Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Interbureau Coordinating Committee on Post-war Programs
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Published: 1945
Total Pages: 142
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Published: 1937
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael Mayerfeld Bell
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2024-02-20
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 0271097914
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Climate change. Habitat loss. Soil erosion. Groundwater depletion. Toxins in our food. Inhumane treatment of farm animals. Increasing farm worker exploitation. Hunger and malnutrition in the midst of plenty. What will it take for farmers in the United States to embrace sustainable practices? Michael Mayerfeld Bell’s Farming for Us All first tackled this question twenty years ago, providing crucial insight into how the structure of US agriculture created this situation and exploring, by contrast, the practices of farmers who are working together to radically change how they think, learn, and grow. This updated edition of his now-classic work reflects on the lessons learned over the past two decades. Constrained by an oppressive nexus of markets, regulations, subsidies, and technology, farmers find themselves undermining their own economic and social security as well as the security of the land. Bell turns to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI), that state’s largest sustainable-agriculture group. He traces how PFI creates an agriculture that engages others—farmers, researchers, officials, and consumers—in a common conversation about what agriculture could look like. Through dialogue, PFI members crossbreed knowledge, discovering pragmatic solutions to help crops grow in ways that sustain families, communities, societies, economies, and environments. Farming for Us All makes the case that for sustainable farming to flourish, new social relations are as important to cultivate as new crops. This book is necessary—and hopeful—reading for anyone concerned about the present and future of food and farming.
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Library
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Published: 1939
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sarah K Mock
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Published: 2021-04-26
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781636768205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →We love The American Farmer. We trust them to grow our food, to be part of children's nursery rhymes, to provide the economic backbone of rural communities, and to embody a version of the American dream. At the same time, we know that "corporate farms" are disrupting the agrarian way of life that we so admire, and that we've got to do something to stop it. So what's our plan for saving the farms we love? In Farm (and Other F Words), Sarah K Mock dismantles misconceptions about American farms and discovers what makes small family farms work, or why they don't. While exploring the intersection of farming and wealth, Mock offers an alternative perspective on American agricultural history, and outlines a path to a more equitable food system moving forward. Calling for change, Farm (and Other F Words) tackles questions like: Do farmers really get paid not to farm? Are "big corporate farms" the future? How much good has the food movement done for small family farmers? Ultimately, Mock suggests a solution without putting the onus for change on struggling consumers and reminds us that, "the future of American agriculture is not yet decided."
Author: United States. Department of Agriculture. Interbureau Coordinating Committee on Post-war Programs
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Published: 1945
Total Pages: 12
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Works Progress Administration
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Published: 1937
Total Pages: 372
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