Toward the Next Generation of Farm Policy

Toward the Next Generation of Farm Policy
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Total Pages : 1424
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105009862454
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Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Toward the Next Generation of Farm Policy by : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee

Letters to a Young Farmer

Letters to a Young Farmer
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 179
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ISBN-10 : 9781616896034
ISBN-13 : 1616896035
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Letters to a Young Farmer by : Martha Hodgkins

An agricultural revolution is sweeping the land. Appreciation for high-quality food, often locally grown, an awareness of the fragility of our farmlands, and a new generation of young people interested in farming, animals, and respect for the earth have come together to create a new agrarian community. To this group of farmers, chefs, activists, and visionaries, Letters to a Young Farmer is addressed. Three dozen esteemed leaders of the changes that made this revolution possible speak to the highs and lows of farming life in vivid and personal letters specially written for this collaboration. Barbara Kingsolver speaks to the tribe of farmers—some born to it, many self-selected—with love, admiration, and regret. Dan Barber traces the rediscovery of lost grains and foodways. Michael Pollan bridges the chasm between agriculture and nature. Bill McKibben connects the early human quest for beer to the modern challenge of farming in a rapidly changing climate. Letters to a Young Farmer is a vital road map of how we eat and farm, and why now, more than ever before, we need farmers.

For the Next Generation

For the Next Generation
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 319
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ISBN-10 : 9781250000996
ISBN-13 : 1250000998
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis For the Next Generation by : Debbie Wasserman Schultz

The Democratic National Committee chair and Florida Congresswoman calls for strategic changes in such areas as energy, healthcare, and the economy to secure American livelihoods and stability for the next generation.

Review of Federal Farm Policy

Review of Federal Farm Policy
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Total Pages : 1036
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ISBN-10 : LOC:00068562569
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Review of Federal Farm Policy by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture

The New Farm

The New Farm
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9781683353027
ISBN-13 : 1683353021
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Farm by : Brent Preston

This “must-read” memoir of human-scale agriculture offers an insider’s view of today’s food system by a leading voice in sustainable farming (Daniel Boulud). After years of working at the ends of the earth in human rights and development, Brent Preston and his wife were die-hard city dwellers. But when their second child arrived, the shine came off urban living. In 2003 they bought a hundred acres and a rundown farmhouse, determined to build a farm that would sustain their family, nourish their community, heal their environment—and turn a profit. The New Farm is Preston’s memoir of a decade of toil and perseverance. Farming is a complex and precarious business, and they made plenty of mistakes along the way. But as they learned how to grow food, and to succeed at the business of farming, they also found that a small, sustainable, organic farm could be an engine for change, a path to a more just and sustainable food system. Today, The New Farm supplies top restaurants, supports community food banks, hosts events with leading chefs, and grows extraordinary produce. Told with humor and heart, The New Farm is a joy, a passionate book by an important new voice.

The Future of U.S. Farm Policy

The Future of U.S. Farm Policy
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Total Pages : 1644
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000146224005
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Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis The Future of U.S. Farm Policy by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture

New Perspectives on Agri-environmental Policies

New Perspectives on Agri-environmental Policies
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781135244880
ISBN-13 : 113524488X
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis New Perspectives on Agri-environmental Policies by : Stephan J Goetz

Significant advances have occurred in recent years in Europe and in North America in addressing agri-environmental policies, but whilst important institutional and legal differences still exist between the two continents, the sharing of recent scientific advances will benefit scientists on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the main purpose of this book.

Farming While Black

Farming While Black
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Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781603587617
ISBN-13 : 1603587616
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Farming While Black by : Leah Penniman

Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. At Soul Fire Farm, author Leah Penniman co-created the Black and Latino Farmers Immersion (BLFI) program as a container for new farmers to share growing skills in a culturally relevant and supportive environment led by people of color. Farming While Black organizes and expands upon the curriculum of the BLFI to provide readers with a concise guide to all aspects of small-scale farming, from business planning to preserving the harvest. Throughout the chapters Penniman uplifts the wisdom of the African diasporic farmers and activists whose work informs the techniques described--from whole farm planning, soil fertility, seed selection, and agroecology, to using whole foods in culturally appropriate recipes, sharing stories of ancestors, and tools for healing from the trauma associated with slavery and economic exploitation on the land. Woven throughout the book is the story of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement.--AMAZON.