Acres U S A : 70 books
by Donald Schriefer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
Ideas 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....
by Pat Coleby
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Proper horse care begins with good nutrition practices. Chances are, if a horse needs medical attention, the causes can be traced to poor feeding practices, nutrient-deficient feed, bad farming and, ultimately, imbalanced, demineralized soil. Pat Coleby shares decades of experience working with a...
Lessons in Nature
50 Years of Organic Advice from the Southwest's Foremost Composter, Gardener, Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
This amazing collection of essays includes practical and inspirational philosophy and techniques on soil building, planting and growing, pest control and more. Told in a modest and often humorous style by organic farming and composting pioneer Malcolm Beck, Lessons in Nature combines empirical observation...
Reproduction and Animal Health
How to Select, Breed, and Manage a Herd for Health and Performance on Grass
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
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 eco-farmers and consultants...
Honor System Marketing
Discovering Honesty, Trust and Profit Amongst the Goodness of People
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
A heartwarming snapshot of the horse-and-buggy era? On the contrary -- Jeff Mcpherson reports that honor systems are making a comeback in the 21st century. Drawing on years of personal experience and interviews with dozens of fellow farmers, business owners and customers, he shows how you can make...
How to Grow Great Alfalfa
A Biological Farmer's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Essential information for anyone whose operation depends on growing forage grasses. Learn how to establish a healthy stand. Is high potassium necessary for high quality? How can you measure forage quality? Put just one idea from this booklet to work and it will pay for itself a thousandfold.
The Farm As Ecosystem
Tapping Nature's Reservoir -- Biology, Geology, Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Nature is complex, elegant, and infinite in its wisdom. Farmers who are truly successful learn nature's many facets and her intricate dance; they crack the code of how to honor and feed this boundless natural system while coaxing the production needed for the survival of a modern farm. Natural product...
by Arden B. Andersen
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The energies in fertilizers and in the cosmos do not often move needles, but they preside over crop production. As this manual makes clear, through learning to tap and use "life-force energy" it is possible to develop food production practices that are both high quality and nondestructive....
How to Grow World Record Tomatoes
A Guinness Champion Reveals His All-Organic Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
For most of his 80+ years, Charles Wilber studied how to best work with nature. In How to Grow World Record Tomatoes he tells his personal story and offers his philosophy and approach to gardening. He reveals for the first time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes and produce of every variety....
Made from Scratch
How to Start and Operate a Successful Organic Container Plant Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2003
How to Start and Operate a Successful Organic Container-Plant Business, this comprehensive guide takes you step-by-step through the whole process. Chapters thoroughly cover such topics as: start-up; greenhouse options; certification/licenses/fees; botany basics; growing container plants; making compost;...
by Neal Kinsey, Charles Walters
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
The soil is more than just a substrate that anchors crops in place. An ecologically balanced soil system is essential for maintaining healthy crops. Hands-On Agronomy is a comprehensive manual on effective soil fertility management providing many on-farm examples to illustrate the various...
The Biological Farmer, 2nd Edition
A Complete Guide to the Sustainable & Profitable Biological System of Farming
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
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 how-to guide explains their methods...
Advancing Biological Farming
Practicing Mineralized, Balanced Agriculture to Improve Soil & Crops
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
One of the leading authorities on biological farming, Gary Zimmer is recognized for improving farming by restoring soils. Arguing that an optimally productive soil contains a balance of inorganic minerals, organic materials and living organisms, he relies less on modern improvements than on "the...
Dirt Hog
A Hands-On Guide to Raising Pigs Outdoors...Naturally
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
In today's market, range-rearing of swine provides the family farm with a key venture for diversification and cash flow-perhaps no other large animal enterprise offers as fast a turnaround on investment. Range-produced pork is now sought out by the informed consumer concerned with the issues of production...