Description: Farming for the Long Haul by Michael Foley Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Farming for the Long Haul is about building a viable small farm economy that can withstand the economic, political, and climatic shock waves that the twenty-first century portends. Publisher Description Its all but certain that the next fifty years will bring enormous, not to say cataclysmic, disruptions to our present way of life. World oil reserves will be exhausted within that time frame, as will the lithium that powers todays most sophisticated batteries, suggesting that transportation is equally imperiled. And theres another, even more dire limitation that is looming: at current rates of erosion, the worlds topsoil will be gone in sixty years. Fresh water sources are in jeopardy, too. In short, the large-scale agricultural and food delivery system as we know it has at most a few decades before it exhausts itself and the planet with it.Farming for the Long Haul is about building a viable small farm economy that can withstand the economic, political, and climatic shock waves that the twenty-first century portends. It draws on the innovative work of contemporary farmers, but more than that, it shares the experiences of farming societies around the world that have maintained resilient agricultural systems over centuries of often-turbulent change. Indigenous agriculturalists, peasants, and traditional farmers have all created broad strategies for survival through good times and bad, and many of them prospered. They also developed particular techniques for managing soil, water, and other resources sustainably. Some of these techniques have been taken up by organic agriculture and permaculture, but many more of them are virtually unknown, even among alternative farmers. This book lays out some of these strategies and presents techniques and tools that might prove most useful to farmers today and in the uncertain future. Author Biography After twenty years in academia, Michael Foley began farming first in southern Maryland, and then in Willits, California, where he, his wife, and oldest daughter currently operate the small, diversified Green Uprising Farm. Foley is cofounder of the School of Adaptive Agriculture (formerly the Grange Farm School), a farmer training and education program where he is a board member and teacher. He also helped create and manage a community kitchen and small farmers group. He currently manages his local farmers market, and has served as vice president of the Mendocino County Farmers Market Association and president of Little Lake Grange. Details ISBN 1603588000 ISBN-13 9781603588003 Title Farming for the Long Haul Author Michael Foley Format Paperback Year 2019 Pages 272 Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing Co GE_Item_ID:123811949; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781603588003
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Book Title: Farming for the Long Haul : Resilience and the Lost Art of Agricultural Inventiveness
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Publication Year: 2019
Topic: Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Future Studies, Agriculture / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Item Height: 1.5 in
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Michael Foley
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
