This week’s Book of the Week feature is “The Myths of Safe Pesticides” by André Leu. In this excerpt, Leu tackles the misconception that pesticides are essential to farming.
Check out the five books sold at Acres U.S.A. that made the Food Tank Summer Reading List! Some are on sale, some have free podcast episodes, and all will teach you something interesting about sustainability, and much more!
Read an excerpt from Cure Your Own Cattle by Newman Turner. In this book, Turner seeks to “bring within the reach of the farmer a solution to his disease problems in a way in which drug and chemical treatments have never before achieved.”
Read an excerpt from Chapter 12 of Acres U.S.A. founder Charles Walters’ book, Grass, the Forgiveness of Nature.
Our guest, Carey Gillam, is a veteran reporter who has been covering corporate America for 25 years, including Monsanto and most recently, Bayer.
Learn about controlling weeds with sustainable, soil-based methods from Acres U.S.A. founder Charles Walters, and read an excerpt from Chapter 9 of his bestselling book, Weeds – Control Without Poisons.
Read an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Mark Shepard’s popular book, Restoration Agriculture.
Special in this issue: A reprint of the original 1971 interview with Dr. William Albrecht by Charles Walters!
Get “Managing Pasture” by Dave Strickler and “The Humanure Handbook” by Joseph Jenkins now at Acres U.S.A. before they’re available on Amazon – and for a reduced price!
Let’s talk about Earth Day! With statements from eco-farmers and soil experts like Gary Zimmer, Joel Salatin, Leilani Zimmer-Durand, and more! Plus – a reading list with a discount.
Acres U.S.A. is North America’s oldest publisher on production-scale organic and regenerative farming. For more than 50 years, our mission has been to help farmers, ranchers and market gardeners grow food profitably, regeneratively, and with nature in mind.