Farm from Home: A Year of Stories, Pictures, and Recipes from a City Girl in the Country

by Amanda Brooks

Overview

From New York style icon and fashion insider Amanda Brooks, a charming and inspiring meditation on life in her newly adopted home, a farm in the English countryside.

In search of a quieter, simpler life away from the hustle of the city, style icon and longtime New Yorker Amanda Brooks moved with her family in 2012 from New York City to her husband's farm in England. Originally intended to be a yearlong creative sabbatical, Brooks's relocation became permanent as she discovered newfound personal and professional freedom, told here through a year's changing seasons. Creatively inspiring, warm and witty, and brimming with delicious recipes and entertaining how-tos, Farm from Home is a chronicle of the joys and challenges of a more focused way of living. For anyone who has longed for an escape from their hectic schedule, whether for a week, a year, or a lifetime, Brooks shares the unexpected satisfaction of slowing down, reconnecting with nature, and making the most of each day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101983461
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	56 MB
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About the Author

Amanda Brooks is the author of I Love Your Style and Always Pack a Party Dress. She is currently a contributing editor at Condé Nast Traveler and Architectural Digest and has also written for The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and British Vogue. The former fashion director of Barneys New York and creative director of Tuleh, she has appeared on Today, The Early Show, and National Public Radio. She lives with her husband and two children in Oxfordshire, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Arriving in England (with Ginger)

Stella Tennant

Living with less and more

The job of living in the country

Connection to the seasons

How the farm works

Meet the horses

Who works here

Updating the farmyard

Our home 14

Chapter I June

Abundance of daylight

Dinner in the garden

Herb beds

Elderflower

Christopher's passion for the farm

Strawberries

Radishes

Arugula

The treehouse

Coco's riding

First hay harvest

Summer solstice 48

Chapter II July

Hound exercising

Pony Club

Thunderstorms

Winter-planted harvest

Picnics

Flower arranging

In the orchard

Garden peas

Coco's birthday

Escape to New York 76

Chapter III August

Riding on stubble

Hot air balloons

Harvesting through the night

End-of-summer stillness 100

Chapter IV September

Back to work

Fam making

Fruit harvest (pears, figs, blackberries)

Easy meals

Fresh eggs

Hedge trimming

Hay bales

Back to school

Living in close quarters

Writing habits

Riding in the fog

Zach's birthday 114

Chapter V October

Fall in England

Autumn hunting

Pig riding

More fruit harvest (apples, quince, autumn raspberries)

Japanese anemones 144

Chapter VI November

Combating the gloom

Start of the hunting season

Knitting

Cooking heartier, cozier food

Thanksgiving traditions 168

Chapter VII December

Hard frost

Difficult decisions about horses

Christmas on the farm 186

Chapter VIII January

Hibernation

Taking a break from booze and sugar

Occasional snow

Late sunrise

Resetting work habits

Giving the garden a haircut

My weekly routine

Winter blossoms

Beagling

Bird shooting

Farm fashion

Missing New York

Cold-weather cooking 198

Chapter IX February

Early spring bulbs

The joys of the John Deere Gator

Sunrise walks

Snow

What winter is like

Meals from home

Farm repairs 226

Chapter X March

Birth of the lambs

Juice, our bottle lamb

Spring blooms

Christopher's birthday

Weekend adventures

Lighter cooking

Wild garlic

Plows in the fields 242

Chapter XI April

Awakening of the garden

Planting the raised beds

Easter

Walking foxhound puppies

Baby animals on the farm

Managing the chickens 264

Chapter XII May

Swallows

Espaliered pears

Oilseed rape

Blossoms in the orchard

Cow parsley along the drive

Bluebells in the woods

Raising foals

My birthday

Summer meals

Raising our children

Benefits of farm life 292

Acknowledgments 317

About the Author 319

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Farm From Home
“Personal stories, family recipes, and pictures of her bumper rosebushes, gleaming horses, and floral-wallpapered cottage show a rural life that’s far dreamier than the New York fashion scene [Brooks] left behind six years ago.” —Martha Stewart Living

"A treat and an inspiration." —Laura Baily, Vogue.co.uk

"[A] pure delight!... This is a book I cherish now, and I'm sure I will for years to come." —Summersays.com

“Farm from Home will transport you to a pastoral dreamscape that is Amanda’s real life at Fairgreen Farm. The elegantsimplicity of this book is an escape and an antidote to the pressures of our modern age. Amanda’s world is beautiful,wholesome, and hearty—and her food is delicious!”
—Jessica Seinfeld, author of Food Swings

“Farm from Home is a classic fairytale in reverse. A Manhattan 'It Girl' moves to a working farm in England and findshappiness in the simple things. Amanda Brooks places us right in her wellies as she takes us through a year at FairgreenFarm, creating a new life for herself and her family. It’s a fantasy I often write about, but Amanda is the real-life version.This beautiful and intimate diary includes Amanda’s own home photos and country-inspired recipes. Farm from Homeis an enchanting read and a wonderful reminder about learning to enjoy life in the slow lane.”
—Nancy Meyers, writer, director, and producer of Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday, and It’s Complicated

“Oh, how we laughed when this New Yorker said she could bake an applecrumble and make a horse jump over a wall. But then she did.”
—Jeremy Clarkson, host of The Grand Tour

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