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| Author: | Lindsay [ Thu May 30, 2013 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Gaining Ground |
Just finished a really excellent book on how a seventh-generation farmer in the Shenandoah Valley saved his farm: Here's my review of it on Library Thing and a link to it on Amazon if any of you are interested: Really enjoyed this book. It's the story of how one man decided to save his seventh generation farm through a lot of labor, intelligence, and willingness to turn conventional wisdom on its ear. It's full of useful information which is presented in a dramatic theme and it works. And one of the best things about this book is he doesn't preach. Many books in this genre are so driven to "dump manure" all over conventional farmers and consumers who frequent the grocery store rather than always buying organic, that they turn off the reader. Pritchard doesn't - he makes his case for a rational approach in a non-lecturing story. If you've ever been to a Farmers' Market, you will also enjoy this "back stage" look on it works. And just a note - he raises animals - grass-fed beef, lambs, pigs, chickens - so this is not a pitch for vegetarianism. Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm by Forrest Pritchard, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0762787252 |
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