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Reclaiming the American Farmer

Author : Mary Weaks-Baxter
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807131296
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming the American Farmer written by Mary Weaks-Baxter and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stimulating study, Mary Weaks-Baxter views the Southern Renaissance, 1900--1960, from a fresh perspective. Many writers in the South began consciously to create new myths for the region at the start of the twentieth century, and these myths, Weaks-Baxter argues, reframed southern history and culture. Instead of being rooted in the plantation culture that had provided inspiration for nineteenth-century southern writers, the new literature was inspired by "southern folk," the common people who farmed the earth and whose values derived from Jeffersonian agrarianism and democracy. By glorifying the yeoman farmer -- a figure not only central to southern life but revered throughout the country -- southern writers confirmed the essential Americanness of southern literature and the southernness of American history, creating a viable myth that offered the promise of renewal and purpose. To illustrate how the myth crossed racial, gender, and economic boundaries as well as geographic lines, Weaks-Baxter examines the work of diverse writers, including Willa Cather, Ellen Glasgow, Olive Dargan, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, Jesse Stuart, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Harriette Arnow, William Faulkner, and the Nashville Agrarians. Their portrayals of the lives of common men and women provided hope for all Americans as they were confronted with industrialization and the Great Depression. Weaks-Baxter shows how this agrarian fable led to a new Southern Renaissance in the late twentieth century, influencing the work of contemporary southern writers such as Madison Smartt Bell, Wendell Berry, Alice Walker, Dori Sanders, and Bobbie Ann Mason. With lively arguments and keen insights, Reclaiming the American Farmer will change the terms of discussion about the Southern Renaissance and southern literature in general as it demonstrates how mythologies can unify southerners as well as divide them.

The New American Farmer

Author : Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026235585X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book The New American Farmer written by Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners that offers a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. Although the majority of farms in the United States have US-born owners who identify as white, a growing number of new farmers are immigrants, many of them from Mexico, who originally came to the United States looking for work in agriculture. In The New American Farmer, Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern explores the experiences of Latino/a immigrant farmers as they transition from farmworkers to farm owners, offering a new perspective on racial inequity and sustainable farming. She finds that many of these new farmers rely on farming practices from their home countries—including growing multiple crops simultaneously, using integrated pest management, maintaining small-scale production, and employing family labor—most of which are considered alternative farming techniques in the United States. Drawing on extensive interviews with farmers and organizers, Minkoff-Zern describes the social, economic, and political barriers immigrant farmers must overcome, from navigating USDA bureaucracy to racialized exclusion from opportunities. She discusses, among other topics, the history of discrimination against farm laborers in the United States; the invisibility of Latino/a farmers to government and universities; new farmers' sense of agrarian and racial identity; and the future of the agrarian class system. Minkoff-Zern argues that immigrant farmers, with their knowledge and experience of alternative farming practices, are—despite a range of challenges—actively and substantially contributing to the movement for an ecological and sustainable food system. Scholars and food activists should take notice.

Farming While Black

Author : Leah Penniman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603587616
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Farming While Black written by Leah Penniman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. At Soul Fire Farm, author Leah Penniman co-created the Black and Latino Farmers Immersion (BLFI) program as a container for new farmers to share growing skills in a culturally relevant and supportive environment led by people of color. Farming While Black organizes and expands upon the curriculum of the BLFI to provide readers with a concise guide to all aspects of small-scale farming, from business planning to preserving the harvest. Throughout the chapters Penniman uplifts the wisdom of the African diasporic farmers and activists whose work informs the techniques described--from whole farm planning, soil fertility, seed selection, and agroecology, to using whole foods in culturally appropriate recipes, sharing stories of ancestors, and tools for healing from the trauma associated with slavery and economic exploitation on the land. Woven throughout the book is the story of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement.--AMAZON.

The American Farmer

Author : Algie Martin Simons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The American Farmer written by Algie Martin Simons and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Land was Everything

Author : Victor Davis Hanson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684845016
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Land was Everything written by Victor Davis Hanson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before storms that can destroy his crops in an instant, the farmer stands implacable. To fluctuations in temperature that can deprive his children of their future, the farmer pays no heed. Every day the elements remind him that his future is secure only through constant effort. Like the creepers and crawlers he seeks to eradicate, the farmer toils away in the lush anonymity of his grid of vines, his tradition one of impervious resolve.

New American Farm Book

Author : Richard Lamb Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book New American Farm Book written by Richard Lamb Allen and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Farmer

Author : Paul Mobley
Publisher : Welcome Books
ISBN 13 : 1599620472
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book American Farmer written by Paul Mobley and published by Welcome Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When photographer Paul Mobley set out to capture the soul of America's farming communities, he discovered a culture defined by tradition, integrity, and hard work. The result is a stunning series of portraits and quotes that collectively chronicle the life of a quickly disappearing lifestyle.

The American Farmer Book II

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Publisher : Amer Farmers Book
ISBN 13 : 9780942520064
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The American Farmer Book II written by and published by Amer Farmers Book. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century

Author : Richard L. Bushman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030022673X
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century written by Richard L. Bushman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating study of America's agricultural society during the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Founding eras In the eighteenth century, three‑quarters of Americans made their living from farms. This authoritative history explores the lives, cultures, and societies of America's farmers from colonial times through the founding of the nation. Noted historian Richard Bushman explains how all farmers sought to provision themselves while still actively engaged in trade, making both subsistence and commerce vital to farm economies of all sizes. The book describes the tragic effects on the native population of farmers' efforts to provide farms for their children and examines how climate created the divide between the free North and the slave South. Bushman also traces midcentury rural violence back to the century's population explosion. An engaging work of historical scholarship, the book draws on a wealth of diaries, letters, and other writings--including the farm papers of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington--to open a window on the men, women, and children who worked the land in early America.

The Color of Food

Author : Natasha Bowens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865717893
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book The Color of Food written by Natasha Bowens and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Color of Food sheds light on the issues that lie at the intersection of race and farming. It challenges the status quo of agrarian identity for people of color, honoring a history richer than slavery and migrant labor. By sharing and celebrating their stories, this collection reveals the remarkable face of the American farmer.

The American Farm Book

Author : Richard Lamb Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The American Farm Book written by Richard Lamb Allen and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reclaiming the Commons

Author : Brian Donahue
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300089127
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming the Commons written by Brian Donahue and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively account of a community working to combat suburban sprawl, and how it discovers how to live responsibly on the land.

The American Farmer, Vol. 8

Author : John S. Skinner
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483457379
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book The American Farmer, Vol. 8 written by John S. Skinner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Farmer, Vol. 8: March 25, 1826 Dear Sir - In answer to your circular, I would oh serve, that I should not have presumed to furnish matter for a volume of the Memoirs of the Board, had it not been asserted, that any facts, however simple, would be considered valuable. I have carefully watched the progress Of improve ment in agriculture, in order to derive benefit from any system of cultivation, new and useful, which might be proposed. Although many improvements in the business of husbandry have been suggested, which would no doubt be of advantage to the farm ing interest, were they reduced to practice, yeti shall speak of but one, which I consider the most prominent, and that deserving the greatest atten tion; and which, if generally introduced, would save to the farmers of this state, annually, many millions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

AMER FARMER A HAND-BK OF AGRIC

Author : F. W. O'Neill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781360213279
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book AMER FARMER A HAND-BK OF AGRIC written by F. W. O'Neill and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reclaiming Our Food

Author : Tanya Denckla Cobb
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1603427694
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming Our Food written by Tanya Denckla Cobb and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reclaiming Our Food tells the stories of people across the United States who are finding new ways to grow, process, and distribute food for their own communities. Discover how abandoned urban lots have been turned into productive organic farms, how a family-run sustainable fish farm can stay local and be profitable, and how engaged communities are bringing fresh produce into school cafeterias. Through photographic essays and interviews with innovative food leaders, you’ll be inspired to get involved and help cultivate your own local food economy.

Foodopoly

Author : Wenonah Hauter
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1595587942
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Foodopoly written by Wenonah Hauter and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A meticulously researched tour de force” on politics, big agriculture, and the need to go beyond farmers’ markets to find fixes (Publishers Weekly). Wenonah Hauter owns an organic family farm that provides healthy vegetables to hundreds of families as part of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement. Yet, as a leading healthy-food advocate, Hauter believes that the local food movement is not enough to solve America’s food crisis and the public health debacle it has created. In Foodopoly, she takes aim at the real culprit: the control of food production by a handful of large corporations—backed by political clout—that prevents farmers from raising healthy crops and limits the choices people can make in the grocery store. Blending history, reporting, and a deep understanding of farming and food production, Foodopoly is a shocking, revealing account of the business behind the meat, vegetables, grains, and milk most Americans eat every day, including some of our favorite and most respected organic and health-conscious brands. Hauter also pulls the curtain back from the little-understood but vital realm of agricultural policy, showing how it has been hijacked by lobbyists, driving out independent farmers and food processors in favor of the likes of Cargill, Tyson, Kraft, and ConAgra. Foodopoly shows how the impacts ripple far and wide, from economic stagnation in rural communities to famines overseas, and argues that solving this crisis will require a complete structural shift—a change that is about politics, not just personal choice.

The American Farmer; Volume VIII

Author : Solon L. Goode
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021865939
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (659 download)

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Download or read book The American Farmer; Volume VIII written by Solon L. Goode and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solon L. Goode's The American Farmer is an essential work of agricultural history. Comprehensive and insightful, this book provides a detailed understanding of the history and evolution of American agriculture, and its role in shaping the economic and social fabric of the nation. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of agriculture and the American economy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.