Forrest Pritchard
Autor von Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm
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Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm (2013) 166 Exemplare
Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer (2018) 37 Exemplare
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Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local… von Forrest Pritchard
A humble, and sometimes bumbling, adventure in saving the family farm. With all the advances in technology and knowledge in the quest to dominate nature, sometimes the best efforts are merely to follow nature's lead. A quick, inspiring read that turns the head on economics: supply and demand...sometimes demand must be ignored if you are to have anything left to supply.
Enjoyable and inspiring story of doing whatever it takes, thinking outside the box in an effort to save a small family farm. You find yourself cheering for the guy and really thinking about what you eat. Local is good!
Reminded me of my own grandfather's farm. A delightful story of the author's and his family's efforts to save their grandfather's farm. Both humorous and sad. A fun, fast read.
Gaining Ground is a memoir written by Forrest Pritchard, recounting his efforts to save his family farm in the Shenandoah Valley. It was decently written, and a quick read. I'm not sure I really learned anything new or was particularly inspired by the book, maybe because I have read many similar books. It was fairly run of the mill as far as farming memoirs go, and at times read a little too much like an adventure novel for my tastes. Pritchard is no doubt a passionate and dedicated farmer, committed to making the sustainable, local food movement succeed. I wish I had half the ambition and stick-to-it-iveness he has.… (mehr)
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