I recently finished a great little book called “A Very Small Farm” by William Paul Winchester. Originally published in 1996, it is an account of his experience building a life of his choosing, self-sufficient and close to the land. Born in 1957, he imagined and planned the house he would build for himself ever since high school. Learning everything he needed to know from books, along with enlisting some help when needed, he constructed a 24′ x 30′ house for…
