This blessed earth
a year in the life of an American family farm
First edition.
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Word Count
56,500 words, Guess
Page Count
226 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100393292576
- ISBN-139780393292572
- Library of Congress Control Number2017025062
- OCLC Control Number989123914
- Better World Books9780393292572
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL26934645M
Classifications
- DDC630.9782/345
- LCCHD1476.U62 N25 2017
- LCCHD1476.U6 N25 2017
and 1 more
- LCCHD1476.U62N25 2017
Description
"The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, and yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a farm, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in Nebraska, in hopes of passing it on to their four children. But as the handoff nears, their small family farm--and their entire way of life--are under siege. Beyond the threat posed by rising corporate ownership of land and livestock, the Hammonds are confronted by encroaching pipelines, groundwater depletion, climate change, and shifting trade policies. Add GMOs, pesticides, and fossil fuel pollution to their list of troubles and the question is: can the family farm survive in America?"--Jacket flap.
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