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The book is the inspiring story of a handful
of colorful pioneers who have successfully
bucked the chemically based food chain and
the entrenched power of agribusiness’s one
percent by stubbornly banding together.
Journalist and native Montanan Liz Carlisle
weaves an eye-opening and richly reported
narrative that will be welcomed by everyone concerned with
the future of American agriculture and natural food in an
increasingly uncertain world. Discount available until January
30, 2017.
#8035 $16.00
FARM DOGS
Gain a deeper understanding of your
canine friends through in-depth breed
profiles that showcase how working
dogs think. Janet Vorwald Dohner
describes 93 breeds of livestock guard-
ian dogs, herding dogs, terriers, and
traditional multipurpose farm dogs,
highlighting the tasks each dog is best
suited for and describing its physical characteristics and tem-
perament. She also offers an accessible history of how humans
bred dogs to become our partners in work and beyond,
providing a thorough introduction to these highly intelligent,
independent, and energetic breeds.
#8067 $26.95MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookshelf
NEWLYREVISED
THE EARTH MOVED: ON THE
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF EARTHWORMS
The earthworm may be small, spineless, and
blind, but its impact on the ecosystem is
profound. It ploughs the soil, fights plant
diseases, cleans up pollution, and turns ordi-
nary dirt into fertile land. From the legendary
giant Australian worm that stretches to 10 feet in length to
the modest nightcrawler that wormed its way into the heart of
Darwin’s last book to the energetic red wigglers in author Amy
Stewart’s compost bin, The Earth Moved gives worms their due
and exposes their hidden and extraordinary universe. This book
is for all of us who appreciate Mother Nature’s creatures, no
matter how humble.
#8074 $12.95COUNTRY WISDOM &
KNOWHOW
This 476-page book is a compen-
dium of treasured knowledge from
hundreds of small booklets published
as “Country Wisdom Bulletins” in the
1970s. Whether you want to build a
stone fence, make strawberry-rhubarb
jam, or plant an herb garden, this book will show you how.
#2793 $19.95THE SHEER ECSTASY OF
BEING A LUNATIC FARMER
Shunned by industrial farmers, vilified by
corporate agri-business, and stalked by food
police as being a lunatic, farmer-entrepre-
neur Joel Salatin enjoys the sheer ecstasy
of being surrounded by happy, frolicking
animals, dancing earthworms, and appre-
ciative customers. Salatin explains both the rationale for
the satisfaction from a solar-driven, pastured-based, locally
marketed, symbiotic, synergistic, relationally oriented farm.
This book describes, with stories and evangelistic fervor, the
breadth and depth of the paradigm differences between heal-
ing and exploitive food systems. A landscape and food policy
epiphany awaits every reader.
#4808 $25.00GARDENING FOR
BUTTERFLIES
This optimistic call to arms is packed
with everything you need to create a
beautiful, beneficial, butterfly-filled gar-
den. Gardeners will learn why butter-
flies matter, why they are in danger, and
what simple steps we can take to make a
difference. You’ll learn how to choose the right plants, how to
design a butterfly-friendly garden, and how to create a garden
that flutters and flourishes with life.
#8073 $24.95organicorganic^ gardening gardening
MODERN
HOMESTEADING:
REDISCOVERING THE
AMERICAN DREAM
In 2010, Cody and his Wranglerstar
family decided to turn their backs on a
comfortable city life and become mod-
ern-day homesteaders. Their adventure
starts in the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
They are now popular pioneers in a growing movement
of people seeking independence from debt, freedom to
raise their family with values and faith, and the peace of a
simpler, more meaningful approach to life.
#7776 $19.99THE GARDEN PRIMER,
2ND EDITION
The updated edition includes expand-
ed information on planning an organ-
ic garden, recommended plants, and
the best tools. Ecological issues are
addressed more extensively, covering
lawn alternatives, the benefits of native
species, wildlife-friendly gardens, and how to avoid
harmful invasive species. Simply put, this new edition
is a richer and fuller compendium than ever before,
including more text and illustrations, additional garden
plans and expanded plant lists.
#3896 $18.95THE BUSHCRAFT FIELD
GUIDE TO TRAPPING,
GATHERING & COOKING
IN THE WILD
Renowned outdoors expert and
New York Times best-selling author
Dave Canterbury provides you with
all you need to know about pack-
ing, trapping, and preparing food
for your treks and wilderness travels.
Canterbury makes certain you’re set by not only teaching
you how to hunt and gather, but also giving you recipes
to make while on the trail. Complete with illustrations to
accompany his instructions and a full-color photo guide of
plants to forage and those to avoid, this is the go-to refer-
ence to keep in your pack.
#8066 $16.99THE WILD WISDOM
OF WEEDS
The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the
only book on foraging and edible
weeds to focus on the 13 weeds
found all over the world. The 13
plants found growing in every
region across the world are: dan-
delion, mallow, purslane, plantain,
thistle, amaranth, dock, mustard, grass, chickweed,
clover, lambs-quarter, and knotweed. Including more
than 100 unique recipes, this book shows you how to
make soups, beauty products, first-aid concoctions, and
much more.
#7435 $29.95
THE MARKET
GARDENER
Growing on just 1.5 acres, Jean-
Martin Fortier and Maude-
Hélène Desroches feed more
than 200 families through their
thriving community-supported
agriculture program and season-
al market stands. This book is a
compendium of the farm’s proven horticultural techniques
and innovative growing methods. It is packed with practi-
cal information on setting up a micro-farm by designing
biologically intensive cropping systems; farming without
a tractor; and growing mixed vegetables systematically
with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields,
harvest periods, and pricing approaches.
#7049 $24.95ORGANIC NOTILL
FARMING
This book offers a map to an organic
farming system that limits tillage,
reduces labor, and improves soil
structure. Based on research by pio-
neering agriculturists, the text offers
new technologies and tools based
on sound biological principles, making it possible to
reduce and even eliminate tillage. Field-tested over many
seasons, these methods make cover crops into a source of
fertility as well as a tool for weed management.
#5924 $28.00
FOLKS, THIS AIN’T
NORMAL
Joel Salatin discusses how far removed
we are from the simple, sustainable
joy that comes from living close to the
land and the people we love. Salatin
has many thoughts on what normal is
and shares practical and philosophical
ideas for changing our lives in small ways that have big
impact. From child-rearing, to creating quality family
time, to respecting the environment, Salatin writes with
a wicked sense of humor and true storyteller’s knack for
the revealing anecdote.
#5743 $25.99THE YEARROUND
SOLAR GREENHOUSE
The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse
is the one-stop guide to designing
and building greenhouses that
harness and store energy from the
sun to create naturally heated,
lush growing environments even
in the depths of winter. This
book covers principles of solar greenhouse design and
siting, glazing material properties and selection, control-
ling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods.
Additionally, an in-depth section covers sustainable
ways of heating the greenhouse without fossil fuels.
#8064 $29.95FIELDS OF FARMERS
America’s average farmer is 60 years
old. When young people can’t get in,
old people can’t get out. Approaching
a watershed moment, our culture des-
perately needs a generational transfer
of millions of farm acres facing aban-
donment, development, or amalga-
mation into ever-larger holdings. Joel
Salatin’s Fields of Farmers empowers aspiring young
farmers, midlife farmers, and nonfarming landlords to
build regenerative, profitable agricultural enterprises.
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