Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

We need that kind of book on poultry. And no I haven't seen one like it 
anywhere. Looking fwd to it.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 2/11/2011 at 2:04 PM Harvey Ussery wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>Thanks to all on the list for being part of the background perspective
>underlying the book on poultry I'm writing for Chelsea Green. I
>submitted the manuscript Jan 31, and my editor has completed here
>initial read and her recommendation (snippets of which below) that we
>proceed into the "developmental edit" phase. Actual pub date maybe early
>fall.
>
>Again, thanks for sharing your wisdom, experience, and perspective. Even
>if you don't appear by name in the book, many of you have contributed
>toward its shaping. ~Harvey
>
>> In sum, I am confident this book is the only one on the market that
>> takes on these deep, holistic issues in terms of poultry farming, and
>> it is clear that Ussery is an expert on the subject. His writing style
>> is engaging, funny, and relatable, and his passion for poultry shines
>> through the data. This is not a dry guide, but it is a thorough one to
>> be sure. I’m excited about this as a launching point for a holistic,
>> whole-systems livestock series, and think it will be an excellent
>> addition to our list. . . . .
>> I recommend we accept and move into DE if everyone else agrees (unless
>> others want to weigh in first), as the attached reader reports are
>> very positive, and represent different parts of the market and
>> readership (including 2 major experts on chickens: Don Schrider and
>> Joel Salatin).
>>
>> I’m excited for this project, and feel it is a highly unique and
>> comprehensive work.
>
>--
>Harvey in northern Va
>www.themodernhomestead.us
>
>My book, THE MODERN HOMESTEAD POULTRY FLOCK, will be published this year
>by Chelsea Green Publishing.
>
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