Amidst
Mad Cow scares and consumer
concerns about how farm animals are bred, fed, and raised, many farmers
and homesteaders are rediscovering the traditional practice of pastoral
farming. Grasses, clovers, and forbs are the natural diet of cattle,
horses,
and sheep, and are vital supplements for hogs, chickens, and turkeys.
Increasingly
consumers seek the health benefits of meat from animals raised in green
paddocks instead of in muddy feedlots.
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In
All Flesh
Is Grass: The Pleasures
and Promises of Pasture Farming, Gene Logsdon explains that
well-managed
pastures are nutritious and palatable—virtual salads for
livestock. |
Leafy
pastures also hold the soil, foster biodiversity, and create lovely
landscapes.
Grass farming may be the solution for a stressed agricultural system
based
on an industrial model and propped up by federal subsidies.
In
his clear and conversational style,
Logsdon explains historically effective practices and new techniques.
His
warm, informative profiles of successful grass farmers offer
inspiration
and ideas. His narrative is enriched by his own experience as a
“contrary
farmer” on his artisan-scale farm near Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
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All Flesh Is Grass
The Pleasures And
Promises Of Pasture Farming
by Gene Logsdon
Swallow Press , 2004.
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