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Agriculture United States Handbooks, manuals, etc Family farms United States Farms Fiction Farms, Small United States National parks and reserves United States National parks and reserves United States Juvenile literature Parcs nationaux États-Unis Ouvrages pour la jeunesse United States United States History Juvenile literature Women farmersAshwood, Loka L.
Summary: "The right to farm, by name, is essential to the survival of us all as growers and eaters. Since the late 1970s, states across the nation have adopted so-titled right-to-farm laws to limit nuisance suits loosely related to agriculture. But since their adoption, there has yet to be a comprehensive analysis of what these laws do and who they benefit, not just what their title suggests. In the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of North Carolina Press 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.3 HathawayRich, Sarah.
Summary: Profiles sixteen urban farms located in major metropolitan areas across the country, each operated by individuals and communities committed to sustainable and innovative agriculture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.977 RICBerry, Wendell
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630.973 BERPaarlberg, Robert L
Summary: "A bold, science-based corrective to the groundswell of misinformation about food and how it's produced, examining in detail local and organic food, food companies, nutrition labeling, ethical treatment of animals, environmental impacts, and every other aspect from farm to table. Consumers want to know more about their food--including the farm it came from, the chemicals used, the nutrition...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.1 PAAMcDowell, Marta
Summary: "This lushly illustrated book from bestselling author Marta McDowell examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's relationship to the landscape and illuminates how it inspired the beloved Little House Books" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Among others, Fresh features urban farmer and activist Will Allen, sustainable farmer and entrepreneur Joel Salatin, and supermarket owner David Ball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ripple Effect Productions 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FREThurow, Stephanie
Summary: "With over thirty-five years of combined experience, homesteaders Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn have taught thousands of people across the globe how to garden, preserve food, tend backyard chickens, cook from scratch, and care for their families with natural homemade alternatives. Now, their homesteading knowledge and instruction can be found in one place with Small-Scale Homesteading. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2023
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Contents: What is Community Supported Agriculture? -- CSA and the global supermarket -- Creating a CSA -- Choosing a farm or farmer -- The land -- Nurturing a solid core group -- Labor -- Sharers on the farm -- Money matters for CSAs -- Legalities -- To certify or not to certify? -- Community and communications -- Growing the food -- Handling the harvest -- Distributing the harvest -- The weekly share --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 334.6830 HENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 334.6830 HenHalberstadt, Hans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Motorbooks International 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 338.16 HALGeisert, Arthur.
Summary: Presents the alphabet using words related to a country farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010
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2 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE GEIJager, Ronald.
Summary: The Fate of Family Farming employs a hands-on approach, with much local New England detail, in its exploration of the history and future of American family farming, both as an idea and as an ongoing way of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of New England 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.16 JAGSummary: Modern-day Christmas classic set in the picturesque Smoky Mountains, telling the story of a family's journey to save their historic berry farm against all odds during one fateful holiday season.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY CHRLanier, Karen
Summary: With females as one of the fastest growing sectors of the hobby-farming community, the time is right for practical advice and guidance from women to women. Written by naturalist, gardener, and farmer-in-training Karne Lanier, this insightful volume provides inspiration and direction for fellow females with agricultural aspirations. The Woman Hobby Farmer packs a lot of wisdom and experience...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CompanionHouse Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 LANCarlisle, Liz.
Summary: The story of the Lentil Underground begins on a 280-acre homestead rooted in America’s Great Plains: the Oien family farm. Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness told small farmers like the Oiens to “get big or get out.” But twenty-seven-year-old David Oien decided to take a stand, becoming the first in his conservative Montana county to plant a radically different crop: organic lentils....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 CARBatali, Mario.
Summary: "Bestselling author and world-renown chef Mario Batali pays homage to the American farmer-from Maine to Los Angeles-in stories, photos, and recipes. AMERICA -- FARM TO TABLE: Simple, Delicious Recipes Celebrating Local Farmers Mario Batali, who knows the importance of ingredients to any amazing dish, sees farmers as the rock stars of the food world. In this new book he celebrates American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 BATCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5973 BATMcCorkell, Don
Summary: Exposes the health risks and environmental toll exacted by modern systems of meat and poultry production.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Libre 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIVWhatley, Booker T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regenerative Agriculture Association 1987
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 630.6 WHAFrey, Sarah
Summary: "One woman's tenacious journey to escape poverty and create a billion-dollar farming business--without ever leaving the land she loved. The youngest of her parents' combined twenty-one children, Sarah Frey grew up on a struggling farm in Southern Illinois, often having to grow, catch, or hunt her own dinner. She spent much of her early childhood dreaming of running away to Hollywood,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FREY, SARAH FRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B FREY FREHurst, Janet.
Summary: Transform your pastime into your livelihood. If your sweet corn is tall, your brood of chickens is beautiful, and your half-dozen goats give delicious milk, then you know firsthand the rewards of running a small farm. But what if you could turn that Do-It-Yourself hobby into a long-term source of regular income? Nurturing a healthy harvest is only half the battle--what you really need to know...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 HURTowles, Amor
Summary: "The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2022
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: FIC TOW (BOOK CLUB KIT 8 paperbacks)Gwarjanski, Kalee
Summary: "In this female-forward spin on the traditional children's song, readers meet Miss MacDonald on her vegetable farm and learn about gardening, seasons, plant-based meals, and local produce"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023