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Bestsellers
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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Compelling pre-history and emergent history
- By Doug on 08-25-11
By: Jared Diamond
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Ultra-Processed People
- Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
- By: Chris van Tulleken
- Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet....
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ridiculously biased take on data
- By Brit_TV_fan on 11-25-23
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....
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Great book; didn't love the reading
- By Lily on 11-02-08
By: Michael Pollan
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Dirt to Soil
- One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
- By: Gabe Brown
- Narrated by: Gabe Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....
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loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-19
By: Gabe Brown
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The Botany of Desire
- A Plant's-Eye View of the World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant....
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"The Botany of Desire" – A Fascinating Fusion of History, Science, and Philosophy
- By Rich N. Jester on 07-05-23
By: Michael Pollan
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The Farmer's Wife
- My Life in Days
- By: Helen Rebanks
- Narrated by: Esmée Cook, Helen Rebanks
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Helen shares an honest portrait of rural life and an authentic exploration of both the hard work and reward of keeping a home and raising a family....
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Vivid Explanation
- By Frank Vassell on 11-27-23
By: Helen Rebanks
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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Compelling pre-history and emergent history
- By Doug on 08-25-11
By: Jared Diamond
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Ultra-Processed People
- Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
- By: Chris van Tulleken
- Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet....
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ridiculously biased take on data
- By Brit_TV_fan on 11-25-23
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....
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Great book; didn't love the reading
- By Lily on 11-02-08
By: Michael Pollan
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Dirt to Soil
- One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
- By: Gabe Brown
- Narrated by: Gabe Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....
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loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-19
By: Gabe Brown
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The Botany of Desire
- A Plant's-Eye View of the World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant....
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"The Botany of Desire" – A Fascinating Fusion of History, Science, and Philosophy
- By Rich N. Jester on 07-05-23
By: Michael Pollan
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The Farmer's Wife
- My Life in Days
- By: Helen Rebanks
- Narrated by: Esmée Cook, Helen Rebanks
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Helen shares an honest portrait of rural life and an authentic exploration of both the hard work and reward of keeping a home and raising a family....
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Vivid Explanation
- By Frank Vassell on 11-27-23
By: Helen Rebanks
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You Can Farm
- The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever desired, deep within your soul, to make a comfortable full-time living from a farming enterprise? Too often people dare not even vocalize this desire because it seems absurd. It's like thinking the unthinkable....
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great book. made me angry.
- By William Nichols on 05-12-20
By: Joel Salatin
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Your Successful Farm Business
- Production, Profit, Pleasure
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty years ago, Joel Salatin wrote You Can Farm, which has launched thousands of farm entrepreneurs around the world....
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Feel like I just got a PHD level masterclass.
- By jesse l hatton on 08-08-21
By: Joel Salatin
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The World According to Kaleb
- By: Kaleb Cooper
- Narrated by: Kaleb Cooper
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Introducing Clarkson's Farm favourite Kaleb Cooper's worldly wisdom on life's big issues, from the difference between straw and hay to the importance of having a hair perm....
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A charming, quick read.
- By William Turk on 02-12-23
By: Kaleb Cooper
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The End of Craving
- Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well
- By: Mark Schatzker
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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For the last fifty years, we have been fighting a losing war on food. We have cut fat, reduced carbs, eliminated sugar, and attempted every conceivable diet only to find that eighty-eight million American adults are prediabetic....
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Useful new concepts, well presented
- By Nat on 11-10-21
By: Mark Schatzker
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Red Famine
- Stalin's War on Ukraine
- By: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes - the consequences of which still resonate today....
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Horrifying
- By Mendy on 01-21-18
By: Anne Applebaum
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The Honey Bus
- A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees
- By: Meredith May
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather, and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee....
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Touching story
- By Tess Villa on 05-31-19
By: Meredith May
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Beekeeping for Beginners
- How to Raise Your First Bee Colonies
- By: Amber Bradshaw
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Easy beekeeping for new-bees. Wouldn’t it be great to raise your own bees, have a fresh supply of honey, and bring thousands of healthy pollinators into your yard? Beekeeping for Beginners is a simple, step-by-step guide that helps you learn the fundamentals....
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Too much fluff.
- By Brandon Horvat on 05-02-21
By: Amber Bradshaw
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Against the Grain
- A Deep History of the Earliest States
- By: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains and governed by precursors of today's states? Find out....
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World without Women
- By Paul Richards on 04-28-18
By: James C. Scott
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Origins
- How Earth's History Shaped Human History
- By: Lewis Dartnell
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming....
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GREAT Book with a Narrator Who's Falling Asleep
- By aaron on 08-02-20
By: Lewis Dartnell
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Unraveling
- What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater
- By: Peggy Orenstein
- Narrated by: Peggy Orenstein
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further....
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Nailed it!
- By Miss Effie on 02-19-23
By: Peggy Orenstein
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James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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This enchanting program collects some of the Yorkshire vet's favorite stories about one of his favorite animals, each tale as memorable and heartwarming as the last...
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If you have the other Herriott books, don't bother
- By Laurana on 10-27-14
By: James Herriot
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Land, Livestock, & Life
- A Grazier's Guide to Finance
- By: Allan Nation
- Narrated by: Brad Grochowski
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you know the new rules for profit in today's land and livestock game? Using successful grass farmers as examples, Allan explains how leasing land can add up to profits with lower risk than ownership, and can be a means for young people to get into grassland agriculture today....
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Well rounded knowledge of Ranching and Business Management.
- By Robert H. Friel on 12-17-23
By: Allan Nation
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Pastured Poultry Profit$
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In a day when mainline farm experts predict the continued demise of the family farm, the pastured poultry opportunity shines like a beacon in the night, guiding the way to a brighter future....
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Excellent
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
By: Joel Salatin
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The Hidden Half of Nature
- The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
- By: David R. Montgomery, Anne Bikle
- Narrated by: LJ Ganser
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health - for people and for plants - depends on Earth's smallest creatures....
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A perfect introduction to microbiology
- By Ary Shalizi on 02-17-17
By: David R. Montgomery, and others
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Fast Food Nation
- The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
- By: Eric Schlosser
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
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To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...
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Uncritical alarmist rant
- By Mark Freeman on 12-23-03
By: Eric Schlosser
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Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment
- Third Edition
- By: Jody Butterfield, Allan Savory
- Narrated by: Paul W. Griffiths
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ....
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Ideas To Save the the World, Told Poorly
- By Shawn Oueinsteen on 10-28-18
By: Jody Butterfield, and others
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A Gardener's Guide to Botany
- The Biology Behind the Plants You Love, How They Grow, and What They Need
- By: Scott Zona
- Narrated by: Lee Osorio
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona....
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Excellent book
- By Kathi B. on 09-26-23
By: Scott Zona
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Pure, White, and Deadly
- How Sugar is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It
- By: John Yudkin
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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More than 40 years before Gary Taubes published The Case Against Sugar, John Yudkin published his now-classic exposé on the dangers of sugar - now with a new introduction by Robert H. Lustig, the best-selling author of Fat Chance....
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A Real Lifesaver and Factual
- By Sherrie on 07-21-18
By: John Yudkin
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Backyard Beekeeping
- What You Need to Know About Raising Bees and Creating a Profitable Honey Business
- By: Dion Rosser
- Narrated by: Ivan Busenius
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Just diving into the world of bees? Have you wanted to start your own hive, but have been confused by the conflicting information on the Internet? Looking for an authoritative source on how to go about the business of bees and make money while you’re at it? Listen to find out more....
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leaders in the beekeeping community
- By Thomas Lane on 12-28-20
By: Dion Rosser
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The Dirty Guide to Wine
- Following Flavor from Ground to Glass
- By: Alice Feiring, Pascaline Lepeltier
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Still drinking Cabernet after that one bottle you liked five years ago? It can be overwhelming if not intimidating to branch out from your go-to grape....
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Interesting Subject, poor readin
- By Sergio Remon on 01-11-18
By: Alice Feiring, and others
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For the Love of Soil
- Strategies to Regenerate Our Food Production Systems
- By: Nicole Masters
- Narrated by: Nicole Masters
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits....
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More Narrative Than Prescriptive
- By Real David Art on 08-13-20
By: Nicole Masters
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The Third Plate
- Field Notes on the Future of Food
- By: Dan Barber
- Narrated by: Dan Barber
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Today’s optimistic farm-to-table food culture has a dark secret: The local food movement has failed to change how we eat. It has also offered a false promise for the future of food....
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I don't think I'm the intended market for the book
- By Steve Word on 06-03-14
By: Dan Barber
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Permaculture Gardening for the Absolute Beginner
- Follow Nature's Map to Grow Your Own Organic Food with Confidence and Transform Any Backyard Into a Thriving Ecosystem
- By: All We Need Publishing, Josie Beckham
- Narrated by: Gwen Steel
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Ahhh, livin’ the dream. Your own delicious organic food forest growing right outside your window. A harvest so bountiful, it feeds you, your family, and the whole neighborhood. Year-round abundance.
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Permaculture Masterpiece
- By Gary Barton on 02-01-24
By: All We Need Publishing, and others
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The Golden Spruce
- A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: The only giant golden spruce on earth....
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Interesting story but ??
- By robert on 01-11-14
By: John Vaillant
New releases
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Pickling and Fermenting for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Preserving and Fermentation Techniques and Recipes for Beginners and Beyond
- By: Oscar Higgins
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Your all-in-one guide to creating delicious pickled and fermented foods! Do you love pickled foods and want to know how to make your own? Have you ever wondered how easy it is to pickle veggies, make yogurt, sauces, and more? This book is your go-to guide for everything to do with pickling and fermenting! Pickling and fermenting are two of the oldest methods of preserving foods, which is why they have long been popular. They are tried and tested and offer a fantastic way to preserve an abundance of fresh foods and create delicious sides and flavorful condiments that bring a whole new ...
By: Oscar Higgins
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The Landrace Pig Revolution
- Unleashing High Fertility and Adaptability in Swine Ranching
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the captivating world of swine ranching with "The Landrace Pig Revolution", a groundbreaking eBook that provides an enlightening exploration about the role of Landrace pigs in the industry. This eBook will guide you through the unique journey from the historical perspective of pig breeding to the emergence of Landrace pigs, bringing forth unique attributes of these endearing creatures. With a focus on the biological overview of Landrace pigs, this eBook examines the importance of high fertility in swine ranching, delving into their adaptability and the physiology of fertility. ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Unleashing Australorp Power
- A Proven Guide to Achieving Optimal Egg Production and Meat Quality
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive deep into the exciting world of Australorp Chickens with 'Unleashing Australorp Power.' This comprehensive guide will take you through the journey of understanding, nurturing, and profiting from these black-feathered beauties. 'Unleashing Australorp Power' begins with a fascinating exploration into the origins and evolution of the Australorp breed, offering a comprehensive historical overview. Discover the distinct characteristics that set these chickens apart; it might surprise you how much they can differ from other breeds. The adventure continues as you delve into setting up the ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Sea Energy Agriculture
- Nature's Ideal Trace Element Blend for Farm, Livestock, Humans
- By: Maynard Murray
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Maynard Murray was a medical doctor who researched the crucial importance of minerals—especially trace elements—to plants and animals. Beginning in 1938 and continuing through the 1950s, Dr. Murray used sea solids—mineral salts remaining after water is evaporated from ocean water—as fertilizer on a variety of vegetables, fruits and grains. His extensive experiments demonstrated repeatedly and conclusively that plants fertilized with sea solids and animals fed sea-solid-fertilized feeds grow stronger and more resistant to disease. Sea Energy Agriculture recounts Murray's experiments ...
By: Maynard Murray
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How to Grow World Record Tomatoes
- A Guinness Champion Reveals His All-Organic Secrets
- By: Charles Wilber
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Charles Wilber tells his personal story of learning to work with nature, and his philosophy and approach to gardening. He reveals for the first time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes and produce of every variety. There's no magic involved. Just a well thought out system that gives plants more than they could ever want, and makes it possible for them to reach their full potential. Wilber's compost is the cornerstone along with a wide circumference around plants layered with compost, alfalfa meal and mulch. Valuable pruning and watering details are given, too, as well as a new way of ...
By: Charles Wilber
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Tuning in to Nature
- Infrared Radiation and the Insect Communication System
- By: Philip Callahan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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This 25th anniversary edition, updated by the author, reveals the miraculous communication systems present in nature. Learn how plants and insects communicate through emissions in the infrared frequency range and why poisonous pesticides do not solve the real problems facing agriculture. In this breakthrough book Phil Callahan uncovers why certain insects are attracted only to certain plants, the role of pheromones' work in nature, and how plants under stress literally signal insects to come devour them. Long out of print . . . classic Callahan!
By: Philip Callahan
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Pickling and Fermenting for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to Preserving and Fermentation Techniques and Recipes for Beginners and Beyond
- By: Oscar Higgins
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Your all-in-one guide to creating delicious pickled and fermented foods! Do you love pickled foods and want to know how to make your own? Have you ever wondered how easy it is to pickle veggies, make yogurt, sauces, and more? This book is your go-to guide for everything to do with pickling and fermenting! Pickling and fermenting are two of the oldest methods of preserving foods, which is why they have long been popular. They are tried and tested and offer a fantastic way to preserve an abundance of fresh foods and create delicious sides and flavorful condiments that bring a whole new ...
By: Oscar Higgins
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The Landrace Pig Revolution
- Unleashing High Fertility and Adaptability in Swine Ranching
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Dive into the captivating world of swine ranching with "The Landrace Pig Revolution", a groundbreaking eBook that provides an enlightening exploration about the role of Landrace pigs in the industry. This eBook will guide you through the unique journey from the historical perspective of pig breeding to the emergence of Landrace pigs, bringing forth unique attributes of these endearing creatures. With a focus on the biological overview of Landrace pigs, this eBook examines the importance of high fertility in swine ranching, delving into their adaptability and the physiology of fertility. ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Unleashing Australorp Power
- A Proven Guide to Achieving Optimal Egg Production and Meat Quality
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Dive deep into the exciting world of Australorp Chickens with 'Unleashing Australorp Power.' This comprehensive guide will take you through the journey of understanding, nurturing, and profiting from these black-feathered beauties. 'Unleashing Australorp Power' begins with a fascinating exploration into the origins and evolution of the Australorp breed, offering a comprehensive historical overview. Discover the distinct characteristics that set these chickens apart; it might surprise you how much they can differ from other breeds. The adventure continues as you delve into setting up the ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Sea Energy Agriculture
- Nature's Ideal Trace Element Blend for Farm, Livestock, Humans
- By: Maynard Murray
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Maynard Murray was a medical doctor who researched the crucial importance of minerals—especially trace elements—to plants and animals. Beginning in 1938 and continuing through the 1950s, Dr. Murray used sea solids—mineral salts remaining after water is evaporated from ocean water—as fertilizer on a variety of vegetables, fruits and grains. His extensive experiments demonstrated repeatedly and conclusively that plants fertilized with sea solids and animals fed sea-solid-fertilized feeds grow stronger and more resistant to disease. Sea Energy Agriculture recounts Murray's experiments ...
By: Maynard Murray
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How to Grow World Record Tomatoes
- A Guinness Champion Reveals His All-Organic Secrets
- By: Charles Wilber
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Charles Wilber tells his personal story of learning to work with nature, and his philosophy and approach to gardening. He reveals for the first time how he grows record-breaking tomatoes and produce of every variety. There's no magic involved. Just a well thought out system that gives plants more than they could ever want, and makes it possible for them to reach their full potential. Wilber's compost is the cornerstone along with a wide circumference around plants layered with compost, alfalfa meal and mulch. Valuable pruning and watering details are given, too, as well as a new way of ...
By: Charles Wilber
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Tuning in to Nature
- Infrared Radiation and the Insect Communication System
- By: Philip Callahan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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This 25th anniversary edition, updated by the author, reveals the miraculous communication systems present in nature. Learn how plants and insects communicate through emissions in the infrared frequency range and why poisonous pesticides do not solve the real problems facing agriculture. In this breakthrough book Phil Callahan uncovers why certain insects are attracted only to certain plants, the role of pheromones' work in nature, and how plants under stress literally signal insects to come devour them. Long out of print . . . classic Callahan!
By: Philip Callahan
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The Farm as Ecosystem
- Tapping Nature's Reservoir ─ Biology, Geology, Diversity
- By: Jerry Brunetti
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
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Nature is complex, elegant, and infinite in its wisdom. Farmers who are truly successful learn nature's many facets and her intricate dance; they crack the code of how to honor and feed this boundless natural system while coaxing the production needed for the survival of a modern farm. Natural product formulator and farm consultant Jerry Brunetti wraps together a lifetime of learning and his uncanny observations in this fascinating volume on the interconnected dynamics in place on a farm -- the farm's geology, biology, and diversity of life forms. Learn to look at -- and manage -- your farm...
By: Jerry Brunetti
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Albrecht on Pastures
- By: William Albrecht
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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This valuable collection of essays in volume 6 reveals the insights of a brilliant soil scientist who was ahead of his time in connecting the relationship between soil, plants and animals. Read about Albrecht’s substantiated theory and observation that insufficient soil fertility was responsible for poor crops, weeds and thereby a poor diet for the cow in terms of her food choice and her output.
By: William Albrecht
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The Energetic Goat
- A Practical Guide to Applied Kinesiology, Contact Reflex Analysis & Dowsing for Your Herd’s Health
- By: Carrie Eastman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Holistic practitioners have been using contact reflex diagnosis, muscle testing, and dowsing to improve human health for centuries. For lifelong alternative medicine practitioner Carrie Eastman, applying these methods to her goat herd was just common sense. All living things are made up of electrical energy. Learn how to harness this energy to work with your goats in a way that is convenient, inexpensive, and safe for your herd. The Energetic Goat provides step-by-step instruction on the basic techniques, including common variations, as well as guidance on how to adapt other techniques to ...
By: Carrie Eastman
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Talking Chicken
- Practical Advice on Heirloom Chickens & Eggs
- By: Kelly Klober
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
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A resurgence of interest in heritage poultry breeds has invigorated poultry raising on family farms and backyards across the country. These are the birds that can and should be producing for today’s marketplace – for consumers that have come to value locally bred and grown, historically significant agricultural food. This book offers valuable insight into rare, heritage and heirloom breed selection, chick raising, breeding and marketing so you can start your own fully sustainable heritage chicken flock and raise eggs or meat for your family or small farm business.
By: Kelly Klober
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How to Grow Great Alfalfa & Other Forages
- By: Harold Willis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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Do you know ... how to grow great alfalfa and other forages? How can a healthy stand of alfalfa be established? What is most important in promoting vigorous forage growth - soil life, weed control, or balanced soil fertility? Is high potassium necessary for high quality? Does high tonnage automatically mean good feed for livestock? When should forages be cut - pre-bloom, first bloom, mid bloom? How can you measure forage quality? This book has these answers and more!
By: Harold Willis
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Herdsmanship
- By: Newman Turner
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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The cornerstones of ranch profitability are rooted in herd health, which in turn is rooted in soil fertility and animal nutrition, cattle breeding for better feed efficiency, and cattle breeding for longevity. Longevity, Newman Turner writes, is the most critical factor for success in livestock breeding and production. In this book, Newman Turner explains that livestock illness is a result of bad farming practices and that real livestock health begins with true natural farming disciplines such as composting, biodiverse pastures with deep-rooted forages and herbs, and sub-soiling, as well as...
By: Newman Turner
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Agriculture in Transition
- By: Donald Schriefer
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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Ideas such as "crop and soil weatherproofing," the "row support system," and the "tillage commandments," exemplify the practicality of the soil/root maintenance program that serves as the foundation for Schriefer’s highly-successful "systems approach" farming. Schriefer was a pioneer in developing an awareness of the relation of tillage to soil fertility, focusing on three major soil basics — soil aeration, soil water, and soil decay. This book covers such topics as soil chemistry, plant and soil dynamics, above- and below-ground plant management, row support fertilization, zone-tillage...
By: Donald Schriefer
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Ranching Full-Time on Three Hours a Day
- Real-World Validation of Holistic Systems for Stockmen
- By: Cody Holmes
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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No amount of the hard, sweating work you do on the ranch - if you continue to make poor decisions - can bring you to the reality of successful ranching. Holmes has found that to be really successful, the critical factors are your decision making and planning abilities. Learn how to plan and make good decisions from Holmes, a cattleman who had struggled for decades to find this golden nugget. You too can feed more people than other ranchers, have grasslands that are more productive and useful than they previously were, and enjoy raising a family without spending all your time working. ...
By: Cody Holmes
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The Art of Balancing Soil Nutrients
- A Practical Guide to Interpreting Soil Tests
- By: William McKibben
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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A practical guide to interpreting soil test results for farmers and other stewards of the earth wanting to understand what nutrients are available to plants and learn how to more effectively grow crops, turfgrass and other plants. This book, written by an experienced soil consultant, gives real-world advice about how to decipher the jungle of numbers found on soil and water test reports and shows how to comprehend what the numbers mean for your crop. McKibben gives clear, easy-to-understand information about how to choose the most appropriate testing protocol based on your specific soil ...
By: William McKibben
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Rebirth of the Small Family Farm
- A Handbook for Starting a Successful Organic Farm Based on the Community Supported Agriculture Concept
- By: Bonnie Gregson, Bob Gregson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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This is a concise yet complete handbook for starting a successful organic farm based on the community supported agriculture concept. Written for farmers and non-farmers alike, the book illustrates how two middle-aged novices are making a decent living on less than two acres of land. Bob and Bonnie found few resources applicable to their situation when they began researching making their farm dream a reality, and the book originally stemmed from their own desire to help others by sharing universal guidelines on small farm start-ups. The model explained in the book is an updated version of ...
By: Bonnie Gregson, and others
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Foundations of Natural Farming
- Understanding Core Concepts of Ecological Agriculture
- By: Harold Willis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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Join longtime ecological farming author/researcher Harold Willis as he explains the foundation concepts of natural farming and issues the call for cleaner forms of food and fiber production. In this single volume, the author details the interconnections between soil chemistry, microbial life, plants and livestock. He discusses the current problems in agriculture and suggests how lessons from nature provide the roadmap to efficiency, effectiveness and profitability. This book does not stop at providing recipes of what farmers need to do to farm better, but also passes along an understanding ...
By: Harold Willis
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Biodynamic Pasture Management
- Balancing Fertility, Life & Energy
- By: Peter Bacchus
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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New Zealand grazing consultant Peter Bacchus shares a lifetime of experience on applying biodynamics to pastures. His multi-pronged approach considers balance of fertility elements, organic matter levels, soil life, and particularly soil life forces. Through biodynamic preparations and other tools he seeks to produce optimum grass quality and production for grazing animals. Also covered are biodynamic methods of pest and weed control.
By: Peter Bacchus