THE NOURISHING HOMESTEAD: ONE BACK-TO-THE LAND FAMILY’ S PLAN FOR CULTIVATING SOIL, SKILLS, AND SPIRIT

Book ID/图书代码： 03008014B74069

English Summary/英文概要： The Nourishing Homestead tells the story of how we can create truly satisfying, permanent, nourished relationships with the land, nature, and one another. The Hewitts offer practical ways to grow nutrient dense food on a small plot of land, and think about your farm, homestead, or home as an ecosystem. Much of what the Hewitts have come to understand and embrace about their lives of deep nourishment is informed by their particular piece of land and local community in northern Vermont, but what they have gleaned is readily transferable to any place—whether you live on 4 acres, 40 acres, or in a 400 square foot studio apartment. Ben and Penny (and their two sons) maintain copious gardens, dozens of fruit and nut trees and other perennial plantings, as well as a pick-your-own blueberry patch. In addition to these cultivated food crops, they also forage for wild edibles, process their own meat, make their own butter, and ferment, dry, and can their own vegetables. Their focus is to produce nutrient dense foods from vibrant, mineralized soils for themselves and their immediate community. They are also committed to sharing the traditional skills that support their family, helping them be selfsufficient and thrive in these uncertain times.

Much of what the Hewitts are attempting on their homestead is to close the gaps that economic separation has created in our health, spirit, and skills.Ben uses the term “practiculture” to describe his family’s work with the land—a term that encompasses the many practical like skills and philosophies they embody to create a thriving homestead, including raw milk production, soil remediation, wildcrafting, Weston A Price principles, Bionutrient Dense Farming, permaculture, agroforestry, traditional Vermont hill farming, and more. The Nourishing Homestead also includes information on deep nutrition, the importance of good fats, and integrating children into the work of a homestead.

The Hewitts’ story is reminiscent of The Good Life, by Helen and Scott Nearing, and is sure to inspire a new generation of homesteaders, or anyone seeking a simpler way of life and a deeper connection to the world.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书说了这样一个事情：我们该如何创造和土地与自然彼此间真正令人满意的，永恒的营养关系？休伊特拿出了在小块土地种植高营养食物的方法，他思考了农田，宅院应该是一个生态系统。大部分休伊特所知的和拥护的深层营养生活是由他们特定的土地块和佛蒙特当地社区组建的。但是他们收集的却很容易转入任何地方——不管是4英亩，40英亩，或者是400平方英尺公寓。本和佩妮（和他们两个儿子）维护着多产的花园，还有许多水果和坚果树和其他的四季植物，还有自采的小蓝莓园。除了这些种植作物，他们也搜集野生食物，自己加工肉食，制作黄油和发酵，烘干，装蔬菜罐头。他们中心是从生机盎然和肥沃的土壤为自己和在筹建的社区生产高营养食物。他们也致力于分享支撑着家庭的传统技能，这些技能的存在让他们在这个不断变化的时代能够自给自足，生生不息。

休伊特在农场大部分的尝试是要消除经济割据给人们的健康、精神和技能带来的影响。本用了“实践文化”这个词来描述他们全家在土地上的工作，这个词包含了大量实践，比如具体在建设一个繁荣的农场的技能和哲学，像生牛乳生产，土壤修复，野外技能，威斯顿普莱斯法则，生态营养密集农业，永久养植，农林学，传统佛蒙特山区农业等等。

休伊特的故事就是对海伦和斯科特•尼尔英所写的《美好生活》的回忆，而且必然鼓舞了新一代的农场主，或者其他追寻简单生活、寻求和自然更密切联系的人。（LNL）

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About the Author/作者介绍： 在过去的17年中，休伊特全家把过度放牧的草场和荒废林地变成了繁荣的农场，在这样的生态活性土上生产了大量的高营养食物。利用永久培养设计，野外技能和小规模再生农业的结合体，即他们所称的“实践文化”，休伊特全家靠养植和采集就满足了自身90%的热量需求，重点是放养肉类，健康的脂质和腌菜。

休伊特家人常常作为农场产品和高营养视频加工顾问，还有农场规划，设计和施工。他们也在开办着技能学校，提供大量的传统种植技能讲习班。本还是其他四本书的作者，包括《食物手中的小镇》（The Town That Food Saved）和《家庭养植》（Home Grown）。他的博客是www.benhewitt.net

Over the past 17 years, the Hewitt family has transformed an over-grazed pasture and neglected woodlot into a thriving homestead, producing an abundance of nutrient dense food in biologically active soils. Utilizing a combination of permaculture design, wildcrafting, and small-scale regenerative agriculture they call“practiculture,” the Hewitt family raises and forages better than 90% of their calories, with a focus on pastured meats, healthy fats, and fermented vegetables.

The Hewitts consult frequently on homestead-scale production and processing of nutrient dense foods, as well as homestead planning, design, and implementation. They also run The Reskilling School (www.reskillingschool.com), which offers workshops in a wide variety of traditional land skills. Ben is the author of four other books, including The Town That Food Saved and Home Grown. He blogs at www.benhewitt.net.

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