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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
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The Lean Farm
Author: Ben Hartman
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603585923
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation To many people today, using the words "factory" and "farm" in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though, the same sound business practices apply whether you are producing cars or carrots. Author Ben Hartman and other young farmers are increasingly finding that incorporating the best new ideas from business into their farming can drastically cut their wastes and increase their profits, making their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable. By explaining the lean system for identifying and eliminating waste and introducing efficiency in every aspect of the farm operation, The Lean Farm makes the case that small-scale farming can be an attractive career option for young people who are interested in growing food for their community. Working smarter, not harder, also prevents the kind of burnout that start-up farmers often encounter in the face of long, hard, backbreaking labor. Lean principles grew out of the Japanese automotive industry, but they are now being followed on progressive farms around the world. Using examples from his own family's one-acre community-supported farm in Indiana, Hartman clearly instructs other small farmers in how to incorporate lean practices in each step of their production chain, from starting a farm and harvesting crops to training employees and selling goods. While the intended audience for this book is small-scale farmers who are part of the growing local food movement, Hartman's prescriptions for high-value, low-cost production apply to farms and businesses of almost any size or scale that hope to harness the power of lean in their production processes.
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603585923
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation To many people today, using the words "factory" and "farm" in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though, the same sound business practices apply whether you are producing cars or carrots. Author Ben Hartman and other young farmers are increasingly finding that incorporating the best new ideas from business into their farming can drastically cut their wastes and increase their profits, making their farms more environmentally and economically sustainable. By explaining the lean system for identifying and eliminating waste and introducing efficiency in every aspect of the farm operation, The Lean Farm makes the case that small-scale farming can be an attractive career option for young people who are interested in growing food for their community. Working smarter, not harder, also prevents the kind of burnout that start-up farmers often encounter in the face of long, hard, backbreaking labor. Lean principles grew out of the Japanese automotive industry, but they are now being followed on progressive farms around the world. Using examples from his own family's one-acre community-supported farm in Indiana, Hartman clearly instructs other small farmers in how to incorporate lean practices in each step of their production chain, from starting a farm and harvesting crops to training employees and selling goods. While the intended audience for this book is small-scale farmers who are part of the growing local food movement, Hartman's prescriptions for high-value, low-cost production apply to farms and businesses of almost any size or scale that hope to harness the power of lean in their production processes.
Farmer's Market
Author: Marcie R. Rendon
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1575054620
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Profiles the Thao and the Kornder families as they raise produce to sell at a farmer's market in Minnesota.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1575054620
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Profiles the Thao and the Kornder families as they raise produce to sell at a farmer's market in Minnesota.
To Repair the World
Author: Paul Farmer
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520321154
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Doctor and social activist Paul Farmer shares a collection of charismatic short speeches that aims to inspire the next generation. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Farmer’s vision in a single, accessible volume. A must-read for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, To Repair the World: challenges readers to counter failures of imagination that keep billions of people without access to health care, safe drinking water, decent schools, and other basic human rights champions the power of partnership against global poverty, climate change, and other pressing problems today overturns common assumptions about health disparities around the globe by considering the large-scale social forces that determine who gets sick and who has access to health care discusses how hope, solidarity, faith, and hardbitten analysis have animated Farmer’s service to the poor in Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Russia, and elsewhere leaves the reader with an uplifting vision: that with creativity, passion, teamwork, and determination, the next generations can make the world a safer and more humane place.
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520321154
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Doctor and social activist Paul Farmer shares a collection of charismatic short speeches that aims to inspire the next generation. One of the most passionate and influential voices for global health equity and social justice, Farmer encourages young people to tackle the greatest challenges of our times. Engaging, often humorous, and always inspiring, these speeches bring to light the brilliance and force of Farmer’s vision in a single, accessible volume. A must-read for graduates, students, and everyone seeking to help bend the arc of history toward justice, To Repair the World: challenges readers to counter failures of imagination that keep billions of people without access to health care, safe drinking water, decent schools, and other basic human rights champions the power of partnership against global poverty, climate change, and other pressing problems today overturns common assumptions about health disparities around the globe by considering the large-scale social forces that determine who gets sick and who has access to health care discusses how hope, solidarity, faith, and hardbitten analysis have animated Farmer’s service to the poor in Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Russia, and elsewhere leaves the reader with an uplifting vision: that with creativity, passion, teamwork, and determination, the next generations can make the world a safer and more humane place.
Working Farmer
The Working Farmer
A Day in the Life of a Firefighter
Author: Heather Adamson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736822848
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
In question-and-answer format, this book describes a firefighter's day as he drives a fire truck, puts out a fire, and teaches kids about fire safety.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736822848
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
In question-and-answer format, this book describes a firefighter's day as he drives a fire truck, puts out a fire, and teaches kids about fire safety.
British Farmer's Magazine
Biennial Report
Author: Minnesota. Department of Labor and Industry
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Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Parliamentary Debates
Author: New Zealand. Parliament
Publisher:
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Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Category : New Zealand
Languages : en
Pages : 1212
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Autobiography of Roujet D. Marshall: Marshall's work as a justice of the Supreme Court
Author: Roujet De Lisle Marshall
Publisher:
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Publisher:
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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