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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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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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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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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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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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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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Performance
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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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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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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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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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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 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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The Market Gardener
- A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
- By: Jean-Martin Fortier
- Narrated by: Diego Footer
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Market Gardener is a compendium of proven horticultural techniques and innovative growing methods....
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Great advice. Buy the paper version.
- By shakeyjake on 08-10-18
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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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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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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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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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Soil Science for Gardeners
- Working with Nature to Build Soil Health (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
- By: Robert Pavlis
- Narrated by: David Skulski
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Soil Science for Gardeners is an accessible, science-based guide to understanding soil fertility and, in particular, the rhizosphere - the thin layer of liquid and soil surrounding plant roots, so vital to plant health....
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Poorly sourced personal opinion
- By R H on 11-26-22
By: Robert Pavlis
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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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Raising Livestock
- The Ultimate Guide to Raising Horses, Donkeys, Beef Cattle, Llamas, Pigs, Sheep, and Goats
- By: Dion Rosser
- Narrated by: Ivan Busenius
- Length: 23 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you been looking for a resource that will take you through the ins and outs of livestock from start to finish? If so, this audiobook Raising Livestock: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Horses, Donkeys, Beef Cattle, Llamas, Pigs, Sheep, and Goats is exactly what you need....
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Perfect for new farmers needing a guide
- By Graham Johnson on 07-19-21
By: Dion Rosser
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The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition
- An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden
- By: Kim Flottum
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The Backyard Beekeeper, 4th Edition is your complete honey bee resource, loaded with updated information on bee problems and treatments, measuring techniques, swarm control, harvesting, and using top bar hives....
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Best beginners beekeeping book
- By TC on 02-02-23
By: Kim Flottum
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Man, Cattle and Veld
- By: Johann Zietsman
- Narrated by: Cary Yates
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Much like nature, this audiobook is both simple and complex. Zietsman has taken great care to create both a simple technical guide as well as a philosophic declaration about complex human and environmental nuances, all in one volume....
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The Best
- By Ben Katon on 04-16-23
By: Johann Zietsman
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Think Like an Ecosystem
- An Introduction to Permaculture, Water Systems, Soil Science and Landscape Design
- By: Amélie des Plantes
- Narrated by: Brian Pederson
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A counter to heavy industrial farming, permaculture is all about conscious planning that caters to the human needs while also respecting and healing the natural environment. At its core, it involves drawing inspiration from nature to build an ecosystem that thrives just like any other....
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for goodness sake
- By Anonymous User on 02-14-24
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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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The Vegetarian Myth
- Food, Justice, and Sustainability
- By: Lierre Keith
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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We’ve been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan....
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A bold work, and a catalog of modern neuroses
- By Sean on 01-02-13
By: Lierre Keith
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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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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
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The Shepherd's Life
- Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
- By: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't.....
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The Author Wears His Life As A Heavy Mantle
- By Sara on 12-06-15
By: James Rebanks
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This Is Vegan Propaganda
- (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
- By: Ed Winters
- Narrated by: Ed Winters
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Every time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in....
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A truly incredible thinker of our time - for vegans and non-yet-vegans alike!
- By jes1123 on 01-12-22
By: Ed Winters
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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
New releases
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Herdsmanship
- By: Newman Turner
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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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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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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Reproduction and Animal Health
- How to Select, Breed, and Manage a Herd for Health and Performance on Grass
- By: Charles Walters, Gearld Fry
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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This book represents the combined experience and wisdom of two leaders in sustainable cattle production. Gearld Fry offers a lifetime of practical experience seasoned by study and observation. Charles Walters draws on his own observations as well as interviews with thousands of eco-farmers and consultants over the past four decades. The result is an insightful book that is practical in the extreme, yet eminently readable. In this book you will learn: how to “read” an animal, what linear measurement is, why linear management selects ideal breeding stock, the nuances of bull fertility, ...
By: Charles Walters, and others
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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
- Unabridged
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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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Biodynamic Pasture Management
- Balancing Fertility, Life & Energy
- By: Peter Bacchus
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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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
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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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Herdsmanship
- By: Newman Turner
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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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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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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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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Reproduction and Animal Health
- How to Select, Breed, and Manage a Herd for Health and Performance on Grass
- By: Charles Walters, Gearld Fry
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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This book represents the combined experience and wisdom of two leaders in sustainable cattle production. Gearld Fry offers a lifetime of practical experience seasoned by study and observation. Charles Walters draws on his own observations as well as interviews with thousands of eco-farmers and consultants over the past four decades. The result is an insightful book that is practical in the extreme, yet eminently readable. In this book you will learn: how to “read” an animal, what linear measurement is, why linear management selects ideal breeding stock, the nuances of bull fertility, ...
By: Charles Walters, and others
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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
- Unabridged
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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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Biodynamic Pasture Management
- Balancing Fertility, Life & Energy
- By: Peter Bacchus
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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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
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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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Agriculture in Transition
- By: Donald Schriefer
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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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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How to Grow Super Soybeans
- A Biological Farmers Guide
- By: Harold Willis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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This booklet is packed with knowledge that will help you grow superior examples of this profitable crop. You will learn: how bacteria helps your crop grow better; how to drought-proof your soil; whether herbicides and pesticides are really necessary; and what place hydrogen peroxide has on your farm. This slender volume can lead soybean producers to fat profits!
By: Harold Willis
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Ask the Plant
- Soil Fertility, Plant Analysis & Crop Nutrition
- By: Charles Walters, Esper K. Chandler
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Ask the Plant, based on the agronomy of K. Chandler, offers farmers and growers a better way to grow plants that involves reading the unique language of plants, utilizing leaf and petiole testing, and in turn knowing how to produce a better crop using only the fertilizers and soil-building ingredients that are truly needed, when they are most needed. Instead of following the decades-old conventional model where plants are given copious amounts of soluble nitrogen fertilizers aimed to force-feed the landscape green, Ask the Plant addresses how to build a healthy soil without excessive inputs...
By: Charles Walters, and others
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The Barn Guide to Treating Dairy Cows Naturally
- Practical Organic Cow Care for Farmers
- By: Hubert Karreman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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A hands-on barn and field guide designed for quick and easy use, presenting a thorough examination of animals in the barn and then listing symptoms with many pictures of what the farmer is seeing, possible conclusions, and then giving a concise set of treatments. The treatments are ones that Dr. Karreman has found to work consistently well during 15 years in the trenches working with organic cows. Basic backgrounding in the fundamentals for organic and holistic thinking about livestock is included in the introduction. The companion guide to Treating Dairy Cows Naturally, this book includes ...
By: Hubert Karreman
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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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A Holistic Vet's Prescription for a Healthy Herd
- A Guide to Livestock Nutrition, Free-Choice Minerals, and Holistic Cattle Care
- By: Richard Holliday, Jim Helfter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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Learn to heal your cattle by treating the cause and not the symptoms. Holistic veterinarian Richard Doc Holiday is here to share the secrets he's learned from more than fifty years of experience in animal nutrition and health. Holliday reveals how animals are capable of self-regulating their trace mineral needs when provided with a free-choice selection of minerals. Inside this book you'll find studies on animal nutrition as well as a veterinarian's real-life experiences with nutritionally wise livestock. In addition, Doc takes on some of his most frequently asked questions regarding animal...
By: Richard Holliday, and others
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Grass, the Forgiveness of Nature
- Exploring the Miracle of Grass, Pastures & Grassland Farming
- By: Charles Walters
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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What is the most important plant in the world? In terms of nutritive content, function within the ecosystem, and even medicinal properties, the answer to this question may very well be grass. In this wide-ranging survey of grass forages and pastureland, Charles Walters makes the case that grass is not just for cows and horses — that in fact it is the most nutritious food produced by nature, as well as the ultimate soil conditioner. You will learn from traditional graziers who draw on centuries of wisdom to create beautiful, lush, sustainable pastures, as well as cutting-edge innovators ...
By: Charles Walters
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Beyond the Chicken
- A Guide to Alternative Poultry Species for the Small Farm
- By: Kelly Klober
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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In this book, author and lifelong poultry keeper Kelly Klober turns his attention to alternative poultry ventures. The newfound interest in heritage breeds of chicken has created a unique opportunity for small farmers to reintroduce consumers to other types of poultry. Ducks, pigeons, and guinea were all once ubiquitous on the family farm, and the market is opening to them once again among influential chefs and foodies. From geese to quail to peahens to turkeys, Klober discusses the pros and cons of each and how to best fit an alternative poultry venture into your farming operation. Filled ...
By: Kelly Klober
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Backyard Poultry Naturally
- A Complete Guide to Raising Chickens & Ducks Naturally
- By: Alanna Moore
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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From housing to feeding, from selection to breeding, this book covers everything the backyard farmer needs to know about poultry husbandry — including preventative and curative herbal medicines and homeopathics. The author takes a permaculture point of view in raising poultry, creating a diverse base of plant life for the birds to choose from, all cohesively fitting into the landscape and overall farm. Complete enough for the beginner, yet the experienced poultry farmers will find the book packed with techniques and ideas found nowhere else.
By: Alanna Moore
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A Beast of Muddy Brain
- By: Charles Walters
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- Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
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Drawing upon his own experiences of life in the American countryside of the 1930s and beyond, as well as a lifetime of reporting and writing on agriculture, agricultural policy and economics, Charles Walters has crafted a new work of fiction that brings the message of Acres U.S.A. to life in a new way. From whence comes this beast of muddy brain that trails a boy, a man, a family and a civilization through Century 20 into Century 21? The tale that unfolds in this intensely gripping, often instructive novel begins in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and grows with its characters through war and ...
By: Charles Walters
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How to Grow Top Quality Corn
- A Biological Farmer's Guide
- By: Harold WIllis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
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Hard-to-come-by, practical, hands-on knowledge for the biological farmer on growing healthy corn — America’s top cash crop. From selecting the right fertilizers to understanding open-pollinated benefits, this book touches on a wide array of topics.
By: Harold WIllis
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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