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The new horse-powered farm : tools and systems for the small-scale, sustainable market grower / Stephen Leslie ; foreword by Lynn Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub., c2013.Description: p. cmISBN:
  • 9781603584166 (pbk.)
  • 1603584161 (pbk.)
  • 9781603584173 (ebook)
  • 160358417X (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 636.1/5 23
LOC classification:
  • SF311 .L45 2013
Contents:
Getting started -- The draft horse breeds -- Care of the workhorse -- Working with your horse -- Training the teamster -- Training horses for the farm -- Working with horses on the farm -- Farm fertility -- Hands to the plow -- Fitting the soil -- Seeding -- Additional infrastructure for the horse-powered farm -- Horse-powered vegetable production -- Cultivation systems for single horses and teams -- Harvesting with horses -- Hay making and pasture management -- Additional uses of horses on the farm -- The economics of the small horse-powered farm.
Summary: In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as a solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. This book presents the necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike to use horse power on the small farm or homestead.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 636.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan a00634702

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Getting started -- The draft horse breeds -- Care of the workhorse -- Working with your horse -- Training the teamster -- Training horses for the farm -- Working with horses on the farm -- Farm fertility -- Hands to the plow -- Fitting the soil -- Seeding -- Additional infrastructure for the horse-powered farm -- Horse-powered vegetable production -- Cultivation systems for single horses and teams -- Harvesting with horses -- Hay making and pasture management -- Additional uses of horses on the farm -- The economics of the small horse-powered farm.

In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as a solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. This book presents the necessary information for experienced and novice teamsters alike to use horse power on the small farm or homestead.

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