You can grow all the fruit and vegetables your family needs, raise animals for meat and eggs, keep fish and bees, and even produce firewood on a plot of land of just one acre or less - alongside your work and family life. Whether you have a garden, a paddock or perhaps the corner of a field, Sally Morgan guides you through: * How to lay out your plot - including fencing and polytunnels or greenhouses * Managing soil fertility * Growing fruit and vegetables throughout the year * Keeping livestock: poultry, pigs, sheep and goats * Producing fish with aquaponics Filled with practical advice, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to be more self-sufficient and live a more sustainable life.