‘There is hard-won wisdom here, and good cheer, and a reminder that the world is much wider, older and more interesting than you’d think’ BILL McKIBBEN
‘Kind, wise and immensely readable’ TIM FLANNERY

A thoughtful, illuminating rumination on the life lessons we can take from those who work the land and the millennia of wisdom they draw upon when they go about their day, ‘making a living by turning light and time into money’.

As with his previous bestsellers, John Connell skilfully synthesises philosophy, art, literature and spirituality to bolster his thoughts on such topics as stoicism, the food chain and the role of community, leaving the reader convinced of the importance of connecting with their own inner farmer.