Explore tips, opinions, and features on Observations of an Accidental Farmer sold at 39.17 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
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Find tips, reviews, and features on The Accidental Farmers An urban sold for 20.92 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
When Tim and Liz Young decided to leave their comfortable suburban life and become firsttime farmers in rural Georgia they embarked on a journey that would change their lives The Accidental Farmers reveals how the couple learned that hamburgers bacon and eggs dont come from the supermarket but from real animals that forge emotional bonds with their human caretakers Seeking a middle path between a meatless lifestyle and the barbarism of factory food Tim and Liz created a sustainable oasis where rare breed animals and humans live together searching for something nearly lost by both humans and the animalshow to live naturally off the land This book is a personal memoir of the Youngs journey to farming and is sure to delight those interested in moving to the country or simply learning more about the struggles of sustainable farming
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Situated beautifully at the intersection of Michael Pollan Ruth Reichl and Barbara Kingsolver Heirloom is an inspiring elegiac and gorgeously written memoir about rediscovering an older and still vital way of lifeFourteen years ago Tim Stark was living in Brooklyn working days as a management consultant and writing unpublished short stories by night One evening chancing upon a Dumpster full of discarded lumber he carried the lumber home and built a germination rack for thousands of heirloom tomato seedlings His crop soon outgrew the brownstone in which it had sprouted forcing him to cart the seedlings to his familys farm in Pennsylvania where they were transplanted into the ground by hand When favorable weather brought in a bumper crop Tim hauled his unusual tomatoes to New York Citys Union Square Greenmarket at a time when the tomato was unanimously red The rest is history Today Eckerton Hill Farm does a booming trade in heirloom tomatoes and obscure chile peppers Tims tomatoes are featured on the menus of New York Citys most demanding chefs and have even made the cover of Gourmet magazine
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Biological Farmer A Complete sold at 24.85 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Biological farmers work with nature feeding soil life balancing soil minerals and tilling soils with a purpose The methods they apply involve a unique system of beliefs observations and guidelines that result in increased production and profit This practical howto guide elucidates their methods and will help you make farming fun and profitable A safe and sustainable system designed to keep production up Biological farming does not mean less production it means eliminating obstacles to healthy efficient production Once the chemical physical and biological properties of the soil are in balance you can expect optimal outputs even in bad years Biological farming improves the environment reduces erosion reduces disease and insect problems and alters weed pressure and it accomplishes this by working in harmony with nature A commonsense approach Biological farming focuses on ways to reduce input costs and to increase profits while improving soil conditions and livestock health Taking care of the soil Skilled biological farmers learn how to take care of soil life they nurture it feed it a balanced diet and use tillage tools and methods to enhance soil life Learn how to fertilize Biological farmers learn proper fertilizer uses to correct mineral and nutrient imbalances and to feed plants and soil life This is the farming consultants bible It schools the interested grower in methods of maintaining a balanced healthy soil that promises greater productivity at lower costs and it covers some of the pitfalls of conventional farming practices Zimmer knows how to make responsible farming work His extensive knowledge of biological farming and consulting experience come through in this complete practical guide to making farming fun and profitable
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Beautiful inspiring and filled with colorful illustrations gardening tips and knowledge The Old Farmer s Almanac Gardening Notebook will become a personal gardening bible Its perpetual calendarjournal allows the gardener to fill it with notes detailing his or her own gardening ideas and personal observations The Old Farmer s Almanac celebrating its 225th anniversary is a trusted source for gardening information and this journal is packed with fun witty and wise facts for indoor and outdoor plantings garden suggestions and more Readers will delight in revisiting this journal year after year to recall last season s garden joy and remind themselves of when best to plant and which blooms to expect next This perpetual calendarjournal including more than 70 color illustrations and line drawings will help keep gardeners in the game year round Filled with tips and ideas for planting and maintaining gardens throughout the year this journal is both a gardening reference and the perfect place to keep notes and ideas The flexibinding provides durability and flexibility for continued use over the years 2017 is the 225th anniversary of the Old Farmer s Almanac North America s oldest continuously published annual periodical
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Pianoworks is Eluviums first solo piano album since his sophomore album An Accidental Memory In The Case Of Death 2004 Inspired by the quiet thoughts and solitary observations of children and the evolutiondissolution of that ephemeral uncorrupted wonder of simple joy Pianoworks begins with a song about childrens piano lessons and culminates with an etude driven by the struggle to hold onto innocence and imagination as adulthood settles in The records dramatic simplicity in both ex
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Farmers make the earth move The last person Griffin Shipley expects to find stuck in a ditch on his Vermont country road is his exhookup Five years ago theyd shared a couple of steamy nights together But that was a lifetime ago At twentyseven Griff is now the accidental patriarch of his family farm Even his enormous shoulders feel the strain of supporting his mother three siblings and a dotty grandfather He doesnt have time for the sorority girl whos shown up expecting to buy his harvest at half price Vermont was never in Audrey Kidders travel plans Neither was Griff Shipley But she needs a second chance with the restaurant conglomerate employing her Okaya fifth chance And no selfrighteous lumbersexual farmer will stand in her way Theyre adversaries They want entirely different things from life Too bad their sexual chemistry is as hot as Audreys top secret enchilada sauce and then some Warning Contains sexual situations gourmet yumminess a steamy outdoor shower and proof that farmers dont mind getting dirty
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Who knew that gecko feet inspired scientists to develop a stickier adhesive or that cockleburs in dog fur led to the invention of Velcro Discovery Engineering in Physical Science uses these and other surprising cases of innovations sparked by accidental observations to teach about the amazing role of serendipity in science The case studies in this new resource are a lively way to integrate engineering into your physical science classes Middle and high school students will learn to understand fundamental science processes while trying out their own ideas for unexpected applications Each of the book s 22 investigations starts with a real case of accidental inspiration that students explore through primary documents or historical accounts Then it s time for the students to become the innovators They re tasked to do research examine data and physical materials and use their own creativity to design new products or problemsolving applications The investigations are easy to implement and flexible enough to use in part or as a whole Students will learn one or more science concepts as they re exposed to background on the unpredictable nature of science And they ll be intrigued by investigations with titles such as By the Teeth of Your Skin Shark Skin and Bacteria and From Ship to Staircase The History of the Slinky Try this book and see what happens The result may be more engaged science students and more great ideas about how gecko feet can inspire solutions to everyday problems
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THE GREATEST WESTERN WRITERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYThe accidental gunslinger Dooley Monahan has quit wandering and settled down to a farmers life But when the itch for adventure gets too strong he packs up and rides west Along with his horse General Grant and Blue a dog whos too smart for his own good Dooley rides for the Black Hills to strike it rich in the gold fields of Colorado But fate has other ideasWhen the triggerhappy DobbsQueeg gang holds up the Omaha bank Dooley is mistaken for one of the robbers and a price is plastered on his head With every lawman in the territory hot on his trail Dooley has no choice but to join up with the murderous outlaws If the hangman doesnt get him his new friends will but Dooley wont turn back With Blue and General Grant at his side Dooley will make his fortunecome hell high water and everything in betweenBECAUSE WHEN YOURE DOOLEY MONAHAN TROUBLE AINT FAR BEHINDAlso Available in Audiobook
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Peter Wilde arrives at a preparatory school for boys to fill a vacancy caused by the sudden death of one of the masters a death which although apparently accepted as accidental by the police is interpreted in a more sinister light by at least one of Peters new colleagues Days later a neighbouring farmer is found murdered and because there is known to be bad blood between the farm and the school members of the staff are questioned Then a third death adds to the mystery
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This book represents the combined experience and wisdom of two leaders in sustainable cattle production Gearld Fry offers a lifetime of practical experience seasoned by study and observation Charles Walters draws on his own observations as well as interviews with thousands of ecofarmers and consultants over the past four decades The result is an insightful book that is practical in the extreme yet eminently readable In this book you will learn how to read an animal what linear measurement is why linear management selects ideal breeding stock the nuances of bull fertility the strengths of classic cattle breeds the role of pastures and the mineral diets role in health
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Excerpt from A Text Book of the Physics of AgricultureThe book has been written from the standpoint of the general student and farmer rather than that of more tech mical scientific agriculture and only so much of laboratory methods and specific data of observation are given as may serve to demonstrate the fundamental principles treatedAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books Find more at wwwforgottenbookscomThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work Forgotten Books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
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Using contemporary and historical data as well as observations gathered during a decade of field research the author analyzes changes in Andean farmers strategies and methods for eking out a living from the land over a period of many centuries He finds that the farmers have generally used techniques that dovetail with the need to maximize labour efficiency given a particular social structure and population density regardless of environmental factors or cultural traditions
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This book represents the combined experience and wisdom of two leaders in sustainable cattle production Gearld Fry offers a lifetime of practical experience seasoned by study and observation Charles Walters draws on his own observations as well as interviews with thousands of ecofarmers and consultants over the past four decades The result is an insightful book that is practical in the extreme yet eminently readable In this book you will learn how to read an animal what linear measurement is why linear management selects ideal breeding stock the nuances of bull fertility the strengths of classic cattle breeds the role of pastures and the mineral diets role in health
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Traces the authors numerous visits to the Ireland community where his grandfather lived one hundred years before describing his relationships with local farmers writers clergypeople and others and his observations on how the town and its people reflect the larger outside world 30000 first prinitng
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