A fully illustrated book by Amanda Owen, star of television's Our Yorkshire Farm, (titled My Big Family Farm on CBC Gem) that gives an intimate view of life at Ravenseat for herself, husband Clive and their nine children.Amanda Owen and her family have charmed millions of viewers of Our Yorkshire Farm and inspired three bestselling books. Now in Celebrating the Seasons With The Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda takes readers behind the scenes of their life at Ravenseat Farm and on a journey to a beautiful but remote place. Month by month, she describes their activities - from lambing and shearing to haymaking and feeding the flock in midwinter. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs that showcase the Swaledale landscape she writes about, imbued with history, flora and fauna, from rare wildflowers to the hares glimpsed in the field and the curlews flying above.In many ways Amanda and her family live a simple life, in tune with nature, and her attitude towards food is the same. She believes in buying good, seasonal ingredients when it comes to feeding her family and shares her favourite recipes here, all easy and inexpensive to prepare.As inspirational as Amanda herself, this book will delight everyone who has followed her adventures so far.