With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more
"If we work hard, we sleep well."
Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's Ear, the state of Ohio designated it "not suitable for agriculture." Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food.
Such self-sufficiency is largely the result of basing their farming practices around intensive pasture management. Pioneered by such luminaries as Allan Savory, Greg Judy, and Joel Salatin, the tenets of holistic grazing--employed mostly by larger-scale commercial operations--have been adapted by the Doughertys to fit their family's needs. In The Independent Farmstead, The Sow's Ear model for regenerating the land and growing food--"the best you ever tasted"--is elucidated for others to use and build upon.
In witty and welcoming style, The Independent Farmstead covers everything from choosing a species of ruminant and incorporating it into a grass-based system to innovative electric fencing and watering systems, to what to do with all of the milk, meat, and, yes, manure that the self-sustaining farm produces. Within these pages, the Doughertys discuss how to:
Find and improve poor, waste, or abused land and develop its natural water resources;
Select and purchase the appropriate ruminant for regenerating your farmstead;
Apply fencing strategies and pasture management basics;
Implement basic, uncomplicated food processing, including large and small animal butchering and cheese making; and
Integrate grass, gardens, and livestock to minimize or eliminate the need for off-farm inputs.
As the Doughertys write, more and more people today are feeling "the desire for clean, affordable food, unmodified, unprocessed, and unmedicated and the security of local food sourcing for ourselves and our children." The Independent Farmstead is a must-have resource for those who count themselves as part of this movement: both new and prospective farmers and homesteaders, and those who are interested in switching to grass-based systems. Best of all it's the kind of rare how-to book that the authors themselves view not as a compendium of one-size-fits-all instructions but as "the beginning of a conversation," one that is utterly informative, sincere, and inspiring.
Автор: Havel, Geoff Dhami, Narinder Prue, Sally Asquith, Ros Dougherty, John Etherington, Robin Название: Oxford reading tree story sparks: oxford level 7 ISBN: 0198356412 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198356417 Издательство: Oxford Education Рейтинг: Цена: 9999.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children`s imagination and deepen their comprehension skills. This pack contains one of each of the following titles: Plughole; The Top of the Taj Mahal; Not Ethan Again!; Aunty Cake; Astron; Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!.
Автор: Dougherty Martin J. Название: Chinese Tanks & Afvs: 1950-Present ISBN: 1782748687 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781782748687 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2850.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Illustrated with expert colour profile artworks and technical specifications, Modern Chinese Tanks explores the main battle tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, self-propelled guns and missile-launching platforms in service since 1945, with an emphasis on the latest technology deployed by the PLA.
Автор: Dougherty William J. Название: Anticipating the Gap: The Reality Between Aim and the Object ISBN: 1249458048 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781249458043 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 10658.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Charles Dougherty, Dougherty Название: Sailor Take Warning - A Connie Barrera Thriller ISBN: 1673579493 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781673579499 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2448.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dougherty, John Название: Zeus On The Loose ISBN: 0552550817 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780552550819 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1055.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dougherty, John Название: Zeus to the Rescue! ISBN: 0552553735 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780552553735 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1055.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: All the girls follow her around like sheep and do whatever she says and their teacher Miss Wise is letting Diana and the girls get away with outrageous behaviour. Zeus doesn`t seem very willing to help but then Alex and Charlie discover that Diana is actually Zeus`s daughter, the goddess Artemis!
Автор: Dougherty Dan Название: Beardo: The Art Degree Guarantee ISBN: 1939888026 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781939888020 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3442.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dougherty Dave Название: The Gnosis Within ISBN: 0997343869 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780997343861 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Frustrated with the political correctness required to gain his PhD, Cameron Stewart, a Vietnam veteran, allies himself with a brilliant NIH researcher to test his theories.In the laboratory they create a drug enabling rats to access knowledge inherited from their parents, and treat their only child with the compound they developed. The result is Sophia, fully equipped at birth with the knowledge and language capabilities of her parents and forefathers at the time she was conceived.Sophia rises in the CIA to brilliantly shape policy, all the while building a family of seven boys similarly gifted to carry on her legacy. The Stewarts and their allies are all Amulots, American-Ulster-Scots. They build the world's largest corporation, but desire to restore America to the greatness achieved by their ancestors. Half of the states nullify the Federal Government, and civil war ensues. It is a war of a few giants against many deluded Lilliputians led by those who would enslave the world, and a battle of knowledge against ignorance.
Автор: Robertson Dana a., Ford-Connors Evelyn, Dougherty Susan Название: Engaging Readers: Supporting All Students in Knowledge-Driven Reading, Grades 4-8 ISBN: 1475823290 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781475823295 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 13306.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An important goal of teachers is to get all students, especially those in the upper elementary and middle grades who struggle with academic work, engaged in reading. This book examines current research on instructional principles and actions related to engaged reading.