"One fateful day in 1996, after discovering that five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard vows to save his family's farm. What ensues--through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters--is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and rejects organic...

An eye-opening exploration of the commercial pork industry that tells you how you can bring home the bacon without compromising your conscience.

Young people who have a desire to work with Nature will learn about careers in sustainable agriculture. Careers include organic farmer, farm manager, greenhouse worker, research scientist, beekeeper, environmental engineer, rancher, and tree surgeon. Readers will learn about the common dangers of farm work and explore the numerous vocational opportunities that are available. This comprehensive book provides information about training, education, and...

Are you really what you eat? David R. Montgomery and Anne Bikle take us far beyond the well-worn adage to deliver a new truth : the roots of good health start on farms. What Your Food Ate marshals evidence from recent and forgotten science to illustrate how the health of the soil ripples through to that of crops, livestock, and ultimately us. The long-running partnerships through which crops and soil life nourish one another suffuse plant and animal...

Find your route to a more sustainable lifestyle with Dick Strawbridge and his son James. We can all take steps to reduce our carbon footprint. For some, that might mean moving and living off the grid. For the rest of us, the reality might involve smaller, but no less important, lifestyle changes: cutting back on plastic or food waste, foraging wild produce, growing a few vegetables, making your own plant-based milks, or keeping a chicken or two. Dick...

How can eating better ourselves improve life for everyone on the planet? This intriguing title combines images and infographics to help explain how choosing foods that don't have to be shipped long distances, don't add to world pollution, and are not in danger of running out helps to ensure the world's food supply. Close-up boxes and case studies illustrate relevant examples of topics such as soil protection, organic vs industrial farming, and overfishing....

Los tubérculos y raíces andinas, grandes tesoros ancestrales de nuestra amplia biodiversidad vegetal, merecen una especial atención, en momentos en que la sociedad está en la búsqueda de alimentos de alta calidad, con valor nutritivo y limpios de agentes contaminantes químicos y orgánicos. Producidos sosteniblemente en ecosistemas de alta montaña, se convierten en una alternativa alimenticia que, por su rica composición, pueden escalar hacia...

Bromfield's personal account of life and environmental practice at his Malabar Farm Both memoir and environmental commentary, this unique and classic work by Louis Bromfield engages and educates us as he demonstrates the importance of sustainable

The Good Garden is a fun and practical guide to making backyard gardening as beneficial as possible to the broader environment. While other books have been written about best organic practices, this book takes sustainable gardening to a new level. First, it shows how to avoid harm by using organic fertilizers and pest management techniques, practicing no-till/no-dig gardening, and keeping food waste out of landfills through composting. But it also...