Living the Country Dream: Stories from Harrowsmith Country Life

Celebrate the best of the country lifestyle.

Harrowsmith Country Life magazine has been celebrating the country lifestyle in all of its forms for more than 30 years. In Living the Country Dream, editor Tom Cruickshank selects some of the most memorable articles and stories from the magazine's last 10 years.

Living the Country Dream includes selections on:

• Gardening -- rotating vegetable crops effectively and growing heritage vegetables and flowers
• Do-it-yourself projects -- building nesting boxes to attract birds, building a dry stone fence
• Alternative energy -- getting off the (electricity) grid
• Moving to the country -- pleasures, pitfalls and tips from those who've done it
• Recipes -- delectable seasonal dishes to tempt the appetite
• Country home-building and restoration
• Livestock, working dogs and fall fairs

The 200 color images are an inspiration for those who live in the country... and those who would love to.

Tom Cruickshank has been editor of Harrowsmith Country Life magazine for 10 years. He originally bought a small country house on two acres and now owns a rambling Victorian farmhouse on a 75-acre hobby farm. He is the author of five books on heritage architecture.