Beginning in the middle of the last century, American farm policy has taken the nation into the dead end of industrial farm production and food distribution. Farming, at its core a biological process, has been transformed into an industrial process. This has demolished the economic and cultural values upon which the nation was founded. Along the way, small farms have been ridiculed and dismissed as inconsequential. It had been said they are not "real farms." Nothing could be further from the truth. The seeds of a rural renaissance are now being planted, not by these industrial behemoths, but by family-scale farms. In this collection of essays by one of America's most eloquent and influential proponents of sustainable agriculture, the multifaceted case for small farms is built using logic and facts. Discover anew the complexity and beauty that is the small farm and learn of the many benefits small farms give to individuals, the environment, the economy and society. Soft cover, 6"X 9", 249 pages. To Order By Phone Call Toll Free: 866-596-9982