Gianferrari, Maria
Summary: Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from? Across wheat fields and city rooftop gardens, mushroom beds and maple forests, Thank a Farmer traces the food and clothing that a family uses back to the people who harvested and created them. With Maria Gianferrari's informed and poetic text and monumental artwork from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GIAVeit, Quentin F.
Summary: "Part memoir, part how-to manual, The Bumpy Road paints a vivid picture of life on the farm during the Great Depression. The author, recounting stories from his boyhood, brings to life the everyday trials and tribulations of his family and neighbors as they struggle to survive under daunting economic conditions. The hard work they put in was a given (to them), and their solutions to everyday...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Willow Bend Press 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B VEIT VEIMann, Charles C.
Summary: "1493 for Young People by Charles C. Mann tells the gripping story of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to the present. How did the lowly potato plant feed the poor across Europe and then cause the deaths of millions? How did the rubber plant enable industrialization? What is the connection between malaria, slavery, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Square/Seven Stories Press 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 909.08 MANShepard, Mark
Summary: In times of drought, this system enables producers to catch, direct and hold water high where it can be put to work, and in times of severe rain or melt, these strategies help prevent erosion by directing water on a meandering journey using a series of retention and distribution features. The book offers detailed diagrams and clear instructions, problem-solving and system maintenance guidance,...
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A character-driven documentary and cooking series that takes viewers inside the life of Chef Vivian Howard, who, with her husband Ben Knight, left the big city to open a fine dining restaurant in small-town Eastern North Carolina.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHEGilles, Renae.
Summary: "Readers will learn about the impacts of agriculture on the environment through colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics. Book also includes a glossary, index, suggested books and websites, and a bibliography"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Envi Info GillesSummary: The Jordan family has farmed in Iowa for generations. Due to the crisis of the '80s and '90s, they are in danger of losing the farm. One of the daughters comes back home to document the extraordinary efforts the family makes to keep their farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TROHarris, Will
Summary: "From a pioneer of the regenerative agriculture movement, a memoir-meets-manifesto on betting the farm on a better future for our food, animals, land, local communities, and our climate. Featured in Food and Country, premiering at Sundance 2023. Raised as a fourth-generation farmer, when Will Harris inherited White Oak Pastures he was a full-time commodity cowboy who played hard and fast with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARRIS, WILL HARKivirist, Lisa
Summary: "Females are farming in record numbers. Covering everything from business planning to tool use to integrating family into farm operations, Soil Sisters is a comprehensive blueprint for women who dream of bringing their vision of agricultural entrepreneurship to life. This unique guide blends inspiring stories of successful female farmers with practical information and resources for women...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2016
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Summary: Helps farmers capture water in areas they want to, and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acres U.S.A. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 631.7 SHEWuthnow, Robert.
Summary: This book is a study of the fifty years starting in the 1950s in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. For many Americans, the Midwest is a vast unknown. In this book the author sets out to rectify this. He shows how the region has undergone extraordinary social transformations over the past half-century and proven itself surprisingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.977 WUTSummary: Begun as a semi-monthly, the Michigan Farmer later became a monthly and for the second half of its life was a weekly. It had many different editors. For the first few years it was devoted exclusively to agriculture, horticulture, and the household, but in 1853 an education section was added. Contents included articles on caring for livestock and crops, and illustrated articles on farm...
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Hurlbut 1845
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 630 MichiganMichigan
Summary: Agriculture report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, with supplementary papers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan Dept. of Agriculture 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 630.9774 Thirty-FifthBerry, Wendell
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Publisher / Publication Date: Counterpoint Press 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 BERSummary: A compilation of practical advice and folklore features weather forecasts for the United States, planting tables, health remedies, horoscopes, recipes, games and puzzles, and other entertaining and useful information.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jenks, Palmer & Co. 1848
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 051 OLD 2022Summary: Since 1842, American Agriculturist has served Northeast producers with information to help them maximize their productivity and profitability. Each issue is packed with information, ideas, news and analysis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [American Agriculturist] 1976
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Cohen, Bevin.
Summary: "Just a few generations ago we were a nation of seed savers because it was essential to our survival. Many of us have lost touch with this ancient practice, but the knowledge is still inside each and every one of us just waiting to be unlocked. As the demand for locally grown food increases, the demand for local seed is not far behind. After all, food is only as local as the seed that grows it....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Small House 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 631.5 COHHenderson, George
Summary: First published in 1943, "The Farming Ladder" aims to explain how the reader may start and maintain a successful and profitable farm in the easiest way possible, without requiring a great deal of special knowledge or skills. With original ideas and a wealth of helpful tips, this is a volume not to be missed by existing or prospective smallholders and farmers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [publisher not identified] 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 HENHilty, Steven L.
Summary: With very few people engaged in agriculture today, it is no surprise that most Americans have little understanding of the challenges that modern farmers face. This book provides readers a glimpse into life on a modern Missouri farm where a variety of grains, grass seed, corn, and cattle are produced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Missouri Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363 HILSummary: "After looking for a fresh start, you drift into a Small harbor town devastated by a storm. The town has been deserted, but you're never one to back down from a challenge! it will be up to you to help rebuild the town and solve the mystery of the lighthouse...but it won't be easy!"--Provided by Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won't be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town's most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Elliott, Shaye
Summary: Following the success of Welcome to the Farm, Shaye Elliott shares how she celebrates family and farm traditions year-round in Seasons at the Farm. With her engaging storytelling and gorgeous full-color photos, Shaye brings to life how to entertain simply yet beautifully without mortgaging the farm. Simple recipes, decorating advice, and projects make this an inspirational and aspirational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 ELLElliott, Shaye
Summary: The homesteading movement is continuing to grow, as more people are stepping up to have a hand in where their food comes from. Whether you want to dabble or immerse yourself completely in the do-it-yourself, back-to-basics lifestyle, Welcome to the Farm is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to growing the very best food right in your own backyard. Shaye Elliott takes readers on a journey...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2017