Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00HJZVTP4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 379 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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I'm not a Farmer but loved this farming book H. K. T. Mulvaney My motivation to read this book actually was through a one night stay at the family's bed and breakfast in Berryville-Smithfield Farm B & B. I loved the place, the matriarch(s), the story of the B&B and it helped that we paid a visit to the country store whi. "Excellent Selection by One Book/One Community" according to Tarmansbooks. This was the One Book/One Community selection for Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York. Counties in Pennsylvania. From a short list of titles the public was asked to help choose a book they would like to read and discuss with the community. Th. AWESOME! MUST READ! This book is excellent! Should be required reading in every school in the country! Forrest's writing style grabbed me from the first page and kept me hooked right to the end of the book. As a master gardener and someone who has been doing organic gardening f
Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and rejects organic foods for sugary mainstream fare. 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. But just when the farm starts to turn heads at local farmers' markets, his father's health takes a turn for the worse. What ensues - through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local c