false 629310 1 615643 1 6 1998 You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise total:71|5:26|4:34|3:8|2:3|1:0| 71 296 161 25 5 2 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 05:55:51 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 21:12:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Oct 14 12:59:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 14 17:57:34 -0800 2009 open book post about Wendell Berry's Unsettling of America:

If we can’t return ourselves and our nation to our agrarian roots, what can we do to heal the c...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 18:38:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:17:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:08:16 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 04:46:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 08 03:10:18 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 23:38:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 21:38:49 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 21:42:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 16:13:29 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 16:20:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 19:40:24 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 06:53:47 -0700 2009 I cam across Joel Salatin in Michael Pollan's book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and I thought he was such an intersting character that I thought I'd check his books out.

This is a very well written 'How to' book with plenty of 'why you should' philosophy.

He gets ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 12:51:36 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 03 11:21:51 -0700 2009 The main thing that was helpful in this book was his breakdown of the economics of farming and how creatively a farm can be badly managed and lose money. Likewise, he explains simple wa...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:15:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:15:50 -0700 2009 1
Not the best prose in the world—but the best as far as ideology and advice for wannabe farmers who want to make a serious go at farming.]]> 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 09:37:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 09:38:16 -0700 2009 4 0 true false Tue Jun 03 13:56:31 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 14:01:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 15:54:29 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 01 13:50:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 11:25:58 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 11 11:45:32 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 11:51:31 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 08:27:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 07:17:52 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 17 08:27:00 -0700 2009 Joel is charming, but he is preachy! - i don't mind at all, but...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jul 07 16:56:29 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 16:59:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 18:51:33 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 18:55:31 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 15:58:39 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 22:22:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 29 22:02:48 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 22:05:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 10:40:41 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 10:41:46 -0700 2008