Book List Addition: The Organic Farming Manual

The Organic Farming Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Running a Certified Organic Farm
by Anne Larkin Hansen
Storey Publishing, 2010

As the organic food market continues to expand, so too do the opportunities for small farmers. For the farmer, the benefits of running an organic operation are great.

This book is a comprehensive guide to growing, certifying, and marketing organic produce, grains, meat, and dairy.

Beginning farmers committed to launching an organic operation and experienced farmers hoping to transition from traditional farming techniques will find all the information they need. The organic certification process is lengthy and demanding, but author Ann Larkin Hansen clarifies every USDA requirement and offers complete advice on selecting equipment, tending the land, caring for animals, and marketing farm products.

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Review: Lessons in Lightness

Lessons in Lightness
The Art of Educating the Horse
by Mark Russell with Andrea W. Steele
The Lyons Press, 2007

Lightness is not an alternative approach," writes horse trainer Mark Russell in the opening chapter of Lessons in Lightness. "Nor is it a 'style' or a clinician's way to deliver fast results. This book describes methods that have stood the test of time, albeit different from what is considered mainstream by today's competition-based performance trainers."

Russell traces his horse training lineage to the late riding master Nuno Oliveira, who in turn was a student of the 18th century theories of Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere and Francois Baucher in the 19th century.

They share a common belief in the importance of relaxation and suppleness in training to achieve lightness as opposed to the more precision-based style common to most competitive riding.

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Book List Addition: The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton

In The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton, author Monica Weis suggests that Merton's interest in nature, which developed significantly during his years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, laid the foundation for his growing environmental consciousness.

The Environmental Vision of Thomas Merton
by Monica Weis
The University Press of Kentucky, 2011

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Book List Addition: Field Man

Field Man
Life as a Desert Archaeologist
by Julian D. Hayden
University of Arizona Press, 2011

The product of years of interviews conducted by colleagues and friends, this is a memoir of renowned southwestern archaeologist Julian Dodge Hayden, a man who held no professional degree or faculty position but who camped and argued with a who’s who of archaeology, including Emil Haury, Malcolm Rogers, Paul Ezell, and Norman Tindale.

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Good Old Books: Freshwater Fishing in North America

This publication features top rated fishing and guide services for freshwater fishing as rated by the most qualified people -- their past customers. These listings have been earned by obtaining an A- to A+ rating from unbiased extensive client surveys and polls.

This Top Rated Series Reference Book & Guide to Freshwater Fishing Adventures, Outfitters, Guides and Lodges for Freshwater Fishing in North America, includes: Arctic Grayling, Arctic Char, and Bass Fish (Striped Bass, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, and White Bass), Dolly Varden, Catfish, Bluegill, Crappie, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, and Perch(es).

Salmon Fishing, including; Atlantic, Chinook (King), Chum (Dog), Coho (Silver), Pink (Humpback) and Sockeye (Red) Salmon's. Trout Fishing, including; Brook, Brown, Cutthroat, Lake, Rainbow, & Steelhead Trout. Also included are American Shad, Sturgeon, and Walleye, for: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec & Saskatchewan).

Freshwater Fishing in North America
by Maurice Valerio
Picked by You Guides, 1999

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Review: Living with Sheep

Here's a welcome beginner's guide to raising sheep -- a friendly, unpretentious and down-home guide to breeds, feeds, fences and fleeces.

Unlike other texts that deal with specific aspects of ovines, this one goes for the big picture: what sheep are like, why you should want to raise them, where they live, what they eat, and what accommodations you'll have to make to husband them effectively.

"Buying lambs in the spring, raising them on grass for the summer, and slaughtering them in the fall is by far the best place to start if you're getting into shepherding for the first time," author Chuck Wooster advises. But to really get to know sheep, or to be "fully fleeced" as he puts it, requires a full-time, year-round commitment.

Living with Sheep
Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Flock
by Chuck Wooster
Lyons Press, 2007

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Good Old Books: Bob Smith's Complete Guide to Harbors, Anchorages and Marinas

From the Preface:

This publication is compiled in an easy-to-locate, easy-to-read format. It is designed to make your boating experience pleasurable.

As a mariner myself, I have recognized the need to have more information concerning Southern California:

1. Harbor locations,
2. Anchorage areas,
3. Marinas,
4. Marine supply stores,
5. Fuel docks, and
6. Repair facilities.

Bob Smith's Complete Guide to Harbors, Anchorages and Marinas
Southern California Edition
by Robert H. Smith
C Books, 1988

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