The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
US $8.94US $8.94
Sep 16, 01:00Sep 16, 01:00
Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
US $8.94
ApproximatelyS$ 11.52
Condition:
Acceptable
A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text.
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 9 Oct and Thu, 16 Oct to 94104
Returns:
No returns accepted.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:136419914576
Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9780963810960
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0963810960
ISBN-13
9780963810960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92502689
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-909490
TitleLeading
The
Synopsis
Foodies and environmentally minded folks often struggle to understand and articulate the fundamental differences between the farming and food systems they endorse and those promoted by Monsanto and friends. With visceral stories and humor from Salatin's half-century as a "lunatic" farmer, Salatin contrasts the differences on many levels: practical, spiritual, social, economic, ecological, political, and nutritional. In today's conventional food-production paradigm, any farm that is open-sourced, compost-fertilized, pasture-based, portably-infrastructured, solar-driven, multi-speciated, heavily peopled, and soil-building must be operated by a lunatic. Modern, normal, reasonable farmers erect "No Trespassing" signs, deplete soil, worship annuals, apply petroleum-based chemicals, produce only one commodity, erect Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, and discourage young people from farming. Anyone looking for ammunition to defend a more localized, solar-driven, diversified food system will find an entire arsenal in these pages. With wit and humor honed during countless hours working on the farm he loves, and then interacting with conventional naysayers, Salatin brings the land to life, farming to sacredness, and food to ministry. Divided into four main sections, the first deals with principles to nurture the earth, an idea mainline farming has never really endorsed. The second section describes food and fiber production, including the notion that most farmers don't care about nutrient density or taste because all they want is shipability and volume. The third section, titled "Respect for Life," presents an apologetic for food sacredness and farming as a healing ministry. Only lunatics would want less machinery and pathogenicity. Oh, the ecstasy of not using drugs or paying bankers. How sad. The final section deals with promoting community, including the notion that more farmers would be a good thing.
LC Classification Number
S494.5.S86
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (71,988)
This item (1)
All items (71,988)
- Automatische Bewertung von eBay- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthBestellung pünktlich und problemlos geliefert
- t***p (403)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat condition
- Automatyczna opinia eBay- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthZamówienie zostało dostarczone na czas bez problemów
- Automatyczna opinia eBay- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthZamówienie zostało dostarczone na czas bez problemów
Seller feedback (71,988)
This item (1)
All items (71,988)
- Automatische Bewertung von eBay- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthBestellung pünktlich und problemlos geliefert
- t***p (403)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat condition
- Automatyczna opinia eBay- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthZamówienie zostało dostarczone na czas bez problemów
- Automatyczna opinia eBay- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthZamówienie zostało dostarczone na czas bez problemów