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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 — 18,406 ratings — published 2010
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 102 times as farming)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,419 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 — 114,246 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 — 212,098 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 71 times as farming)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,804 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 63 times as farming)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,527 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 — 10,431 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 61 times as farming)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,804 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 — 6,935 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 — 1,538 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 4.41 — 1,311 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 4.42 — 8,277 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 — 2,082 ratings — published 2007
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Restoration Agriculture Restoration Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,368 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 45 times as farming)
avg rating 4.42 — 4,971 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 — 2,039 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 — 16,421 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 — 801 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 38 times as farming)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,542 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 — 2,092 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 4.40 — 1,869 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 — 2,259 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 5,710 ratings — published 2009
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual Permaculture: A Designers' Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as farming)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,731 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 Encyclopedia of Country Living The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as farming)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,173 ratings — published 1977
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Tom Lake Tom Lake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as farming)
avg rating 3.92 — 541,404 ratings — published 2023
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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 28 times as farming)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,177 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 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 — 596 ratings — published 1994
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,079,867 ratings — published 2021
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Good Husbandry Good Husbandry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as farming)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,874 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 — 7,430 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 467 ratings — published 2010
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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 27 times as farming)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,899 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 454 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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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 — 1,790 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 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,305 ratings — published 1990
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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 — 470 ratings — published
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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as farming)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,784 ratings — published 1995
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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 — 1,059 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 1,463 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 — 5,865 ratings — published 2011
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Salad Bar Beef Salad Bar Beef (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as farming)
avg rating 4.36 — 408 ratings — published 1996
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Jeannette Walls
“The way Mom saw it, women should let menfolk do the work because it made them feel more manly. That notion only made sense if you had a strong man willing to step up and get things done, and between Dad's gimp, Buster's elaborate excuses, and Apache's tendency to disappear, it was often up to me to keep the place from falling apart. But even when everyone was pitching in, we never got out from under all the work. I loved that ranch, though sometimes it did seem that instead of us owning the place, the place owned us.”
Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses

Masanobu Fukuoka
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

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