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From the United Kingdom to Italy, from Brazil to the Gambia to the USA, Philip Lymbery, the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFarmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e, goes behind the scenes of industrial farming and confronts ‘Big Agriculture’, where mega-farms, chemicals and animal cages are sweeping the countryside and jeopardising the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the nature that we treasure.    In his investigations, however, he also finds hope in the pioneers who are battling to bring landscapes back to life, who are rethinking farming methods, rediscovering traditional techniques and developing technologies to feed an ever-expanding global population.  \u003cb\u003eImpassioned, balanced and persuasive, \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left \u003c\/i\u003enot only demonstrates why future harvests matter more than ever, but reveals how we can restore our planet for a nature-friendly future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eSIXTY HARVESTS LEFT\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in cataloguing the calamitous mistakes we’ve made in our food system, but he has bold and inspiring solutions to offer, too. It’s time for Big Food, and governments everywhere, to act on them. -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully crafted. A compelling, excoriating account of industrial farming – how it is driving the climate and biodiversity emergencies, while also undermining our health. Full of insights and encounters with pioneers of new ways of farming,\u003ci\u003e Sixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to action – to change our world from the ground up. A vitally necessary book. -- Isabella Tree\u003cbr\u003eIn this beautifully written book, Philip Lymbery describes how intensive agriculture harms the environment and inflicts suffering on sentient animals. But after visiting and talking to those on the front line – scientists, farmers and food providers – he is able to show that there are sustainable alternatives. And that they are working. There is indeed hope for the future of our planet, and each one of us can play a part. I urge you to read \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e. -- Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute \u0026amp; UN Messenger of Peace\u003cbr\u003eThe chilling title is the red flag; the contents, however, lay out all the remedies to save the planet and its species, including ours, and make for absorbing and sometimes terrifying reading. Minutely researched, and written for laymen as well as experts, \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to be read world-wide and acted upon immediately. I cannot recommend it highly enough. -- Joanna Lumley\u003cbr\u003ePowerful, purposeful and persuasive, read Philip Lymbery’s book and we know what has to be done. It’s simple really, look after the land, farm it sensitively, tread softly on this earth and all  can still be well. We need to transform ourselves rapidly. This book is transformative. We must read, mark and learn, fast. -- Michael Morpurgo\u003cbr\u003eThe true horror story of our current dependence on factory farming and intensive agriculture gets clearer by the day. Philip Lymbery pulls no punches in painting that grim picture. This dependence will bring down our civilisation as surely as our dependence on fossil fuels. But that is not our destiny, and you need to read \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e more for its utterly convincing alternative vision of farming and food production available to us in the near future – all based on the three Rs: regenerative farming, reduction of animal protein, and rewilding the soil. I’d be very surprised if you don’t end up appreciating this book as much as I did. -- Jonathon Porritt\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Lymbery’s great service, through beautiful prose and deep research, is to amplify the siren call from our planet and the web of life. Through him, change becomes not only necessary and desirable, but irresistible. -- Raj Patel\u003cbr\u003eThought-provoking. Told through the seasons and finishing with a new start in Spring, \u003ci\u003eSixty Harvests Left\u003c\/i\u003e gives us reason to look forward to a brighter farming future and the possibilities that can be achieved through care of our greatest natural asset, soil.  Home to a quarter of the world's biodiversity, soil is life and our life depends on it.  Lymbery speaks to practitioners with their feet firmly on the ground and gives hope that new ways in farming will provide for a better future. 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Robert Hunziker, CounterPunch\u003cbr\u003e'Food or War offers us the context we need to consider the food we eat, the approach we use to raise food, and the manner we treat others' resources across the globe in new, revealing, and common sense ways.' Carolyn Fortuna, CleanTechnica (www.cleantechnica.com)\u003cbr\u003e'Wars rage on in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere, in part driven by food shortages. What to do? … We can turn this imbalance around. Cribb points the way in this must-read book.' Tim Fischer, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, and Chair of the Global Crop Trust with Seed Vault in Svalbard and HQ in Bonn, Germany\u003cbr\u003e'Julian Cribb's comprehensive and thoughtful plan to deal with an impending global food security disaster deserves coordinated and urgent consideration by the UN FAO and all national governments.' 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Lindsay Falvey, University of Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e'[A] splendid exemplar of the new food consciousness.' Tim Lang, The Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e'Drawing on his extensive scientific and historical knowledge, Cribb takes us on a grim and tightly argued odyssey to the edge of the Earth. He holds our hand while we stare into the abyss. Frightening. Having outlined the reality of our tenuous hold on the supports of life, he offers creative and imaginative solutions. A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of humanity.' Bruce Haigh, former Australian diplomat and refugee advocate\u003cbr\u003e'In a time when we are absorbed in populist, political nonsense, Julian Cribb brings us to heel with the existential threat we face, in simple language; he joins all the dots.' The Honourable John Kerin, former Australian Minister for Primary Industry\u003cbr\u003e'Unputdownable. Dealing with the multiple threats to humanity's most basic need - food - it unceremoniously pulls your head from the sand - but empowers you with the knowledge to do something. An absolutely essential read. This masterful work articulates clearly humanity's future and may just be warning enough for globally connected communities to avert the avalanche of existential threats bearing down.' Brad Collis, Editorial Director, Coretext and author of Fields of Discovery\u003cbr\u003e'Human nature meets human need when the red and black horsemen ride in the ultimate existential food fight. At once perceptive and persuasive, Julian Cribb delivers another science-based study of the human condition at its most basic. Food or War is exceptional.' David Hulme, Publisher, Vision.org\u003cbr\u003e'A compelling case for turning swords into ploughshares and building a sustainable global food supply in this century of existential climate risks.' 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On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate change. On the other hand, proponents of the livestock industry argue that modern advancements reduce greenhouse gas emissions from efficient livestock production to negligible quantities. Some even maintain that grass-based livestock production has a net positive impact on the environment, due to the carbon sequestration caused by grazing. Whom are we to believe? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows us that the answer is not so clear-cut. Beginning with the implications of the UN’s \u003ci\u003eLivestock’s Long Shadow \u003c\/i\u003ereport, it breaks down the blind spots and highlights the insights of the most prominent pro-meat arguments, as well as of the push for a global switch to vegetarianism. 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In developed nations livestock production contributes relatively little to global warming.  It is important to not exaggerate the impact of reduced meat consumption on greenhouse gas emissions.  Also, livestock play an important role in sustainable agriculture. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4.  The Benefits of Modern Efficiency\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe argument that conventional modern techniques of producing meat are highly efficient and thus have a relatively low greenhouse gas footprint (or hoofprint).  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5.  The Limits of Efficiency\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEven with gains in efficiency, meat and especially beef, still has outsized greenhouse gas emissions.  Moreover, efficient production also translates to low cost, which in turn enables overconsumption and waste.   \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6.  The Miracle of Grass\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe argument that grass-based livestock production can result in significant carbon sequestration.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 7.  The Limits of Grass \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGrazing does not always result in carbon sequestration, let alone net sequestration of greenhouse gases after accounting for methane emissions from manure and ruminant digestion and nitrous oxide emissions from soils.  Sometimes this is due to poor management, but sometimes it is due to soil and climate factors.  In many cases we still don’t fully understand what factors result in carbon storage or loss in soils.  We need to be more realistic about what grazing can accomplish in terms of climate change mitigation. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 8.  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To meet the food demands of the ever-increasing global population, new technologies and management practices are being adopted to boost yield and maintain productivity under both normal and adverse conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScientists are now exploring a variety of approaches to the sustainable production of agronomic crops, including varietal development, soil management, nutrient and water management, pest management, etc. Researchers have also made remarkable progress in developing stress tolerance in crops through different approaches. However, achieving optimal production to meet the increasing food demand is an open challenge. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlthough there have been numerous publications on the above-mentioned problems, and despite the extensive research being conducted on them, there is hardly any comprehensive book available. 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Left climate movements in the North would be better served by following their example as well as reading this critical work'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nick Estes, author of 'Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance' (Verso, 2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Ajl guides us with an authority steeped in scholarship but also with panache. If you really want to learn what'll be necessary for our species to survive climate apocalypse, read this book. You'll then know the ways by which humanity's very fate can be won’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rob Wallace, author of 'Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19' (Monthly Review Press, 2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anyone wanting to understand the limitations of the Green New Deal, and how it is being employed as a tool to rationalize Green Capitalism, and sanitize its advance within the capitalist system must read this critical work'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kali Akuno, Executive Director of Cooperation Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this urgent book, Max Ajl poses the question “What would visions for sustainability in Global North look like if they were anti-imperial, reparative, socialist and agroecological?” The answer, he argues, looks radically different from – and more liberating than - the Green New Deals on the table today\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Raj Patel, co-author of 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet' (Verso, 2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exceedingly important and powerful book, a uniquely comprehensive report about climate change, its politics and injustices'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Judith Deutsch, ‘Counterpunch’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A bracing and thought-provoking call for those of us in the Global North to reconsider how we fight for social and climate justice’\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘ROAR’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A refreshing and rich scholarly alternative to how an ideal green new deal should be imagined … an exquisite sketch of ideal avenues towards eco-socialism’\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Developing Economics’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Provides a comprehensive survey of the nuanced issues a red-green alliance must confront and resolve’\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘System Change not Climate Change’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exceedingly important and powerful book, a uniquely comprehensive report about climate change, its politics and injustices'.\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Socialist Project’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A magnificent work that should be at the top of reading lists for anyone remotely concerned about the climate crisis'\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Canadian Dimension’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Capitalist Green Transitions\u003cbr\u003e 1. 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Green Anti-Imperialism and the National Question\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865700348247,"sku":"9780745341750","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745341750.jpg?v=1722275167"},{"product_id":"the-regenerative-garden-9780760371688","title":"The Regenerative Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Regenerative Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, discover 80 projects that put you and your garden in-sync with nature, which leads to reduced maintenance and a wiser use of resources, and results in a garden that practically cares for itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Within each chapter are many projects that you can readily accomplish at reasonable cost and time. 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Judith D.Schwartz has travelled to meet and interview an impressive mix of people, some well known names from around the world (Allan Savory, Christine Jones for example), and many who I have never heard of prior to reading her book. All, however, in some way, are undertaking a wealth of inspirational and essential work relating to healing the world's soil.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAt its core, Schwartz's work provides us with solutions and hope, for spiraling environmental and social destruction, through the rehabilitation of the earth beneath our feet. Each chapter of the book is a work in itself but there is also a natural flow and progression in the writing as Schwartz invites us to witness her journey, addressing climate change, loss of biodiversity, desertification, droughts, floods and human health.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe new thinking and new understanding you gain from reading and then rereading Schwartz's work gives us motivation and determination to want to make some very real positive changes in our communities and lands. I can recommend it to all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here's a secret climate-change activists and energy-efficiency and renewable-energy promoters neglect: Nature is designed to be self-healing, and her most profound 'tool' is photosynthesis. 'Free' sunlight is the best energy source to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while also producing organic matter and oxygen—and a by-product is healthier soil, forests, wetlands, and ecosystems. 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Well, solving the world’s problems may not be quite that easy, but journalist Judith Schwartz raises these and many equally intriguing questions in \u003cem\u003eCows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHer book focuses on sustaining and improving the quality of soil, as well as the economic, environmental, and societal benefits we could realize by making that change. Around the globe, topsoil is lost at an alarming rate: up to 40 times faster than we’re generating it (in China and India, particularly). The consequences include a rapid increase in deserts, droughts, floods, and wildfires, not to mention a loss in the fertility of soil and the nutritional quality of food.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe losses occur rapidly, but the solutions can work almost as quickly. The soil can be rebuilt from the bottom up, and nature can heal itself with surprising efficiency. For instance, undergrazing can damage the soil as much as overgrazing. study the historical movements of herds of grazing animals over the grasslands and plains of much of the globe, and adjust livestock and land management principles accordingly, the author suggests. Allow for the organic material, natural microbes, and insect life that facilitate plant diversity and soil enrichment. The resulting impact will be far-reaching and transformational on the land, climate, and crops.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSchwartz refers frequently to the holistic management principles outlined by agriculturist Allan Savory, views that some consider controversial. Schwartz does not attempt to bridge the gap between these holistic ideals and current practices in the industrial food complex but instead grounds her view in narratives of earnest farmers and ranchers from Australia to Vermont who put these soil management principles into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA journalist who has written on marriage, therapy, and other diverse topics, Schwartz tackles complex topics such as the chemistry of the carbon cycle and photosynthesis and counters the myths about cows and methane with an accessible, conversational voice. Her study is lucid, enlightening, and often surprising. It is also an enjoyable, compelling read that will appeal to a wide audience, offering hopeful and creative solutions to some of the most daunting questions of our day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The earth beneath our feet is something most of us acknowledge is important for raising crops and nourishing lawns, yet few of us realize just how vital it is to our planet's overall health. Inviting readers to roll up their pant legs and wade with her into the dirt, veteran journalist [Judith] Schwartz reveals a wealth of detail about soil's beneficial properties and presents a compelling case that proper soil management can end escalating worldwide desertification and slow, or even arrest, global warming. While these assertions may sound surprising, Schwartz collects abundant testimony from leading-edge soil scientists and activists, such as noted Zimbabwe biologist and rancher Allan Savory, whose sophisticated sheep- and cow-herding methods in several countries have completely restored arid grasslands in less than a decade. She also highlights evidence from little-known studies demonstrating that soil restoration techniques can sequester about a billion tons of atmospheric carbon per year, potentially neutralizing damaging greenhouse gases. A well-written and persuasive manifesto for healing earth's environmental woes with one of its most underappreciated resources.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Judith Schwartz’s book gives us not just hope but also a sense that we humans—serial destroyers that we are—can actually turn the climate crisis around. This amazing book, wide-reaching in its research, offers nothing less than solutions for healing the planet.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gretel Ehrlich, from the foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Judith Schwartz takes a fascinating look at the world right beneath our feet. \u003cem\u003eCows Save the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is a surprising, informative, and ultimately hopeful book.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of \u003cem\u003eField Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In\u003cem\u003e Cows Save the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, Judith Schwartz takes us on a fascinating, John McPhee-style journey into the world of soil rehabilitation. 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There is no doubt that Jerome learns from nature with enthusiasm and is one of the few with the capacity to translate his observations into a garden that feeds people—and dreams. \u003cem\u003eThe Forest Garden Greenhouse\u003c\/em\u003e not only makes you wonder how you could achieve forest gardens at home and in your community, but it also makes you take action without delay! There is a sense of urgency that we transform our resource use; with wisdom gained from experience, Jerome shows us how we can do just that.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gunter Pauli, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Economy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This revolutionary book captures what Jerome Osentowski has learned in decades of building and tending his high-altitude food forest and extensive permaculture site. Jerome’s climate battery is a brilliant idea deserving a broad audience. It brings greenhouse technology into the twenty-first century using simple, appropriate materials. \u003cem\u003eThe Forest Garden Greenhouse\u003c\/em\u003e clearly and elegantly describes the greenhouse, the garden, and the evolution of Jerome’s deep wisdom and creativity. This is much more than a greenhouse book; it’s a manifesto and guidebook showing how permaculture can help us live regenerative lives.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Toby Hemenway, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Permaculture City \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGaia’s Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jerome Osentowski is a master of simple, elegantly frugal, eminently practical indoor gardens that can grow lots of almost anything almost anywhere by not treating soil like dirt. 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He shares his enthusiasm for the practice in this wide-ranging book, which covers topics of interest for the beginning hobbyist to the market farmer. Starting with general information about the mushroom life cycle and growing techniques, it progresses into innovative applications for mushrooms and educational ideas using fungi, and then gets into advanced systems. The title concludes with a guide to specific mushrooms and methods for growing them indoors and outdoors. Highlights of innovative techniques include growing media and guerilla urban mushroom producing. More advanced and experimental projects are fascinating, such as the potential for mushroom farming on a space ship and advice on ways to cultivate morels. Emphasized throughout are low-cost and sustainable methods, with several features on how to grow mushrooms without electricity and in disaster areas. Cotter describes the “mushroom rescue modules” he imagines being shipped to disaster relief areas that can provide food, mosquito control, and water purification. ­VERDICT Because this title covers a lot of ground it will be extremely useful for mushroom farming enthusiasts at any level.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Mushrooms 'are part of Nature’s decomposers and constructors, the agent of habitat renewal,' Cotter tells us. And mycoremediation is the use of mushrooms to create an effective biomass that can break down environmental and industrial pollutants. A microbiologist, mycologist, and organic gardener, Cotter takes a holistic approach, mindful of the mushroom’s life cycle and ecological role, in this challenging guide to the indoor and outdoor cultivation of edible mushroom varieties. He also provides information on medicinal, industrial, and ecologically remedial applications. His in-depth exploration extends beyond cultivation to 'healing the people and the planet.' The book’s four sections cover the fundamentals of mushroom cultivation; innovative applications and projects, including alcoholic beverages; advanced techniques and research, including mycoremediation; and detailed descriptions of selected mushrooms. With plenty of photographs and other illustrations and comprehensive back matter, including glossary, bibliography, list of resources and suppliers, and index, Cotter’s advanced how-to is best for those seeking serious mycological knowledge.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This comprehensive introduction to growing and utilizing fungi has something for all mushroom-inclined readers, be they individuals curious about growing edible fungi in their backyards or basements, prospective mushroom farmers setting up large growing systems, educators from kindergarten to college levels, or innovators experimenting with eco-friendly materials. In addition to providing step-by-step directions for growing mushrooms, the book foodies, amateur scientists, and activists with esoteric and advanced applications for them, such as mushroom-infused beers; 'mushroom modules' that can be used for food, water filtration, or insect control in disaster relief; and mushrooms that can be “trained” to break down specific contaminants. Both practical and passionate, Cotter offers extensive and detailed information about mushroom biology, propagation, and remediation for novices. This refreshing take goes beyond typical how-tos, which only  provide rote directions and absolute answers. He has equal interest in encouraging budding mycologists, mushroom growers, and mycoremediators to observe, experiment, and add to the knowledge of this mysterious burgeoning field.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOrganic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation\u003c\/em\u003e is a guide and inspiration for new and experienced mushroom cultivators alike. Tradd Cotter has done a great job of combining the complexity of mushroom cultivation with the intuitive simplicity of ‘small steps.’ Highly recommended for fungophiles as a great read and reference!” \u003cstrong\u003e--Jim Gibson, past president, Colorado Mycological Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tradd Cotter has written a clear, comprehensive guide that is a gift to amateur as well as professional mushroom growers. 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Tradd Cotter is a man with a mission, who has done and thought about all this a lot; he has learned to explain it with great clarity and in a simple and well-organized manner.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Sandor Ellix Katz, fermentation revivalist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Fermentation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWild Fermentation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finally, an accessible resource covering a wide variety of mushroom-cultivation approaches. Tradd Cotter’s book fills an enormous need—I’ve been wishing for a resource like this for a long time. This is the kind of book I’ll keep nearby and will turn to often over the years. Any farmer or gardener who wishes to garner food or medicine value from wood needs to understand and cultivate mushrooms. 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This present condition of global trauma is not \"natural,\" but a result of humanity's destructive actions. And, according to Masanobu Fukuoka, it is reversible. We need to change not only our methods of earth stewardship, but also the very way we think about the relationship between human beings and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFukuoka grew up on a farm on the island of Shikoku in Japan. As a young man he worked as a customs inspector for plants going into and out of the country. This was in the 1930s when science seemed poised to create a new world of abundance and leisure, when people fully believed they could improve upon nature by applying scientific methods and thereby reap untold rewards. While working there, Fukuoka had an insight that changed his life forever. He returned to his home village and applied this insight to developing a revolutionary new way of farming that he believed would be of great benefit to society. This method, which he called \"natural farming,\" involved working with, not in opposition to, nature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFukuoka's inspiring and internationally best-selling book, \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in English in 1978. In this book, Fukuoka described his philosophy of natural farming and why he came to farm the way he did. \u003cem\u003eOne-Straw\u003c\/em\u003e was a huge success in the West, and spoke directly to the growing movement of organic farmers and activists seeking a new way of life. For years after its publication, Fukuoka traveled around the world spreading his teachings and developing a devoted following of farmers seeking to get closer to the truth of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSowing Seeds in the Desert\u003c\/em\u003e, a summation of those years of travel and research, is Fukuoka's last major work-and perhaps his most important. Fukuoka spent years working with people and organizations in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States, to prove that you could, indeed, grow food and regenerate forests with very little irrigation in the most desolate of places. Only by greening the desert, he said, would the world ever achieve true food security.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis revolutionary book presents Fukuoka's plan to rehabilitate the deserts of the world using natural farming, including practical solutions for feeding a growing human population, rehabilitating damaged landscapes, reversing the spread of desertification, and providing a deep understanding of the relationship between human beings and nature. Fukuoka's message comes right at the time when people around the world seem to have lost their frame of reference, and offers us a way forward. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the late author of bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe One Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e (1978) comes a similar book about a philosophical approach to natural farming.\"The fundamental concept of a natural farm,\" writes Fukuoka (\u003cem\u003eThe Natural Way of Farming\u003c\/em\u003e, 1985, etc.), \"begins with intuitively grasping nature's original form, where many varieties of plants and animals live together as a harmonious whole, joyfully and in mutual benefit.\" In this English translation of the author's last work (first published in Japan in 1996), he decries the \"indiscriminate deforestation and large-scale agriculture carried out in order to support the materialistic cultures of the developed countries.\" This process has created a condition called \"desertification,\" the inability of the soil to grow anything. Because humans have lost their connection with nature, Fukuoka advocates foregoing harmful modern methods of farming in favor of a simpler approach. Based primarily on the success of his farm in Japan, the author believes the solution lies in aerial distribution of a large variety of plants via clay seed pellets, the use of cover crops, and a no-tilling approach to the soil. By seeding a wide variety of species in the desert, nature will select those plants best suited for a particular location. These plants will flourish, drawing water from deep within the earth and thereby allowing other plants and trees to prosper. Taking his philosophy to Africa, India and the United States, among other places, Fukuoka demonstrated that, given sufficient time, seeding fallow earth with vegetables, plants and trees created a lush setting. More a spiritual analysis of farming methods than a hands-on approach, the book still provides viable and simple solutions to the world's increased need for productive land. An enlightened method for reclaiming the barren soils of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The vision of the late Japanese farmer and philosopher Fukuoka, a pioneer in natural farming techniques and author of the now classic \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e (1978), extends far beyond agriculture. In his final book, a far-reaching treatise on ‘earth stewardship,’ he considers dragonflies, Darwin, and even a meeting with Einstein’s niece as he reflects on the best possible future for human society. At times Fukuoka’s prose can be striking in its simplicity as when he writes, ‘In nature there are no beneficial or harmful insects,’ and furthermore, ‘this is a human construct akin to saying the right hand is good and the left hand is bad.’ Fukuoka never wastes a word or thought, insisting the reader consider all aspects of how we grow our food everywhere in the world and how the food industry manipulates supply and demand for gross profit in ways both economically and socially damaging. Fukuoka’s techniques have been and still are world-changing; the challenge now is to continue practicing them without the master here to lead the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ForeWord Reviews-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Small-scale and urban farming as well as sustainable living and organic food purchasing are so prevalent right now that these practices are moving from a foodie trend to a fundamental shift in our food system. One of the people to thank for that momentum is Masanobu Fukuoka, whose The One-Straw Revolution became a must-read for organic farmers and their supporters around the world. Before his death in 2008, Fukuoka spent decades working on natural farming techniques that he felt could benefit the world. He didn’t plow his field, use fertilizer, or flood his rice fields, in keeping with the methods traditional to many indigenous cultures. Commonly referred to as ‘Do-Nothing Farming,’ his techniques are part of a wider philosophy about respecting nature’s own principles and rhythms. The success of his work sent Fukuoka from his small village in Japan to speaking engagements across the world, where he spent a great deal of time addressing issues of limited resources in areas like Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. In this, his last major book, Fukuoka draws from those experiences to create, once again, a timeless work that has the ability to create a revolution in agriculture. Beyond Fukuoka’s important philosophy, his book is a lyrical, lovely valentine to nature. He’s passionate about bringing other people to the near-enlightenment state in which he lived, where every single leaf moved him to appreciation.  Expertly argued and backed by experience, anecdotes, and simple logic, Fukuoka’s last work shines just as brightly as his first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Renowned Japanese agriculturist and philosopher Fukuoka’s (\u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e) final work calls on modern-day farmers to reconsider their methods and heed the needs of the land. Navigating work with international organizations—particularly in Africa, South Asia, and the United States—he illuminates regional disparities in environmental and agricultural thought and practice. Through trial-and-error and years of acute observation, Fukuoka developed a pioneering vision to ‘avoid unnecessary work, especially work that was created as an adverse side effect of previous actions.’ He describes these misguided experiments and failures, such as leaving an orchard completely on its own, as ‘not natural farming; it was abandonment.’ In clarifying popular misconceptions about organic and natural farming, he advises that we must not focus on cash crops, because ‘there is no good or bad among life-forms on earth.’ Only by the co-existence of myriad micro-organisms and vegetation will we be able to preserve and maintain our land. More important, the best farming was simple, ‘rather than the modern approach of applying increasingly complex techniques to remake nature entirely for the benefit of human beings.’ Though elimination of mechanization might be tough for modern agriculturalists to swallow, Fukuoka’s last message provides a spiritually and environmentally enriching alternative to the farming conditions we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Masanobu Fukuoka ran a course on natural farming, and gave our Howard lecture at Navdanya's biodiversity farm in the Doon valley of India, and we even have a cottage named the Fukuoka hut. He was a teacher ahead of his time. 'Sowing seeds in the desert' is what all of humanity has to learn to do, whether it is in economic desert created by Wall Street, or an ecological desert created by globalized corporate agriculture.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Vandana Shiva, founder of Navdanya Research Foundation for Science Technology \u0026amp; Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Distilling what he has gathered from a lifetime of learning from nature, Masanobu Fukuoka offers us his gentle philosophy and a wealth of practical ideas for using natural farming to restore a damaged planet. \u003cem\u003eSowing Seeds in the Desert\u003c\/em\u003e will persuade any reader that the imperiled living world is our greatest teacher, and inspire them to care for it as vigorously as Fukuoka has.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Toby Hemenway, author of \u003cem\u003eGaia's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a bombshell. Forget the gentle and retiring farmer of \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e fame, replaced now by a flaming, world-travelling revolutionary. To achieve the kind of natural farming that can avoid worldwide collapse, Masanobu Fukuoka bluntly and fearlessly insists that we must first reject traditional ideas about God, the after life, accepted economic systems--especially capitalism--much of current agricultural thinking including organic farming, and even parts of science which he says are based on mistaken notions about the connection between cause and effect. Once we return to a way of life dictated by nature, not institutional religions, he says, we can apply his unorthodox farming methods to make the deserts bloom and the green fields stay lush without much expense or even labor involved.Be prepared to be mystified, irritated, shocked, and maybe even, if you persevere to the end, enlightened and encouraged by this trail-blazing book. Disagree with Fukuoka's provocative pronouncements at your own risk. Some of what he predicted in this book, originally written in Japanese in the 1990s has already happened, especially the collapse of the Japanese economy in recent years and the spread of deserts throughout the world.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Gene Logsdon, author of \u003cem\u003eA Sanctuary of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From our first meeting with Masanobu Fukuoka Sensei in the late 1970's at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, he has served as a primary guide, teacher, and inspiration in the engaged practice of organic farming and Zen meditation. Now with \u003cem\u003eSowing Seeds in the Desert\u003c\/em\u003e, Fukuoka Sensei's teaching of Natural Farming continues to grow, sending deep roots down into the terrain of global restoration and food security for a hungry world. This wonderful book is to be celebrated and savored for its grounded, encouraging wisdom.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Wendy Johnson, author of \u003cem\u003eGardening at the Dragon's Gate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fans of Fukuoka's \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e will be delighted by \u003cem\u003eSowing Seeds in the Desert\u003c\/em\u003e, his last book. It is a rich treasure trove detailing how his own philosophy of farming evolved and how he decided to apply what he learned on his own farm in Japan to other parts of the world. His insights into the tragedies of taking Western, industrial agriculture to places like Africa to 'enrich the national economy,' and his alternative approach of working with indigenous farmers to enable them to become self-sufficient, is instructive for all of us.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Frederick Kirschenmann, Author of \u003cem\u003eCultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays From a Farmer Philosopher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is not a breath of fresh air, it's a howling gale from the East. It challenges us to think outside our normal, rational frames and venture into a whole new way of relating to spirituality, the earth, and the growing of food. As I read, I was tempted to pick holes in Fukuoka's prescriptions for greening the world's deserts, but I kept coming back to the inescapable fact that he farmed his own land according to these principles over many years and produced a \u003cem\u003elot\u003c\/em\u003e of food.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Patrick Whitefield, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Earth Care Manual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The call to natural farming\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reconsidering human knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 3. Healing a world in crisis\u003cbr\u003e 4. Global desertification\u003cbr\u003e 5. Revegetating the earth through natural methods\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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Larry Korn, who apprenticed with Mr. Fukuoka in Japan at the time, translated the manuscript and brought it to the United States, knowing it would change the conversation about food forever. \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Korn and Wendell Berry, was an immediate international success, and established Mr. Fukuoka as a leading voice in the fight against conventional industrial agriculture. In this new book, through his own personal narrative, Larry Korn distills his experience of more than thirty-five years of study with Mr. Fukuoka, living and working on his farm on Shikoku Island, and traveling with Mr. Fukuoka to the United States on two six-week visits.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eOne-Straw Revolutionary\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to look deeply at natural farming and intimately discuss the philosophy and work of Mr. Fukuoka. In addition to giving his personal thoughts about natural farming, Korn broadens the discussion by pointing out natural farming’s kinship with the ways of indigenous cultures and traditional Japanese farming. At the same time, he clearly distinguishes natural farming from other forms of agriculture, including scientific and organic agriculture and permaculture. Korn also clarifies commonly held misconceptions about natural farming in ways Western readers can readily understand. And he explains how natural farming can be used practically in areas other than agriculture, including personal growth and development.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The book follows the author on his travels from one back-to-the-land commune to another in the countryside of 1970s Japan, a journey that eventually led him to Mr. Fukuoka’s natural farm. Korn’s description of his time there, as well as traveling with Mr. Fukuoka during his visits to the United States, offers a rare, inside look at Mr. Fukuoka’s life. Readers will delight in this personal insight into one of the world’s leading agricultural thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCHOICE-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This book brings fascinating insight and perspective to the contributions of Masanobu Fukuoka (1913-2008), the founder of the worldwide natural farming movement. Written by a former student and farm intern of Fukuoka, it recounts his life and work, and documents the author's own travels in Japan and early experiences working on Fukuoka's farm in the 1970s. It goes on to discuss natural farming techniques using Fukuoka's farm as a case study, and describes the writing and publication of \u003cem\u003eThe One Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e (1975) and the resultant rise in international interest in natural farming. As it compares natural farming with indigenous farming, traditional Japanese agriculture, permaculture, and modern-day organic farming, the direction of the book changes from memory and reflection to an oversimplified discussion of agricultural theory. As a memoir it is compelling.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Larry Korn shines a light on the path that Fukuoka discovered integrating indigenous agriculture with a deep reverence for the land and natural processes. Many revolutions of the sun later, it is clear that the continued illumination of this path is necessary to bring about a stewardship culture of soil, plant, animal, and human. We are fortunate to have a torch bearer in Korn who embodies the words of Taoist sage, Lao T’zu, ‘what you do is what you are.’”\u003cstrong\u003e--Don Tipping, founder of Seven Seeds Farm and Siskiyou Seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This mind-opening book will provide the proper contextual knowledge and understanding on how nature works for any practitioner involved in farming, ranching, ecosystem restoration, or natural-resource management.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Ray Archuleta, conservation agronomist, Natural Resources Conservation Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Larry Korn virtually brings Masanobu Fukuoka back to life in \u003cem\u003eOne-Straw Revolutionary \u003c\/em\u003eby highlighting his experience of more than thirty-five years of study with Mr. Fukuoka. Here we not only get a new look at Mr. Fukuoka’s natural farming but also his life in general. For those who have or have not read the insightful \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, I highly recommend this delightful book about one of the world’s great agricultural thinkers.”\u003cstrong\u003e--John P. Reganold, Regents Professor of Soil Science \u0026amp; Agroecology at Washington State University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne-Straw Revolutionary\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound sharing of the essential philosophy of natural farming translated through the friendship between Larry Korn and Masanobu Fukuoka. Larry’s engaging story offers wise insights into authentic practices that honor the community of all life. I deeply resonate with both the author’s perspectives and Fukuoka’s clear understanding of a revolutionary pathway for creating abundance by honoring the natural patterns of our earth.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Katrina Blair, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Wisdom of Weeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eOne-Straw Revolutionary\u003c\/em\u003e, Larry Korn revisits his experiences with Masanobu Fukuoka, one of the most important thinkers in agricultural history. This book is a sort of sequel to Mr. Fukuoka’s \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eOne-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, clarifying and amplifying that book and then going on to reveal Mr. Korn’s own intriguing contributions to the new social and agricultural order.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gene Logsdon, author of \u003cem\u003eGene Everlasting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Sanctuary of Trees   \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e    \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I still think \u003cem\u003eThe One-Straw Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is the best book Rodale ever published, and we can thank Larry Korn for bringing it to us. Larry’s deep insight into Fukuoka-san’s Zen-like approach to farming threw a new light on the organic method of farming and gardening for me, as I was then an editor of \u003cem\u003eOrganic Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. 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Nice pictures, great case studies, and well organized. . . . \u003cem\u003eFarming the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e source for temperate climate agroforestry.\"—Jonathan Bates, Owner of Food Forest Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile this concept of “forest farming” may seem like an obscure practice, history indicates that much of humanity lived and sustained itself from tree-based systems in the past; only recently have people traded the forest for the field.  The good news is that this is not an either-or scenario; forest farms can be most productive in places where the plow is not: on steep slopes, and in shallow soils. 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The book begins with clear definitions of forest farming, agroforestry practices, and a historical perspective on cultivating crops in the forest. A foundational understanding of forest ecology is presented, including forest food webs, succession and disturbance, nature mimicry, and adaptation as the climate changes. Later chapters focus on cultivating trees for fruits, nuts, or syrups; using nontimber forest products; growing mushrooms for food and medicine; gathering high-value medicinal plants; producing forest products in nurseries; harvesting wood products; and incorporating animals in the system as possible forest farm endeavors. The discussions of crops suggested in this detailed text are supported with diverse charts and interesting case studies to help readers find the path that best suits their interests. The conclusion provides guidelines for success in the design of forest farms. \u003cstrong\u003eSumming Up: Highly recommended. 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Along with sumptuous illustrations and invaluable case studies, their work provides a wealth of information for anyone with wooded land looking for ways to better manage it as well as reap a little extra profit from its rich agricultural potential.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a joy to read! Nice pictures, great case studies, and well organized. I can tell the authors put their heart and soul into this book. 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Combined with a massive reduction in fossil fuel emissions—and in concert with adaptation strategies to our changing environment— carbon farming has the potential to bring us back from the brink of disaster and return our atmosphere to the \"magic number\" of 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Toensmeier’s book is the first to bring together these powerful strategies in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes in-depth analysis of the available research.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCarbon farming can take many forms. The simplest practices involve modifications to annual crop production. Although many of these modifications have relatively low sequestration potential, they are widely applicable and easily adopted, and thus have excellent potential to mitigate climate change if practiced on a global scale. Likewise, grazing systems such as silvopasture are easily replicable, don’t require significant changes to human diet, and—given the amount of agricultural land worldwide that is devoted to pasture—can be important strategies in the carbon farming arsenal. But by far, agroforestry practices and perennial crops present the best opportunities for sequestration. While many of these systems are challenging to establish and manage, and would require us to change our diets to new and largely unfamiliar perennial crops, they also offer huge potential that has been almost entirely ignored by climate crusaders. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMany of these carbon farming practices are already implemented globally on a scale of millions of hectares. These are not minor or marginal efforts, but win-win solutions that provide food, fodder, and feedstocks while fostering community self-reliance, creating jobs, protecting biodiversity, and repairing degraded land—all while sequestering carbon, reducing emissions, and ultimately contributing to a climate that will remain amenable to human civilization. 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With \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e, Toensmeier wants to change the discussion, impact policy decisions, and steer mitigation funds to the research, projects, and people around the world who envision a future where agriculture becomes the protagonist in this fraught, urgent, and unprecedented drama of our time. \u003cstrong\u003eCitizens, farmers, and funders will be inspired to use the tools presented in this important book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eto transform degraded lands around the world into productive carbon-storing landscapes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Readers interested in carbon capture and climate mitigation will welcome this new resource, one of the most complete books on the market today that deals with what could be called 'carbon farming.'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAlthough the focus is on perennial crops and systems often grouped under the topics of agroforestry, or more recently permaculture, the book also delves into creative and biodiverse annual cropping and livestock systems, new crops, and innovative designs all focused on the issue of carbon. Toensmeier is an applied ecologist with extensive experience in the Latin American tropics, and practices these principles in workshops, books, and at home. More than a reference volume, \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e is an easily read and interesting overview of this important frontier. … The appendixes to the book provide a wealth of data on species and relevant references that could keep anyone truly interested  engaged for months in following up on sources and designing new systems based on these ideas. \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e is indeed a monumental project that will help guide tropical agricultural development for decades, and Toensmeier has provided a significant resource for those concerned about climate and the future.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The terrestrial carbon pool is one of the most dynamic because it is directly affected by how people manage soils and implement cropping systems. 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Included in the analysis of mitigation strategies are livestock systems and ways these can be managed in concert with plant systems to create viable agroecosystems to reduce the carbon footprint in agriculture. \u003cstrong\u003eSumming Up: Recommended. All library collections.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"To minimize climate change, environmental engineers have recently proposed several innovative, if controversial, schemes designed to soak up CO2 or even block sunlight altogether, including spraying aerosols in the upper atmosphere. Yet, according to permaculture expert Toensmeier, a more reliable and safer solution involves trading in conventional agriculture practices for a soil-management methodology known as carbon farming. In this weighty but well-organized handbook, Toensmeier offers a wealth of guidance on cutting-edge farming techniques that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and capture carbon in vegetation and soils. As a successful model of what’s possible, Toensmeier cites Las Canadas, in Veracruz, Mexico, where food-cooperative owner Ricardo Romero restored 250 acres of degraded farmland within 10 years. In 5 lucidly written sections, Toensmeier covers the science of carbon sequestration, perennial crop cultivation, and key financing tips. On the coattails of the recent, successful Paris Climate Summit, Toensmeier provides invaluable information and inspiration to farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs as well as everyone interested in environmentally positive farming as part of the effort to protect food sources and mitigate global warming.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Toensmeier (\u003cem\u003ePerennial Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e) contends that shifting agricultural practices can help mitigate climate change and advocates for carbon farming, i.e., using a suite of perennial crops and practices that simultaneously seclude carbon in the soil while maintaining the amounts of crops needed globally for food, materials, and energy. The author delineates the different types of systems that are best at sequestering carbon and also provides strategies for livestock management, supplying general information on practices such as rainwater harvesting and terrace farming that will help guarantee the successful implementation of this type of farming. A large section is devoted to perennial crops that Toensmeier maintains would be strong candidates for carbon farming. \u003cstrong\u003eVERDICT:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both small- and large-scale farmers will find ways to apply methods that segregate carbon and therefore lessen the deleterious effects of climate change in this comprehensive title.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Agriculture is currently a major net producer of greenhouse gases, with little prospect of improvement unless things change markedly. In \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e, Eric Toensmeier puts carbon sequestration at the forefront and shows how agriculture can be a net absorber of carbon. Improved forms of annual-based agriculture can help to a degree; however to maximize carbon sequestration, it is perennial crops we must look at, whether it be perennial grains, other perennial staples, or agroforestry systems incorporating trees and other crops. In this impressive book, backed up with numerous tables and references, the author has assembled a toolkit that will be of great use to anybody involved in agriculture whether in the tropics or colder northern regions. For me the highlights are the chapters covering perennial crop species organized by use—staple crops, protein crops, oil crops, industrial crops, etc.—with some seven hundred species described. There are crops here for all climate types, with good information on cultivation and yields, so that wherever you are, you will be able to find suitable recommended perennial crops. This is an excellent book that gives great hope without being naïve and makes a clear reasoned argument for a more perennial-based agriculture to both feed people and take carbon out of the air.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Martin Crawford, director, The Agroforestry Research Trust; author of \u003cem\u003eCreating a Forest Garden\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrees for Gardens, Orchards, and Permaculture \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Scientific observations and models are building an increasingly dire picture of the obstacles that must be crossed on the road to achieving climate and ecological health and stability on a planet filled with humans. The relentlessly hopeful (but not naively optimistic) author of \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that our planet is still rich in biological resources and that humanity is capable of astonishing feats of creativity and collaborative action; the picture painted here in word and image depicts both the barriers and paths through them. Eric Toensmeier draws upon both the scientific literature and the world’s ethnobotanical knowledge bank to construct a logical and compelling road map for future research and investment to reinvent agriculture. But reason and facts alone are insufficient to sustain a global and long-term agenda; passion is required. In the end, it is the perennial plants (and their human and microbial partners) themselves—lovingly portrayed here in their glorious diversity and elegant functionality—that steal the show and our hearts. This ‘Who’s Who’ of wild or orphaned potential crops can inspire a new generation of plant lovers and gardeners to become the convention-questioning, dedicated, passionate, hopeful scientists, farmers, and leaders that the movement requires.”\u003cstrong\u003e--David Van Tassel, PhD, senior scientist, The Land Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These are exciting times for soil carbon! What was once an obscure topic mainly of interest to agronomists and gardeners is now viewed by many people as a key to solving multiple challenges in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century, including climate change, hunger, and drought. For urgent times, we need an urgent agriculture. That’s exactly what we get in Eric Toensmeier’s new book—a detailed, practical explanation of how to increase carbon in our soils, written with passion and skill by a leader in regenerative agriculture. We know what to do, and with \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e we know how to do it. Let’s get going!\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Courtney White, author of \u003cem\u003eGrass, Soil, Hope\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwo Percent Solutions for the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eric Toensmeier has done it again! \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e is a detailed vision that will become the go-to reference guide for everyone who is interested in an accessible toolkit showcasing global agroecological carbon farming in action. This indispensable book needs to be put in the hands of all climate-change policy makers, agrarians, and people who eat food, drink water, and breathe air. Mr. Toensmeier’s book is not \u003cem\u003eground-breaking—\u003c\/em\u003eit is \u003cem\u003eground-healing!\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e--Brock Dolman, director, Permaculture Program and WATER Institute at Occidental Arts and Ecology Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e is a book we will look back upon decades from now and wonder why something so critically relevant could have been so overlooked until that time. We are told we have a choice between chemical\/GMO agriculture if we want to feed the world, or we can see children starve and adopt organic agriculture as a romantic and sentimental pursuit. Really? Toensmeier describes a future that is in alignment with how life works, a scientific and sophisticated agricultural understanding of husbandry and biology that surpasses the productivity of industrial agriculture. What is phenomenal about these land-use solutions is that they are the only way we can bring carbon back home if we are to reverse climate change. The title is accurate but humble: \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e describes the foundation of the future of civilization.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Paul Hawken, author of \u003cem\u003eBlessed Unrest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eric Toensmeier presents a convincing argument that carbon farming is crucial to addressing global issues of the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century including climate change, food and nutritional insecurity, eutrophication and contamination of water, and dwindling of soil biodiversity. Implemented in a transparent manner and with payments of just and fair price based on the true societal value, carbon farming is also pertinent to alleviating poverty and addressing several Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Carbon farming as a strategy is in accord with the “4 pour 1000” initiative of the French Government presented during the COP-21 Summit in Paris on December 1, 2015 and \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e is a befitting tribute to the 2015 International Year of Soils.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science and director of The Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University; President Elect, International Union of Soil Sciences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarbon Farming Solution \u003c\/em\u003eis a book whose time has come. This detailed documentation of regenerative practices from around the world, including principles and methods, provides a practical guide for others to follow and expand upon as humanity takes on the ‘Great Work of Our Time’—to restore the Earth’s natural systems to ecological health.\u003cem\u003e The Carbon Farming Solution \u003c\/em\u003eis of enormous importance.”\u003cstrong\u003e--John D. Liu, founder and director, Environmental Education Media Project (EEMP)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If we seriously put our minds to it, we could easily provide ourselves with enough food, forever; and do so in ecologically sound ways; and at the same time—a huge bonus!—trap enough carbon in the soil to tip the battle against global warming. The methods are those of agroecology—including organic farming in general, and permaculture in particular; and as Eric Toensmeier excellently describes, farmers worldwide are already on the case. So this book offers what governments at present spectacularly do not: \u003cem\u003ehope\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Colin Tudge, author of \u003cem\u003eGood Food for Everyone Forever \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Why Genes Are Not Selfish and People Are Nice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eric Toensmeier has done a hugely impressive job putting together this \u003cem\u003emagnum opus\u003c\/em\u003e. It is packed with an enormous amount of information about seven hundred plant species that have a role to play in saving the planet from land degradation and climate change, while at the same time improving the lives of millions of poor farmers, especially in the tropics and sub-tropics. \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e covers species for every use and every situation that can be assembled in infinite agroecological combinations. On top of that, the cultivation of these crops can lead to new industries in the production of food, medicines, cosmetics, and materials—creating wealth and employment. This information should be absorbed by everyone engaged in agriculture; everyone concerned about the future of the world and the well-being and health of its people; and everyone interested in protecting biodiversity. Indeed, \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e offers a path to a bright new world!”\u003cstrong\u003e--Professor Roger Leakey, vice chairman of the International Tree Foundation and author of \u003cem\u003eLiving with the Trees of Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eric Toensmeier is one of North America’s most inventive and scientifically-minded permaculture experimenters. In this book, he offers nothing less than a new vision for world agriculture that is more resilient, supports traditional farmers, and also helps relieve the global climate crisis. \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e offers an encyclopedic but also highly readable view of new and old carbon-trapping farming methods that can be applied around the world, and a profile of the highly adaptable, soil-enhancing perennial plant species that may just be the key to a livable human future.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Brian Tokar, director of the Institute for Social Ecology and author of \u003cem\u003eToward Climate Justice: Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and Social Change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent reference book that convincingly explains the potential of farming practices based on perennial crops for carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The numerous photographs and charts included help illustrate the food-security and multi-functionality attributes of agroforestry and other such farming systems. In addition to professionals who work on food security and climate stabilization issues, undergraduate and graduate students of these topics will find the book useful.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Dr. P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Distinguished Professor in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dealing with climate change requires action on many fronts, and this book is the toolkit for making the soil itself a sponge for carbon. 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Using his own Clay Bottom Farm in Indiana as a proving ground, Hartman adapted this lean philosophy to support a thriving business, growing and selling enough specialty produce to support himself and his wife by harvesting only a single acre of land. In this lucidly written, well-organized guidebook, Hartman lays out the fundamentals of lean farming for any grower hoping to follow his example, from limiting materials and transportation needs to more efficiently using staff member talents. Along with many useful charts and photos, Hartman includes 10 case studies from his own farm, illustrating how trimming away unneeded practices led to big production gains. Although Hartman’s target audience here is organic, small-scale growers, anyone involved in a larger agribusiness owned operation will find his advice remarkably useful and ultimately very profitable.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ben Hartman is diversified farming's \u003cem\u003eDean of Lean.\u003c\/em\u003e He walks the talk, sharing insights on how lean principles helped his farm and how they can help yours. ‘Lean’ is the epitome of efficiency, an essential ingredient of any successful farm.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Richard Wiswall, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With lean principles, what’s good for the farm is even better for the farmer. As we invite new farmers back to the land, into vacant lots, and onto rooftops, we have to give them the tools for success and the ability to sustain. ‘Lean farming’ won’t leave you trying to turn a farm into an automotive factory, but you will get a whiff of what it means when the rubber hits the road.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Philip Ackerman-Leist, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebuilding the Foodshed\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Farming is not \u003cem\u003ejust\u003c\/em\u003e a business, but it's still a business, and Hartman's application of Toyota's efficiency principles to the farm is nothing short of profound. As I read this fantastic book, my mind literally skipped from procedure to place on our farm with new ideas on how to create efficiencies. \u003cem\u003eThe Lean Farm \u003c\/em\u003eshould be dissected, digested, and discussed--then applied--on every single farm: big or small, wholesale or retail, livestock or produce. It would make all farms more profitable, productive, and pleasurable.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm, author of \u003cem\u003eYou Can Farm\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFolks, This Ain't Normal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anyone who thinks lean is only for a factory should read this book. Ben Hartman, with simple but eloquent prose and delightful figures and photos, demonstrates how all aspects of lean can apply to farming, a process of growing and selling living things. 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It is a treasure trove of possibilities without the need for increased investment!”\u003cstrong\u003e--John Jeavons, author of \u003cem\u003eHow to Grow More Vegetables,\u003c\/em\u003e executive director of Ecology Action, and developer of sustainable, biologically intensive mini-farming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you want to see, right now, what food farming will look like in the coming years, this is the book for you. Using the kind of super-efficiency that new-age manufacturing has perfected, author Ben Hartman describes, in great detail and with superb illustrations, how he and his wife reduced their farm size from three acres to one and still make a decent living on it.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gene Logsdon, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Contrary Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We give every new employee a copy of Ben’s writing to study. 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Although applicable in many climates, his designs are particularly important for areas coping with water scarcity. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Jadrnicek focuses on his experience as farm manager at the Clemson University Student Organic Farm and at his residence in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  These locations lie at the cooler northern edge of a humid subtropical climate that extends west to the middle of Texas and north along the coast to New Jersey. He has created permaculture patterns ranging from raising transplants and field design to freshwater prawn production and composting. These patterns have simplified the operation of the 125-share CSA farm while reducing reliance on outside resources. In less time than it takes to mow his two-acre homestead, Jadrnicek is building a you-pick fruit farm using permaculture patterns. His landscape requires only the labor of harvesting, and the only outside input he buys is a small amount of chicken feed. By carefully engaging the free forces of nature—water, wind, sunlight, convection, gravity, and decomposition—Jadrnicek creates sustenance without maintenance and transforms waste into valuable farm resources.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm\u003c\/em\u003e offers in-depth information about designing and building a wide range of bio-integrated projects including reflecting ponds, water-storage ponds, multipurpose basins, greenhouses, compost heat extraction, pastured chicken systems, aquaculture, hydroponics, hydronic heating, water filtration and aeration, cover cropping, and innovative rainwater-harvesting systems that supply water for drip irrigation and flushing toilets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Jadrnicek, a farmer, educator (he teaches at and oversees Clemson University’s organic student farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains), and perpetually tinkering designer and inventor, implements the permaculture principle of 'stacking functions’—'Every component of a design should function in many ways'—and pushes its limits. 'Something very special happens when a component within the design exceeds seven functions,’ he writes. 'Once the odd magic number of seven is breached, the design takes on a life of its own.' With curiosity, imagination, and exuberant obsession, he shares his successful manifestations and ongoing experiments and shows readers how to implement them in their own agricultural pursuits, whether a market farm or steep urban yard. He provides both broad conceptual overviews and comprehensive specifics. Less committed growers may balk at the complexity of these living designs and the basic physics, chemistry, and algebra needed to realize them, but permies and others committed to developing a regenerative agriculture—as well as ambitious weekend gardeners dreaming of an in-town, self-sufficient aquaculture greenhouse—will likely be impatient to try it themselves.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm\u003c\/em\u003e provides practical solutions for farmers and homesteaders facing the dual challenges of sustainably feeding an expanding global population and building resilience into their systems in response to climate disruption. Shawn Jadrnicek’s designs for greenhouses, irrigation, composting systems, and more are based on the most enduring answer: let’s look to nature. From experience, Jadrnicek knows how to create organic, resilient, and highly productive systems based on creative use of water, solar energy, and other free forces of nature.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Courtney White, author of \u003cem\u003eTwo Percent Solutions for the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm\u003c\/em\u003e is an invaluable resource for market farmers, homesteaders, and serious gardeners who are interested in improving their relationship with the land. Shawn Jadrnicek’s creative use of materials, animals, and space, which he clearly and thoroughly explains in this book, will inspire and teach you how to improve the efficiency and resiliency of your farm or garden. I can’t wait to implement some of Shawn’s designs at my site. While reading through this book, I was reminded of the ancient gardening techniques mentioned in F.H. King’s \u003cem\u003eFarmers of Forty Centuries\u003c\/em\u003e. Shawn has integrated these simple and effective technologies into his modern-day working farm; his book will allow readers to access some of that ancient wisdom, too.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Jerome Osentowski, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Forest Garden Greenhouse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Harvesting, multiplying, capturing, conveying, sloping, fertilizing, irrigating, heating, cooling… ‘at least seven functions’ is the genius of Shawn Jadrnicek’s stacked systems in \u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm.\u003c\/em\u003e Shawn turns almost everything we think we know about farming on its head, beginning with the notion that the odds are stacked against the small farmer and permaculturist. Instead, he stacks the odds in our favor by requiring every component of a farm to serve at least seven functions. These stacked systems create biological and mechanical efficiencies that maximize production and ecological diversity. While innovators abound in the permaculture world, Shawn is unparalleled in the practicality and detail of his innovative designs.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs a connoisseur of college farms, I’ve visited several dozen such operations across the United States, and I have yet to see another academic farm demonstrate the level of careful design and innovation found on the Clemson University Student Organic Farm, one of several permaculture masterworks Shawn has helped create. As much an engineer as he is an ecologist, Shawn teases out nature’s secret systems with a covey of collaborators—students, prawns, soldier flies, chickens, and thermophilic bacteria to name but a few—and he shares all his best designs in this paradigm-altering guide. Be prepared to have your vision of a farm’s limits shattered. Fear not, Shawn shows you how to reassemble those broken pieces into a ‘7-plus mosaic’ that can take any homestead or farm to the next level.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Philip Ackerman-Leist, professor, Green Mountain College; author of \u003cem\u003eRebuilding the Foodshed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What is unique about permaculture, at its heart, is integration of elements like fish ponds, greenhouses, chickens, and crops. \u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm\u003c\/em\u003e highlights real-world farm management experiences, including particularly innovative practices such as raising freshwater shrimp in greenhouse tanks that also provide thermal mass. The authors also respect and acknowledge the ancient roots of many of these ideas.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Eric Toensmeier, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Nature knows no waste, and cutting-edge farmers should start today to incorporate the bio-integration principles that Shawn Jadrnicek describes in detail in this book. Shawn shares his in-the-field experience using easy-to-understand formulas and charts to encourage the reader to develop a plan and translate project descriptions into hardworking results. I have seen Shawn’s transformational power in person at Clemson University, and his visions are addictive, teaching you not just to \u003cem\u003ethink\u003c\/em\u003e outside the box by harmonizing natural systems but to \u003cem\u003eact \u003c\/em\u003eoutside the box to create inexpensive and highly functional growing environments that are much more profitable and efficient than traditional growing systems. Even at our mushroom farm, we are incorporating Shawn’s design approach with aquaponics, black soldier fly composting, and passive heating. Farmers need all the financial help they can get, and \u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm\u003c\/em\u003e will help readers prevent costly experimental failures. Every farm's needs and layouts are unique, and this book allows the reader to customize and hybridize systems that harness the power of nature to transform ordinary farms into models worthy of world-class learning centers for permaculture.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Tradd Cotter, author of \u003cem\u003eOrganic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As climate change drives increasingly challenging weather variability and extremes, ecosystem-based strategies such as those presented in \u003cem\u003eThe Bio-Integrated Farm\u003c\/em\u003e will be crucial to successful adaptation efforts. In this practical, clearly written, and beautifully designed book, Shawn Jadrnicek shares his unique ability to conceptualize, design, and manage water for whole-system benefits at multiple scales. 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Within these pages, the Doughertys discuss how to:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind and improve poor, waste, or abused land and develop its natural water resources;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect and purchase the appropriate ruminant for regenerating your farmstead;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply fencing strategies and pasture management basics;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement basic, uncomplicated food processing, including large and small animal butchering and cheese making; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrate grass, gardens, and livestock to minimize or eliminate the need for off-farm inputs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the Doughertys write, more and more people today are feeling “the desire for clean, affordable food, unmodified, unprocessed, and unmedicated and the security of local food sourcing for ourselves and our children.” \u003cem\u003eThe Independent Farmstead \u003c\/em\u003eis a must-have resource for those who count themselves as part of this movement: both new and prospective farmers and homesteaders, and those who are interested in switching to grass-based systems. Best of all it’s the kind of rare how-to book that the authors themselves view not as a compendium of one-size-fits-all instructions but as “the beginning of a conversation,” one that is utterly informative, sincere, and inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Literature about small, independent farms might be divided into books that focus broadly on sustainable farming and those that constitute a how-to guide. Here Shawn Dougherty and Beth Dougherty (both have been farmers for several decades) offer a whimsical fusion of practical application and agrarian philosophy to great effect. Unlike most monographs on the subject, this volume begins with the assertion that plant life, pasture, and forage (in particular) form the core of an effective small farmstead. From this foundation, the Dougherty’s discuss practical aspects of forage, including water, grasses, and fencing, as well as the dynamics of intensive rotational processes. A good portion of the book is devoted to leveraging forage using livestock, particularly ruminants. Their clear favorite is the dairy cow, although they do discuss the virtues of sheep, goats, and swine—but little on beef. The latter part of the work discusses the harvesting of meat and milk and the appropriate use of by-products. The book’s entertaining approach is tempered by a realistic view of the mindset required to productively nurture and incorporate the rigors of an independent farmstead into one’s lifestyle. \u003cstrong\u003eSumming Up: Recommended. All readers.\u003c\/strong\u003e” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"As mortifying and implausible as creating one’s own self-sustaining farmstead might sound to most city folk, the Doughertys, who embarked on their own farmstead 20 years ago, make the venture entirely feasible—even ennobling in the face of climate change—on as little as a half-acre of land. In a conversational style that is both welcoming and reality-based, the authors offer a big-picture plan—selecting property, sourcing water, building soil, choosing ruminants (chickens, goats, sheep, pigs, or cattle)—that is fully supported by a level of detail both practical and comforting to anyone new to the idea. Some examples: milking techniques for cows and goats, what grasses or fencing to consider for which animals, slaughtering techniques, watering tanks, and using paddocks for livestock. Highly recommended for libraries where such farmsteads are even remotely possible.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Husband and wife Shawn and Beth ­Dougherty have written about the 'self-sustaining' grass-based farming movement on their blog, ­onecowrevolution.wordpress.com. Their first book, a well-organized overview of managing a diversified ‘farmstead,' takes the concept of backyard hobby farming to the next level. Drawing on their 20 years of experience on the Sow’s Ear Farm in eastern Ohio, the Doughertys offer practical know-how on a variety of farming topics, with photos and philosophical considerations of their methods. Although not exhaustive on any given issue, there is enough information for most readers to get started with confidence. They encourage readers to adopt holistic and creative problem-solving techniques. Oft-ignored subjects such as seasonal rhythms and interpersonal dynamics—the 'people aspect' of the farm ecosystem—are addressed. Easily navigable sections let readers skim as needed, but the conversational style lends a cohesive narrative. With a compelling foreword by holistic farmer Joel Salatin, this is right at home on a workbench or bedside table. \u003cstrong\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/strong\u003e A solid choice for those embarking on a serious animal-based hobby or enterprise, aspiring homesteaders, and sustainable farmers who already have basic knowledge of animal husbandry and agriculture. The authors’ blog provides a nice supplement; for more introductory guides, try Carleen Madigan’s 'Backyard Homestead' books.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Shawn and Beth Dougherty divulge how they used intensive pasture management to transform 24 seemingly uncultivable Ohio acres into a thriving livestock and vegetable operation capable of feeding their family of 10. Expect clear-eyed advice on rotational grazing methods, improving soil fertility, and much more.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With grace and grit, Shawn and Beth show you how to cultivate and care for an often overlooked but integrally important part of our food chain—grass—as well as the diverse livestock that transform pasture into the most wholesome foods on earth.”\u003cstrong\u003e--David Asher, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Natural Cheesemaking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shawn and Beth cover a broad range of topics in this readable and user-friendly book. 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Andrew Mefferd’s years as both a grower and a writer shine through. He clearly explains the basics of structures and environmental management, while also covering the nuances of grafting and ‘steering’ plants to be most productive. Growers will be pleased with the attention devoted to the best practices they’ll need to succeed with eight different crops.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Vern Grubinger, vegetable and berry specialist, University of Vermont Extension\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e answers the questions that both new and established farmers are asking, including which staple crops will sustain a farm’s operation and how to best maximize yield. As protected agriculture continues to grow in popularity and necessity, Andrew’s book will help farmers at every level achieve higher profits as they use this reference to guide them through the seasons under film. A must-have for any grower.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Nick Burton, owner, Victory Gardens, Paris, Texas; founder, State of the Soil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From small hobby farmers to advanced greenhouse growers, I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t benefit from reading \u003cem\u003eThe Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e. Andrew does an exemplary job of highlighting basic principles of plant growth and microclimate modification to help producers design their own management systems and diagnose problems in the greenhouse or hoophouse.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Cary Rivard, extension specialist, Kansas State University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When we started our wholesale greenhouse back in 1974, the best references were the equipment catalogs, and we pored over them each night. Now Andrew Mefferd has created the most complete greenhouse grower’s manual in the world. It contains the full spectrum of proper greenhouse growing for organic vegetable production and all its factors and, importantly, is detailed from a foundation of experience. This book is a fact-filled treasure, accessible for all. Thank you for debriefing, Andrew. You are a hero of horticulture!”\u003cstrong\u003e--Alice Doyle, cofounder, Log House Plants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finally! A book that makes the specialized and highly refined techniques of the big European and North American hothouse growers accessible to farmers, market gardeners, and growers at all scales, with clear explanations of the practices and why they work. It took me twenty years to figure out half of this on my own; I’m glad I don’t have to wait another twenty to figure out the rest.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Josh Volk, author of \u003cem\u003eCompact Farms\u003c\/em\u003e; consultant, Slow Hand Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hats off to Andrew Mefferd and his comprehensive guide to growing in a protected environment! While covering all the basics, this book takes growers to the next level, with in-depth discussions on the physical environment, plant biology, and their intriguing relationship. Once hard-to-find info on topics such as plant steering and grafting is presented thoroughly and clearly. Importantly, the last chapters cover the practical ins and outs of growing eight of the most significant crops for protected culture. Every grower will learn lots from this book; I sure did.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Richard Wiswall, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Andrew Mefferd’s book fills a gaping void in the literature for market growers. I highly recommend it to anyone growing in greenhouses, or who aspires to. With experience few others have, Mefferd explains growing techniques used in advanced greenhouses, and then shows how smaller-scale growers might put them to use. I kept a pencil by my side and plan to use lots of ideas on our own farm.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Ben Hartman, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lean Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an important book that will give growers the tools and resources to increase production and profits in protected culture environments. In one book, Andrew has packaged the detailed technical growing information that took us years and thousands of dollars to acquire for our farm. This book will be one I refer to and recommend often.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Michael Kilpatrick, farmer; cofounder, In the Field Consultants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for beginners as well as a valuable, up-to-date resource for experienced growers. Mefferd has written a comprehensive overview of the elements of growing crops under cover. So much of the food available now is from greenhouse production, and most from faraway lands. This book will help you be the one growing crops for your local market.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Eric Sideman, PhD, crop specialist, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Although greenhouse and high-tunnel food production is a well-established industry, small and beginning growers have never had easy access to information about how the professionals do it. Andrew Mefferd has bridged that gap with this important new book. He makes technical information accessible in a lively and lucid style. Everyone who owns or plans to buy a greenhouse or hoophouse should read this book.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Lynn Byczynski, author of \u003cem\u003eMarket Farming Success\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Flower Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e; founder, \u003cem\u003eGrowing for Market\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With this book, Andrew Mefferd, a firm supporter of the local food movement, offers a knowledgeable contribution to help growers (especially in cold climates) develop skills to deal with challenges and reap the benefits of protected cropping. This is not a generalist hoophouse book but a menu where growers can select specialized professional practices to suit their situation, whether growing microgreens; grafting, pruning, and trellising vine crops; or ‘crop steering’ to select for leaf growth or fruit development.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Pam Dawling, author of \u003cem\u003eSustainable Market Farming\u003c\/em\u003e; contributing editor, \u003cem\u003eGrowing for Market\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The production of organic vegetables using protected culture to modify the natural environment and optimize plant growth is one of the most highly productive systems for organic vegetables. This handbook provides a broad spectrum of knowledge on growing structures and climate control as well as propagation, pruning, trellising, crop steering for maximum production, and grafting plants for natural disease control. 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These microscopic organisms partner with the root systems of approximately 95 percent of the plants on Earth, and they sequester carbon in much more meaningful ways than human “carbon offsets” will ever achieve. Pick up a handful of old-growth forest soil and you are holding 26 \u003cem\u003emiles\u003c\/em\u003e of threadlike fungal mycelia, if it could be stretched it out in a straight line. Most of these soil fungi are mycorrhizal, supporting plant health in elegant and sophisticated ways. The boost to green immune function in plants and community-wide networking turns out to be the true basis of ecosystem resiliency. A profound intelligence exists in the underground nutrient exchange between fungi and plant roots, which in turn determines the nutrient density of the foods we grow and eat.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eExploring the science of symbiotic fungi in layman’s terms, holistic farmer Michael Phillips \u003cem\u003e(\u003c\/em\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Holistic Orchard \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Apple Grower)\u003c\/em\u003e sets the stage for practical applications across the landscape. The real impetus behind no-till farming, gardening with mulches, cover cropping, digging with broadforks, shallow cultivation, forest-edge orcharding, and everything related to permaculture is to help the plants and fungi to prosper . . . which means we prosper as well.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBuilding soil structure and fertility that lasts for ages results only once we comprehend the nondisturbance principle. As the author says, “What a grower understands, a grower will do.” \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e abounds with insights into “fungal consciousness” and offers practical, regenerative techniques that are pertinent to gardeners, landscapers, orchardists, foresters, and farmers. Michael’s fungal acumen will resonate with everyone who is fascinated with the unseen workings of nature and concerned about maintaining and restoring the health of our soils, our climate, and the quality of life on Earth for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Phillips, the inimitable author of \u003cem\u003eThe Apple Grower\u003c\/em\u003e (2005) and \u003cem\u003eThe Holistic Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), once again charms and instructs with an in-depth philosophical and practical exploration of fungi. Branching off from Paul Stamets’s \u003cem\u003eMycelium Running\u003c\/em\u003e, Phillips focuses on fungi’s intimate relations with the plant community, revealing their essential roles in botanical and soil health and how we can nurture them for our benefit and that of the entire biosphere. The book includes extensive and specific information about the science of fungi and their symbiosis with plants; nurturing and propagating fungal networks and functions; minimizing soil disturbance in gardens, forests, farms, and orchards to build soil, capture carbon, and assist mycelial integrity and relationships; and gathering and growing edible mushrooms. In refreshing contrast to the pared-down utilitarianism of many books in the genre, Phillips’s poetic, conversational, rambling, humorous writing encourages readers to settle in for a thoughtful read. Organic, biodynamic, and permaculture practitioners will value this book, but Phillips writes for a general readership too.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003eisn’t just a book about wild-running fungi. It covers in great detail all the benefits, scientific research, and technical information known about mycorrhizae. It also outlines methods of how to manage soils with the use of organic fertilizers, crops grown, and proper tillage to get the biology to flourish—including mycorrhizae. Because if a grower knows \u003cstrong\u003ewhy\u003c\/strong\u003e, he or she will teach themselves \u003cstrong\u003ehow\u003c\/strong\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gary Zimmer, founder, Midwestern BioAg; author of \u003cem\u003eThe Biological Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The world desperately needs the information in \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e! I am so glad Michael Phillips wrote this book. His approach is creative, inspired, and down-to-earth. A worthy effort with many useful practices laid out for all.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Dave Jacke, coauthor of \u003cem\u003eEdible Forest Gardens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I firmly believe that the next big advancement in organic farming is learning how to harness the power of soil ecology by replacing mechanical tillage with biological tillage. \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is an awesome book because it not only describes the importance of respecting living soil dynamics, it teaches how to act upon it. The chapter on practical nondisturbance techniques is especially enlightening to any serious market gardener.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Jean-Martin Fortier, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Market Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How lucky are we to be alive and growing plants right now? The humbling interconnectedness and relationships realized through \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e will fill you with wonder and have you questioning your role in the garden, orchard, or farm. This is the manual for upping your growing game!”\u003cstrong\u003e--Eliza Greenman, restoration orchardist and fruit explorer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Michael Phillips is an emissary from the fungal realm, and he’s here to tell us, through both study and  practice, how our partnership with fungi is not only crucial but how it can be carried out practically on our homesteads and farms.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Ben Falk, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Resilient Farm and Homestead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003eoffers fascinating science and practical ideas for gardeners, farmers, foresters—for everyone, in fact. Learning how we can work with beneficial soil fungi is deeply relevant, not only to support optimal plant health and nutrition but as part of a lasting climate change solution.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Eric Toensmeier, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Carbon Farming Solution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet, \u003c\/em\u003eMichael\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePhillips takes us on a journey into the realm of cutting-edge soil science, while always maintaining a playful sense of passion, excitement, and levity. As deep as Phillips goes into sharing his immense knowledge of the mechanics of vibrant living soils and their role in plant health, he never loses sight of the bigger picture—that of regenerating the planetary ecosystem. To that end, he offers robust practical applications for agricultural enterprises of all sizes. The beauty of this timely and important book is that we now know not only how but why we must embrace and cooperate with the innate intelligence of the biological world as we develop the agroecosystems that will sustain us in the future.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Scott Vlaun, executive director, Center for an Ecology-Based Economy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mostland plants depend on symbiotic fungi in their roots—mycorrhizas—to help them to grow. Some, like orchids and many pines, depend on them absolutely. In fact, with no mycorrhizas: no land plants to speak of, and hence no land animals, including human beings. Like dung beetles and flies and microbes in general, root fungi are the largely unsung heroes of nature, cryptic creatures that make the world work. Michael Phillips’s \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003ebrings them centre-stage—where, despite their modest demeanour, they deserve to be.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Colin Tudge, founder, The College for Real Farming and Food Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoroughly researched treatise on the impact of root fungi on the functioning of our biosphere. It is written in Michael Phillips’s usual unique, enjoyable, and easily readable style. It is a must-read for all individuals seriously interested in the quality of human life and future of our planet.”\u003cstrong\u003e--George W. Bird, professor, Michigan State University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003eawakens the reader to the interconnected, interdependent network of souls working on behalf of the earth right under our feet. The mycorrhizal fungi are our allies in promoting health for forests, orchards, and fields. Michael Phillips’s comprehensive scientific knowledge, along with an abundance of practical information for the grower, and a good dose of positive vibes for the future of our planet, make this new book one to add to your collection.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Linda Hoffman, orchardist, Old Frog Pond Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Our knowledge of how habitat restoration and regenerative agriculture work—how they proceed or falter—is being renovated as we speak. A new sense of how symbiotic mycorrhizae shape plant establishment and succession has been slowly emerging over the last quarter century. In his new book, \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Phillips weaves his own web of astounding connections regarding what holds this earth together. Not since Paul Stamets's pioneering inquiry, \u003cem\u003eMycelium Running\u003c\/em\u003e, have we been blessed by such a synthesis that tells how symbiotic fungi are the true and most trustworthy stewards of this planet. With his usual genius of explaining complex science in ways farmers and restorationists can grasp, Phillips reminds us that those in Washington, DC, have never really ‘run this country,’ our fungal allies have.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Gary Paul Nabhan, author of \u003cem\u003eGrowing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Let’s make soil great again. Michael Phillips and \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e have a plan. This book focuses on the tangible things you can do on the land you love to make it healthier and more productive. In forty years doing USDA research and producing mycorrhizal fungi, I have read and reviewed thousands of mycorrhizal articles. Michael Phillips gets it. Finally we have a mycorrhizal book that is entertaining, practical, and vibrant. We truly live on a mycorrhizal planet, and people who read this book will emerge with a profound understanding of how these little creatures shape our earth and our future.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Dr. Mike Amaranthus, founder, Mycorrhizal Applications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fungi are not just decomposers, they are composers of soil and orchestrators of soil biodiversity. \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet \u003c\/em\u003epays tribute to the small and unseen, the uncredited collaborations beneath our feet, and Michael Phillips leads the tour underground for everyone with a warm and crafted writing style that anyone can understand and put to use. \u003cem\u003eMycorrhizal Planet\u003c\/em\u003e offers readers a whole new dimension in propagating mycorrhizae, with cover crop considerations and noninvasive soil preparation techniques, and encourages readers to complete the loop by creating more balanced and efficient cultivation systems with the mental tools to harmonize almost any soil and plant condition. 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Modern wheat depends on synthetic fertilizer and herbicides that damage our health, land, water, and environment. Fortunately, heritage ‘landrace' wheats that evolved over millennia in the organic fields of traditional farms do not need bio-chemical intervention to yield  bountifully, are gluten-safe, have rich flavor and high nutrition. 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Along with the discussion on growing the crops, the author delves into folk traditions regarding the consumption of these grains and historical recipes. In addition to her environmental argument, Rogosa is a passionate advocate for replacing modern wheat and links its development with a variety of health issues, such as the rise in celiac disease and digestive ailments. Though Rogosa is a thorough researcher and an engaging writer, the audience this book is aimed toward is likely to be the most sympathetic to her cause. This title is an engaging and stimulating work, but its narrow, mostly agricultural content makes it a peripheral purchase for academic libraries. \u003cstrong\u003eSumming Up: Optional. 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She also highlights the way that agribusiness has changed the wheat crop in the United States, replacing diverse ‘landrace' seeds with genetically modified crops designed to be resistant to weeds, but which likely play a role in the rapid growth of gluten allergies. Beyond diagnosing these problems, however, Rogosa presents a thorough solution. She describes the variety of wheats available, from durum to spelt to Indian wheat, highlighting the advantages of each, and explains how best to grow these heritage grains. She covers where these crops grow most effectively, and how they can be used to restore soil that is often ruined by mandates to produce mass quantities of wheat. She also explains harvesting techniques and shares personal stories of traveling to different parts of the world to speak with farmers about how they restore and protect their native landrace seeds. 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She lingers over the early millennia of matriarchy and the sacred rituals of many different peoples. Especially striking is her account of ancient Israeli practices as a sophisticated community food system based on social justice. This is a book to cherish.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Elizabeth Henderson, author of \u003cem\u003eSharing the Harvest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eli Rogosa has lived among the world’s few remaining peasant farmers who continue to cultivate landrace wheat seeds and traditions. She has collected and faithfully tended and multiplied their unique local varieties, learned their traditional production techniques, and recorded their special recipes. She brought them to her home in New England and crossed them to combine their qualities and adapt them to the very different climate of their new home. 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The author brings these wheats not only into your stomach with lots of recipes, but also into your heart, which is the most important step on their way into the fields, where they can develop in our modern times into what wheat should be for humans: a well-balanced partner that can help us to cultivate our minds, our bodies, and our sentiments.”\u003cstrong\u003e--Dr. Karl-Josef Mueller, biodynamic cereal breeder at Cereal Breeding Research, Neu Darchau, Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRestoring Heritage Grains\u003c\/em\u003e offers a veritable treasure trove from the past, yet one that is very relevant for today! The book introduces truly healthier, more nutritious, beautiful, and exciting grains to cultivate in your garden and farm and to enhance your palate. 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Every vegetable farmer who wants to be profitable \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e enjoy the farming life would do well to read these books closely.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Lynn Byczynski, author of \u003cem\u003eMarket Farming Success\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Flower Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ben Hartman is a true innovator for the small farm. \u003cem\u003eThe Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e takes the lean techniques from his first book even further with new innovations and greater detail. I have been eagerly awaiting this addendum so that I can start trying these practices on my farm. This book is a must for any market grower who wants to push the boundaries of profitability while finding life balance at the same time.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Curtis Stone, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Urban Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ben Hartman clearly illustrates how the continual process of lean thinking can benefit every farm. From targeted market planning driven by what customers truly value, to effective and efficient production from planning through harvest, and ultimately to putting money into your bank account, this book is full of practical and inventive ideas that will help your farm prosper.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Richard Wiswall, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a great book on the methods that make Clay Bottom Farm a successful compact farm, explaining the thinking behind those methods. 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Even though I have been an organic farmer for 40 years, I was amazed at how much I learned from reading \u003cem\u003eDirt to Soil.\u003c\/em\u003e I highly recommend it to \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e farmers and food entrepreneurs, especially anyone interested in anticipating future changes and preparing for them in advance.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Frederick Kirschenmann, distinguished fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture; author of \u003cem\u003eCultivating an Ecological Conscience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Restoring the productivity of agricultural land is one of the most urgent imperatives of our time. In this landmark book, Gabe Brown explains, step by step, how farmers and ranchers can transform lifeless dirt to healthy topsoil, offering a profound yet elegantly simple blueprint for reversing land degradation across the globe.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr. Christine Jones, soil ecologist; founder of amazingcarbon.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Civilization was made possible by agriculture developed over the centuries by ordinary people domesticating plants and animals using the emerging biological sciences. Today mainstream agriculture—dominated by monoculture cropping and confined animal feeding—is the most destructive industry ever to evolve. Based on chemistry and marketing of technology, current agricultural practices produce twenty times more dead, eroding soil than food, year after year. In this dangerous time, Gabe Brown’s book comes as a breath of fresh air, showing by example what any farmer who cares enough about the future can do by following sound ecological principles and using common sense and imagination.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Allan Savory, president, Savory Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a must read for anybody who thinks that the ‘Green Revolution’ has been a success. 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The core values of stewardship Gabe Brown describes for managing the agricultural ecology are reinforced by science that links diverse components so they function together to benefit everyone and everything in the dynamic rejuvenation of soils. The principles are exemplified through firsthand experiences that not only explain what, why, and how things need to change, but also provide the motivation to start doing them. The book provides hope that nutrition and health can be guiding principles in food production for successive generations to displace the ‘Band-Aid’ interventions adopted by the past two generations that have resulted in serious, unintended negative consequences.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Don M. 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Farmers and ranchers like Gabe Brown and the others whose stories are told in \u003cem\u003eDirt to Soil\u003c\/em\u003e are addressing the critical need to develop resilient systems that provide abundant, nutrient-dense food on regenerated soils that efficiently cycle nutrients and water through diverse biological communities.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Kris Nichols, PhD, soil microbiologist, KRIS Systems Education and Consultation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gabe Brown’s story is a journey of hope and freedom for all those who care about food, health, and the earth. His passion to heal the land and serve others has shaken the foundations of the industrial agriculture model. The industrial agriculture complex is an insatiable furnace of consumption that devours soil, leaves farm families destitute, and impoverishes rural communities—ultimately destroying nations. Who would have thought that a North Dakota rancher would lead the regenerative agriculture revolution, a campaign that shows us a new way of growing nutritious food—food that is medicine and that nurtures and honors all of creation. Because of Gabe Brown, I have hope for the future of agriculture. \u003cem\u003eDirt to Soil\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read!”\u003cstrong\u003e—Ray Archuleta, “The Soil Guy,” retired USDA\/NRCS soil health specialist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you have interest in your health or saving the earth or eating food that tastes the way food should, you have heard a lot recently about regenerative farming. There are dozens (or hundreds) of self-proclaimed experts on the subject. Here is what I know: Gabe Brown is the Real Deal. He has done more than \u003cem\u003eanyone\u003c\/em\u003e to bridge the gap between research scientists and practicing farmers. 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This book is filled with excellent advice on how to farm by following Mother Nature’s guidance, seasoned with Gabe’s great sense of humor and humility.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Colin Seis, agricultural management consultant; owner of Winona, New South Wales, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reading \u003cem\u003eDirt to Soil \u003c\/em\u003eis like having a personal conversation with Gabe Brown about the changes he witnessed as he put regenerative practices into place on Brown’s Ranch. Most important is his clear message about capturing the value of his system by marketing directly to the consumer. In Gabe’s words, he ‘prefers to sign the back of the check, not the front.’”\u003cstrong\u003e—Dwayne Beck, PhD, manager, Dakota Lakes Research Farm; professor of plant science, South Dakota State University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Civilization after civilization plowed itself out of prosperity by degrading the soil. 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Kudos!”\u003cstrong\u003e—Nora Goldstein, editor, \u003cem\u003eBioCycle\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rhonda Sherman’s book has arrived on the scene at just the right time, as vermiculture technology is gaining momentum in research and industry. The book combines Sherman’s hands-on experience with detailed descriptions of current practices and comprehensive documentation of research findings, making it a vital reference for worm farming practitioners and enthusiasts.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Norman Q. Arancon, PhD, associate professor of horticulture, University of Hawaii at Hilo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Worm Farmer’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in vermicomposting or vermiculture. With a candid voice, Rhonda Sherman explains the pitfalls and opportunities of worm farming based on her decades of experience. 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I wish her book had been available when I bought my worm farm 25 years ago! For over 20 years I have believed that vermiculture has the potential to revolutionize agriculture. \u003cem\u003eThe Worm Farmer’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e can help that revolution go forward, and I heartily recommend this book to anyone interested in vermiculture.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Jack Chambers, president, TerraVesco\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Before reading this book, I made a mental note of topics that I felt would be included, such as history, how-to, underlying science, pitfalls and benefits, and economics. I was not disappointed—these topics and so much more are fully covered and written about in a very readable manner. This book will prove useful to academics and students at every educational level, practitioners of all types, and anyone with an enquiring mind. In an ever-growing field, \u003cem\u003eThe Worm Farmer’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e is set to be the must-have guide and is a very welcome addition to earthworm literature.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Kevin R. Butt, PhD, director, Earthworm Research Group, University of Central Lancashire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With global topsoil depletion reaching alarming levels, this thorough, informed, detailed, and concise manual could not be more timely. Worm farming presents unprecedented hope and enterprising opportunities that are being adopted in every corner of the world. All food security activists, healthy soil advocates, farmers, and educators should read \u003cem\u003eThe Worm Farmer’s Handbook. \u003c\/em\u003eThank you, Rhonda—this book is a highly useful gift to us all. The world needs more worm farmers!”\u003cstrong\u003e—Anna de la Vega, director, The Urban Worm Community Interest Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867712926039,"sku":"9781603587792","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781603587792.jpg?v=1722284605"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/sustainable-agriculture.oembed?page=4","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}