Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach Tapa blanda - 1991 - 2nd Edición

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When I first wrote Successful Small-Scale Farming eleven years ago, writes Karl Schwenke in the preface to this new edition, "an 'organic farmer' was synonymous with a 'lonely hippie troublemaker.' Today he is classed somewhere between a high-priced elitist and an opportunistic liar."

So begins this classic guide to organic small-scale agriculture, fully updated and revised for the 1990s -- for a new generation of readers who would like to live closer to the earth.

* How to improve, conserve, and enrich your soil organically, to ensure the highest (and healthiest) yields.

* The best "cash crops" and specialty crops to grow for profit and how to raise them.

* A concise overview of essential farmstead skills, such as haying, fencing, and managing a woodlot.

With today's increased concern for the quality of the food we eat and the health of our environment, Successful Small-Scale Farming offers a unique and invaluable perspective on the future of agriculture. Karl Schwenke's message -- that small-scale farms can be cleaner, smarter, and more efficient than corporate agribusiness -- has never been so relevant as it is today.