All Flesh is Grass - The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming (Paperback)

Amidst Mad Cow scares and consumer concerns about how farm animals are bred, fed, and raised, many farmers and homesteaders are rediscovering the traditional practice of pastoral farming. Grasses, clovers, and forbs are the natural diet of cattle, horses, and sheep, and are vital supplements for hogs, chickens, and turkeys. Consumers increasingly seek the health benefits of meat from animals raised in green paddocks instead of in muddy feedlots. In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Gene Logsdon explains that well-managed pastures are nutritious and palatable-virtual salads for livestock. Leafy pastures also hold the soil, foster biodiversity, and create lovely landscapes. Grass farming might be the solution for a stressed agricultural system based on an industrial model and propped up by federal subsidies. In his clear and conversational style, Logsdon explains historically effective practices and new techniques. His warm, informative profiles of successful grass farmers offer inspiration and ideas. His narrative is enriched by his own experience as a "contrary farmer" on his artisan-scale farm near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. All Flesh Is Grass will have broad appeal to the sustainable commercial farmer, the home-food producer, and all consumers who care about their food.

General

Imprint:	Swallow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Gene Logsdon
Dimensions:	229 x 147 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	262
ISBN-13:	978-0-8040-1069-6
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Crop husbandry > General
LSN:	0-8040-1069-2
Barcode:	9780804010696

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