Genres : Non Fiction

This book belongs in the hands of anyone who eats and wants to understand what it takes to produce healthy food. Through new ideas and a different perspective, Marty shares a winning formula for success in modern family farming. Written by the co-owner of the Spence Farm featured in the documentary, "Sustainable," this book provides the reader with the necessary steps an owner-operator must take to set up their family farm for long-term success. It's a must read for anyone...

Farmer's daughter Maureen agreed completely with her mother's admonition: Never marry a farmer. Her marriage to a science geek with a good job meant a house on a lake and clean hands-until the farmer hidden inside him started scrabbling to escape. What began as a willingness to put up with his buying a tractor and renting a field becomes an all- encompassing endeavor to learn how to drive, raise, train, and work draft horses, grow and sell their crops, care...

In this book, eco-agriculture is explained — from the tiniest molecular building blocks to managing the soil — in terminology that not only makes the subject easy to learn, but vibrantly alive. Eco-Farm truly delivers a complete education in soils, crops, and weed and insect control. This should be the first book read by everyone beginning in eco-agriculture . . . and the most shop-worn book on the shelf of the most experienced.

Drawing upon his own experiences of life in the American countryside of the 1930s and beyond, as well as a lifetime of reporting and writing on agriculture, agricultural policy and economics, Charles Walters has crafted a new work of fiction that brings the message of Acres U.S.A. to life in a new way. From whence comes this beast of muddy brain that trails a boy, a man, a family and a civilization through Century 20 into Century 21? The tale...

The definitive true “Southern Gothic” account of the life, crimes, conviction, and execution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins, the charismatic, brutal, well-liked, remorseless South Carolina serial killer who was dubbed the Charles Manson of the South—written by the prosecutor who brought him to justice. Of the hundreds of murder cases that noted South Carolina attorney Dick Harpootlian has prosecuted, one in particular haunts him. Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins was a serial killer and rapist, a master manipulator who claimed to...

Your home should give you energy, not quietly drain it.If you have ever opened a closet, stared at a box of inherited photos, or walked past a cluttered room and felt your body tighten, you are not alone. The problem is not laziness. It is not age. It is not a lack of willpower. Often, it is Visual Static, the emotional and mental noise created by unfinished decisions, inherited belongings, guilt gifts, old identities, and spaces that no longer support...

Why does he pull away just when you finally feel close? He’s there… but never fully there. You feel it every time he pulls away. The distance. The confusion. The way he can be warm one moment—and completely unreachable the next. The Emotionally Unavailable Man breaks down exactly what’s happening beneath the surface—and what you can actually do about it.This isn’t vague advice or guesswork. It’s a clear, grounded look into how avoidant men think, why they pull back, and...

A Metaphysical Memoir of Love, Loss, and Lifetimes RememberedWhat if the answers you've been searching for were waiting in another lifetime?Teri Arling appears to have it all: a successful career, intelligence, and a carefully built life. But beneath the surface, a painful divorce and emotional exhaustion have left her questioning everything she thought she knew about herself. She turns to meditation and hypnosis in search of healing. Instead, she uncovers vivid memories of lifetimes spanning ancient civilizations, sacred places, and...

One injury. One bad game. One coach's decision. That's all it takes for many teen athletes to start believing the wrong story about who they are.If you're raising a teenage athlete, you want him to compete with confidence; but he needs something even more important.To know that his identity is found in Christ, not in the scoreboard.The Disciplined Athlete is a 60-day Christian sports devotional for teen boys that helps young athletes build bold faith, unshakable discipline, and mental toughness...

Soil Fertility & Agricultural Ecology — The Albrecht Papers, Volume 4Modern agriculture often treats soil as a medium.Dr. William A. Albrecht proved it is a living system.In Soil Fertility & Agricultural Ecology, Albrecht expands his groundbreaking work to show how soil fertility, ecological balance, and biological systems govern the success of entire farming operations. This volume explores how soil is not just chemistry, but a dynamic ecosystem where minerals, microbes, plants, and animals interact to determine productivity and resilience.Through decades...