All flesh is grass : the pleasures and promises of pasture farming

"Amid Mad Cow scares and consumer concerns about how farm animals are bred, fed, and raised, many farmers, homesteaders, and consumers are rediscovering the benefits of pastoral agriculture. In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Logsdon explains that well-managed...

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Main Author: Logsdon, Gene (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Athens, Greece : Swallow Press , c2004
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245 1 0 |a All flesh is grass :   |b the pleasures and promises of pasture farming   |c Gene Logsdon 
260 |a Athens, Greece :   |b Swallow Press ,   |c c2004 
300 |a xiv, 262 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-254) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Pasture farming, the newest and oldest agriculture -- 2. How I came to pasture farming -- 3. Some commercial grass farms -- 4. A Pasture garden -- 5. Good fences still make good neighbors -- 6. Water in every paddock -- 7. Pasturing horses, mules, and donkeys -- 8. Sheep on pasture -- 9. Milk and beef from pasture cows -- 10. The rising arm interest in goats -- 11. Root, hog, or die -- 12. Chicken, ducks, geese, and turkeys love to graze -- 13. Bluegrass, ryegrass, and white clover -- 14. Alfalfa, red clover, and ladino clover -- 15. Legumes of regional importance -- 16. Other noteworthy pasture grasses -- 17. Grains for grazing -- 18. Other plants with pasture potential -- 19. Weeds-the good, the bad, and the beautiful -- 20. Making hay and silage -- 21. Trees in the pasture -- 22. A walk on the wild side 
520 |a "Amid Mad Cow scares and consumer concerns about how farm animals are bred, fed, and raised, many farmers, homesteaders, and consumers are rediscovering the benefits of pastoral agriculture. In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Logsdon explains that well-managed pastures are nutritious and palatable - virtual salads for livestock. Leafy pastures also hold the soil, increase biodiversity, and create lovely landscapes." "Logsdon explains historically effective grazing practices and new techniques that have blossomed during the past decade. His narrative is enriched by profiles of successful grass farmers and by his experience as a "contrary farmer" on his own artisan-scale farm."--BOOK JACKET 
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