The New Farm
Brent Preston
After years of working at the ends of the earth in human rights and development, Brent Preston and his wife were die-hard city dwellers. But when their second child arrived, the shine came off urban living. In 2003 they bought a hundred acres and a rundown farmhouse and set out to build a real farm, one that would sustain their family, nourish their community, heal their environment, and turn a profit.
The New Farm is Preston’s memoir of a decade of grinding toil and perseverance. Farming is a complex and precarious business, and they made plenty of mistakes along the way. But as they learned how to grow food, and to succeed at the business of farming, they also found that a small, sustainable, organic farm could be an engine for change, a path to a more just and sustainable food system. Today, The New Farm supplies top restaurants, supports community food banks, hosts events with leading chefs, and grows extraordinary produce.
Told with humor and heart, The New Farm is a joy, a passionate audiobook by an important new voice.
Duration - 10h 8m.
Author - Brent Preston.
Narrator - Chris Henry Coffey.
Published Date - Saturday, 28 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2018 Brent Preston ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
After years of working at the ends of the earth in human rights and development, Brent Preston and his wife were die-hard city dwellers. But when their second child arrived, the shine came off urban living. In 2003 they bought a hundred acres and a rundown farmhouse and set out to build a real farm, one that would sustain their family, nourish their community, heal their environment, and turn a profit. The New Farm is Preston’s memoir of a decade of grinding toil and perseverance. Farming is a complex and precarious business, and they made plenty of mistakes along the way. But as they learned how to grow food, and to succeed at the business of farming, they also found that a small, sustainable, organic farm could be an engine for change, a path to a more just and sustainable food system. Today, The New Farm supplies top restaurants, supports community food banks, hosts events with leading chefs, and grows extraordinary produce. Told with humor and heart, The New Farm is a joy, a passionate audiobook by an important new voice. Duration - 10h 8m. Author - Brent Preston. Narrator - Chris Henry Coffey. Published Date - Saturday, 28 January 2023. Copyright - © 2018 Brent Preston ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:16
Prologue: Euthanasia for Dummes
Duration:00:18:36
Dear Reader
Duration:00:04:05
Chapter One: Buying the Farm
Duration:00:46:45
Chapter Two: Baby Steps
Duration:00:39:43
Chapter Three: School of Hard Knocks
Duration:00:41:53
Chapter Four: The Groundhog Wars
Duration:00:52:23
Chapter Five: A World of Pain
Duration:00:45:40
Chapter Six: The Culinary World
Duration:00:38:55
Chapter Seven: Castration 101
Duration:00:42:20
Chapter Eight: Learning to Work
Duration:01:00:08
Chapter Nine: Cash Cropping
Duration:00:53:43
Chapter 10: Los Muchachos
Duration:00:44:05
Chapter 11. The Stop
Duration:00:38:36
Chapter 12. Small Is Beautiful
Duration:00:33:08
Epilogue: Viva la Revolución!
Duration:00:07:58
Interview
Duration:00:39:30
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:35