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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 26 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Kate Reading. |
| Summary |
How a midwestern family with no agriculture experience went from a few backyard chickens to a full-fledged farm-and discovered why local chicks are better… When Lucie Amundsen had a rare night out with her husband, she never imagined what he'd tell her over dinner-that his dream was to quit his office job (with benefits!) and start a commercial-scale pasture-raised egg farm. His entire agricultural experience consisted of raising five backyard hens, none of whom had yet laid a single egg. To create this pastured poultry ranch, the couple scrambles to acquire nearly two thousand chickens-all named Lola. These hens, purchased commercially, arrive bereft of basic chicken-like instincts, such as the evening urge to roost. The newbie farmers also deal with their own shortcomings, making for a failed inspection and intense struggles to keep livestock alive (much less laying) during a brutal winter. But with a heavy dose of humor, they learn to negotiate the highly stressed no-man's-land known as middle agriculture. Amundsen sees firsthand how these mid-sized farms, situated between small-scale operations and mammoth factory farms, are vital to rebuilding America's local food system. With an unexpected passion for this dubious enterprise, Amundsen shares a messy, wry, and entirely educational story of the unforeseen payoffs (and frequent pitfalls) of one couple's ag adventure-and many, many hours spent wrangling chickens. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Amundsen, Lucie B.
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Egg gathering.
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Egg trade.
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Poultry farms -- Minnesota.
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Sustainable agriculture.
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Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
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Farms -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
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Farm life -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
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Farm management.
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Farms, Small.
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New agricultural enterprises -- Management.
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Farms, Small -- Management.
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Audiobooks.
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Minnesota -- Farms.
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Farmers -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
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Reading, Kate.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
How we built a plucky, industry-changing egg far--from scratch |
| ISBN |
9781982455347 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982455349 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12399146 |
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