Agriculture Business

Twenty years ago, Joel Salatin wrote You Can Farm, which has launched thousands of farm entrepreneurs around the world. With another 20 years of experience under his belt, bringing him to the half-century mark as a full-time farmer, he decided to build on that foundation with a sequel, a graduate-level curriculum. Everyone who reads (or listens to), and enjoys that previous work, will benefit from this additional information.

Since its publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. In it, Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural and spiritual discipline. Today’s agribusiness, however, takes farming out of its cultural context and away from families. As a result, we as a nation are more estranged from the land - from the intimate knowledge, love, and care of it.

If his status ain't hood, I ain't checkin' for him Better be street if he lookin' at me I need a soldier that ain't scared to stand up for me Known to carry big things, if you know what I mean —Destiny's Child, “I Need a Soldier” This bundle features three series that showcase street ninjas and the women who love and desire them. Fast-paced action, steamy scenes, and plenty of twists and turns will keep you on the edge of your seat. The series are jam-packed with shootouts, breakups, makeups, baby daddy drama, surprise pregnancies, baby mama drama, addiction, infidelity, pain, ...

Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre - and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever, uncover the powerful web of corporate interests that are hijacking our food, our health—and our future. “A roadmap to reclaiming our vitality.” —from the foreword by Dr. Casey Means, author of Good Energy This is not a diet...

In The Four Agreements, a New York Times best seller for over seven years, don Miguel Ruiz revealed how the process of our education, or “domestication,” can make us forget the wisdom we were born with. Throughout our lives, we make many agreements that go against ourselves and create needless suffering.

Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning journalist Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Listeners learn the truth about America’s most detrimental and unexplained socioeconomic crisis: How the family farms that feed us went from cutting a middle-class path through the Great Depression to barely making ends meet in modern America.

When Rudolf Steiner gave these lectures 80 years ago, industrial farming was on the rise and organic methods were being replaced in the name of science, efficiency, and technology. With the widespread alarm over the quality of food in recent years, and the growth of the organic movement and its mainstream acceptance, perceptions are changing. The qualitative aspect of food is once again on the agenda, and in this context Rudolf Steiner's only course of lectures on agriculture is critical to the current debate.

Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune The fascinating untold tale of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from penniless roadside banana peddler to kingmaker and capitalist revolutionary When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891...

"If I could have one wish it is that every eater in America would read this book." —Ruth Reichl From a pioneer of the regenerative agriculture movement, a memoir-meets-manifesto on betting the farm on a better future for our food, animals, land, local communities, and our climate Raised as a...

How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country's biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a handful of companies executed an audacious corporate takeover of the nation's meat supply.

#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it? Because in the so-called Western diet, food has been...

Growing on just one and a half acres, owners Jean-Martin and Maude-Helène feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands and supply their signature mesclun salad mix to dozens of local establishments. The secret of their success is the low-tech, high-yield production methods they've developed by focusing on growing better rather than growing bigger, making their operation more lucrative and viable in the process.

Ever wondered why your grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas, or why she measured using the knuckle of her index finger? Why does a counter-intuitive pinch of salt make your kheer more intensely flavourful? What is the Maillard reaction and what does it have...

Nigeria is one of the world’s most misunderstood investment destinations. To some, it is too risky to touch. To others, it is sold as the “next big thing” without context. Both views cost investors money. Investing in is written for Americans, Europeans, Asians, and diaspora investors who want facts—not hype—about how money is actually made, protected, and repatriated in Africa’s largest economy. This book does not promise easy profits. It explains where profits really come from, why many foreign investors fail, and how disciplined investors succeed. What This Book Covers How ...

From the author of the beloved bestseller The Dirty Life, this “superb memoir chronicles the evolution of a farm, marriage, family, and her own personal identity with humor, insight, and candor” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) detailing life on Essex Farm—a 500-acre farm that produces...

“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic...

Discover how thousands of Europeans are generating substantial monthly income from spaces smaller than most parking spots. "The Backyard Business" is your complete roadmap to building a profitable micro-enterprise that leverages the growing demand for local, sustainable products. PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMUM PROFITABILITY This isn't another gardening book - it's a comprehensive business manual that shows you how to: Generate €1,000-€5,000+ monthly from minimal space investment Choose high-profit crops that command premium prices (€50-€200 per square meter) Design intensive growing ...

An indispensable analysis of how the world really produces and consumes its food—and a scientist's exploration of how we can successfully feed a growing population without killing the planet We have never had to feed as many people as we do today. And yet, we misunderstand the essentials of...

You don’t need acres of land to build income from plants. You need the right crops — and the right system. In 12 Profitable Plants To Sell On Your Way To Becoming A Millionaire: A Practical Guide to High-Profit Crops, Backyard Income, and Scaling a Small Plant Business, you’ll discover how ordinary soil can become a steady income stream when approached with strategy instead of guesswork. This is not a fantasy farming book. It’s a practical blueprint for growers who want real results. Whether you have a backyard garden, a small greenhouse, woodland acreage, or even a spare room for ...