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  • From: "Kathryn Kerby" <kakerby AT aol.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] new ag books
  • Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 18:22:39 -0800

I'd like to toot my own horn just a little if I may. I just wrote and self-published a book called The Chicken Coop Manual.  It features 20 different chicken coop designs, and the various criteria which a flock owner needs to consider as part of selecting a coop for their particular needs.  The book just went to Amazon.com in both Kindle and print format, and I've also got a PDF format which is for sale from our farm website.  I'd very much like some honest feedback on the scope, layout, and overall "usefullness" of the book.  It's intended for new flock owners so it's a little off the beaten path for this email list, which is why I haven't mentioned it previously.  But there are enough experienced flock owners here that perhaps a few folks can review it for me and give me some constructive criticism?  If you're interested, just zap me a note off-list and let me know which file format works best for you, and we'll go from there.  Or you can go to Amazon.com directly and just search on that book title.  Bright sunshine yellow cover.
Kathryn Kerby
frogchorusfarm.com
Snohomish, WA


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Brower
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:29 PM
To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] new ag books

I've recently picked up a few books that i think are worth a mention.

"The Organic Grain Grower" by Jack Lazor: This book is sure to become the primary text on organic grains. Unlike the only other two grain books that I think that could be compared to this one (by Logsdon and Pitzer), this book is meant for the professional. Although he isn't a small-scale grain grower, this book is just as useful to the small farmer. This book addresses any aspect of growing organic grains that one could imagine. 

"The Market Gardener" by Jean-Martin Fortier: A well organized and well written book for beginner to intermediate bio-intensive farmers. This book is an abridged, updated "New Organic Grower", except that it is more focused on the business side of it. 

"The Intelligent Gardener" by Steve Solomon: This is primarily about building well-balanced, mineralized soils to grow nutrient dense foods. Solomon calls this his most important book and has revised many of his ideas on soils. Before reading this book I was not entirely sure about best practices when it comes to soils. Not only does it now seem clear to me, it seems embarrassingly obvious.

Do others have recommendations?

Aaron



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