Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on almost 530 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalistcovering 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.

“Eloquent and detailed…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 JonesesChapter 10. Everybody Does It – off the FarmChapter 11. A New NarrativeChapter 12. Self-Care Is KeyChapter 13. Co-farming and CommunityChapter 14. Sharing the PieChapter 15. People and PolicyChapter 16. Meanwhile, Back at the RanchNotesAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author

Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on almost 530 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalistcovering 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.

“Eloquent and detailed…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 JonesesChapter 10. Everybody Does It – off the FarmChapter 11. A New NarrativeChapter 12. Self-Care Is KeyChapter 13. Co-farming and CommunityChapter 14. Sharing the PieChapter 15. People and PolicyChapter 16. Meanwhile, Back at the RanchNotesAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author

Beth Hoffman is a beginning farmer on almost 530 acres in Iowa. For the last twenty years, she has worked as a journalistcovering 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.

“Eloquent and detailed…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 JonesesChapter 10. Everybody Does It – off the FarmChapter 11. A New NarrativeChapter 12. Self-Care Is KeyChapter 13. Co-farming and CommunityChapter 14. Sharing the PieChapter 15. People and PolicyChapter 16. Meanwhile, Back at the RanchNotesAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author