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Home Grown
- Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
The charming adventures of one family's mission to build a deeper, lasting connection to land and community on their Vermont farm.
When Ben Hewitt and his wife bought a sprawling acreage of field and forest in northern Vermont, they were eager to start a self-sustaining family farm. But over the years, the land became so much more than a building site; it became the birthplace of their two sons, the main source of family income and food, and even a classroom for their children. Through self-directed play, exploration, and experimentation on their farm, Hewitt's children learned how to play and read, test boundaries and challenge themselves, fail and recover. Best of all, this environment allowed their personalities to flourish, fueling further growth.
In Home Grown, Hewitt shows us how small, mindful decisions about day-to-day life can lead to greater awareness of the world in our backyards and beyond. In telling the story of his sons' unconventional education in the fields and forests surrounding his family's farm, he demonstrates that the sparks of learning are all around us, just waiting to be discovered. Learning is a lifelong process - and the best education is never confined to a classroom.
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- Karina Nikitin
- 26-04-24
It’s a memoir, not a parenting book - don’t let the book description confuse you!
If you want to hear a story about the school drop out who enjoys basic math skills in calculating time “wasted” in school or sport clubs, feel free to listen to it; otherwise don’t bother. Maybe a harsh review but I feel cheated on with the book description promising the know how’s of unschooling children and instead providing a story of a not so successful man who believes school system is outdated and gives nothing in return. Considering the condition that every person finds its place in the world maybe the author did so, but it has nothing to do with his experience and collected expertise to share with the audience. Don’t waste your time here.
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- L. Sutton
- 25-01-23
Awful narrator
It ruined what I think would have been a great book. It’s such a shame, I couldn’t listen to it for more than 5 minutes before having to switch off.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-23
Inspiring
Ben writes really well. If you can see beyond the narrator there is lots to enjoy in his story.
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