You Can Farm: The Entrepeneur’s Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming...
As I mentioned in my introduction this is the book that has inspired me most to make my decision to begin my farming journey. I have to admit I was a little afraid of this book. It might sound...
View ArticleThe Farming Ladder – A Book Review
This poem opens up the George Henderson classic The Farming Ladder. “Oh, little valley, all our own, Here is the place where beauty dwells, And all the joys this world has shown Your gift of quietness...
View ArticleFamily Friendly Farming: A Multigenerational Home-Based Business Treatment –...
After reading Joel Salatin’s You Can Farm book I tried out Family Friendly Farming. In many ways it proved to be even more inspirational than You Can Farm. It was quite liberating and encouraging to...
View ArticleEverything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front – A...
I’m not sure where to begin. Unlike the first two Joel Salatin books I read this one turned out to be less than inspiring. It evoked sadness, anger, and has made me take a serious look at the true...
View ArticleWorms Eat My Garbage – A Book Review
I got worms. I’ve always wanted to be able to say that with a straight face after seeing Lloyd Christmas tell Mary Swanson that as he drove her to the airport in the comedy classic Dumb and Dumber. And...
View ArticleAll New Square Foot Gardening – A Book Review
As a wannabe farmer being self sufficient in producing all my own food is one of the biggest draws. This not only means providing my own meat, but also providing my own fruits and veggies. I’ve seen...
View ArticlePastured Poultry Profit$ – A Book Review
Pastured Poultry Profit$: Net $25,000 in 6 Months on 20 Acres is one of Joel Salatin’s most read and referred to books for wannabe farmers and established farmers alike. Joel shares with the reader his...
View Article$alad Bar Beef – A Book Review
$alad Bar Beef is Joel Salatin’s book on grass fed beef. Like the last book I reviewed by Joel, Pastured Poultry Profit$, this book functions very much like a how-to on getting started and succeeding....
View ArticleGaining Ground – A Book Review
Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm by Forrest Pritchard is the perfect book for a wannabe farmer. In fact it’s the perfect book for anyone who has had a...
View ArticleFolks, This Ain’t Normal – A Book Review
Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World Joel Salatin’s most recently published book hit book stands less than a year ago in October of 2012....
View ArticleTeaming with Microbes – A Book Review
When I first set out to read this book I have to admit I wasn’t overwhelmed with excitement. I knew it was information I needed to know, but a book on soil biology never sets off the “must read” meter...
View ArticleSmall-Scale Livestock Farming – A Book Review
It’s now nearly the end of August and I’m eight months into my exploration of farming. A sure test to know if something is right for you is to say you’re going to do XYZ and then look back on what...
View ArticleAll Flesh Is Grass – A Book Review
Continuing with my journey into grass farming I decided to try out one of Gene Logsdon’s books, and started with the one that seemed to have the most fitting title for what I’m studying. For those who...
View ArticleNo Risk Ranching – A Book Review
I first discovered Greg Judy a couple months ago on a great website that is dedicated to pasture or grass farming called On Pasture. There was a short article accompanied by three youtube videos. Of...
View ArticleComeback Farms – A Book Review
As promised this is the book review for Greg Judy’s second book “Comeback Farms: Rejuvenating Soils, Pastures and Profits with Livestock Grazing Management.” After reading Greg’s first book No Risk...
View ArticleHolistic Management – A Book Review
It’s been nearly a month since my last book review, and for good reason. This book took time to read. But it was well worth it. Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan Savory...
View ArticleFields of Farmers – A Book Review
I’ve been waiting to read this book for some time now and after reading it (in three days time) it ended up exceeding my high expectations. Anyone who has followed this blog or peeked at my book review...
View ArticleThe Contrary Farmer – A Book Review
The Contrary Farmer is the second Gene Logsdon book I’ve read, and is probably the book he is best known for. It was in fact recommended in more than a few other books I read this year. To give a...
View ArticleLand Livestock & Life – A Book Review
Land Livestock & Life: A Grazier’s Guide to Finance is the first Allan Nation book I’ve read. I first heard or read the name Allan Nation while reading through Joel Salatin’s books. I’m pretty sure...
View ArticleThe Grazing Revolution – An E-book Review
The Grazing Revolution: A Radical Plan to Save the Earth is an Ebook released by Allan Savory which is a companion piece to his infamous Ted Talk (on the front page of this website) where he revealed...
View ArticleButchering Beef – A Book Review
Butchering Beef: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering by Adam Danforth is a book I’d been looking forward to reading since I learned of its existence – which...
View ArticleAnimals In Translation – A Book Review
Animals In Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin is a book about the minds of animals and humans. Temple Grandin is a high functioning autistic who...
View ArticleGetting Things Done – A Book Review
One of the primary reasons I started this website was accountability. If I declared to myself and the people in my life that “I Want to Farm” and dedicated a website to keeping track of my process and...
View ArticleFarm Anatomy – A Book Review
Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Country Life by Julia Rothman is an informative and fun book that takes the reader through various aspects of farming. The title is fitting as the book...
View ArticleButchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat and Pork – A Book Review
Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering by Adam Danforth is the second of Adam’s two books that I have read – the first one covered...
View ArticleThe E Myth Revisited – A Book Review
Forty percent of small businesses fail in the first year. Of the businesses that survive the first year eighty percent of them fail in five years. Of the ones that survive five years eighty percent of...
View ArticleGrassfed to Finish – A Book Review
“Grass finished steak is too tough. You can’t get enough fat marbling on grass and that’s why it hasn’t caught on.” This is what a lot of people have been led to believe about grass finished beef. Some...
View ArticleThe Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization –...
What are the essential questions all business owners must have answers to in order to be successful? According to business legend Peter Drucker there are five of them. In The Five Most Important...
View ArticleHoly Cows & Hog Heaven – A Book Review
Is having the option to eat clean nutrient dense food important to you? If you answered, yes, then a series of questions will follow that premise. If you answered no, then uh, I guess you can stop...
View ArticleMoney: Master the Game – A Book Review
Are you familiar with the terms: index funds, mutual funds, annuities, portfolio allocation, fiduciary, and living trust? I wasn’t, until I read Money: Master The Game -7 Simple Steps to Financial...
View ArticleThe Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer – A Book Review
Who is Joel Salatin? What is he all about? Most people reading this know the name, and you might have even seen him in the documentaries Food Inc. and Fresh, or read about him in Michael Pollan’s...
View ArticleThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – A Book Review
Imagine. You’re at your funeral. You stand next to the casket which holds your body. You look into the crowd of people who have come to mourn your passing. How many people have come? What are they...
View ArticleHow to Win Friends and Influence People – A Book Review
What is your gut reaction to the title How to Win Friends and Influence People? If you’re like me it was a negative one. The title felt like it was saying “here is a guide to manipulation.” But Dale...
View ArticleThe Law of Success in 16 Lessons – A Book Review
Where did the personal success genre originate? Who set the stage for Tony Robbins, Steven Covey, Dale Carnegie, and the countless other authors and speakers that have helped people to better...
View ArticleEconomics in One Lesson – A Book Review
What do you know about economics? Did you take a course in college? If you’re like me and the majority of people who did not major in economics chances are you know very little about the subject – in...
View ArticleNourishing Broth – A Book Review
It’s official: Bone broth is the new coffee. Not really, but bone broth has recently reemerged into popular culture and people are taking notice. I saw an article recently about a man in New York who...
View ArticleEating On The Wild Side – A Book Review
After reading Jo Robinson’s Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health I feel a sense of vindication. When I was young I was labeled a “picky eater.” Primarily, because like a lot of...
View ArticlePasture Perfect – A Book Review
How can you benefit from choosing meat, eggs, and dairy products from 100% grass-fed animals? Jo Robinson’s Pasture Perfect answers this. Essentially there are four primary benefits that come with...
View ArticleThe Dorito Effect – A Book Review
What do you know about flavor? How much do you value flavor? Why do we eat the food we eat? Hint: it has to do with flavor. Most people associate flavor with the word “taste.” “This tastes good. This...
View ArticleThe Miracle Morning – A Book Review
How do you start your day? What is your morning routine? Did you know that how you start each day strongly affects the rest of your day, and each day affects the following day, and the pattern builds...
View ArticleSteak – A Book Review
What exactly makes a memorable tasting steak so memorable? What are the components from cow to plate that set the stage for such an experience? In Mark Schatzker’s book Steak: One Man’s Search for the...
View ArticleThe New Livestock Farmer – A Book Review
What is a “new” livestock farmer? Farmers have been farming livestock for thousands of years. What has changed to deem the word “new” valid when describing livestock farmers? The change comes in the...
View ArticleManagement-intensive Grazing – A Book Review
Anyone who is in the grazing game has likely come across the term “Management Intensive Grazing.” The term was coined by Jim Gerrish who spent nearly thirty years working at the University of Missouri...
View ArticleKick the Hay Habit – A Book Review
Is it possible to be a grass farmer or rancher and never need to buy or cut hay? Can you graze year round? The answer is yes, and the book to teach you how is Jim Gerrish’s Kick the Hay Habit: A...
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