Pigs in Clover

Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life

Simon Dawson

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Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
01 May 2015

Biography; Memoirs; Smallholdings; Self-sufficiency

This is the true story of a Londoner who gives up his job as an estate agent in the city, moves to the wilds of Exmoor, starts a smallholding and becomes self-sufficient, with a few bumps along the way. Simon's journey from urbanite to self-sufficient smallholder is brimming with incidents - some funny and some tragic - leading him to question Mother Nature, himself, the food he eats, and his role in it all. Which makes the transition from city life to self-sufficient smallholder slow, emotional and, for him, often confusing, but it is also beautiful, warming and laugh-out-loud funny.

So if you would like to spend time with an accidental smallholder who completely changed one drunken night in Devon, then join Simon, his wife and their extended family as they learn the truth of what it takes to live a self-sufficient life, before eventually becoming as happy as the proverbial pigs in clover.

By: Simon Dawson
Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781409154655
ISBN 10: 1409154653
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 May 2015
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.hiddenvalleypigs.co.uk

Simon Dawson gave up his job as an estate agent in London and moved to Exmoor with his wife Debbie over a decade ago. He runs courses on smallholding, butchery, food processing and nose-to-tail eating and came first for the South West on TV's LOCAL FOOD HEROES in 2007. He is much in demand as a journalist and broadcaster, as well as being midwife and foster dad to countless pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs and horses. Follow Simon on Twitter @simondawson1

Reviews for Pigs in Clover: Or How I Accidentally Fell in Love with the Good Life

James Herriot's 'All Creatures Great and Small' meets Stuart Maconie - funny, from the heart and utterly wonderful from start to finish. -- Jenny Selway * Daily Express * Simon Dawson's books should come with ""scratch and sniff"" pages containing the aroma of the Devon countryside at every turn... A witty, revealing heart-warming and honest account of his triumphs and travails. * Devon Life * Enchanting * Daily Mail * One of the most amusing writers I know * Country Smallholding magazine * It made me laugh and it made me think. I highly recommend it...it's a ten from Len! -- Len Goodman