Grain by Grain - A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food Quinn BobPevná vazba
"A compelling agricultural story skillfully told; environmentalists will eat it up." - Kirkus ReviewsWhen Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain.…
Specifikacia Grain by Grain - A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food Quinn BobPevná vazba
"A compelling agricultural story skillfully told; environmentalists will eat it up." - Kirkus ReviewsWhen Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain. Little did he know, that grain would change his life. Years later, after finishing a PhD in plant biochemistry and returning to his family's farm in Montana, Bob started experimenting with organic wheat. In the beginning, his concern wasn't health or the environment; he just wanted to make a decent living and some chance encounters led him to organics.But as demand for organics grew, so too did Bob's experiments. He discovered that through time-tested practices like cover cropping and crop rotation, he could produce successful yields--without pesticides. Regenerative organic farming allowed him to grow fruits and vegetables in cold, dry Montana, providing a source