Download or read book Farm Families Alive Well written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Harvest of Hope written by Lorraine Garkovich and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image of the family farm as storehouse of the traditional values that built this nation—self-reliance, resourcefulness, civic pride, family strength, concern for neighbors and community, honesty, and friendliness—persists, as many recent surveys show. But the reality of this rich tradition is rapidly changing, eroding the security once represented by these nostalgic images of rural America. Although the United States is still by far the world's leading overall producer of agricultural products, the number of American families making their livelihood through farming is much diminished, and if our demographers are correct, the number of family-operated farms is destined to fall still further in the coming decades as consolidation, cycles of boom and bust, and corporate invasions redefine who will farm the land. Harvest of Hope is a story of farm family life through the words of those who live it. The saga of the generations who have lived and worked on Basin Spring farm in western Kentucky is the thread that binds together the stories of eighty other farm families. They talk about their family businesses, their way of life, and the forces reshaping their lives. The challenges of making a living in farming either strengthen families or break them. Technology, government programs, and community changes that are supposed to be the hope for their future often come with unexpected drawbacks. The stories in this book—tales of growing up in farming, working in a multifamily business, juggling jobs on and off the farm, and struggling to maintain financial security and comfortable working relationships—reveal what American farming families know about hope and survival in a changing world. The authors offer a multifaceted view of the present situation, as well as suggestions for ways of enhancing the positive elements that have enriched and inspired Americans in the past. It is an analysis that highlights the myths and realities of a business and way of life that has a powerful hold on the American imagination. The reader comes away from this work with a clear idea of the tribulations farming families endure and the delicate balance between the spiritual and other rewards of farm life.
Download or read book Consumers Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Family Living on Successful Minnesota Farms written by John Donald Black and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farmers in a Changing World written by and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In the Blood written by Robert Wuthnow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid and moving portrait of America's farm families Farming is essential to the American economy and our daily lives, yet few of us have much contact with farmers except through the food we eat. Who are America's farmers? Why is farming important to them? How are they coping with dramatic changes to their way of life? In the Blood paints a vivid and moving portrait of America’s farm families, shedding new light on their beliefs, values, and complicated relationship with the land. Drawing on more than two hundred in-depth interviews, Robert Wuthnow presents farmers in their own voices as they speak candidly about their family traditions, aspirations for their children, business arrangements, and conflicts with family members. They describe their changing relationships with neighbors, their shifting views about religion, and the subtle ways they defend their personal independence. Wuthnow shares the stories of farmers who operate dairies, raise livestock, and grow our fruit and vegetables. We hear from corn and soybean farmers, wheat-belt farmers, and cotton growers. We gain new insights into how farmers assign meaning to the land, and how they grapple with the increasingly difficult challenges of biotechnology and global markets. In the Blood reveals how, despite profound changes in modern agriculture, farming remains an enduring commitment that runs deeply in the veins of today’s farm families.
Download or read book Stanislaus County Farm Bureau Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Farm written by Billy Cate and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FARM is about our family's relationship with the land that makes up our family farm. I like to think that it is more than that however, as I try to describe the massive landscape changes that have occured from just after the end of the American Civil War to the present time, not just on our land, but on farms across the southeast. I attempt to show how these impacted not just the people living on the land, but birds and wildlife of all descriptions, both native and non-native. The history of our land is long. The Farm is roughly 1250 acres situated near the Wateree River in the heart of the COWASEE Basin in Lower Richland County, South Carolina in an area once flooded by sea water. Many millennia after after the ocean receded, ancient Native American trails tracked through COWASEE up both the east and west banks of the Wateree River. When the first Europeans started showing up in the sixteenth century, these same trails were followed, and later when the first settlers arrived these trails became roads connecting Charleston and Camden. Sharp eyes can find evidence of these ancient cultures on our Farm as well as the neighboring countryside. This book is intended to be a work of non-fiction, and I try to credit sources wherever possible. I must confess however, that many of the sources are from family legend or from things I have been told over the course of my life by friends, family, and various mentors that are no longer available. That said, I have verified information wherever I could, but be aware that it is possible that some dates or facts could be misstated simply because I could not verify, and I remembered them wrong. I hope that will not detract from what I am trying to report. The reason that I am writing this book in the first place is that over the years, I have frequently been told by friends or visitors as I have been showing them around the Farm, "Cate, you have got to write some of this stuff down." I have always responded, "Oh, I am much too lazy." I have come to realize that I probably have more institutional knowledge than anyone now living, and if I don't record what I know, much of it will become simply lost.
Download or read book Farm and Other F Words written by Sarah K Mock and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We love The American Farmer. We trust them to grow our food, to be part of children's nursery rhymes, to provide the economic backbone of rural communities, and to embody a version of the American dream. At the same time, we know that "corporate farms" are disrupting the agrarian way of life that we so admire, and that we've got to do something to stop it. So what's our plan for saving the farms we love? In Farm (and Other F Words), Sarah K Mock dismantles misconceptions about American farms and discovers what makes small family farms work, or why they don't. While exploring the intersection of farming and wealth, Mock offers an alternative perspective on American agricultural history, and outlines a path to a more equitable food system moving forward. Calling for change, Farm (and Other F Words) tackles questions like: Do farmers really get paid not to farm? Are "big corporate farms" the future? How much good has the food movement done for small family farmers? Ultimately, Mock suggests a solution without putting the onus for change on struggling consumers and reminds us that, "the future of American agriculture is not yet decided."
Download or read book Farm operator Family Level of living Indexes for Counties of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm operator Family Level of living for Counties of the United States 1930 1940 1945 and 1950 written by United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm operator Family Level of living Indexes for Counties of the United States 1945 1950 and 1954 written by Margaret Jarman Hagood and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm Family Living written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rural Family Living written by and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Every Farm Tells a Story written by Jerry Apps and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerry Apps details the virtues and hardships of rural living. “Do your chores without complaining. Show up on time. Do every job well. Always try to do better. Never stop learning. Next year will be better. Care for others, especially those who have less than you. Accept those who are different from you. Love the land.” In this paperback edition of a beloved Jerry Apps classic, the rural historian captures the heart and soul of life in rural America. Inspired by his mother’s farm account books—in which she meticulously recorded every farm purchase—Jerry chronicles life on a small farm during and after World War II. Featuring a new introduction exclusive to this 2nd edition, Every Farm Tells a Story reminds us that, while our family farms are shrinking in number, the values learned there remain deeply woven in our cultural heritage.
Download or read book Social Research Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
