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This Lake Alive!

Author : Amy B. Demarest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964216310
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book This Lake Alive! written by Amy B. Demarest and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An equally stimulating publication from Shelburne Farms is This Lake Alive: An Interdisciplinary Handbook for Teaching and Learning about the Lake Champlain Basin. This is not a teaching curriculum, but rather an opportunity to create curriculum. Essays, activities, and resources take the participant through the worlds of geology, geography, history, nautical archeology, and ecology. Although the focus for this study is Lake Champlain (the nation's sixth largest lake and for a short period of time officially a "great lake"), the template of this book will translate easily to other bodies of water.

The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables

Author : Ben Hartman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603586997
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables written by Ben Hartman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Clay Bottom Farm, author Ben Hartman and staff practice kaizen, or continuous improvement, cutting out more waste--of time, labor, space, money, and more--every year and aligning their organic production more tightly with customer demand. Applied alongside other lean principles originally developed by the Japanese auto industry, the end result has been increased profits and less work. In this field-guide companion to his award-winning first book, The Lean Farm, Hartman shows market vegetable growers in even more detail how Clay Bottom Farm implements lean thinking in every area of their work, including using kanbans, or replacement signals, to maximize land use; germination chambers to reduce defect waste; and right-sized machinery to save money and labor and increase efficiency. From finding land and assessing infrastructure needs to selling perfect produce at the farmers market, The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables digs deeper into specific, tested methods for waste-free farming that not only help farmers become more successful but make the work more enjoyable. These methods include: Using Japanese paper pot transplanters Building your own germinating chambers Leaning up your greenhouse Making and applying simple composts Using lean techniques for pest and weed control Creating Heijunka, or load-leveling calendars for efficient planning Farming is not static, and improvement requires constant change. The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables offers strategies for farmers to stay flexible and profitable even in the face of changing weather and markets. Much more than a simple exercise in cost-cutting, lean farming is about growing better, not cheaper, food--the food your customers want.

The Resilient Farm and Homestead

Author : Ben Falk
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1603584447
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Resilient Farm and Homestead written by Ben Falk and published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a manual for developing durable, beautiful, and highly functional human habitat systems fit to handle an age of rapid transition. Ben Falk is a land designer and site developer whose permaculture-research farm has drawn national attention. The site is a terraced paradise on a hillside in Vermont that would otherwise be overlooked by conventional farmers as unworthy farmland. Falk's wide array of fruit trees, rice paddies (relatively unheard of in the Northeast), ducks, nuts, and earth-inspired buildings is a hopeful image for the future of regenerative agriculture and modern homesteading. The book covers nearly every strategy Falk and his team have been testing at the Whole Systems Research Farm over the past decade, as well as experiments from other sites Falk has designed through his off-farm consulting business. The book includes detailed information on earthworks; gravity-fed water systems; species composition; the site-design process; site management; fuelwood hedge production and processing; human health and nutrient-dense production strategies; rapid topsoil formation and remineralization; agroforestry/silvopasture/grazing; ecosystem services, especially regarding flood mitigation; fertility management; human labor and social-systems aspects; tools/equipment/appropriate technology; and much more, complete with gorgeous photography and detailed design drawings. The Resilient Farm and Homestead is more than just a book of tricks and techniques for regenerative site development, but offers actual working results in living within complex farm-ecosystems based on research from the "great thinkers" in permaculture, and presents a viable home-scale model for an intentional food-producing ecosystem in cold climates, and beyond. Inspiring to would-be homesteaders everywhere, but especially for those who find themselves with "unlikely" farming land, Falk is an inspiration in what can be done by imitating natural systems, and making the most of what we have by re-imagining what's possible. A gorgeous case study for the homestead of the future.

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 Farm in the Green Mountains

Author : Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1681370751
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Farm in the Green Mountains written by Alice Herdan-Zuckmayer and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The charming, return-to-the-land memoir of a refugee family who flees Nazi Germany and finds their true home in the backwoods of rural Vermont Alice and Carl Zuckmayer lived at the center of Weimar-era Berlin. She was a former actor turned medical student, he was a playwright, and their circle of friends included Stefan Zweig, Alma Mahler, and Bertolt Brecht. But then the Nazis took over, and Carl’s most recent success—a play satirizing German militarism—impressed them in all the wrong ways. The couple and their two daughters were forced to flee, first to Austria, then to Switzerland, and finally to the United States. Los Angeles didn’t suit them, neither did New York, but a chance stroll in the Vermont woods led them to Backwoods Farm and the eighteenth-century farmhouse where they would spend the next five years. In Europe, the Zuckmayers were accustomed to servants; in Vermont, they found themselves building chicken coops, refereeing fights between fractious ducks, and caring for temperamental water pipes “like babies.” But in spite of the endless work and the brutal, depressing winters, Alice found that in America she had at last discovered her “native land.” This generous, surprising, and witty memoir, a best seller in postwar Germany, has all the charm of an unlikely romantic comedy.

Resource Guide for Vermont's New and Aspiring Farmers

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Resource Guide for Vermont's New and Aspiring Farmers written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Explorer's Guide Vermont (Fourteenth Edition)

Author : Christina Tree
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 158157620X
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (815 download)

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Book Synopsis Explorer's Guide Vermont (Fourteenth Edition) by : Christina Tree

Download or read book Explorer's Guide Vermont (Fourteenth Edition) written by Christina Tree and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guiding you to the best of everything in Vermont for over 30 years! Although Explorer’s Guide Vermont covers the entire Green Mountain State, the authors pride themselves on their detailed coverage of the state’s less-traveled areas, especially the Northeast Kingdom. You’ll also find in-depth descriptions of major Vermont destinations like Burlington, Brattleboro, Manchester, and Woodstock. They always highlight the most interesting and rewarding places to visit, whether on back roads or in bigger cities—artists’ studios, family farms, and historic sites among them. This guide provides great recommendations for every activity you’re looking for—mountain and road biking; hiking and swimming; skiing, snowshoeing, and snowboarding; horseback riding, fishing, and paddling—and many more, both on and off the beaten track.

The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook

Author : Richard Wiswall
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603582495
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook written by Richard Wiswall and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to popular belief, a good living can be made on an organic farm. What’s required is farming smarter, not harder. In The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook, Richard Wiswall shares advice on how to make your vegetable production more efficient, better manage your employees and finances, and turn a profit. From his twenty-seven years of experience at Cate Farm in Vermont, Wiswall knows firsthand the joys of starting and operating an organic farm—as well as the challenges of making a living from one. Farming offers fundamental satisfaction from producing food, working outdoors, being one’s own boss, and working intimately with nature. But, unfortunately, many farmers avoid learning about the business end of farming; because of this, they often work harder than they need to, or quit farming altogether because of frustrating—and often avoidable—losses. In this comprehensive business kit, Wiswall covers: Step-by-step procedures to make your crop production more efficient Advice on managing employees, farm operations, and office systems Novel marketing strategies What to do with your profits: business spending, investing, and planning for retirement A companion toolkit, available for download upon purchase of the book, offers valuable business tools, including easy-to-use spreadsheets for projecting cash flow, a payroll calculator, comprehensive crop budgets for forty different crops, and tax planners.

Agricultural Education Instructional Materials

Author : Ohio State University. Center for Vocational and Technical Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Education Instructional Materials written by Ohio State University. Center for Vocational and Technical Education and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sharing the Harvest

Author : Elizabeth Henderson
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 193339210X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Sharing the Harvest written by Elizabeth Henderson and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at partnerships between local small farms and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm, offering advice on acquiring land, organizing, handling the harvest, and money and legal matters.

Cooking with Shelburne Farms

Author : Melissa Pasanen
Publisher : Avery
ISBN 13 : 9780670018352
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Cooking with Shelburne Farms written by Melissa Pasanen and published by Avery. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents one hundred regionally inspired recipes by the staff of the New England farm dedicated to its use of sustainable rustic foods and featuring options that can be prepared using a combination of fresh ingredients and produce from local farms.

Farmers' Guide

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farmers' Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Explorers Guide Vermont Thirteenth Edition

Author : Christina Tree
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 0881509612
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Explorers Guide Vermont Thirteenth Edition written by Christina Tree and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the parks, campgrounds, inns, motels, restaurants, stores, sports, cultural activities, special events, and historic villages in Vermont.

Business Advice for Organic Farmers Bundle

Author : Richard Wiswall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781603584630
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book Business Advice for Organic Farmers Bundle written by Richard Wiswall and published by . This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides step-by-step instructions on how to make crop production more efficient and offers advice on farm operations, managing employees, and office procedures, along with a DVD featuring a workshop and an interview with the author.

Folk Medicine

Author : D. C. Jarvis
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473385504
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Folk Medicine written by D. C. Jarvis and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth study of traditional folk medicine in Vermont, written by a formally trained doctor. Folk medicine is an imperative aspect of many Vermonters’ lives and health. Trained medical doctor D. C. Jarvis set out to investigate this traditional approach to herbal medicine and produced this little guide to provide knowledge and understanding of the nature and long-successful uses of folk medicine. An invaluable read for anyone interested in daily increased vitality. The chapters featured in this volume include: - Vermont Environment and the Life Span - The Animal Laws - Your Beginning - Your Racial Pattern and Vermont Folk Medicine - The First Yardstick of Your Health - The Instincts of Childhood - Potassium and Its Uses - The Usefulness of Honey - The Usefulness of Kelp - The Importance of Iodine - Castor Oil and Corn Oil - Medical Reasoning Behind Vermont Folk Medicine

Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century

Author : Stephen Leslie
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160358613X
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Horse-Powered Farming for the 21st Century written by Stephen Leslie and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now is a time of exciting new developments for live animal power. As the numbers of adherents to this way of life grow, ecologically minded farmers in their fields are developing efficient horse-drawn systems, and equipment manufacturers in small shops all across North America and Europe are coming forth with new innovations in ground-drive technology that have us poised on the cusp of another agricultural revolution--with working horses, mules, donkeys, and oxen at the heart of it. --Publisher.

The New Farmers' Market

Author : Vance Corum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963281470
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book The New Farmers' Market written by Vance Corum and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice about farmers' markets for farmers, market managers, and city planners, covering choosing crops, keeping records, staffing a booth, retail storefronts, displays, merchandising, sales, promotion, challenges, opportunities, management issues, and other related topics; and discusses trends.