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The Fatal Harvest Reader: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture by Andrew Kimbrell Publisher Comments Fatal Harvest takes an unprecedented look at our current ecologically destructive agricultural system and offers a compelling vision for an organic and environmentally safer way of producing the food we eat. The Fatal Harvest Reader brings together in an... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beautiful Chickens by Christie Aschwanden Publisher Comments An awe-inspiring collection featuring commissioned photographic portraits of the best in feathered beauties Beautiful Chickens takes the humble farmyard fowl and places it in the frame of a top portrait photographer. Stylishly lit and shot against a... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Untold Story of Milk: The History, Politics and Science of Nature's Perfect Food: Raw Milk from Pasture-Fed Cows by Ron Schmid Synopsis The role of raw milk in the rise of civilization, the milk problem that led to compulsory pasteurization, the politics of the dairy industry. Revised and updated with the latest scientific studies documenting the safety and health benefits of raw milk... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter Staff Pick If you've ever dabbled in community gardening or thought to yourself, "I could raise chickens!" then Farm City is a must read. Novella Carpenter brings heart and humor to her story of inner-city gardening.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farm Enterprise by Joel Salatin Publisher Comments Have you ever desired, deep within your soul, to make a comfortable full-time living from a farming enterprise? Too often people dare not even vocalize this desire because it seems absurd. It's like thinking the unthinkable.After all, the farm population... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball Publisher Comments "This book is the story of the two love affairs that interrupted the trajectory of my life: one with farming--that dirty, concupiscent art--and the other with a complicated and exasperating farmer."andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Single, thirtysomething... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch by Dan Obrien Publisher Comments For twenty years Dan OBrien struggled to make ends meet on his cattle ranch in South Dakota. But when a neighbor invited him to lend a hand at the annual buffalo roundup, OBrien was inspired to convert his own ranch, the Broken Heart, to buffalo... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard Into a Garden and Your Neighborhood Into a Community by H C Flores Publisher Comments Gardening can be a political act. Creativity, fulfillment, connection, revolution--it all begins when we get our hands in the dirt. Food Not Lawns combines practical wisdom on ecological design and community-building with a fresh, green perspective on an... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Epitaph for a Peach : Four Seasons on My Family Farm (95 Edition) by David Mas Masumoto Publisher Comments As pleasurable as a perfect peach, Epitaph for a Peach tells the passionate story of one farmer's attempt to rescue one of the last truly sweet and juicy fruits from becoming obsolete in a world that increasingly values commerciality over quality. The... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping by Roger A Morse Publisher Comments Covering the rearing of queens, honey-making methods, honey marketing, the benefit of pollinator rental, and everything else related to beekeeping, The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping explains step-by-step what it takes to establish a thriving hive that... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Pack Goat by John Mionczynski Publisher Comments This comprehensive guide presents everything a potential packer needs to know. "I would highly recommend the book to anyone, whether or not they are interested in goat packing; it is simply fun to read."... (read more) Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture by Wendell Berry Publisher Comments Berry's assessment of modern agriculture and its relationship to American culture--our health, economy, personal relationships, morals, and spiritual values--is more timely than ever. This new edition of Berry's work presents a a classic testament to the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America by Wenonah Hauter Publisher Comments Wenonah Hauter is the executive director of Food and Water Watch, but she also runs an organic family farm in Northern Virginia that provides healthy vegetables to over five hundred families in the Washington, D.C., area as part of the Community... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret by Duff Wilson Publisher Comments I see soil in a new light, and I wonder about my own lawn and garden. What have I sprinkled on my backyard? Is somebody using my home, my food, to recycle toxic waste? It seems unbelievable, outlandish -- but what if it's true? A riveting expos&... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting by Michael Perry Staff Pick Coop is perfect for anyone dreaming of a "simple" life in the country — and for those already living it. Perry is a brilliant storyteller, and this is a funny and poignant account of his unorthodox childhood and his current quest for some cred as a... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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An Illustrated Guide to Veterinary Medical Terminology [With CDROM] by Janet Amunds Romich Publisher Comments This easy-to-use text provides a systematic approach to learning medical terms and understanding the basics of veterinary medicine. Organized by terms used in each of the body systems, additional chapters also cover lab tests, procedures, and treatments.... (read more) List Price $154.95 Your price: $60.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Growing Green: Animal-Free Organic Techniques by Jenny Hall Publisher Comments Growing Green: Animal-Free Organic Techniques is an essential guide about organic growing and is perfect for absolute beginners as well as experienced professionals. This book introduces the concept of stockfree-organic and shows, through case studies... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Possum Living: How to Live Well without a Job and with (Almost) No Money by Dolly Freed Publisher Comments In the late seventies, at the age of eighteen and with a seventh-grade education, Dolly Freed wrote Possum Living about the five years she and her father lived off the land on a half-acre lot outside of Philadelphia. At the time of its publication in... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith H by Eliot Wigginton Publisher Comments US... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock by Judy Pangman Publisher Comments Bring your chickens home to roost in comfort and style! Whether you're keeping one hen in a small backyard or 1,000 hens in a large free-range pasture, this delightful collection of hen hideaways will spark your imagination and inspire you to begin... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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