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| New! Renewing the Countryside (Hardcover) |
$39.95 |
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| New! Renewing the Countryside (Softcover) |
$26.95 |
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174 pages; Published by Renewing the Countryside; A beautiful book available in full color, either soft or hard cover, telling 39 stories of how the state is leading the nation in sustainably grown food, environmentally responsible businesses and home-grown, forward-looking answers to the challenges facing today’s rural economy and communities. Co-produced by MOSES. |
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| Organic Dairy Farming: A Resource for Farmers |
$19.95 |
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192 pages; editor Jody Padgham of MOSES, with 20 authors; The basics of production and certification for organic dairy. Chapters on herd health, dairy nutrition, milk quality, calves, pasture, soils, organic crop management. |
| Alternative Treatments for Ruminant Animals |
$33.00 |
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246
pages; By Paul Dettloff, D.V.M.; Hands-on reference by a large
animal veterinarian with nearly four decades of experience.
How to move from conventional practice to a holistic and sustainable
approach to animal health; provides farmers with methods of
care that are practical, acceptable for organic operations and
have been proven to work. |
| How to Direct Market Your Beef |
$20.00 |
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90 pages; By Jan Holder. Portrays how one ranching couple used their family's ranch to launch a profitable, range-based beef operation focused on direct-market sales. From slaughtering to packaging, through labeling and advertising, Jan and Will Holder transform their real-life experiences into a compelling narrative rich with practical tips. |
| The Organic Livestock
Handbook
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$33.00 |
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179 pages, published
by the Canadian Organic Growers; covering a wide array of management
tools, the role of livestock in an organic farm, marketing,
record keeping, and sections focusing on dairy cows, beef cattle,
sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, work horses, and honeybees.
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| Proceedings of the 1st IFOAM International Conference on Animals in Organic Production |
$40.00 |
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297 pages; published by the International Federation of Organic Movements; focus on health and food safety in organic livestock production systems, marketing trends, innovation in organic livestock production systems and livestock breeding strategies. Leading organic livestock researchers and producers share state-of-science research findings and production information. |
| Treating Dairy Cows Naturally: Thoughts and Strategies |
$45.00 |
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397 pages; by Hubert Karreman, VMD; treatments for common dairy cow diseases using biologics, botanical medicines, homeopathic remedies, acupuncture and conventional medicine. Also discusses organic dairy farming, conservation principles, grazing, and comparison of DHIA data between organic and conventional herds. |
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Market Farming Books |
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| Building a Sustainable Business |
$22.00 |
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280 pages; published by the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Ag and The Sustainable Ag Network. A practical guidebook developed by individual farmers, university professionals & consultants. Provides info for developing business plans, strategic planning, farm evaluation and more. |
| The Apple Grower |
$45.00 |
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242 pages:
by Michael Phillips; A comprehensive overview of organic apple
growing including aspects such as site, climate, soil, trees
& planting, orchard care, pests & diseases, harvesting
and marketing. |
| The Flower Farmer
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$29.95 |
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207 pages, by Lynn
Byczynski, the editor of Growing for Market, a monthly newsletter
for market gardeners. An organic grower's guide to raising and selling cut flowers. Covers everything from varieties to marketing to post-harvest
handling.
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| The New Organic
Grower
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$29.95 |
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340 pages, by Eliot
Coleman; a Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home
and Market Gardener. This book presents the simplest
most sustainable ways of growing top-quality organic vegetables.
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| Four-Season Harvest
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$29.95 |
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234 pages, by Eliot
Coleman; Organic vegetables from your home garden year round! This book shows how North American gardeners can successfully
use the sun to raise a wide variety of winter vegetables without
supplementary heat year round.
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| The Legal Guide
for Direct Farm Marketing
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$25.00 |
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234 pages, by Neil
D. Hamilton; this book is intended to assist in understanding
the effect of various laws and regulations on direct farm marketing,
it includes practical information on land use, contracts,
food stamps, business organization, liability, labor, inspections
and much more, by a professor of agricultural law at Drake University. |
| Compendium of Cucurbit Diseases |
$49.00 |
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87 pgs; edited by Thomas Zitter, Donald Hopkins, & Claude Thomas. Published 1998. |
| The Winter-Harvest Manual: Farming the Back Side of the Calendar |
$20.00 |
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62 pages; by Eliot Coleman; describes commercial greenhouse production of fresh vegetables in cold-winter climates without using supplemental heat. Using locally available resources and inexpensive climate modification, this approach combines the biological potential of cold-hardy vegetables with the minimal protection of simple greenhouse technologies. |
| Pest of the Garden and Small Farm |
$28.00 |
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276 pages; Mary Louise Flint; Now in its second edition and completely updated, adapts scientifically based integrated pest management techniques to the needs of the home gardener and small-scale farmer. |
| Vegetable Crop Health; Helping Nature Control Diseases & Pests Organically |
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96 pages; by Brian Caldwell; published by NOFA, A practical guide to effective vegetable pest management. Covers control of insects arthropods, and mammals that attack plants, as well as pathogens and other organisms that cause disease like symptoms. |
| Natural Enemies Handbook |
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153 pages; by Mary Louse Flint and Steve Dreistadt; This book will help you find, identify, and use natural enemies to control pest in almost any agricultural crop, garden, or landscape. |
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Farm Systems & Soil Fertility Books |
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| The Organic Field
Crop Handbook
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$41.95 |
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292 pages, published
by the Canadian Organic Growers; this renowned reference book
is now rewritten and expanded, divided into three sections,
describing organic principles, crop rotations and specific
grain groups. This is an excellent crop resource book.
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| Managing Cover
Crops Profitably
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$24.00
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212 pages, by Bowman,
Shirley and Cramer, published by the Sustainable Agriculture
Network; This book distills findings from published studies
and on-farm experience into a user-friendly reference tool for
farmers and agricultural educators. You will find detailed information on how to select cover
crops to fit your farm, and how to manage them to reap multiple
benefits.
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| Building
Soils for Better Crops
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$24.95 |
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230 pages, by Fred
Magdoff and Harold van Es, published by the Sustainable Agriculture
Network; this book explains how ecological soil management boosts
fertility yields while reducing pest pressures and environmental
impacts.
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| The Biological
Farmer
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$30.00 |
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352 pages, by Gary
Zimmer; a practical and complete how-to guide to the
sustainable and profitable biological system of farming.
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| Good Growing: Why Organic Farming Works
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$27.00
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251 pages by Leslie A. Duram, published by University of Nebraska Books; A well researched analysis of the ecological, economic and health benefits of organic food production. Packed full of quotable citations, this book is a must-read for organic thinkers everywhere.
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| Compost, Vermicompost and Compost Tea |
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89 pages; by Grace Gershuny; Published by NOFA. This manual describes the advantages of makings ones own compost, the benefits of using compost as opposed to building soil organic matter through other means, and how the decision about compost making will effect a farms economics. |
| Gaining Ground: Making a Successful Transition to Organic Farming |
$50.00 |
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301 pages; published by Canadian Organic Growers; provides valuable, practical advice for conventional, transitional and organic farmers, covering all the bases – from soil-building and planting to certification and marketing. Farmer wisdom is supplemented with a wealth of scientific information from around the globe. |
| Weeds and Why they Grow |
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114 pages; by Jay L. McCaman; hundreds of weeds of commercial importance are detailed along with the chemical analysis and other conditions of accompanying soils. For example, burdock grows in soils with very high levels of iron and sulfate, very low levels of calcium and manganese. Balance the soil, lose the weed. |
| Steel In The Field |
$22.00 |
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128 pages; Edited by Greg Bowman. Highlighting farms from across the United States with farmers who tell how they have learned to manage weeds efficiently, while caring for their soil. All are seeking more sustainable farming methods. All know their farms soil and tools well, this book is for anyone who wants to do the same. |
| Soil Biology Primer |
$21.00 |
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47 pages; published by the Soil and Water Conservation Society; an introduction to the living component of soil and how it contributes to agricultural productivity, and air and water quality. The Primer includes units describing the soil food web and its relationship to soil health, and units about bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, arthropods, and earthworms. |
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| Books on Food and Farms |
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| Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill |
$22.00 |
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167 pages; by Daniel Imhoff; Every five to seven years, congress passes a little known legislation called the Farm Bill. With concise and witty analysis, historical framing, and dozens of charts, illustrations, and photographs, Food Fight deconstructs this complex and fundamental policy. If you eat, pay taxws, care about the health of our children and communities, the fate of family farmers, or our country's food security, this book is for you. |
| Rural Renaissance |
$27.95 |
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265 pages; by John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist; blending inspiration with practical how-to's, Rural Renaissance captures the American dream of country living for contemporary times. Rural living today is a lot more than farming. It's about a creative, nature-based and more self-sufficient lifestyle that combines a love of squash, solar energy, and serendipity. |
| Pasture Perfect |
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149
pages; by Jo Robinson; explains the far-reaching benefits of choosing meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals raised on pasture. Drawing on five years of research, Robinson explains that products from grass-fed animals are safer and more nutritious than conventional ones. What’s more, the animals live low-stress, more natural lives. Chickens are free to graze on greens, scratch for insects, enjoy sun baths, and roost in comfort. |
| The Organic Food Handbook |
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88 pages; by Ken Roseboro; more and more people are eating organic food. Organic is the fastest growing segment of the United States food industry with consumer demand increasing by nearly 20 percent a year. People are choosing organic because they want a healthier and safer alternative to "conventional" food with its use of toxic pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, and genetic engineering. Author Ken Roseboro provides the information we need to make eating healthy, organic foods a priority in our lives. |
| Fields of Plenty |
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255 pages, by Michael Ableman; Fields of Plenty is the memoir of respected farmer, writer, and photographer Michael Ableman as he and his son travel from his own farm in British Columbia across the United States in search of innovative and passionate farmers who are making a difference in what we eat and how we experience food. |
| On Good Land |
$23.95 |
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144 pages; by Michael Ableman; the remarkable story of a farm's struggle to survive amidst a sea of development, and the awakening of a community to the riches it provides. In an age when most farms are far from our homes and dangerously far from our consciousness, Michael Ableman's tales of rural adventure in what is now the suburbs offer a glimpse of lost bounty and wildness. |
| From the Good Earth |
$45.00 |
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168 pages; by Michael Ableman; this internationally acclaimed book takes us on a stirring photographic journey through five continents to remote traditional farming communities, into the stark fields of industrial agriculture and to the rebirth of small scale organic farms around the world. |
| A Sand County Almanac |
$16.00 |
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226 pages; by Aldo Leopold. A classic journal from one of the fathers of the environmental movement. |
| Whizbang Garden Cart |
$24.00 |
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45 pages; by Herrick Kimball. Just like every other good cart on the market, the Whizbang is well balanced, easy to operate, and has plenty of cubic-foot carrying capacity. But without any additional weight gain, the Whizbang design is far stronger and more durable than any of the competition. |
| Anyone Can Build A Tub-Style Mechanical Chicken Plucker |
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60 pages; by Herrick Kimball. This book tells you everything you need to know to easily build your own, inexpensive Whizbang Plucker. Your Whizbang will enable you to pick'm clean, pick'm fast, and pick'm easy. |
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No Spray Signs |
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"Toxic
Spray Prohibited"
Organic
Farm Signs
18" x 24" UV-resistant
corrugated plastic, with waterproof ink.
Circle/slash is red with black
border and black text.
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Other quanitites of signs are available, contact the MOSES Office for info.
| 5 signs $26.00 |
| 10 signs $51.00 |
| 15 signs $76.00 |
| 25 signs $101.00 |
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Please mail the order form to PO Box 339, Spring Valley, WI 54767, fax 715-772-3162.
For questions about book sales contact the MOSES office
jessica@mosesorganic.org 715-772-3153.
