Little Farm in the Foothills: A Boomer Couple's Search for the Slow Life

An award-winning, true-life tale for gardeners, nature-lovers, and dreamers of all ages… Little Farm in the Foothills follows a midlife couple's pursuit of the "new" Great American Dream—living closer to the land—as they start growing their own organic food, living more simply, and  transforming  an old clearcut into a little homestead. 

After feeling the city, the two fifty-somethings must figure out how to raise food on their logging slash-covered property. But that's just the beginning: Susan and John discover an adventure that is more life-changing than they envisioned—facing more adversity, yet more joys than they ever could have imagined.

Little Farm in the Foothills is not a memoir about farming…it's a warmhearted story of making a dream come true. As. As Susan writes of their Foothills home, "it's not a farm, it's not even a 'farmette,' but it's the dream of a farm."

Food gardeners might enjoy more books in the Little Farm series: Book 2, Little Farm Homegrown, and Book 3, Little Farm in the Garden!

Praise for Little Farm in the Foothills:

"The Browne's foray into slower living...is an enjoyable read.  Their delightful, yet very real, experiences in making the big leap toward their dreams make for a humorous and charming book."  —Washington State Librarian Jan Walsh

"A delightful account."  —The Bellingham Herald

About the Author:

Susan Colleen Browne weaves her love of Ireland and her passion for country living into her Village of Ballydara series, novels and stories of love, friendship and family set in the Irish countryside. She's also the author of an award-winning memoir, Little Farm in the Foothills, and more homesteading books, as well as the Morgan Carey fantasy-adventure series for tweens. A communitiy college instructor, Susan also teaches a homestead-style gardening class and runs a mini-farm in the foothills of the Pacific Northwest, USA.

When not writing, Susan is wrangling chickens, tending vegetable beds, and dreaming up new Irish stories!