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1) Farming
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English
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An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
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English
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Josh Volk, the proprietor of Slow Hand Farm with 20 years experience of managing small farms in the United States presents detailed farm layouts for productivity and efficiency for small farms on 5 acres or less.
When it comes to farming, it turns out that small isn't only beautiful - small is also sustainable, manageable, and productive. Come along on a tour of 15 successful farms, from urban rooftops to rural retreats, all flourishing on five acres...
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320 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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This is a comprehensive, encyclopedic guide for the small-scale family farmer, the hobby farmer, or the potential farmer. They explain the basics of farming from start to finish: from planting to harvesting and farrowing to marketing. With the authors' help, you'll learn how to grow crops, repair a fence, drive a tractor, keep livestock (from bees to cattle), and much more.--COVER.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A young couple inherits a farm and they are determined to start a beautiful new life together. However the home they have inherited starts to unleash unsettling and dangerous supernatural phenomena that starts to threaten their marriage.
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xxviii, 283 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"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 every tool the system offered - chemicals, antibiotics,...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"On the farm, workers pick vegetables, collect eggs, and make cheese. At the market the next day, the workers set up their stands and prepare for shoppers to arrive. Amy, the baker at the Busy Bee Café, has a very special meal in mind -- and, of course, all the farmers show up at the café to enjoy the results of their hard work"--
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Cuadernos de Violeta volume 3
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39 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Español
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There is always a lot of work to do on a farm, but it is quite rewarding. Violeta gets to chance to assist in the birthing of a donkey.
18) Esta granja
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18 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Español
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Presents an introduction to a farm, in simple text with illustrations, describing the various plants and animals one would find there, from cows and chickens, to apples and corn.
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273 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard is fiercely in love with her family's sprawling apple orchard and the tangled web of family members who inhabit it. Content to spend her days planning capers with her brother William, competing with her brainy cousin Amanda, and expertly tending the orchard with her father, Frankie desires nothing more than for the rhythm of life to continue undisturbed. But she cannot help being haunted by the historical fact that...
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xi, 212 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Caldwell offers readers a balanced perspective on the current regulatory environment in which raw-milk lovers find themselves. Keepers of cows, goats, or sheep will benefit from information on designing a well-functioning small dairy, choosing equipment, and understanding myriad processes, including details about the business of making milk; managing the farm to create superior milk; understanding the microbiology of milk; and risk-reduction plans...
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