Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on 540 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalist covering food and agriculture. Her work has been aired and published on NPR's Morning Edition, The Guardian, The Salt, Latino USA, and the News Hour.

"John and Beth knew that they were somewhat naive when they moved to Iowa, but Hoffman is very skilled (and eloquent) about turning that ignorance into observation and learning...her book is so precise and well-thought-out...Read her book — and listen."---Jane Smiley, The Washington Post

• Chapter 1. The Simple Life?Chapter 2. Land Rich, Cash PoorChapter 3. The Land of Corn and CattleChapter 4. The Price of SustainabilityChapter 5. Privilege to FarmChapter 6. Money MattersChapter 7. What about Subsidies?Chapter 8. The Cattle RunaroundChapter 9. Keeping Up with the JonesChapter 10. Everybody Does It – Off the FarmChapter 11. A New NarrativeChapter 12. Self-Care is KingChapter 13. Co-farming and CommunityChapter 14. Sharing the PieChapter 15. People and PolicyChapter 16. Meanwhile, Back at the RanchAcknowledgementsNotesAbout the Author

Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on 540 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalist covering food and agriculture. Her work has been aired and published on NPR's Morning Edition, The Guardian, The Salt, Latino USA, and the News Hour.

"John and Beth knew that they were somewhat naive when they moved to Iowa, but Hoffman is very skilled (and eloquent) about turning that ignorance into observation and learning...her book is so precise and well-thought-out...Read her book — and listen."---Jane Smiley, The Washington Post

• Chapter 1. The Simple Life?Chapter 2. Land Rich, Cash PoorChapter 3. The Land of Corn and CattleChapter 4. The Price of SustainabilityChapter 5. Privilege to FarmChapter 6. Money MattersChapter 7. What about Subsidies?Chapter 8. The Cattle RunaroundChapter 9. Keeping Up with the JonesChapter 10. Everybody Does It – Off the FarmChapter 11. A New NarrativeChapter 12. Self-Care is KingChapter 13. Co-farming and CommunityChapter 14. Sharing the PieChapter 15. People and PolicyChapter 16. Meanwhile, Back at the RanchAcknowledgementsNotesAbout the Author

Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on 540 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalist covering food and agriculture. Her work has been aired and published on NPR's Morning Edition, The Guardian, The Salt, Latino USA, and the News Hour.

"John and Beth knew that they were somewhat naive when they moved to Iowa, but Hoffman is very skilled (and eloquent) about turning that ignorance into observation and learning...her book is so precise and well-thought-out...Read her book — and listen."---Jane Smiley, The Washington Post

• Chapter 1. The Simple Life?Chapter 2. Land Rich, Cash PoorChapter 3. The Land of Corn and CattleChapter 4. The Price of SustainabilityChapter 5. Privilege to FarmChapter 6. Money MattersChapter 7. What about Subsidies?Chapter 8. The Cattle RunaroundChapter 9. Keeping Up with the JonesChapter 10. Everybody Does It – Off the FarmChapter 11. A New NarrativeChapter 12. Self-Care is KingChapter 13. Co-farming and CommunityChapter 14. Sharing the PieChapter 15. People and PolicyChapter 16. Meanwhile, Back at the RanchAcknowledgementsNotesAbout the Author