在《田园生活梦想》中，尼克（Nick）和贝拉·艾文斯（Bella Ivins）为考虑接受自给自足的生活方式和耕种自己土地的人提供必要的知识。

章节从家庭菜园开始，尼克和贝拉·艾文斯讨论了规划设计土地、选择并种植作物，而在果园章节中，他们解释了如何种植果树，动物章节讲了蜜蜂、家禽、羔羊、猪等牲畜，花园章节则展示了如何种植野花草地、林地，甚至是坚果园。建筑物章节详细介绍了谷仓、林场、车间、商店。最后，在农舍章节中，尼克和贝拉带我们来到保存农产品、烘烤面包、生产乳制品的地方，其他章节讨论了做家务时使用的天然产品。无论你想在城市、乡村或郊区实现自给自足，本书都能帮助你，让你的梦想触手可及。

In Living the Country Dream, Nick and Bella Ivins provide all the knowledge necessary for anyone thinking of embracing a self-sustaining lifestyle and farming their own plot.

Starting with the Kitchen Garden, Nick and Bella Ivins discuss designing and planning a plot and choosing and planting crops, while in The Orchard, they explain how to plant fruit trees. Animals covers livestock—bees, poultry, lambs, and pigs—

while The Garden shows how to plant a wildflower meadow, a woodland, and even a nuttery. The Outbuildings takes a closer look at the barn, the woodyard, the workshop, and the store. And finally, in The Farmhouse, Nick and Bella welcome us to the place where produce is preserved, bread is baked, and dairy products are produced. Other sections address green housekeeping with natural products. Whether you want to move towards self-sufficiency in the city, the country, or the suburbs, Living the Country Dream puts your dream within reach.