The Smallholder by John Seymour Book Review
The Smallholder by John Seymour
The Smallholder by John Seymour – Book Review. Background: This book is part of a three book series entitled ‘The Country Treasury’, published in 1983. The other two books are The Shepherd and The Woodlander. All three were written by John Seymour and illustrated by his wife Sally Seymour. In each of the books Seymour interviews people living traditional country ways of life and work. In this book Seymour tells the stories of four families who live on smallholdings. He covers how they got started, the challenges they have faced, their everyday routines and how they have managed to turn their…