Author: Gigi DiGiacomoPublisher:
ISBN: 9781888626155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Organic Transition
Author: Gigi DiGiacomoPublisher:
ISBN: 9781888626155
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Agriculture in Transition
Author: Donald L. SchrieferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Now you can tap the source of many of agriculture¿s most popular progressive farming tools. Ideas now commonplace in the industry, such as ¿crop and soil weatherproofing,¿ the ¿row support system,¿ and the ¿tillage commandments,¿ exemplify the practicality of the soil/root maintenance program that serves as the foundation for Schriefer¿s highly-successful ¿systems approach¿ farming. A veteran teacher, lecturer and writer, Schriefer¿s ideas are clear, straightforward and practical.
Agroecological Transitions: From Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design
Author: Jacques-Eric BergezPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030019535
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This Open Access book presents feedback from the ‘Territorial Agroecological Transition in Action’- TATA-BOX research project, which was devoted to these specific issues. The multidisciplinary and multi-organisation research team steered a four-year action-research process in two territories of France. It also presents: i) the key dimensions to be considered when dealing with agroecological transition: diversity of agriculture models, management of uncertainties, polycentric governance, autonomies, and role of actors’ networks; ii) an operational and original participatory process and associated boundary tools to support local stakeholders in shifting from a shared diagnosis to a shared action plan for transition, and in so doing developing mutual understanding and involvement; iii) an analysis of the main effects of the methodology on research organisation and on stakeholders’ development and application; iv) critical analysis and foresights on the main outcomes of TATA-BOX, provided by external researchers.
Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Agriculture
Author: Douglas J. KennettPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520246470
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"For the newcomer to the literature and logic of human behavioral ecology, this book is a flat-out bonanza—entirely accessible, self-critical, largely free of polemic, and, above all, stimulating beyond measure. It's an extraordinary contribution. Our understanding of the foraging-farming dynamic may just have changed forever."—David Hurst Thomas, American Museum of Natural History
Bet the Farm
Author: Beth HoffmanPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 164283159X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
"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.
SPIN-farming Basics
Author: Wally SatzewichPublisher: Spin Farming LLC
ISBN: 9780615384092
Category : Family farms
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
SPIN-Farming Basics outlines how to make money growing common vegetables in backyards, front lawns,neighborhood lots or as part of larger acreages in the country. SPIN stands for small plot intensive, and SPIN-Farming Basics provides everything you'd expect from a good franchise: a business concept, marketing advice, financial benchmarks and a detailed day-to-day workflow. It is non-technical, easy-to-understand and inexpensive-to-implement and shows readers how to farm commercially wherever they live, as long as there are nearby markets to support them.
The Meat Racket
Author: Christopher LeonardPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451645813
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A former agribusiness reporter critically assesses the corporate meat industry as demonstrated by the practices of Tyson Foods, documenting the meat supply's takeover by a few powerful companies who are raising prices and outmaneuvering reforms.
Too Wet to Plow
Author: Jeanne M. SimonelliPublisher: New Amsterdam Books
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Anthropologist Simonelli writes vividly, her prose a moving testimonial to the courage farming takes....--The Book Review
Crop Rotation on Organic Farms
Author: Charles L. MohlerPublisher: Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes)
ISBN: 9781933395210
Category : Crop rotation
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Multifunctional Agriculture
Author: G. A. WilsonPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845932579
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
In a time of great agricultural and rural change, the notion of 'multifunctionality' has remained under-theorized and poorly linked to the debates in the social sciences. This book analyses the extent to which the proposed transition towards post-productivist agriculture holds up to scientific scrutiny, and proposes a new transition theory.