Josh Volk, the proprietor of Slow Hand Farm with 20 years experience of managing small farms in the United States presents detailed farm layouts for productivity and efficiency for small farms on 5 acres or less. When it comes to farming, it turns out that small isn't only beautiful - small is also sustainable, manageable, and productive. Come along on a tour of 15 successful farms, from urban rooftops to rural retreats, all flourishing on five acres...

Finally, a bible for backyard farmers that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table and inexpensive enough to purchas on a whim. This comprehensive guide, written in charming prose from the perspective of an organic farmer, will appeal to readers who want to learn more about chickens. With a growing interest in self-sustainability and organic living, readers will appreciate the comprehensive nature of this readable, informative guide....

"Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard is fiercely in love with her family's sprawling apple orchard and the tangled web of family members who inhabit it. Content to spend her days planning capers with her brother William, competing with her brainy cousin Amanda, and expertly tending the orchard with her father, Frankie desires nothing more than for the rhythm of life to continue undisturbed. But she cannot help being haunted by the historical fact that...

I fly through the air with the greatest of ease. And I am also something you do to your peas. What am I? These farmyard riddles are the cream of the crop. Find out the answer to this and 60 more in this incredible collection, featuring hilarious puns, brain-teasers and tricky tongue-twisters. All riddles are accompanied by playful cartoon illustrations, which may point to the solution... ABOUT THE SERIES: Riddle Me This is packed full of clever...

"What kind of animals are raised on a dairy farm? Cows! These farm animals are raised from calves to adult cows. They give us milk, which is also used for a large number of dairy products, including cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and much more. The photographs in this book show cows at a variety of life stages, the workers who care for them and milk them, and the technology they use. Readers are sure to enjoy this trip to a dairy farm"--

As entertaining as it is informative, NOVA explores headline-grabbing innovations and discoveries from our past, present and future, demystifying the science and technology along the way, while highlighting the human side of people "who make science happen."

"When Monica Albertson comes to Cranberry Cove--a charming town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan--to help her half-brother Jeff on his cranberry farm, the last thing she expects to harvest is a dead body." -- Provided by the