دانلود کتاب All the Dirt: Reflections on Organic Farming

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Contents\nPreface\n Who We Are\n Why This Book\nIntroduction\n Cast of Characters\nChapter One: Heather Stretch and Northbrook Farm\n Why Farm?\n Where to Farm\n Getting Started\n Animal Problems\n What to Grow\n How to Grow It\n Field Layout\n Irrigation\n Crop Rotation\n Fertility\n Chickens\n Green Manures (or Cover Crops)\n Equipment\n The Harvest!\n How to Sell It\n Recordkeeping\n Farm Journal\n Planting Spreadsheets\n Harvest Spreadsheet\n Invoice Book\n Expense Spreadsheet\n Crop-Rotation Records\n Inputs Records\n Compost Records\n Certification\n The Business of Farming\n Woman, Farmer, Mom\n Farming with Kids\n Help! (or Farm Labour)\n Farming in the Future (or Tips to Avoid Burnout)\nChapter Two: Rachel Fisher and Three Oaks Farm\n Apprenticeship in Paradise\n My First Market Garden\n Redwing Farm\n Greenhouse Woes\n Bed Layout and Rotation Plan\n Mulching and Tilling\n The Reign of Slugs\n Duck Duties\n From Mulching to Tilling\n Coping with Exhaustion\n Exhausted, and a Baby to Boot\n Looking for Chocolate Cake\n Water\n Overhead Water or Drip Irrigation?\n The Lay of the Land\n The Four Directions\n Deer Fencing\n Greenhouse Dream\n Designing my Movable Greenhouse\n Supporting the Greenhouse during Transport\n The Cost\n Starting Seeds\n The Bottom Line\n Setting Financial Goals\n The Human Landscape\nChapter Three: Robin Tunnicliffe and Feisty Field\n Apprenticing\n Starting the Farm\n Building the Soil\n Developing a Style\n Business Skills\n The Physical Elements\n Choosing your Site\n Before Signing a Lease\n Site Design\n Irrigation\n Soil\n Weeds\n Greenhouses\n The Glasshouse\n The Recycled Wood Greenhouse\n Long John—The Aluminum Kit\n Pros and Cons of Greenhouse Growing\n Mineral Buildup\n Drainage Ditches\n Harvesting\n First Market Day\n Chickens for Meat\n Lambs\n Certified Organic: Is it for You?\n Conclusion\nChapter Four: Why Organic?\n Seed\n The Effects of Fertilizers and Pesticides\n The Green Revolution and Loss of Traditional Agricultural Practices\n Social Costs of the Green Revolution\n Corn and the Industrialization of Farming Systems\n US Department of Agriculture Policy and its Long-term Implications\n Factory Farms\n Animal Welfare\n Antibiotics\n Manure\n Farm Workers\n Moving Forward\n Endnotes for Chapter Four\nChapter Five: Coming Together as Saanich Organics\n Background\n Life Choices\n How We Came Together\n The Box Program\n The Commercial Division\n The Moss Street Community Market\n Long John: The Greenhouse\n Hiring Employees\n The Finances\n Personal Compatibility\nChapter Six: Our Conclusions\nResources\n Books\n Films\n Websites We Like\n Magazines\nAppendix A: Farming Set-Ups\n Heather’s Spreadsheets: Planting Data\n Heather’s Spreadsheets: Harvesting Data\n Heather’s Notes to the Spreadsheets\n Robin’s Lease Agreement\n Robin’s Crop Value Charts\nAppendix B: Saanich Organics’ Organization\n Saanich Organics: Suppliers and Outlets\n Saanich Organics: Internal Structure\n Saanich Organics: Sample Newsletter\n Saanich Organics: Sample Sales Spreadsheet\n Saanich Organics: Sample Weekly Invoice\n Saanich Organics: Income Statement from 2008\nIndex\nAcknowledgments