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Now available! New from bestselling author Mark Shepard! Written as a companion to the bestseller, Restoration Agriculture, this book will help farmers capture water in areas they want to, and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point. The result? Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion ... just to name a few. What you will read in this book is a distillation of over 25 years of on-the-ground experience working with and modifying the Yeomans’ Keyline Plan. From the back yard suburbs to 10,000-acre ranches and everywhere in between, from permafrost mountainsides just shy of...

This booklet is packed with knowledge that will help you grow superior examples of this profitable crop. You will learn: how bacteria helps your crop grow better; how to drought-proof your soil; whether herbicides and pesticides are really necessary; and what place hydrogen peroxide has on your farm. This slender volume can lead soybean producers to fat profits!

“My parents couldn’t read or write, we barely had clothes to wear. All we had were stories. We listened and absorbed them, and found our own place in the narrative.” And what a narrative it is. Join the wonderfully colorful and poetic Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, or Regi, as he weaves together stories from his upbringing in revolution-torn Guatemala, the vision of a regenerative form of farming which uplifts people, and the wandering fable of the Green Man. The result is an immensely readable, enjoyable journey that informs as it entertains and enlightens. Witnessing firsthand the human suffering caused by unjust and...

This comprehensive guide takes you step-by-step through the whole process of how to start and operate a successful organic plant growing business using containers. Chapters thoroughly cover such topics as: start-up, greenhouse options, certification/licenses/fees, botany basics, growing container plants, making compost, disease and pest management, demonstration gardens, marketing and merchandising, dealing with employees, and safety. Appendices include example activity logs and forms, instructions for making a soil-texture analysis, and even tips for creating a simple employee handbook. An extensive list of resources and a handy glossary round out this information-packed manual.

If you feel stretched thin, constantly juggling high expectations and rising demands, you’re not alone.Today’s professional world rewards productivity and resilience, but rarely teaches you how to build them sustainably. This book offers a clear, compassionate path to regain control of your time, your energy, and your well-being.In these pages, you will learn how toBreak free from chronic stress patterns and prevent burnoutStrengthen your emotional intelligence so you can navigate tough interactions with clarityBuild daily practices that restore balance, focus, and calmReduce overthinking and workplace anxiety with proven techniquesCreate boundaries that protect your time and mental spaceAlign your work with...

If adulthood feels heavier than it should, this is why.The Adult Manual is not a guide to self-optimisation, reinvention, or getting ahead. Itis a calm, precise explanation of why so many capable adults feel permanentlystretched, quietly anxious, and unsure why life feels harder than promised.No one ever explains the systems you are expected to live inside. Money is treatedas a moral test instead of a structure. Health becomes extreme rather thansustainable. Work rewards burnout and calls it ambition. Relationships blur care withover-responsibility. When these systems strain, most people assume the problem ispersonal.It is not.Written with clarity rather than hype, The...

Join longtime ecological farming author/researcher Harold Willis as he explains the foundation concepts of natural farming and issues the call for cleaner forms of food and fiber production. In this single volume, the author details the interconnections between soil chemistry, microbial life, plants and livestock. He discusses the current problems in agriculture and suggests how lessons from nature provide the roadmap to efficiency, effectiveness and profitability. This book does not stop at providing recipes of what farmers need to do to farm better, but also passes along an understanding of the why of ecological agriculture. This book is certain to...

"If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you'll feed him for the rest of his life."Learn for yourself the basics of personal finance. Through skills like: budgeting, saving, investing, tax filing, and more, bring your dreams to life with this effortless read.

In this book, author and lifelong poultry keeper Kelly Klober turns his attention to alternative poultry ventures. The newfound interest in heritage breeds of chicken has created a unique opportunity for small farmers to reintroduce consumers to other types of poultry. Ducks, pigeons, and guinea were all once ubiquitous on the family farm, and the market is opening to them once again among influential chefs and foodies. From geese to quail to peahens to turkeys, Klober discusses the pros and cons of each and how to best fit an alternative poultry venture into your farming operation. Filled with humorous personal...

Our human custodianship of the planet is not going well. According to Scientific American, we have only sixty years of farming seasons left because we have degraded soils through industrial agriculture and the overuse of chemicals. The World Wildlife Fund says we have wiped out 60 percent of all mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles since 1970. Chemical destruction of biological processes poisons our soils, our air, and our water. The mishandling of waste is a lost opportunity to repair much of this desecration. If waste were collected as source-separated products, more than half of it could be returned to soils...