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The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 137 times as farming)
avg rating 4.08 — 18,444 ratings — published 2010
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as farming)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,470 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 85 times as farming)
avg rating 4.05 — 114,474 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 72 times as farming)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,483 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 70 times as farming)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,805 ratings — published 1998
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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 64 times as farming)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,546 ratings — published
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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 — 10,437 ratings — published 2009
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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 60 times as farming)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,826 ratings — published 2011
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The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as farming)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,030 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 57 times as farming)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,542 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 56 times as farming)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,313 ratings — published 1989
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Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as farming)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,382 ratings — published 2020
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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 49 times as farming)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,088 ratings — published 2007
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Restoration Agriculture Restoration Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,376 ratings — published 2013
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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 44 times as farming)
avg rating 4.42 — 4,979 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 42 times as farming)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,049 ratings — published 2009
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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 39 times as farming)
avg rating 4.14 — 16,572 ratings — published 2015
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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 39 times as farming)
avg rating 4.37 — 805 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 37 times as farming)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,553 ratings — published 2006
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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 36 times as farming)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,569 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 36 times as farming)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,098 ratings — published 2006
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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 32 times as farming)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,880 ratings — published 2006
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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 32 times as farming)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,263 ratings — published 2013
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual Permaculture: A Designers' Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as farming)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,734 ratings — published 1988
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Pastured Poultry Profits Pastured Poultry Profits (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as farming)
avg rating 4.40 — 842 ratings — published 1996
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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 31 times as farming)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,716 ratings — published 2009
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Tom Lake Tom Lake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 3.92 — 552,205 ratings — published 2023
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,100,475 ratings — published 2021
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,174 ratings — published 1977
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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 28 times as farming)
avg rating 3.98 — 548 ratings — published 1972
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The Contrary Farmer (Real Goods Independent Living Book) The Contrary Farmer (Real Goods Independent Living Book)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 4.23 — 598 ratings — published 1994
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Good Husbandry Good Husbandry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,879 ratings — published 2019
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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 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,460 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 1,180 ratings — published 2004
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The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.26 — 468 ratings — published 2010
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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 26 times as farming)
avg rating 4.25 — 457 ratings — published 2015
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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 4.25 — 714 ratings — published 2011
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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 26 times as farming)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,899 ratings — published 2008
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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 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.19 — 471 ratings — published
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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 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,793 ratings — published 1995
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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 24 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,308 ratings — published 1990
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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 24 times as farming)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,060 ratings — published 2010
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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as farming)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,791 ratings — published 1995
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The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as farming)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,469 ratings — published 2014
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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 23 times as farming)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,874 ratings — published 2011
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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 4.15 — 1,979 ratings — published 2009
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Joel Salatin
“The first supermarket supposedly appeared on the American landscape in 1946. That is not very long ago. Until then, where was all the food? Dear folks, the food was in homes, gardens, local fields, and forests. It was near kitchens, near tables, near bedsides. It was in the pantry, the cellar, the backyard.”
― Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World

M.C. Humphreys
“With tractors, you just don’t get the feel of tilling that land. So when planting season comes around, I use a hoe. To grow one useful whore, that’s the motto of my pimp farm.”
― M.C. Humphreys

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