03137nam 2200577Ia 450 991096303530332120251117003611.00-8040-4013-3(CKB)1000000000714219(OCoLC)84691421(CaPaEBR)ebrary10091952(SSID)ssj0000431841(PQKBManifestationID)11264485(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431841(PQKBWorkID)10493308(PQKB)10103990(MiAaPQ)EBC3026842(Au-PeEL)EBL3026842(CaPaEBR)ebr10091952(BIP)10286087(EXLCZ)99100000000071421920040519d2004 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAll flesh is grass the pleasures and promises of pasture farming /Gene Logsdon1st ed.Athens Swallow Press/Ohio University Pressc20041 online resource (276 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8040-1068-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-254) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Giving Thanks -- Acknowledgments -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- Bibliography -- Index.Amidst Mad Cow scares and consumer concerns about how farm animals are bred, fed, and raised, many farmers and homesteaders are rediscovering the traditional practice of pastoral farming. Grasses, clovers, and forbs are the natural diet of cattle, horses, and sheep, and are vital supplements for hogs, chickens, and turkeys. Consumers increasingly seek the health benefits of meat from animals raised in green paddocks instead of in muddy feedlots.In All Flesh Is Grass: The Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming, Gene Logsdon explains that well-managed pastures are nutritious and palatable--virtual salads for livestock. Leafy pastures also hold the soil, foster biodiversity, and create lovely landscapes. Grass farming might be the solution for a stressed agricultural system based on an industrial model and propped up by federal subsidies.In his clear and conversational style, Logsdon explains historically effective practices and new techniques. His warm, informative profiles of successful grass farmers offer inspiration and ideas. His narrative is enriched by his own experience as a "contrary farmer" on his artisan-scale farm near Upper Sandusky, Ohio.All Flesh Is Grass will have broad appeal to the sustainable commercial farmer, the home-food producer, and all consumers who care about their food.PasturesForage plantsGrazingPastures.Forage plants.Grazing.633.2/02Logsdon Gene89281MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963035303321All flesh is grass4469320UNINA