With an Ear to the Ground: Essays on Sustainable Agriculture
Since 1997, Vern Grubinger has been a regular commentator on Vermont Public Radio, where he has talked about food, farmers, and rural life. Now these radio addresses have been collected into book form by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.
The essays range from reflections on insects, zoning, school lunches, and pest management to new marketing models for farmers, organic standards, and the nonexistent sex life of potatoes. Arranged chronologically, each essay offers the reader a fresh and often funny take on the complex and interlocking themes of agricultural sustainability, whether the topic is the status of small farms, the life of John Deere, the contents of chicken nuggets, or the productiveness of Vermont’s working landscape with its bounty of fresh, local food.
With an Ear to the Ground is available in paperback from Northeast SARE for $10 plus $3.95 for shipping and handling. To order, call 802/656-0471 or send e-mail to nesare@uvm.edu. Discounts for bulk orders are available.
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