Farming for the Long Haul - Resilience and the Lost Art of Agricultural Inventiveness

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Foley
• Editore: CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING HOUSE
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781603588003
• ISBN: 978-1-60358-800-3
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura > Giardinaggio; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche