The Next Green Revolution: Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture (Hardcover)

~ Raymond P Poincelot (Author), Jim Horne (Author), Maura Mcdermott (Author) "I grew up in the cotton fields, the son of a sharecropper in southwestern Oklahoma..." (more)
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An easy to read practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. First book to synthesize the goals of sustainable agriculture into eight comprehensive steps. Presents a convincing critique of our current agricultural system. Softcover available.

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• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (August 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560228857
• ISBN-13: 978-1560228851
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,991,847 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Next Green Revolution, February 3, 2002

By	George Kuepper (Fayetteville, AR USA) - See all my reviews

One of the reasons American farmers have been slow to adopt organic and other forms of sustainable farming has been the lack of truly credible messengers. Knowledge and sincerity are not enough; farmers need to get the word from other farmers, and from those who, themselves, have faced the challenges of inclement weather and a capricious marketplace. They need to hear from someone who has gotten his hands dirty. Farmers will find such a messenger in Jim Horne.

Jim Horne was raised on a family farm in Western Oklahoma. He has spent a lifetime in agriculture as a rancher and advisor to farmers and the agricultural community. Today, he serves as the CEO of the well-respected Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Together with Maura McDermott, Horne has written a book that tells the story of his journey from a believer in and proponent of status quo industrial farming to a leadership role in the sustainable agricultural community. But The Next Green Revolution is more than a personal story and more than an indictment of modern American agriculture; it provides the reader with eight realistic and comprehendible steps that farmers and ranchers can undertake to make their operations more sustainable-both economically and ecologically. As such, it not only inspires, but gives the farmer practical guidance on how to begin the transition.

The Next Green Revolution is well written and replete with personal experiences, real-farm examples, and technical references. It is advisable reading not only for farmers, but also for policy makers and for anyone who works with farmers. It belongs on the reading list of every County Extension Agent and Farm Advisor in the Country.

5.0 out of 5 stars Next Green Revolution, October 30, 2009

By	D. Duffy "gardengirl" (Morganton, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: The Next Green Revolution: Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture (Paperback)

We're using this book in our sustainable agriculture class and so far it's been very insightful and informative. Lots of incredible information and statistics from a man who has been on both sides of the agriculture fence. Looking forward to the rest of the read.