Download Fruitful Labor The Ecology Economy and Practice of a Family Farm New Farmer Library Mike Madison 9781603587945 Books
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"Instead of taking us through his work, season by season, crop by crop--the narrative approach--Madison explores his farm and its methods analytically, from many overlapping angles. The result is profoundly interesting." -- The New York Review of Books
As the average age of America’s farmers continues to rise, we face serious questions about what farming will look like in the near future, and who will be growing our food. Many younger people are interested in going into agriculture, especially organic farming, but cannot find affordable land, or lack the conceptual framework and practical information they need to succeed in a job that can be both difficult and deeply fulfilling.
In Fruitful Labor, Mike Madison meticulously describes the ecology of his own small family farm in the Sacramento Valley of California. He covers issues of crop ecology such as soil fertility, irrigation needs, and species interactions, as well as the broader agroecological issues of the social, economic, regulatory, and technological environments in which the farm operates. The final section includes an extensive analysis of sustainability on every level.
Pithy, readable, and highly relevant, this book covers both the ecology and the economy of a truly sustainable agriculture. Although Madison’s farm is unique, the broad lessons he has gleaned from his more than three decades as an organic farmer will resonate strongly with the new generation of farmers who work the land, wherever they might live.
*This book is part of Chelsea Green Publishing’s NEW FARMER LIBRARY series, where we collect innovative ideas, hard-earned wisdom, and practical advice from pioneers of the ecological farming movement―for the next generation. The series is a collection of proven techniques and philosophies from experienced voices committed to deep organic, small-scale, regenerative farming. Each book in the series offers the new farmer essential tips, inspiration, and first-hand knowledge of what it takes to grow food close to the land.Â
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- What Mike has written is right on the money. Mike and Dianne's farm is about 20 miles from our own small (40-acre) farm. In our 25 years of small-scale farming, our experience and developed expertise is very much in line with Mike & Dianne's. We have read a lot of farming books over the past 3 decades - Mike's book is by far the best one to prepare oneself and give realistic insight into small-scale farming. Mike & Dianne -- we wish we would have met you 20 years ago!!
- Robert & Debbie Ramming
Pacific Star Gardens, Woodland, California - The writing style is clear, concise and appropriate to the author's intent. The book is unusual in that it offers a direct, ground-level view of the many aspects of family farming. I found much of the information relevant to my own residential garden despite the difference in spatial scale. Mr. Madison is clearly an exceptional combination of careful farmer and articulate author.
- Purchased for a gift... Looks interesting.
- This book was educational and a good read.
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