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 | | You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise by Joel Salatin ISBN-10: 9780963810922 ISBN-10: 0-9638109-2-8 ISBN-13: 9780963810922 ISBN-13: 978-0-9638109-2-2 Paperback 1998-06-01 Polyface Find Lowest Price |
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Inspiring & enlightening. A must for anyone hoping to earn $ off the land. A great read, I highly recommend this book. "YOU CAN FARM" is a wonderful and well written book. Joel Salatin is an inspiration to those of us who would like to earn a content living off the land and he is encouraging to those who are already doing so. I honestly expected that I would read this book when I had free time here and there. I finished this 400+ page book in a number of days. I have gotten others to buy & read it. Personally, the tips, mostly based on his own experiences, will undoubtedly prove timesaving & beneficial to our family. If you are not afraid to work hard, enjoy(almost any type of) farm life, and meeting new people, then give this book a try. | ||
Good info, but very opinionated This book has a lot of good advice for someone considering farming, but the author is very opinionated and I understand why some of the other reviewers were offended. There are many things that I disagree with the author about, such as: -New York City is a broken model that should not be supported -It is ok to kill great horned owls if they are killing your chickens (I think this is actually illegal) -A recent college grad who's been unable to find work in 3 months is lazy and doesn't deserve an apprenticeship at Polyface -Vegetarians and animal rights activists are "misdirected" I own a small farm, we've been growing more of our own food and are thinking about selling some of our extra vegetables, and adding chickens for eggs. I bought this book looking for more information on the mobile chicken coops, but it's not as detailed as I wanted, so I ended up buying Pastured Poultry Profits. If you want detailed information about chickens or grass fed beef, you might want to buy the author's other books on these subjects instead of You Can Farm. This book is motivational for someone just starting out, but you really have to sift through it and skim over the parts you might disagree with. If we all lived as Joel Salatin prescribes, we might be eating sustainably, but there would be no culture or education outside the farm. | ||
Great Read! This is a wonderful book with a lot of good information about making a living on the farm. I think any farmer, in the business for years or just starting out, would get something useful from this book. | ||
Too preachy While there is some sage advice on how to do sustainable farming and actually do so as a businessperson rather than as the stereotypical poor farmer there is too much religious preaching going on. Mr. Salatin makes assumptions that those not beholden to a god (especially the christian god) are bound to become reductionist farmers and stray away toward non-sustainable techniques, thus destined to fail. This premise is just NOT true. Until you get page 148, you feel as though you are in church. My advice for anyone interested in this book (don't get me wrong there is good suggestion for becoming a successful farmer), skip to page 148 (chapter on how to acquire land)... while there may be some good anecdotal advice prior to this, it is too preachy. For those who do not mind the drone of the Sunday pulpit go ahead and read from the beginning. | ||
A waste of money I bought this book looking for practical advice on farming. What I got instead was a multi-page, political diatribe of the author's personal opinions on government, science, and the business of agriculture. This book is a basic slap in the face to farmers who till the earth to actually make a living and support their families. The book is so frustrating and infuriating that I couldn't even bear to give it away - it hit the trashbin instead. Don't waste your hard-earned dollars! If you are looking for real, sound, practical advice on making farming your business try "Starting and Running Your Own Farm Business" by Aubrey. I found this book to be a much better investment of both time and money. | ||