Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm Paperback - 2013
by Forrest Pritchard; Joel Salatin
From the rear cover
One fateful day in 1996, upon discovering that five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard undertakes to save his family's farm. What ensues--through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters--is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and eschews organic foods for sugary mainstream fare. But just when the farm starts to turn heads at local markets, his father's health takes a turn for the worse. With poetry and humor, this timely memoir tugs on the heartstrings and feeds the soul long after the last page is turned.
From the jacket flap
One fateful day in 1996, upon discovering that five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard undertakes to save his family's farm. What ensues--through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters--is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his career choice and eschews organic foods for sugary mainstream fare; but just when the farm starts to turn heads at local markets, his father's health takes a turn for the worse.With poetry and humor, this timely memoir tugs on the heartstrings and feeds the soul long after the last page is turned.
Details
- Title Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm
- Author Forrest Pritchard; Joel Salatin
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 4/21/2013
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Lyons Press, U.S.A.
- Date 2013-05
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780762787258 / 0762787252
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.4 x 1.2 in (20.32 x 13.72 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: South Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Virginia
- Library of Congress subjects Farmers' markets, Farmers - Virginia
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012051754
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 05/15/2013, Page 9
- Publishers Weekly, 05/06/2013, Page 0
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