# The Joy of Hobby Farming: A Sustainable Life that Protects the Land and Environment

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/03/the-joy-of-hobby-farming-a-sustainable-life-that-protects-the-land-and-environment/
- Published: 2011-03-22T01:51:21-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

_**“The Joy of Hobby Farming will guide you toward self-sufficiency and restore 
your faith in your own two hands, if you’d just start digging.” – Ference Mate, 
author of A Vineyard in Tuscany and A Reasonable Life**_

Michael and Audrey Levatino are not farmers by profession, They have office jobs
to pay the bills, but they, like thousands of other Americans, long for a more sustainable
lifestyle that is better for the environment, better for local communities, and 
provides them with the emotionally fulfilling opportunity to work with their hands
and provide for themselves. That’s hobby farming.

In **_The Joy of Hobby Farming_**, the Levatinos provide readers with tips for doing
everything from [growing your own food](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/07/cut-your-energy-power-bill-with-these-sustainable-ideas/)
to how to choose the right blooms for your garden of flowers to running your farm
as a business to earn additional revenue on the side.

Along with vivid photographs and personal anecdotes, **_The Joy of Hobby Farming_**
includes all of the rules for success that anyone will need in order to lead a more
sustainable lifestyle including:

 * ·        **Avoid debt**
 * ·        **Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good work** – get the job done
   and move on!
 * ·        **Sustainability **
 * ·        **Practice crop rotation**
 * ·        **Get a cat (or dog)**

Whether it’s how to find the perfect land for a farm, how to grow mushrooms on logs,
or how to generate income and tax revenue from organic matter that can be recycled
and regenerated into more income and tax revenue, **_The Joy of Hobby Farming_**
includes everything you will need to know in order to turn your passion for farming
into an active – and even lucrative – part of your life.

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 The Green Living Guy, Seth Leitman is an independent power producer, a green living
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Green Living Guy writes about green living, green lighting, the green guru guides
and more. Seth's books range from: # Build Your Own Electric Vehicle by Bob Brant
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Lighting by Seth Leitman, Brian Clark Howard and Bill Brinsky # Solar Power For 
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