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The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as farming)
avg rating 4.08 — 18,087 ratings — published 2010
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as farming)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,021 ratings — published 1975
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 84 times as farming)
avg rating 4.05 — 112,613 ratings — published 2007
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as farming)
avg rating 4.19 — 209,341 ratings — published 2006
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You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as farming)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,743 ratings — published 1998
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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as farming)
avg rating 3.97 — 10,365 ratings — published 2009
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Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as farming)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,308 ratings — published
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Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as farming)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,594 ratings — published 2011
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The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as farming)
avg rating 4.34 — 6,545 ratings — published 1977
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The Market Gardener: A Handbook for Successful Small-Scale Organic Farming The Market Gardener: A Handbook for Successful Small-Scale Organic Farming (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as farming)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,489 ratings — published 2014
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The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as farming)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,281 ratings — published 1989
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Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as farming)
avg rating 4.42 — 7,586 ratings — published 2020
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Restoration Agriculture Restoration Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,318 ratings — published 2013
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Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as farming)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,023 ratings — published 2007
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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as farming)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,901 ratings — published 2001
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Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as farming)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,015 ratings — published 2009
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The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as farming)
avg rating 4.36 — 794 ratings — published 2013
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Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as farming)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,449 ratings — published 2006
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The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as farming)
avg rating 4.14 — 15,323 ratings — published 2015
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Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One's Own Barnheart: The Incurable Longing for a Farm of One's Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as farming)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,551 ratings — published 2011
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Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn Hit by a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Barn (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as farming)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,073 ratings — published 2006
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual Permaculture: A Designers' Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as farming)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,721 ratings — published 1988
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The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as farming)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,640 ratings — published 2009
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Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as farming)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,778 ratings — published 2006
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Pastured Poultry Profits Pastured Poultry Profits (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as farming)
avg rating 4.39 — 805 ratings — published 1996
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as farming)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,137 ratings — published 1977
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Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as farming)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,214 ratings — published 2013
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The Contrary Farmer (Real Goods Independent Living Book) The Contrary Farmer (Real Goods Independent Living Book)
by (shelved 29 times as farming)
avg rating 4.23 — 592 ratings — published 1994
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Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 4.20 — 462 ratings — published
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The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 4.24 — 448 ratings — published 2015
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Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,897 ratings — published 2008
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Good Husbandry Good Husbandry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,807 ratings — published 2019
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Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,154 ratings — published 2004
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Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 3.99 — 543 ratings — published 1972
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The Backyard Homestead Guide To Raising Farm Animals The Backyard Homestead Guide To Raising Farm Animals (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as farming)
avg rating 4.26 — 697 ratings — published 2011
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The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as farming)
avg rating 4.26 — 446 ratings — published 2010
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Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as farming)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,779 ratings — published 1995
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Tom Lake Tom Lake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as farming)
avg rating 3.94 — 466,862 ratings — published 2023
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 923,942 ratings — published 2021
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Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,293 ratings — published 1990
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The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,225 ratings — published 2014
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Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off the Land (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as farming)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,053 ratings — published 2010
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The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as farming)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,838 ratings — published 2011
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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as farming)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,757 ratings — published 1995
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Salad Bar Beef Salad Bar Beef (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as farming)
avg rating 4.35 — 389 ratings — published 1996
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Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as farming)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,923 ratings — published 2009
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Ethnobotany
48 books — 12 voters
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Farmyard Fun
422 books — 102 voters

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David Hume
“Your corn is ripe today; mine will be so tomorrow. 'Tis profitable for us both, that I should labour with you today, and that you should aid me tomorrow. I have no kindness for you, and know you have as little for me. I will not, therefore, take any pains upon your account; and should I labour with you upon my own account, in expectation of a return, I know I should be disappointed, and that I should in vain depend upon your gratitude. Here then I leave you to labour alone; You treat me in the same manner. The seasons change; and both of us lose our harvests for want of mutual confidence and security.”
David Hume

Elizabeth Haydon
“The corn is planted first, followed by beans, then squash between the rows.They are called the Three Sisters. They sustain each other, the earth, and us. But the Big Ones do not know that. They do not care for the earth, and its children, properly.”
Elizabeth Haydon, The Dragon's Lair

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