Author : Joel Salatin
Category : Farms, Small
Publisher : POLYFACE
ISBN : 0963810928
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 0

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 is dwindling. It takes too much capital to start. The pay is too low. The working conditions are dusty, smelly and noisy: not the place to raise a family. This is all true, and more, for most farmers. But for farm entrepreneurs, the opportunities for a farm family business have never been greater. The aging farm population is creating cavernous niches begging to be filled by creative visionaries who will go in dynamic new directions. As the industrial agriculture complex crumbles and our culture clambers for clean food, the countryside beckons anew with profitable farming opportunities. While this book can be helpful to all farmers, it targets the wannabes, the folks who actually entertain notions of living, loving and learning on a piece of land. Anyone willing to dance with such a dream should be able to assess its assets and liabilities; its fantasies and realities. "Is it really possible for me?" is the burning question this book addresses.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Category :
Publisher :
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021053462
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 742

Author : Jennifer Laffan
Category : Technology & Engineering
Publisher : NSW Agriculture
ISBN : 9781742561882
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 80

This book about organic livestock follows others in this series Organic Farming: an introduction and Organic Farming: crops, fruits and vegetables. The principles of ecology outlined in the introductory book are essential for the success of any organic enterprise and this includes the importance of soil and its continuing improvement because soil is essential to the production of feed for livestock. This book covers some principles of organic livestock farming plus extensive case studies for a range of enterprises such as lamb and beef, dairy, pigs, mussels, turkey, eggs and wool — and many other examples. There is a growing demand for organic produce, and this book explores the value-adding benefits of organic practices in farming, economically and environmentally. With a scientific background and a wide range of real world case studies, this book will help you consider different methods of organic farming and how to implement them. It will show you how to farm in a way that cares for the environment, without using synthetic chemicals. Other titles in this series: Organic Farming: An introduction Organic Farming: Crops, Fruits and Vegetables

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
Category : Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN : UCBK:C088990395
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 132

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Category : Farm tenancy
Publisher :
ISBN : UOM:39015008698618
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 40

Author : Verne Elbert Davison
Category : Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN : MINN:30000010166944
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 32

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Publisher :
ISBN : PSU:000017155670
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 742

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Wheat
Category : Acreage allotments
Publisher :
ISBN : MINN:31951D03555407J
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 48

Author : Christopher McNinch
Category : Gardening
Publisher : Advantage Media Group
ISBN : 9781599322735
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 177

Is Your Inner Farmer Calling? It's Time to Listen! Christopher McNinch has heard the whisper that has spoken to so many of our hearts: Come back, come home to a simpler time, to the rural ways that shaped the values of our forebears. A longtime financial advisor, McNinch dreamed of returning to the land and the farm life his grandparents knew. He now runs a small farm of 14 acres in Upstate New York, where he and his wife, Lisa, and their two teenage children raise alpacas and chickens. “You are not alone,” he writes to those dreaming of embarking on such a journey. “The multitude of Farmville fans who indulge their virtual farm fantasy on Facebook is a reflection of our yearning to return to the land, start a real farm, build a backyard coop, grow the perfect tomato, tend a beehive, milk a goat. People want a share of the life that their parents, perhaps, or their grandparents knew, for themselves. Comes a time, for some, that the virtual must become reality.” In Whispers from the Farm, McNinch weaves collected stories of those who have the same passion or who delight in their rural memories into a guide filled with practical advice for those who hope to embark on the adventure of running a small farm. Should you buy or lease your land? Which crops or livestock are appropriate for you? Along with telling you what you need to know and showing where to find it, he imparts the lessons learned along his own journey in starting a small farm. Christopher McNinch has created a book that he hopes will help a new generation of small farmers grow their own crop of memories – ones they can pass down for their children to cherish. Is starting a small farm whispering in your ear?

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business
Category : Family farms
Publisher :
ISBN : PURD:32754078069873
Type book : PDF & Epub
Page book : 368