Seven beginnings and seven ends of a season on a small farm can almost kill you, but also reward you, sober you up and teach you humility. Nataša Kramberger, who at the age of thirty-three took on a run-down estate and turned it into a vibrant biodynamic farm, seven years later, in a follow-up to her novel Comparable Hectares, reflects on what went right, what went wrong and what else we can do to avoid the next disaster.

In seven years of farming, the effects of climate change have become painfully obvious: one day, trees spontaneously topple after a prolonged drought, the following day the cellar turns into a swamp due to floods. Nature is out of control, it seems, no longer following any rules. In such circumstances, what practices can an organic farmer follow? While some try to follow the bureaucratic rules of European subsidies and the irrational demands of the markets, Nataša Kramberger discovers age-old wisdoms and learns how to observe. We are all part of a global environmental balance. So we have to accept responsibility. Responsibility for still having a chance.