For over 40 years, John Seymour has inspired thousands of people to make more eco-friendly choices with his advice on living sustainably. This guide offers step-by-step instructions on everything from chopping trees, harnessing solar power, and growing fruit and vegetables, to baking bread, brewing beer, making cheese, and raising and butchering livestock.

In a world of mass production, intensive farming and food miles, Seymour offers an alternative. A celebration of investing time, labour and love into the things we truly need.