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Bet the Farm

Author : Beth Hoffman
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 164283159X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Bet the Farm written by Beth Hoffman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eloquent and detailed...It's hard to have hope, but the organized observations and plans of Hoffman and people like her give me some. Read her book -- and listen." -- Jane Smiley, The Washington Post In her late 40s, Beth Hoffman decided to upend her comfortable life as a professor and journalist to move to her husband's family ranch in Iowa--all for the dream of becoming a farmer. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019, and many struggle just to stay afloat. Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth's eyes. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very bad for the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass finished beef is a nightmare. If Beth can't make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don't have other jobs to fall back on hack it? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personal exploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food.

The Lean Farm

Author : Ben Hartman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603585923
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Lean Farm written by Ben Hartman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation To many people today, using the words "factory" and "farm" in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though, the same sound business practices apply whether you are producing cars or carrots. Author Ben Hartman and other young farmers are increasingly finding that incorporating the best new ideas from business into their farming can drastically cut their wastes and increase their profits, making their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable. By explaining the lean system for identifying and eliminating waste and introducing efficiency in every aspect of the farm operation, The Lean Farm makes the case that small-scale farming can be an attractive career option for young people who are interested in growing food for their community. Working smarter, not harder, also prevents the kind of burnout that start-up farmers often encounter in the face of long, hard, backbreaking labor. Lean principles grew out of the Japanese automotive industry, but they are now being followed on progressive farms around the world. Using examples from his own family's one-acre community-supported farm in Indiana, Hartman clearly instructs other small farmers in how to incorporate lean practices in each step of their production chain, from starting a farm and harvesting crops to training employees and selling goods. While the intended audience for this book is small-scale farmers who are part of the growing local food movement, Hartman's prescriptions for high-value, low-cost production apply to farms and businesses of almost any size or scale that hope to harness the power of lean in their production processes.

The Urban Farmer

Author : Curtis Allen Stone
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1771421916
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Urban Farmer written by Curtis Allen Stone and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are twenty million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost. However, viewed through a different lens, they can also be seen as a tremendous source of opportunity. Access to land is a major barrier for many people who want to enter the agricultural sector, and urban and suburban yards have huge potential for would-be farmers wanting to become part of this growing movement. The Urban Farmer is a comprehensive, hands-on, practical manual to help you learn the techniques and business strategies you need to make a good living growing high-yield, high-value crops right in your own backyard (or someone else's). Major benefits include: Low capital investment and overhead costs Reduced need for expensive infrastructure Easy access to markets Growing food in the city means that fresh crops may travel only a few blocks from field to table, making this innovative approach the next logical step in the local food movement. Based on a scalable, easily reproduced business model, The Urban Farmer is your complete guide to minimizing risk and maximizing profit by using intensive production in small leased or borrowed spaces. Curtis Stone is the owner/operator of Green City Acres, a commercial urban farm growing vegetables for farmers markets, restaurants, and retail outlets. During his slower months, Curtis works as a public speaker, teacher, and consultant, sharing his story to inspire a new generation of farmers.

Perilous Bounty

Author : Tom Philpott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635573149
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Perilous Bounty written by Tom Philpott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and former farmer Tom Philpott. More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future. In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.

What I know of farming:

Author : Horace Greeley
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5040853017
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book What I know of farming: written by Horace Greeley and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

What I know of farming:. a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science

Author : Horace Greeley
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book What I know of farming:. a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science written by Horace Greeley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What I know of farming:. a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science" by Horace Greeley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

What I Know about Farming

Author : Richard James Oglesby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book What I Know about Farming written by Richard James Oglesby and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

We Are Each Other's Harvest

Author : Natalie Baszile
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063139898
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book We Are Each Other's Harvest written by Natalie Baszile and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WALL STREET JOURNAL FAVORITE FOOD BOOK OF THE EAR From the author of Queen Sugar—now a critically acclaimed series on OWN directed by Ava Duvernay—comes a beautiful exploration and celebration of black farming in America. In this impressive anthology, Natalie Baszile brings together essays, poems, photographs, quotes, conversations, and first-person stories to examine black people’s connection to the American land from Emancipation to today. In the 1920s, there were over one million black farmers; today there are just 45,000. Baszile explores this crisis, through the farmers’ personal experiences. In their own words, middle aged and elderly black farmers explain why they continue to farm despite systemic discrimination and land loss. The "Returning Generation"—young farmers, who are building upon the legacy of their ancestors, talk about the challenges they face as they seek to redress issues of food justice, food sovereignty, and reparations. These farmers are joined by other influential voices, including noted historians Analena Hope Hassberg and Pete Daniel, and award-winning author Clyde W. Ford, who considers the arrival of Africans to American shores; and James Beard Award-winning writers and Michael Twitty, reflects on black culinary tradition and its African roots. Poetry and inspirational quotes are woven into these diverse narratives, adding richness and texture, as well as stunning four-color photographs from photographers Alison Gootee and Malcom Williams, and Baszile’s personal collection. As Baszile reveals, black farming informs crucial aspects of American culture—the family, the way our national identity is bound up with the land, the pull of memory, the healing power of food, and race relations. She reminds us that the land, well-earned and fiercely protected, transcends history and signifies a home that can be tended, tilled, and passed to succeeding generations with pride. We Are Each Other’s Harvest elevates the voices and stories of black farmers and people of color, celebrating their perseverance and resilience, while spotlighting the challenges they continue to face. Luminous and eye-opening, this eclectic collection helps people and communities of color today reimagine what it means to be dedicated to the soil.

What I Know about Farming

Author : Ellis J. Grinnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book What I Know about Farming written by Ellis J. Grinnell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

For the Love of Soil

Author : Nicole Masters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578536729
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book For the Love of Soil written by Nicole Masters and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn a roadmap to healthy soil and revitalised food systems to powerfully address these times of challenge. This book equips producers with knowledge, skills and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Learn how to: - Triage soil health and act to fast-track soil and plant health-Build healthy resilient soil systems-Develop a deeper understanding of microbial and mineral synergies-Read what weeds and diseases are communicating about soil and plant health-Create healthy, productive and profitable landscapes.Globally recognised soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book, For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt. Instead, we must take a soil-first approach to regenerate landscapes, restore natural cycles, and bring vitality back to ecosystems. This book translates the often complex and technical know-how of soil into more digestible terms through case studies from regenerative farmers, growers, and ranchers in Australasia and North America. Along with sharing key soil health principles and restoration tools, For the Love of Soil provides land managers with an action plan to kickstart their soil resource's well-being, no matter the scale."For years many of us involved in regenerative agriculture have been touting the soil health - plant health - animal health - human health connection but no one has tied them all together like Nicole does in "For the love of Soil"! " Gabe Brown, Browns Ranch, Nourished by Nature. "William Gibson once said that "the future is here - it is just not evenly distributed." "Nicole modestly claims that the information in the book is not new thinking, but her resynthesis of the lessons she has learned and refined in collaboration with regenerative land-managers is new, and it is powerful." Says Abe Collins, cofounder of LandStream and founder of Collins Grazing. "She lucidly shares lessons learned from the deep-topsoil futures she and her farming and ranching partners manage for and achieve."The case studies, science and examples presented a compelling testament to the global, rapidly growing soil health movement. "These food producers are taking actions to imitate natural systems more closely," says Masters. "... they are rewarded with more efficient nutrient, carbon, and water cycles; improved plant and animal health, nutrient density, reduced stress, and ultimately, profitability."In spite of the challenges food producers face, Masters' book shows even incredibly degraded landscapes can be regenerated through mimicking natural systems and focusing on the soil first. "Our global agricultural production systems are frequently at war with ecosystem health and Mother Nature," notes Terry McCosker of Resource Consulting Services in Australia. "In this book, Nicole is declaring peace with nature and provides us with the science and guidelines to join the regenerative agriculture movement while increasing profits."Buy this book today to take your farm or ranch to the next level!

Gaining Ground

Author : Forrest Pritchard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762794380
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Gaining Ground written by Forrest Pritchard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One fateful day in 1996, upon discovering that five freight cars’ worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard undertakes to save his family’s farm. What ensues—through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters—is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard’s biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his career choice and eschews organic foods for sugary mainstream fare; but just when the farm starts to turn heads at local markets, his father’s health takes a turn for the worse.With poetry and humor, this timely memoir tugs on the heartstrings and feeds the soul long after the last page is turned.

What I Know of Farming

Author : Joseph Hull
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What I Know of Farming written by Joseph Hull and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

SPIN-farming Basics

Author : Wally Satzewich
Publisher : Spin Farming LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780615384092
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book SPIN-farming Basics written by Wally Satzewich and published by Spin Farming LLC. This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SPIN-Farming Basics outlines how to make money growing common vegetables in backyards, front lawns,neighborhood lots or as part of larger acreages in the country. SPIN stands for small plot intensive, and SPIN-Farming Basics provides everything you'd expect from a good franchise: a business concept, marketing advice, financial benchmarks and a detailed day-to-day workflow. It is non-technical, easy-to-understand and inexpensive-to-implement and shows readers how to farm commercially wherever they live, as long as there are nearby markets to support them.

What I Know of Farming

Author : Horace Greeley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book What I Know of Farming written by Horace Greeley and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Future-Proof Farm

Author : Steve Groff
Publisher : Advantage Media Group
ISBN 13 : 9781642251869
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Future-Proof Farm written by Steve Groff and published by Advantage Media Group. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR FARMERS! WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE EARTH IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS Steve Groff's message to his fellow farmers is profound and prophetic: they are in danger of becoming obsolete. Major market changes are forcing them to make difficult decisions. Farmers who adjust have an opportunity to thrive. Those who do not are likely to fade away. Consumers increasingly demand that the food they eat and the clothes they wear come from producers who observe responsible farming practices such as cover crops and reduced tillage. The major corporate players are positioning themselves for a profitable future. Farmers must do likewise to ensure they will have a continuing market for their goods. To future-proof their farms, they must heal the live-giving soil that sustains their livelihood. Steve Groff knows that what is good for the earth is good for business. He has taken his message across the nation and to the corners of the world, promoting a new mindset that could save the family farm from extinction. This book is his wake-up call.

History and Science of Cultivated Plants

Author : Sushma Naithani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book History and Science of Cultivated Plants written by Sushma Naithani and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

What I Know Of Farming

Author : Horace Greeley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781835917374
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book What I Know Of Farming written by Horace Greeley and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What I Know of Farming" is a book written by Horace Greeley, an American newspaper editor and publisher, as well as a prominent advocate for agrarianism and agricultural reform. The book, first published in 1871, reflects Greeley's personal experiences and insights gained from his own experiments in farming. In "What I Know of Farming," Greeley shares practical advice and observations on various aspects of agriculture, drawing from his firsthand experiences as a farmer. He covers topics such as soil management, crop rotation, livestock care, and agricultural economics. Greeley's writing is straightforward and accessible, aimed at helping fellow farmers improve their practices and increase their productivity. While Greeley was not a professional farmer himself, he was deeply passionate about agriculture and believed strongly in the importance of farming as a foundation of American society. Through his writing and advocacy, he sought to promote the ideals of agrarianism and self-sufficiency, encouraging Americans to embrace farming as a noble and rewarding occupation. In addition to practical advice, "What I Know of Farming" also reflects Greeley's broader vision for agrarian reform and social progress. He believed that a strong and prosperous agricultural sector was essential for the health and stability of the nation, and he advocated for policies that would support small farmers and promote sustainable farming practices. Overall, "What I Know of Farming" is a valuable historical document that provides insights into 19th-century farming practices and the challenges faced by American farmers of the time. Greeley's passion for agriculture and his commitment to agrarian ideals continue to resonate with readers interested in the history of farming and agricultural reform.