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Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers' Movement by Zoe Ida Bradbury Publisher Comments Meet America's New Farmers. Resourceful and hard-working, Greenhorns are passionate about improving the food we eat through sustainable and humane farming practices. Their inspirational stories speak to the challenges and rewards of earning a living off... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Storey's Barn Guide to Sheep by Storey Publisher Comments For all the times you need a helping hand in the barn, Storey’s Barn Guide to Sheep provides visual, step-by-step explanations of the basic procedures of keeping sheep. Complete with a unique rotating calendar to help plan your lambing season, an... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Spiral/comb
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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock by Judy Pangman Publisher Comments Easy-to-care-for, productive, inexpensive, and full of personality, chickens are popping up in backyards throughout the country— in the suburbs, rural towns, and even on city plots. All it takes to keep a small flock is a bit of land and a properly... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry by Glenn Drowns Publisher Comments Storey's Guide to Raising Poultry is the only book you need to naturally and humanely raise a wide range of poultry, from chickens and turkeys to waterfowl and game birds -- even uncommon species, such as pigeons, emus, doves, ostriches, peafowl, and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $17.71 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping by Robert Litt and Hannah Litt Publisher Comments Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portland’s Urban Farm Store, and now they’re ready to help you go local and... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Hardcover
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Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes by Janice Cole Synopsis Chicken coops have never been so chic From organic gardens in parking lots to rooftop beekeeping, the appeal of urban homesteading is widespread. Chicken and Egg tells the story of veteran food writer Janice Cole, who, like so many other urbanites, took... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Chick Days: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens from Hatchlings to Laying Hens by Jenna Woginrich Staff Pick Chick Days is a welcome addition to the ever-growing flock of chicken-keeping guides. In it, Jenna Woginrich, accomplished blogger and author of Made from Scratch, provides an accessible and entertaining overview of backyard chicken keeping, covering... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide by Rick Luttmann Publisher Comments CHICKENS IN YOUR BACKYARD A BEGINNER'S GUIDE Rick and Gail Luttmann Your backyard can be the source of the best eggs and meat you've ever tasted. The answer is chickens-- endearing birds that require but a modest outlay of time, space and food. As they... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight (Yale Agrarian Studies Series Yale Agrarian Studies) by Timothy Pachirat Publisher Comments This is an account of industrialized killing from a participants point of view. The author, political scientist Timothy Pachirat, was employed undercover for five months in a Great Plains slaughterhouse where 2,500 cattle were killed per day—... (read more) Your price: $29.25 New - Hardcover
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Teach Yourself: Get Started in Beekeeping (Teach Yourself) by Adrain Waring Publisher Comments An indispensable bible of information and practical advice on beekeeping Get Started in Beekeeping covers everything from bee behavior to what to do with honey. It balances all the background context on bee biology with the day-to-day and seasonal... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Keep Chickens!: Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and other Small Spaces by Barbara Kilarski Publisher Comments Chickens are hot! Kilarski, a woman with a passion for poultry, offers a handbook that is as practical and encouraging as it is witty and entertaining. This book provides the detailed information every aspiring chicken keeper needs to know. 16-page color... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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City Chickens by Christine Heppermann Publisher Comments Just outside of downtown Minneapolis, follow the sounds of crowing and clucking and you will find Mary Britton Clouses Chicken Run Rescue. Over the years, Mary and her husband have given hundreds of homeless birds a safe place to rest until they can be... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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The Chicken Health Handbook by Gail Damerow Publisher Comments This must-have reference for the small flock owner covers the problems and diseases common to chickens of all breeds and all ages. Generously illustrated, The Chicken Health Handbook teaches you how to: * hatch healthy chicks * provide proper nutrition *... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Animal Housing Handbook: 35 Building Plans for Hutches, Coops, Pens, Small Barns, and Other Barnyard Structures by Carol Ekarius Publisher Comments Cows and horses, donkeys and mules, sheep and goats, pigs and fowl, even llamas are living on small farms and in backyard barnyards throughout the United States. But how and where are these critters being housed? Author Carol Ekarius knows. In How to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats: Breeds, Care, Dairying, Marketing (Storey's Guide to Raising) by Jerry Belanger Publisher Comments With minimal space and housing needs, dairy goats are a practical choice for the small or backyard dairy farmer. Dairy goats require a smaller investment than Cows and produce easily digested milk that is much in demand for making yogurt, cheese, and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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How to Raise Poultry: Everything You Need to Know (How to Raise...) by Christine Heinrichs Publisher Comments Prized for their feathers or eggs, raised for their meat or their beauty or simply for fun, poultry of a dazzling array of sorts and sizes have a place in the heart of farmers, ranchers, and bird fanciers alike. If you want to raise fowl... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping (Complete Idiot's Guides) by Dean Stiglitz Publisher Comments The buzz on beekeeping. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Beekeeping has all the information a begin­ning beekeeper needs to know to start a hive and keep it buzzing. Expert beekeepers Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer, owners of Golden Rule... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals: Choose the Best Breeds for Small-Space Farming, Produce Your Own Grass-Fed Meat, Gather Fresh Eg by Gail Damerow Publisher Comments The Best Breakfast You'll Ever Eat, Courtesy of Your Backyard Animals: Gather fresh eggs for fluffy omelets.Stuff homemade sausages with meat.Fill your omelet with tangy, creamy cheese.Stir sweet honey into tea or coffee.Fry a steak or bacon as a savory... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Humane Livestock Handling by Temple Grandin Publisher Comments Improve the day-to-day operation as well as the profitability of your farm by raising healthier, more contented animals. The benefits are great--for you and for your livestock. Well-treated animals, free from fear and pain: Injure themselves less... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Backyard Goat: An Introductory Guide to Keeping and Enjoying Pet Goats, from Feeding and Housing to Making Your Own Cheese by Sue Weaver Publisher Comments This is the complete beginner's guide to raising goats at home. Whether you want to raise goats for their milk and fiber or keep them as pets or companion animals, this book covers all the essentials. You'll learn how to choose the right goats for your... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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