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The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook It is not an overstatement to say that this handbook represents the future of farming. Farmers, growers, and serious gardeners around the world are discovering that the toxic methods taught for the past 50 years do not work. But the answer for modern growers is not to turn back the hands of time, but to move forward to a higher level of understanding. In this readable, easy to understand handbook the authors explain...
The authors successfully integrate the diverse techniques and technologies of classical organic farming. By understanding all of the available non-toxic tools and when they are effective, you will be able to react to your specific situation and growing conditions. The result will be ever-improving soil fertility, healthy crops that provide their own insect and disease resistance, fields without the curse of weeds, and the satisfaction that you a true steward of the land. return to the Book Barn
Rebirth of the Small Family Farm:
A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Concepts of
Community Supported Agriculture Many are amazed to discover that two middle aged novice farmers are making a decent living on less than 2 acres of land on Vashon Island, WA.
Eco-Farm The definitive guide to managing farm and ranch soil fertility, crops, fertilizers, weeds and insects, more -- while avoiding dangerous chemicals. This guide to ecological agriculture -- now updated -- will provide you with the detailed practical information you need to grow better crops and livestock without the use of dangerous chemicals, as well as examining the philosophy behind this increasingly popular method of farming. This book covers: Soil Fertility, Compost, Trace Elements, Crops,
Animal Health, The N, P, K Concept, Weeds, Crop Rotation, Insects, Soil Carbon &
Calcium, Tillage, Soil life, and much more!
Fatal Harvest:
The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture
(Paperback) The book's many photographs and essays offer graphic testimony to the tragic consequences of how our food is produced. Readers will come to see that industrial food production is indeed a "fatal harvest" - fatal to consumers, as pesticide residues and new disease vectors such as E. coli and "mad cow disease" find their way into our food supply; fatal to our landscapes, as chemical runoff from factory farms poison our rivers and groundwater; fatal to genetic diversity, as farmers rely increasingly on high-yield monocultures and genetically engineered crops; and fatal to our farm communities, which are wiped out by huge corporate farms. As it exposes the ecological and social impacts of industrial agriculture's fatal harvest, the book also details a new ecological and humane vision for agriculture. It shows how millions of people are engaged in the new politics of food as they work to develop a better alternative to the current chemically fed and biotechnology-driven system. Designed to aid the movement to reform industrial agriculture, Fatal Harvest will inform and influence the activists, farmers, policymakers, and consumers who are seeking a safer and more sustainable food future. return to the Book Barn
Small Scale Livestock Farming:
A Grass-Based Approach for Health, Sustainability, and Profit
My name is Carol Ekarius, and together with my husband, Ken
Woodard, I've raised and marketed livestock for over a decade. Neither Ken, nor
I, came from farming backgrounds, but we learned how to succeed in agriculture. |
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