Micro Eco-Farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth,   ISBN:9780963281432

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This book is like "Chicken Soup for the Soul" for people who are into small-scale, sustainable farming. There was some excellent rhapsodizing about the benefits of trace minerals, which was helpful. But I was actually surprised to find out, after reading the book, that the author is a microecofarmer herself. The book sounded like it was written by a city slicker enamored of the country life who went out to see how people are making it on small acreages. There are lots of examples (some of them repeated several times) but no details.

As another reviewer said, if you're already convinced of the value of microecofarming, this is really not the book for you. Try "You Can Farm" by Joel Salatin instead!

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I have long dreamed of a small, sustainable homestead. The information provided in Micro Eco-farming give a solid base to implement the micro farm of your dreams. Fiber animals, organic fruit, CSAs-many inspiring stories on living the dream. The ideas presented highlight the importance of keeping people connected to their food source and to the natural world.

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For the "independents" out there, this is a must have book! It will make you see how you can make a living on the tiniest piece of land, enjoy life again with your loved ones and mankind and be a good steward to mother earth. I continue to pick up this book and re-read it for continued inspiration in my own process of liberation and sanity. You won't be sorry you bought this book if you want to get out of the rat race that is our society today.

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This is the right book, written at the right time, by the right author!
Barbara is on the money--it's about exploring all the possibilities, enhancing the soil with trace minerals, learning how important innovative marketing is vs. just getting higher yield, showing that micro eco-farms are "design-your-own." There's not one cookie-cutter method everyone across the country can imitate (one of the main reasons small farms died out in the 80s -- everyone doing surplus of the same thing), and something needed to be written for both newbies and generational farmers looking to diversify. This is the book. It is well-researched and well-written. If you're about doing well by doing good, then this book is for you.

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It gives a true beginner some helpful insights into the different forms of micro-agriculture but it never goes into detail.