The Independent Farmstead: Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture Management

by Beth Dougherty and Shawn Dougherty

With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more

"If we work hard, we sleep well."

Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's Ear, the state of Ohio designated it "not suitable for agriculture." Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603586229
• ISBN13: 9781603586221
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 9.8"