Litsy

Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America | Wenonah Hauter

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BookDadGirlDad

Born-Again Dirt: Farming to the Glory of God | Noah Sanders

This title caught my eye in a newsletter from Homesteading Family. A quick read of reviews and the premise of the book sold me. I look forward to reading it....starting now.

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Leftcoastzen

The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide | John Seymour

#CoverStories #Barn Spin wool , make cheese, make bricks ,cure bacon! My grandparents could make almost everything, I have always been interested in the old folkways. If we keep going the dystopian way we all may need books like this !

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sarahbarnes I‘ve always been interested too. And agreed. 4mo

Eggs I can totally relate - my parents were born in 1910 and 1913, and were old-school self-sufficient! 4mo

Leftcoastzen @Eggs people didn‘t have much of a choice back then , no money to pay for it even if you could find people to do it 4mo

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Eggs @Leftcoastzen I used to make soap, candles, bread, yogurt, clothing, slipper socks, scarves, quilts, grow gardens, can/preserve and more. But it‘s really rough on the hands and wrists!!! 4mo

Leftcoastzen @Eggs Wow , that‘s amazing ! Also, that‘s why people got worn out at a younger age . There wasn‘t alternatives . I helped my grandmother can , and we made butter together in a large jar size churn . Even she said , bread takes too much time ! I‘ll just buy it at the grocery store. Once it was readily available!😁 (edited) 4mo

Eggs @Leftcoastzen Awesome 👏🏻 4mo

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Bookzombie

John Deere, Thats Who | Tracy Nelson Maurer

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I read this one as a possible birthday gift for the nephew who loves The Big Book of John Deere Tractors. JD, himself, was no longer living when JD, the company, started making tractors. John was a blacksmith who invented the first steel plow and later founded Deere & Company.

Finished February 16, 2025.

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Smarkies

Our Farm: A Year in the Life of a Smallholding | Rosie Boycott

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A memoir-ish book about becoming a small time farmer as well as the implications of having a supermarket chain in your small town.
Generally enjoyed the tone of this though it was a bit choppy at points.

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Bookwormjillk

Dirt to Soil: One Family�s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture | Gabe Brown

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Every year I try to read a book set in each US state and sometimes I end up with some strange reading material. Some of this book about regenerative farming in North Dakota went over my head, but some parts were actually very interesting. I don‘t think I‘ll ever own a farm but if I do this is definitely the way I would go.

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Lcsmcat

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer | Novella Carpenter

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I loved this memoire of growing and raising your own food. I never had any delusions of it being easy (enforced child labor in my mother‘s garden) and I‘m happy for someone to slaughter and butcher the meat I eat, I want to know where my food comes from. I love how generous she was with her food, even after someone stole her one and only watermelon. And the way the neighbors came together, all different cultures and backgrounds bonding over food.

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RobES

Wilding | Isabella Tree

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This is such an important read! For someone who doesn't know enough about conservation, it is a tough read, in that I had to keep going back over parts to understand what I was reading . .. but it is worth it. The illustrated edition is so beautiful and Angela Harding's prints are gorgeous 🥰 it is really good to share with children.

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