Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures on a Scottish Highland Croft

Our Wild Farming Life is an inspiring story of two women who left their jobs in England to pursue their dream of living on a small piece of land in Scotland. The book follows their journey as they rebuild their home and learn how to farm in harmony with nature, producing wonderful food for themselves and their community.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 10 March 2022
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co

For anyone who has ever sat in a city office dreaming of owning a smallholding one day and living off the land, this book will inspire them to take the plunge. Rated 5 stars by The Telegraph, I raced through this beautiful story with mounting awe and excitement. What Lynn and Sandra have achieved on their croft in Scotland is a miracle of rebirth on land. Isabella Tree, author of Wilding, The inspiring story of two courageous women who took the leap and embraced a whole new way of life. Kate Humble, author of Home Cooked, As seen on the BBCs This Farming Life, Our Wild Farming Life is what happens when you follow your dreams of living on the land; a story of how two people became farmers – and how they learned to make a living from it, their way. Lynn and Sandra left their friends, family, and jobs in England to travel north to Scotland to find a small piece of land they could call their own. They had no money, no plan, and no experience in farming. They had in mind keeping a few chickens, a kitchen garden, and renting out some camping space, but instead, they fell in love with Lynbreck Croft – 150 acres of wild Scottish Highlands filled with opportunity and beauty, shrouded by the Cairngorms mountains. This is the inspirational true story of Lynbreck Croft – a regenerative Scottish croft rooted in local food and community – and the dreams of two women in search of a new, Wilder existence. In Our Wild Farming Life, Lynn and Sandra recount their experiences as they rebuild their new home and work out what kind of farmers they want to be. They learn how to work with Highland cattle, become part of the crofting community, and begin to truly understand how they can farm in harmony with nature to produce wonderful food for themselves and the people.

Weight: 428g
Dimension: 164 x 236 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781645020707