Originally called Harrowsmith, the magazine was heralded as a back-to-the-land and environmental issues platform.
In 1976, founder James M. Lawrence cut and pasted the first issues together on a kitchen table in the tiny village of Camden East (pop.
Camden House Publishing Inc. was created in 1977 as the parent company for the Harrowsmith and Equinox magazines and later for many books.
Telemedia launched an American edition, and the words "Country Life" were tacked onto Harrowsmith's title.
[4] The American edition reached a paid circulation of 225,000 but folded as Telemedia began making changes to their publishing business.
Two print issues were published (spring and fall) and two online editions (summer and winter) were included in annual subscriptions.