The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer

by Salatin, Joel

• ISBN13: 9780963810960
• ISBN10: 0963810960
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-01
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Summary

Joel Salatin is the most famous organic farmer in the United States, featured prominently in Michael Pollans bestseller The Omnivores Dilemma as well as in the recent documentary films Food, Inc. and Fresh.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Letter to Joel from Wendell Berry	p. x
Introduction	p. xii
Nurture the Earth	p. 1
Growing Soil	p. 2
Grass Farmer	p. 16
Small is Okay	p. 30
Crooked Fences	p. 46
Water Massage	p. 56
Toxin Free	p. 66
Produce Food and Fiber	p. 77
Growing Stuff to Eat	p. 78
Land Exercise	p. 88
Normal Food	p. 102
Respect for Life	p. 117
Pigness of Pigs	p. 118
Portable Infrastructure	p. 134
Pathogen Cul-de-sacs	p. 148
Sensually Romantic	p. 164
Less Machinery	p. 172
Nativized Genetics	p. 184
Artistry and Microsites	p. 200
Honest Pricing	p. 214
Promote Community	p. 235
White Collar Farmer	p. 236
Relationship Farming	p. 252
Direct Marketing	p. 268
Localized Economy	p. 284
Summary	p. 300
Notes	p. 304
Index	p. 305
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