Living with the Earth, Volume 3: Creating a Microfarm

By Perrine Hervé-Gruyer

Volume 3 of the authoritative Living With The Earth series explains the multiple elements that make up a productive, profitable and nature-friendly market garden or small farm. Written by two legends, these ground-breaking volumes are of particular interest to small to medium scale farmers, horticulturists, forest gardeners, agronomists and market gardeners.

A gorgeously illustrated and highly comprehensive guide to creating a profitable and productive market garden or small farm.

Perrine and Charles Hervé-Gruyer have designed a microfarm in Normandy that provides a living for five people whilst cultivating just a small percentage of the land, and rewilding the rest. In Volume 1 of Living with the Earth, they describe the overarching principles and influences of ecology and permaculture, and share how they work with Nature to create highly effective systems. In Volume 2 they deep dive into the details, sharing how to grow nutritious herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables, while creating healthy soil and diverse ecosystems.

Volume 3 of this authoritative series explains the multiple elements that make up a productive, profitable and nature-friendly market garden or small farm, including:
plant propagation and seed savingincreasing biodiversity for garden healthincorporating animalssmall-scale hay and grain productionan extensive list of invaluable tools and how to care for themdesign steps and examples for creating profitable rural and urban microfarmsinvesting in people, a vital part of farm enterprise
These volumes are ground-breaking, with principles and practices that can be used on any scale. They are, however, of particular interest to small to medium scale farmers, horticulturists, forest gardeners, agronomists and market gardeners.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856232824
• ISBN13: 9781856232821
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
• Length: 288 Pages