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Tourte, Laura, et al. “Sample Costs to Produce Organic Leaf Lettuce.” University of California Cooperative Extension, 2004.
CHAPTER 10: GRASS: THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT A PASTURE
Benyus, Janine M. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (New York: Perennial, 2002). Offers a fine account of the Land Institute’s project to perennialize agriculture.
Eisenberg, Evan. The Ecology of Eden (New York: Knopf, 1998).
Farb, Peter. Living Earth (New York: Pyramid Publications, 1959).
Harvey, Graham. The Forgiveness of Nature: The Story of Grass (London: Jonathan Cape/Random House, 2001).
Hawken, Paul, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins. Natural Capitalism (New York: Bay Books, 2000). Another good account of the Land Institute’s work.
Jackson, Wes, et al., eds. Meeting the Expectations of the Land: Essays in Sustainable Agriculture and Stewardship (San Francisco: North Point Press, 1984).
———. New Roots for Agriculture (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1985).
Judy, Greg. No Risk Ranching: Custom Grazing on Leased Land (Ridgeland, MS: Green Park Press, 2003).
Logsdon, Gene. All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming (Athens, OH: Swallow Press/Ohio University, 2004).
Nation, Allan. Knowledge Rich Ranching (Ridgeland, MS: Green Park Press, 2002).
Savory, Allan. Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1999). Savory is a pioneer in using intensive grazing to restore arid grasslands, and is changing the way environmentalists regard the role of grazing in ecosystem health.
The Stockman Grass Farmer, published monthly.
Voisin, André. Grass Productivity (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1989).
CHAPTER 11: THE ANIMALS: PRACTICING COMPLEXITY
For further reading on the advantages of polyculture, see Permaculture magazine (www.permaculture.co.uk); Permaculture Activist (www.permacultureactivist.net); and the works of Bill Mollison. Also see:
Furuno, Takao. The Power of Duck: Integrated Rice and Duck Farming (Tasmania, Australia: Tagari Publications, 2001). This is another example from another tradition of a polyculture farm. Furuno is the Joel Salatin of Japan.
Imhoff, Dan. Farming with the Wild: Enhancing Biodiversity on Farms and Ranches (SanFrancisco: Sierra Club Books, 2003).
Rosset, Peter. The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture (Oakland: Food First, 1999).
CHAPTER 12: SLAUGHTER: IN A GLASS ABATTOIR
Joel explains exactly how to kill a chicken and compost slaughter waste in chapters 15 and 16 of Pastured Poultry Profit$ (Swoope, VA: Polyface, 1996).
On slaughter practices, humane and otherwise, see Temple Grandin’s Web site (www.grandin.com).
CHAPTER 13: THE MARKET: “GREETINGS FROM THE NON-BARCODE PEOPLE”
To find local producers of meat, eggs, poultry, and milk in your area, go to www.eatwellguide.org and www.eatwild.com. The Web site for Slow Food USA is www.slowfood.com.
Berry, Wendell. Citizenship Papers (Washington, D.C.: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2003). See especially the essays “The Total Economy” (pp. 63–76) and “The Whole Horse” (pp. 113–26), where the Berry quotes in this chapter are found.
Blank, Steven. The End of Agriculture in the American Portfolio (Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 1998).
Fallon, Sally. Nourishing Traditions (Washington, D.C.: New Trends Publishing, 2001). Fallon is the president of the Weston A. Price Foundation: www.westonaprice.org.
Fernald, Anya, et al. A World of Presidia: Food, Culture, and Community (Bra, Italy: Slow Food Editore, 2004).
Gussow, Joan Dye. This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader (White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2001).
Halweil, Brian. Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004).
———. Home Grown: The Case for Local Food in a Global Market (Washington, D.C.: Worldwatch Institute, 2002).
Kloppenberg, J., Jr., et al. “Coming into the Foodshed,” Agriculture and Human Values 13, no. 3 (1996), 33–41. This article appears to be the first use of the term “foodshed”: “The concept