The Tree House Diaries: How to Live Wild in the Woods
By (Author) Nick Weston
HarperCollins Publishers
Collins & Brown
1st August 2010
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
796.5092
Hardback
320
Width 162mm, Height 240mm, Spine 30mm
834g
The Tree House Diaries is an inspiring tale that shows how it is possible to unplug from the modern world and live the dream off-grid.
Learn to unplug and live life off-grid
Packed with practical information and know-how
Full of expert hunting, fishing and foraging advice complete with recipes!
Looking for an alternative way of living, Nick Weston escaped from the London rat-race to live entirely off the land, building his own tree house in a secret location deep in the woods of Sussex for six months.The Tree House Diarieschronicles this amazing real lifeBoys Ownadventure, from the construction of his tree house (complete with hot shower, compost loo and double bed) to the planting of his vegetable patch. The diaries contain practical information on every project undertaken, with delicious recipes made from natural produce; incorporating anything that Nick could catch, shoot, forage or grow. The book is illustrated with fascinating step-by-step photographs.
Witness all of Nicks trials and errors and the highs and lows of tree house life each day usually ending with a glass of home brewed nettle beer and a wistful yearning for the time when the elderflower champagne could be popped open!The Tree House Diariesis an inspiring tale that shows how it is possible to unplug from the modern world and live the dream off-grid.
Self-styled survival expert Nick appeared in Channel4's Shipwrecked - a loosely survival-based programme based in the Cook Islands. Come November he will be banished to a remote cottage (with electricity) to complete the writing up of his treehouse diaries before embarking on his next project - Visit Nick's blog on huntergathercook.typepad.com