Sunkist Growers, n.d., ca. 1968. Trade Paperback. 54 pages. With 8 pages of 'pictorial history.' Illustrations in B/W. First edition (first printing, presumed). A near fine copy in illustrated mustard wrappers (paperback).
University of California, 1928-1962. Trade Paperback. 40 individual monographs on a variety topics related to California agricultural pests, diseases and plants. First editions (first printings). Very good copies in uniform gray printed wrappers (paperback). Some light tanning at edges of some issues. Numbers in black ink by prior owner on.....
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 432 pages. Color and B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in illustrated paper over board covers. No dust jacket as issued.
Anchor, 1973. Trade Paperback. First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage.....
Anchor Books, 1972. Trade Paperback. In the late 1960's, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine "Foxfire" in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and.....
NYRB Classics, June 2009. Trade Paperback. Call it "Zen and the Art of Farming" or a "Little Green Book," Masanobu Fukuoka's manifesto about farming, eating, and the limits of human knowledge presents a radical challenge to the global systems we rely on for our food. At the same time, it.....
B. F. Rush and William Pierce, 1905. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 40 pages. B/W illustrations. Sale of the 'famous Humboldt Herd' of short-horns, once owned by Joseph Marzen of Lovelock, Nevada. Sale will be held at Willota Ranch, Suisun Valley, October 19, 1905. First edition (first printing). Very good in.....
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931. Hardcover. 296 pages. Later printing. A good copy in cloth. Covers are soiled, edges and corners are worn, spine is darkened. Former owners names on front free endpaper. No dust jacket.
Killip & Co., 1899. Trade Paperback. 13 pages. 12 broodmares are described in extensive details. Auction to be held at 10 a.m. at Salesyard, cor. Van Nessve, and Market St. Macdonough was an important breeder and horseman. He owned 'Ormonde,' horse of the century, for which he paid $150,000 in.....
California Wool Growers Association, 1932. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). Very good copies of the weekly periodical housed in black cloth 2-hole expandable binder.
H. H. Yewdale & Sons Co., 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. 138 pages. 4-1/2 by 6 inches. A story to promote the J. I. Case threshing machine. Dedicated to the 'progressive farmer.' First edition (first printing). Green cloth with gold lettering. A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket. Two small stains.....
Harper Perennial, December 2015. Trade Paperback. In over his head with two pigs, a dozen chickens, and a baby due any minute, the acclaimed author of Population: 485 gives us a humorous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country. Living in a ramshackle Wisconsin farmhouse--faced with thirty-seven acres.....
Univ Of Minnesota Press, August 2013. Trade Paperback. When the hail starts to fall, Atina Diffley doesn't compare it to golf balls. She's a farmer. It's "as big as a B-size potato." As her bombarded land turns white, she and her husband Martin huddle under a blanket and reminisce: the.....
Skyhorse Publishing, April 2010. Trade Paperback. Go back to basics--compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more--with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold). Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average.....
Chelsea Green Publishing, February 2018. Trade Paperback. Instead of taking us through his work, season by season, crop by crop--the narrative approach--Madison explores his farm and its methods analytically, from many overlapping angles. The result is profoundly interesting. -- The New York Review of Books As the average age of.....
Voyageur Press, April 2011. Trade Paperback. A grand encyclopedia of country lore by famed Texas folklorist Jerry Mack Johnson, covering water witching, maple syruping, weather wisdom, country remedies and herbal cures, cleaning solutions, pest purges, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood essentials, adobe making and bricklaying, leather working, plant dyes.....
Firefly Books, May 2012. Trade Paperback. A new series for living the good life! Made At Home This exciting series comes from the father-and-son team Dick and James Strawbridge, who live "the good life" on their small acreage. In Made At Home they share the knowledge and experience gained over.....
Skyhorse Publishing, October 2007. Trade Paperback. Dating from the Golden Age of American Farming, this volume is both a tribute to days gone by and a resource for present day homeowners, farmers, and ranchers striving toward greater self-sufficiency. Here you will find hundreds of clever ways to transform those odds.....
Anchor Books, March 1991. Trade Paperback.
Chelsea Green Publishing, August 2016. Trade Paperback. Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia--one of the worst urban slums in North America--who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood.....
Hatherleigh Press, October 2015. Trade Paperback. Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here! Add Fresh Fruit, Berries, and Nuts to Your table with Your Own Backard Orchard! Backyard Farming: Fruit Trees, Berries & Nuts shows you how to add an abundant orchard to your homestead so you can effectively expand your.....
Anchor Books, January 1972. Trade Paperback.
Adelaide, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 67 pages. 5 by 7 inches. The Australian author's approach to ecologically sustainable land use. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
Anchor, September 1986. Trade Paperback. "Foxfire" highlights the twentieth year of the Foxfire high school program with a new volume as fascinating as its predecessors. Included are general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawban Indian potter, haint tales, quilting, home cures, and the log cabin revisited.....
N/A, March 2006. Trade Paperback. Farms have fences. People have boundaries. Mine began crumbling the day I knelt behind a male sheep, reached between his legs, and squeezed his testicles. This took place one blustery November day when I joined other shepherd-wannabees for a class on the basics of raising.....