sequel is the second book in Leigh Tate’s homesteading series. It follows 5 Acres & A Dream The Book, and takes a hard look at what happened to their dream. Has it changed? Are their goals and priorities still the same? Leigh updates their progress toward food, energy, and water self-sufficiency, sharing how their self-reliance goals have expanded and changed. She shares how they’ve learned to prioritize projects in spite of distractions and discouraging times, and how they deal with feeling overwhelmed. She discusses how their relationship with their land and animals has changed the way they see themselves and their homestead.”

Excerpts from the Introduction:

“When I first published 5 Acres & A Dream The Book, I never dreamed it would do as well as it has. Nor that I would hear from so many people telling me how encouraging that book has been to them. When I look back through it, however, I am aware of how much our homestead has changed. Between that and the encouragement I receive to continue writing, I felt that it was time to share the next part of my husband Dan’s and my story.”

“If you’re looking to take back some sense of control over your life, then I hope this book is an encouragement to you. I hope it can help you develop a new normal of your own making, with a greater sense of purpose and inner freedom. You don’t need large acreage or a lot of money to start a garden. Or to simplify your diet. Or your lifestyle. You just need to take a first step. We all start the journey at the same place—the beginning.”

Author Bio:

“Leigh Tate is a long-time homesteader and passionate advocate for sustainable, simpler, self-reliant living. Through her books and blog, she shares what she and her husband Dan are learning about homesteading, permaculture gardening, off-grid food preservation, regenerative soil management, holistic livestock keeping, plus energy, water, and resource stewardship. She enjoys encouraging others to make their own homestead dreams come true.”

Chapters: 

Ch. 1 – The Dream: Is It Still Alive?
Ch. 2 – Reassessing Our Goals
Ch. 3 – Reevaluating Our Priorities
Ch. 4 – Fine-tuning the Master Plan
Ch. 5 – The Transition Phase
Ch. 6 – Food Self-Sufficiency: Feeding Ourselves
Ch. 7 – Food Self-Sufficiency: Feeding Our Animals
Ch. 8 – Energy Self-Sufficiency
Ch. 9 – Water Self-Sufficiency
Ch. 10 – Resource Self-Sufficiency
Ch. 11 – Discouraging Things
Ch. 12 – Distractions
Ch. 13 – Toward Keeping a Balance
Conclusion: A Sense of Purpose

Appendices:

Homestead Recipes
Resources
Pasture Rotation: 3 Models
Polyculture Forage, Hay, and Cover Crop Lists

Praise For: here

Look Inside: at Amazon

Giveaway: In partnership with Permies.com, a book giveaway is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 14 – 18. Check back here tomorrow afternoon for details and links.

Technical Stuff:

9 x 6 inch paperback, 260 pages
204 photos, 11 charts and diagrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-9897111-4-2
ISBN-10: 0-9897111-4-5
List price: $12.95 USD

Currently available from:

Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.fr
Amazon.es
Amazon.it
Amazon.jp
        And will soon be available from other online booksellers.
        I’ll keep an updated list at my book website.

If you’re willing to give this a share to help me get the word out, I’d appreciate it!