Whole-farm planning /ecological imperatives, personal values, and economics
Elizabeth Henderson, [et al]
Part of the NOFA Guides. Includes information on:
- Lessons from systems science (including tools)
- Assessing the whole farm (what are we managing? the people, physical and mental assets, money)
- Understanding the farm ecosystems (the water and mineral cycles, dynamics of the biological community, the energy flow)
- Choosing appropriate tools
- Making a framework to test decisions
Including examples and statements from practicing farmers, and more holistic resources and alternative business models. 94 pages, illustrations
Publication Details
- Published: 2015
- Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
- ISBN-10: 1603583556
- ISBN-13: 9781603583558
- Dewey Decimal: 631.584
- ECHO Library: 631.584 HEN