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008 130326s2013 vtuaf b 001 0 eng
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020 _a9781603583657 (hardcover)
020 _a1603583653 (hardcover)
020 _a9781603583664 (ebook)
020 _a1603583661 (ebook)
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050 0 0 _aSB189
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100 1 _aLazor, Jack,
_d1951-
_967620
245 1 4 _aThe organic grain grower :
_bsmall-scale, holistic grain production for the home and market producer /
_cJack Lazor ; foreword by Eliot Coleman.
246 3 _aSmall scale, holistic grain production for the home and market producer
260 _aWhite River Junction, Vt. :
_bChelsea Green Pub.,
_c2013.
300 _axvi, 431 pages, 32 pages of plates :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aA history of grain growing and consumption in the Northeast -- Soil fertility considerations -- Getting started with tillage -- Sourcing and planting seeds -- Early growth and weed control -- The growth cycle and harvest of cereal grains -- From field to storage -- Preparing grain for storage, sale, or end use -- Corn -- Wheat and its relatives -- Barley -- Oats -- The winter cereals: rye, spelt, and triticale -- Soybeans -- Dry beans -- Oilseeds -- The minor grains -- Preparing livestock rations with farm-raised grains -- Where do we go from here?
520 _aThe Organic Grain Grower is an invaluable resource for both home-scale and commercial producers interested in expanding their resiliency and drop diversity through growing their own grains. Longtime farmer and organic pioneer Jack Lazor covers how to grow and store wheat, barley, oats, corn, dry beans, soybeans, oilseeds, grasses, nutrient-dense forages, and lesser-known cereals. In addition, Lazor argues the importance of integrating grains on the organic farm (not to mention within the local food system) for reasons of biodiversity and whole-farm management. The Organic Grain Grower provides information on wide-ranging topics, from nutrient density and building soil fertility to machinery and grinding grains for livestock rations.--COVER.
650 0 _aGrain
_zNortheastern States.
_967621
650 0 _aGrain
_zCanada.
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650 0 _aOrganic farming
_zNortheastern States.
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650 0 _aOrganic farming
_zCanada.
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650 0 _aFarms, Small
_zNortheastern States.
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650 0 _aFarms, Small
_zCanada.
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650 7 _aFarms, Small.
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650 7 _aGrain.
_2fast
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650 7 _aOrganic farming.
_2fast
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651 7 _aCanada.
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_967630
651 7 _aNortheastern States.
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948 _hHELD BY WUY - 84 OTHER HOLDINGS
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