Gaining Ground
A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm
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One fateful day in 1996, after discovering that five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard vows to save his family's farm. What ensues - through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters - is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and rejects organic foods for sugary mainstream fare. But just when the farm starts to turn heads at local farmers' markets, his father's health takes a turn for the worse. With poetry and humor, this inspiring memoir tugs on your heartstrings and feeds your soul long after you've finished.
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What do you do when you love your farm...but it doesn’t love you? After 15 years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it’s not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last 90 years. But just as Catherine thinks it’s time to hang up her shepherd’s crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us - and the planet - would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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We're all a little sheepish
- De Pam en 12-23-14
De: Catherine Friend
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Farm City
- The Education of an Urban Farmer
- De: Novella Carpenter
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 386
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 288
Novella Carpenter loves cities - the culture, the crowds, the energy. At the same time, she can't shake the fact that she is the daughter of two back-to-the-land hippies who taught her to love nature and eat vegetables. Ambivalent about repeating her parents' disastrous mistakes, yet drawn to the idea of backyard self-sufficiency, Carpenter decided that it might be possible to have it both ways.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hmmm.
- De THoward en 09-30-09
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A Thousand Acres
- De: Jane Smiley
- Narrado por: C. J. Critt
- Duración: 14 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 664
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 546
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 555
Three daughters and their husbands are pulled into a tangle of love, jealousy, and fear when their father, Larry Cook, grows too old to manage the family's fertile thousand-acre farm. As each couple struggles with their own tragedies and challenges, they know their father is judging them in light of the weighty inheritance that hovers within their reach.
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1 out of 5 stars
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good book bad reader
- De C. Carlson en 08-07-08
De: Jane Smiley
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Christmas with Tucker
- De: Greg Kincaid
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 5 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 207
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 185
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 186
In this heartwarming novel, Greg Kincaid, the best-selling author of A Dog Named Christmas, revisits the early life of one of that book’s protagonists and brings us a holiday tale of redemption, hope, and forgiveness. It’s 1962, and as Christmas approaches so does one of the worst snow and ice storms in Kansas history. Without utilities and emergency services, it is a dangerous time for the residents of Cherokee County. For the McCray family, it is even worse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Snow Days on the Farm
- De Debbie en 12-02-14
De: Greg Kincaid
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That Old Ace in the Hole
- De: Annie Proulx
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 157
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Annie Proulx's That Old Ace in the Hole is told through the eyes of Bob Dollar, a young Denver man trying to make good in a bad world. Dollar is out of college but aimless, when he takes a job with Global Pork Rind - his task to locate big spreads of land in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles that can be purchased by the corporation and converted to hog farms.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Doesn't work as a novel
- De Sarah C en 05-30-12
De: Annie Proulx
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Prodigal Summer
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Barbara Kingsolver
- Duración: 15 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,139
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,391
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,388
Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives in southern Appalachia. At the heart of these intertwined narratives is a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches them from an isolated mountain cabin where she is caught off-guard by Eddie Bondo, a young hunter who comes to invade her most private spaces and her solitary life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- De Lily en 10-12-08
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The Longest Road
- Overland in Search of America, from Key West to the Arctic Ocean
- De: Philip Caputo
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
Philip Caputo, who had just turned 70, his wife, and their two English setters took off in a truck hauling an Airstream camper from Key West, Florida, en route via back roads and state routes to Deadhorse, Alaska. The journey took four months and covered 17,000 miles, during which Caputo interviewed more than 80 Americans from all walks of life to get a picture of what their lives and the life of the nation are really about in the 21st century.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very Disappointing
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De: Philip Caputo
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The Shepherd's Life
- Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
- De: James Rebanks
- Narrado por: Bryan Dick
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 738
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 673
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 665
Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. He's the first son of a shepherd who was the first son of a shepherd himself; his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much-loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite different. His way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Author Wears His Life As A Heavy Mantle
- De Sara en 12-06-15
De: James Rebanks
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Horses Never Lie About Love
- The Heartwarming Story of a Remarkable Horse Who Changed the World Around Her
- De: Jana Harris
- Narrado por: Susanna Burney
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 70
Combining the drama of The God of Animals with the powerful realism of Chosen by a Horse, award-winning poet Jana Harris tells the inspiring story of her twenty-four-year relationship with a troubled but beautiful, blood-red feral mare who, in spite of her difficult past, has a talent for healing and helping every human and other being she comes into contact with.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Started off promising
- De Denise Di Giorgio en 03-23-12
De: Jana Harris
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A Muddied Murder
- De: Wendy Tyson
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
When Megan Sawyer gives up her big-city law career to care for her grandmother and run the family's organic farm and cafe, she expects to find tranquility in her scenic hometown of Winsome, PA. Instead, her goat goes missing, rain muddies her fields, the town denies her business permits, and her family's Colonial-era farm sucks up the remains of her savings. Just when she thinks she's reached the bottom of the rain barrel, Megan and the town's hunky veterinarian discover the local zoning commissioner's battered body in her barn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Written and Entertaning
- De Beatrice en 09-16-16
De: Wendy Tyson
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The Good Good Pig
- The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
- De: Sy Montgomery
- Narrado por: Xe Sands
- Duración: 5 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 351
A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, Sy Montgomery had always felt more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet who had been crowded away from nourishing meals by his stronger siblings. Yet Sy had no inkling that this piglet, later named Christopher Hogwood, would not only survive but flourish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uplifting memoir of a pig + autobiography
- De Diana en 04-04-19
De: Sy Montgomery
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A Year in Provence
- De: Peter Mayle
- Narrado por: Peter Mayle
- Duración: 2 h y 52 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 347
Peter Mayle and his wife had been to Provence as tourists. They had dreamed of one day trading the long, grey winters and damp summers of England for the blue skies and sunshine of the coast of southern France. And then they made it happen. They moved into an old farmhouse at the foot of the Luberon mountains and embarked on a wonderful, if at times bewildering, new life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ban abridged versions
- De marlowe en 03-30-15
De: Peter Mayle
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The Yorkshire Shepherdess
- De: Amanda Owen
- Narrado por: Anne Dover
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Amanda Owen has been seen by millions on ITV's The Dales, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animals. She is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband, Clive, and seven children at Ravenseat, a 2,000 acre sheep hill farm at the head of Swaledale in North Yorkshire. It's a challenging life but one she loves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I want to go and have cream tea and meet all the animals and the shepherdess herself
- De luvs aussies en 05-30-19
De: Amanda Owen
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Hannah's Dream
- De: Diane Hammond
- Narrado por: Laura Flanagan
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
For 41 years, Samson Brown has been caring for Hannah, the lone elephant at the down-at-the-heels Max L. Biedelman Zoo. Having vowed not to retire until an equally loving and devoted caretaker is found to replace him, Sam rejoices when smart, compassionate Neva Wilson is hired as the new elephant keeper. But Neva quickly discovers what Sam already knows: that despite their loving care, Hannah is isolated from other elephants and her feet are nearly ruined from standing on hard concrete all day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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excellent narration, enjoyable story
- De Elizabeth en 05-11-13
De: Diane Hammond
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The Road to Burgundy
- The Unlikely Story of an American Making Wine and a New Life in France
- De: Ray Walker
- Narrado por: Sean Crisden
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 256
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 258
Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion that he couldn't stifle. Ray neglected his work, spending hours poring over ancient French winemaking texts, learning the techniques and the language, and daydreaming about vineyards. After Ray experienced his first taste of wine from Burgundy, he could wait no longer. He quit his job and went to France to start a winery - with little money, a limited command of French, and virtually no winemaking experience.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring story: I wish he'd learn some humility!
- De Desmond en 12-15-14
De: Ray Walker
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More Things in Heaven and Earth
- Watervalley Days, Book 1
- De: Jeff High
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
As an ambitious young doctor with a penchant for research, Luke Bradford never wanted to set up practice in a remote rural town. But to pay back his student loans and to fulfill a promise from his past, he heads for Watervalley, Tennessee - and immediately stumbles into one disaster after another. Will he be labeled the town idiot before he’s even introduced as the new doctor?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Looking forward to the next one!
- De MJ en 07-19-16
De: Jeff High
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Every home cook has thoughts on the right and wrong ways to use spices. These beliefs are passed down in family recipes and pronounced by television chefs, but where do such ideas come from? Many are little better than superstition, and most serve only to reinforce a cook's sense of superiority or cover for their insecurities. It doesn't have to be this way. These notes On Spice come from three generations of a family in the spice trade, and dozens upon dozens of their collected spice guides and stories.
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Yummy!
- De amanda j green en 11-17-24
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Dirt to Soil
- One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
- De: Gabe Brown
- Narrado por: Gabe Brown
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil. The Brown’s Ranch model, developed over 20 years of experimentation and refinement, focuses on regenerating resources by continuously enhancing the living biology in the soil.
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loved it.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-29-19
De: Gabe Brown
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Land, Livestock, & Life
- A Grazier's Guide to Finance
- De: Allan Nation
- Narrado por: Brad Grochowski
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
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Do you know the new rules for profit in today's land and livestock game? Using successful grass farmers as examples, Allan explains how leasing land can add up to profits with lower risk than ownership, and can be a means for young people to get into grassland agriculture today. For more insight and analysis into land-based financial issues such as protecting yourself from falling real estate prices without selling your ranch, order Land, Livestock, & Life: A Grazier's Guide to Finance.
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Good information and insights
- De Bruce Clithero en 03-01-25
De: Allan Nation
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Florapedia
- A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore
- De: Carol Gracie
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 4 h y 19 m
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Florapedia is an eclectic A-Z compendium of botanical lore. With more than 100 enticing entries - on topics ranging from achlorophyllous plants that use a fungus as an intermediary to obtain nutrients from other plants to zygomorphic flowers that admit only the most select pollinators - this collection is a captivating journey into the realm of botany. Writing in her incomparably engaging style, Carol Gracie discusses remarkable plants from around the globe, botanical art and artists, early botanical explorers, ethnobotanical uses of plants, botanical classification, and more.
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great book with great facts
- De Ryan sweet en 04-20-23
De: Carol Gracie
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Your Successful Farm Business
- Production, Profit, Pleasure
- De: Joel Salatin
- Narrado por: Joel Salatin
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
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Twenty years ago, Joel Salatin wrote You Can Farm, which has launched thousands of farm entrepreneurs around the world. With another 20 years of experience under his belt, bringing him to the half-century mark as a full-time farmer, he decided to build on that foundation with a sequel, a graduate-level curriculum. Everyone who reads (or listens to), and enjoys that previous work, will benefit from this additional information.
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Feel like I just got a PHD level masterclass.
- De jesse l hatton en 08-08-21
De: Joel Salatin
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The Green Witch's Herb and Plant Encyclopedia
- 150 Ingredients for Everyday Witchcraft
- De: Rowan Morgana
- Narrado por: Stacia Newcomb
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
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Infusing your craft with plants and herbs is a powerful way to connect to Mother Earth. This green witchcraft encyclopedia explores the most essential magical plants, offering you a complete resource for safely growing, foraging, harvesting, and using everything from aloe to valerian. Discover greater harmony with nature as you harness the natural energy of plants to create healing and balance in your life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully written and so informative!
- De Melanie Rogers en 01-05-25
De: Rowan Morgana
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Bringing Nature Home, Updated and Expanded
- How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
- De: Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke - foreword
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
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As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity. Bringing Nature Home has sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well-being, and this audio edition will help broaden the movement. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical recommendations, everyone can make a difference.
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Life changing
- De Villaid en 01-23-19
De: Douglas W. Tallamy, y otros
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- steve champion
- 01-12-14
Really good story!!
I really liked this book, I enjoyed the way Forrest kept persevering when things looked worst... The family could have taken the easy out and sold some of the property, but wanted to keep the family farm together.
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- Michael
- 06-14-15
Forrest Fixes Things - provides Honest Food
Great book easy to listen to. Great antidotes throughout. You could tell Forrest enjoyed thinking of the right words to bring the farm and his experience to life.
It left me encouraged to think more generational family farms could be rescued.
It left me thinking about the relationship between the urban and the rural.
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- MoJo
- 11-19-16
Throughly enjoyed this book
Great writer. Teaches without lecturing. I can't believe some of the predicaments he gets into. Strongly recommend this book. Looking forward to Forrest Pritchard's next book.
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- Vaughn Malecki
- 02-01-18
A book I just could not put down.
I finished it in two days. What a wonderful story. God bless you in all you do.
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- Sarah W.
- 04-05-15
Great Read
What did you love best about Gaining Ground?
The honest and humble writing style
Any additional comments?
This is a great read for foodies, environmentalists, and informed consumers alike. Highly recommend it!
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- Jaleah
- 05-26-15
Really good to hear for a beginning farmer.
As a beginning farmer myself, this book definitely spoke to me. Loved it, from beginning to end.
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- rebecca
- 10-29-17
Superb Read
Love this! Forrest's story resonates strongly with this country gal, and the narration is perfect!
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- Terri Robinson
- 04-05-21
great story
I enjoyed the audible book. It is a funny and relatable story to me at least. I have to admit so much 9f this story made me think of the things we have done. we just have not hit the right sequence yet.
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- Weston
- 07-14-21
As a budding farmer, I loved this.
Great for anyone realizing where our food comes from is important, and not all food is equally created, nor all done properly for short or long term goals
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- Chuck O.
- 01-13-22
Excellent and inspiring!
This was a wonderful story of a small family farm. There were times I belly laughed out loud and rewound to hear the story again. Lord bless Pedro the goat!
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