Books

Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations

Dirt, soil, call it what you want—it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter.

Farm Basics of Direct Marketing

If you want a short and sweet course that gives you an overview of your options to direct market from the farm this is it. Just 12 pages long, yet covers a whole bunch of important things to consider to make your project successful.

Farm Basics of Direct Marketing

If you want a short and sweet course that gives you an overview of your options to direct market from the farm this is it. Just 12 pages long, yet covers a whole bunch of important things to consider to make your project successful.

From the Farm to the Table

From the Farm to the Table describes many aspects of the current farm situation as the author, Gary Holthaus, sees them. He views America’s farms as the nucleus of an expanding set of circles that become the context in which farmers and consumers of food, rural and urban, must work and live.

Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture

Hot, Flat and Crowded

Thomas L. Friedman's no. 1 bestseller The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all of us who are concerned about the state of America in the global future.