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  • Start Your Farm

    The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st-Century Farmer

    by Ellen Polishuk, Forrest Pritchard ...
    A totally modern, all-purpose handbook for today’s agricultural dreamers—covering the challenges and triumphs of launching any successful farm—from two leading lights in sustainable farmingDo you dream of starting your own farm but wonder where to begin? Or do you already have a farm but wish to become more sustainable to compete in today’s market? Start Your Farm, the first comprehensive business ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    Start Your Farm

    The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farm

    by Forrest Pritchard, Ellen Polishuk ...
    Narrated by Stephen Bel Davies, Coleen Marlo ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 1 min

    Do you dream of starting your own farm but wonder where to begin? Or do you already have a farm but wish to become more sustainable to compete in today's market? Start Your Farm, the first comprehensive business guide of its kind, covers these essential questions and more:● Why be a farmer in the 21st century? Do you have what it takes?● What does sustainable really mean, and how can a small (as ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Feeding the World in the 21st Century

    by Dickson Despommier, Gene A. Giacomelli ...
    "The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--StingImagine a world where every town has their own local food source, grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Real Dirt

    An Ex-industrial Farmer's Guide to Sustainable Eating

    by Harry Stoddart ...
    Real Dirt is a groundbreaking book for any reader interested in learning more about where food comes from. Harry Stoddart shares years of experience and knowledge in his quirky dissection of agriculture and what we eat. Among his many achievements, he has developed a farming system he believes is the starting point for genuinely sustainable agriculture. A sixth-generation farmer, Harry bought his ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Grass-Fed Cattle

    How to Produce and Market Natural Beef

    by Julius Ruechel ...
    Successfully raise grass-fed cattle and enjoy the benefits of great-tasting beef and a financially stable enterprise. In this comprehensive guide, Julius Ruechel covers every aspect of raising healthy and thriving grass-fed cattle, offering advice on herd selection, pasture management, medical care, necessary equipment, winter grazing, slaughtering procedures, and more. With tips on creating a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Great Climate Robbery

    How the Food System Drives Climate Change and What We Can Do About It

    by GRAIN ...
    In The Great Climate Robbery highly respected non-profit Grain connects analysis of the food system to larger issues affecting the planet, and links peoples' struggles over food to climate change.The collected articles in this book will help readers to understand the ways in which corporations seek to control the food system, and give information and analysis to challenge this control. This book ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • The Organic Farming Manual

    A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Running a Certified Organic Farm

    by Ann Larkin Hansen ...
    Providing expert tips on tending the land, caring for animals, and necessary equipment, Ann Larkin Hansen also covers the intricate process of acquiring organic certification and other business considerations important to a profitable operation. Discover the rewarding satisfaction of running a successful and sustainable organic farm. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Farming Ladder

    by G. Henderson ...
    First published in 1943, “The Farming Ladder” aims to explain how the reader may start and maintain a successful and profitable farm in the easiest way possible, without requiring a great deal of special knowledge or skills. With original ideas and a wealth of helpful tips, this is a volume not to be missed by existing or prospective smallholders and farmers. Contents include: “The Farm”, “The ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Global Food Economy

    The Battle for the Future of Farming

    by Tony Weis ...
    The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.The current food economy is characterized by immense contradictions. Surplus 'food mountains', bountiful supermarkets, and rising levels of obesity stand in stark contrast to widespread hunger and malnutrition. Transnational companies dominate the market in food and benefit from subsidies, whilst farmers in developing ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Stolen Harvest

    The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply

    by Vandana Shiva ...
    Series series Culture of the Land
    For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The Flower Farmer's Year

    How to grow cut flowers for pleasure and profit

    by Georgie Newbery ...
    Whether you want to grow for pleasure or start your own business, The Flower Farmer's Year is the perfect guide.Grow your own cut flowers and you can fill your house with the gorgeous colours and heavenly scents of your favourite blooms, knowing that they haven't travelled thousands of miles – and you can make money while you do it!Combining boundless passion with down-to-earth guidance and ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Land of Plenty

    A Journey Through the Fields and Foods of Modern Britain

    by Charlie Pye-Smith ...
    Golden fields, ripening apples, lowing cattle: our idea of the landscape has been shaped by agriculture, as has the land itself. But in a fast-changing world, how does the great British countryside continue to provide the food we eat?Most people living in Britain today must go back several generations before they find an ancestor who worked on the land. How much do we really know about those who ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus