One Woman Farm

Author : Jenna Woginrich
Publisher : Storey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160342718X
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One-Woman Farm written by Jenna Woginrich and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular blogger and homesteader shares the joys, sorrows, trials, tribulations and blessings she experienced during a year spent farming on her own land, during which she found deep fulfillment in the practical tasks and timeless rituals of agricultural life.

Author : Jenna Woginrich
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1603428674
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One-Woman Farm written by Jenna Woginrich and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspiring memoir, Jenna Woginrich reflects on the joys, sorrows, trials, and blessings discovered through a year of homesteading. With eloquent prose, delightful illustrations, and inspiring snippets of poetry, Woginrich revels in the unique charms of each season on the land. Full of poignant observations and fascinating tidbits of farming lore, this book is a heartfelt testament to the deep fulfillment one can find in the practical tasks and timeless rituals of an agricultural life.

Author : I. A. N. LAWSON
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780956872425
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shepherdess - One Woman Farm written by I. A. N. LAWSON and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Audrey Levatino
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1581572417
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Woman-powered Farm written by Audrey Levatino and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To go-to guide for women who want to be part of the farming revolution. Women are leading the new farming revolution in America. Much of the impetus to move back to the land, raise our own food, and connect with our agricultural past is being driven by women. They raise sheep for wool, harvest honey from their beehives, grow food for their families and sell their goods at farmers' markets. What does a woman who wants to work the land need to do to follow her dream? First, she needs this book. It may seem strange to suggest that women farmers need a different guide than male farmers, but women often have different strengths and goals, and different ways of achieving those goals. Audrey Levatino shares her experiences of running a farm and offers invaluable advice on how to get started, whether you have hundreds of acres or a simple lot for an urban community garden. Filled with personal anecdotes and stories from other women farmers, from old hands to brand new ones, from agricultural icons like Temple Grandin, to her own sister, this book is a reassuring and inspirational guide that discusses: Should you do an internship or jump right in? How to find a farm or how to handle one that you’ve inherited Best practices for selling at the farmer’s market and how to sell your goods locally Farmhouse chores and how to get them done right How to handle large power tools, including a chainsaw Planning and growing an organic farm garden Incorporating animals as part of a farm ecosystem Where to get started if you want to farm-school your kids Tips for keeping your mind, body and spirit healthy while undertaking the demanding nature of farm work It's all here, in the same warm and friendly voice that readers embraced in The Joy of Hobby Farming. Full-color photography throughout provides step-by-step instructions for anything you’ll need to do on your farm.

Author : Beth Hoffman
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 164283159X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bet the Farm written by Beth Hoffman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eloquent and detailed...It's hard to have hope, but the organized observations and plans of Hoffman and people like her give me some. Read her book -- and listen." -- Jane Smiley, The Washington Post In her late 40s, Beth Hoffman decided to upend her comfortable life as a professor and journalist to move to her husband's family ranch in Iowa--all for the dream of becoming a farmer. There was just one problem: money. Half of America's two million farms made less than $300 in 2019, and many struggle just to stay afloat. Bet the Farm chronicles this struggle through Beth's eyes. She must contend with her father-in-law, who is reluctant to hand over control of the land. Growing oats is good for the environment but ends up being very bad for the wallet. And finding somewhere, in the midst of COVID-19, to slaughter grass finished beef is a nightmare. If Beth can't make it, how can farmers who confront racism, lack access to land, or don't have other jobs to fall back on hack it? Bet the Farm is a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personal exploration of more just and sustainable ways of producing food.

Author : Temra Costa
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423605624
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farmer Jane written by Temra Costa and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2010 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farmer Jane profiles thirty women in the sustainable food industry, describing their agriculture and business models and illustrating the amazing changes they are making in how we connect with food. These advocates for creating a more holistic and nurturing food and agriculture system also answer questions on starting a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, how to get involved in policy at local and national levels, and how to address the different types of renewable energy and finance them.

Author : Mi Ae Lipe
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0990501108
Total Pages : 713 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bounty from the Box written by Mi Ae Lipe and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 713 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bounty from the Box: The CSA Farm Cookbook is your guide to enjoying over 90 different crops grown by community-supported agriculture (CSA) farms across North America. With this book, youll never wonder what to do with your CSA box again.

Author : Amy Mattson Lauters
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826271855
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Than a Farmer's Wife written by Amy Mattson Lauters and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examining how women were presented in farming and mainstream magazines over fifty years and interviewing more than 180 women who lived on farms, Lauters reveals that, rather than being victims of patriarchy, most farm women were astute businesswomen, working as partners with their husbands and fundamental to the farming industry"--Provided by publisher.

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ISBN 13 : 9780962806476
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vermont Farm Women written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and text of farm women?dairy, pigs, sheep, goats, emus, christmas trees, horses, beef cattle, cheese who work the small farm as owners and are passionate about their responsibility to the land, the animals and their community.

Author : Sarah Frey
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0593129415
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Growing Season written by Sarah Frey and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A gutsy success story” (The New York Times Book Review) about one tenacious woman’s journey to escape rural poverty and create a billion-dollar farming business—without ever leaving the land she loves The youngest of her parents’ combined twenty-one children, Sarah Frey grew up on a struggling farm in southern Illinois, often having to grow, catch, or hunt her own dinner alongside her brothers. She spent much of her early childhood dreaming of running away to the big city—or really anywhere with central heating. At fifteen, she moved out of her family home and started her own fresh produce delivery business with nothing more than an old pickup truck. Two years later, when the family farm faced inevitable foreclosure, Frey gave up on her dreams of escape, took over the farm, and created her own produce company. Refusing to play by traditional rules, at seventeen she began talking her way into suit-filled boardrooms, making deals with the nation’s largest retailers. Her early negotiations became so legendary that Harvard Business School published some of her deals as case studies, which have turned out to be favorites among its students. Today, her family-operated company, Frey Farms, has become one of America’s largest fresh produce growers and shippers, with farmland spread across seven states. Thanks to the millions of melons and pumpkins she sells annually, Frey has been dubbed “America’s Pumpkin Queen” by the national press. The Growing Season tells the inspiring story of how a scrappy rural childhood gave Frey the grit and resiliency to take risks that paid off in unexpected ways. Rather than leaving her community, she found adventure and opportunity in one of the most forgotten parts of our country. With fearlessness and creativity, she literally dug her destiny out of the dirt.