Biography & Autobiography Environmentalists & Naturalists
Trauma Farm
A Rebel History of Rural Life
- Publisher
- Post Hypnotic Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2017
- Category
- Environmentalists & Naturalists
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Audio disc
- ISBN
- 9781927401088
- Publish Date
- Jan 2017
- List Price
- $26.00
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Downloadable audio file
- ISBN
- 9781927401095
- Publish Date
- Jan 2017
- List Price
- $20.00
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781927401064
- Publish Date
- Jan 2017
- List Price
- $50.00
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An irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of the affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming. Beginning naked in darkness, Brian Brett moves from the tending of livestock, poultry, orchards, gardens, machinery, and fields to the social intricacies of rural communities and, finally, to an encounter with a magnificent deer in the silver moonlight of a magical farm field. Brett understands both tall tales and rigorous science as he explores the small mixed farm-meditating on the perfection of the egg and the nature of soil while also offering a scathing critique of agribusiness and the horror of modern slaughterhouses. Whether discussing the uses and misuses of gates, examining the energy of seeds, or bantering with his family, farm hands, and neighbours, he remains aware of the miracles of life, birth, and death that confront the rural world every day. Trauma Farm tells a story that's poetic, passionate, practical, and frequently hilarious, providing an unforgettable portrait of one farm and our separation from the natural world, as well as a common-sense analysis of rural life.
About the authors
Sue Reed is a registered Landscape Architect with thirty years' experience designing sustainable landscapes that are ecologically rich, energy efficient, and climate-responsive. Sue served for 14 years as adjunct faculty at the Conway School of Landscape Design and has led numerous workshops on the subject of ecological landscaping. Sue is the author of Energy-Wise Landscape Design, for which she also provided much of the photography.
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