{"product_id":"9781517911614","title":"Finding Turtle Farm","description":"Author: Angela Tedesco\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781517911614\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of starting and running an organic farm-told by the woman who owned one of the first Community-Supported Agriculture operations in the Upper Midwest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a twenty-acre farm in Iowa in 1995, Angela Tedesco planted the seeds (quite literally) of a quiet revolution. While American agriculture had strayed so far afield, her farm would raise food that served the earth and the community as well as the palate. In \u003ci\u003eFinding Turtle Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, Tedesco recounts this adventure in all its down-and-dirty work and wonder, from plan and plot to harvest, with nods along the way to the vagaries of weather, pests, and human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Community-Supported Agriculture to Iowa, Tedesco's Turtle Farm educated its customers along with providing seasonal boxes of produce-an undertaking that continues here, as Tedesco describes what it takes to establish and run an organic operation, bringing to bear all her experience growing up on a family farm, studying chemistry and horticulture, and shepherding a religious education program. From ordering seeds and tending greenhouses to surviving floods and a personal health crisis, Tedesco tells a story of transforming a piece of land and the life within it. She includes practical information about harvesting and preserving food, the discoveries of research conducted on the farm and bonds established between farmers, and even recipes to make delicious use of the produce in your CSA box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking forward to a healthier, happier future when crops are more than mere commodities and food feeds the soul of a community, \u003ci\u003eFinding Turtle Farm\u003c\/i\u003e is an enlightening, hard-won, and ultimately hopeful account of what it means to meet the most basic of human needs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830019346590,"sku":"ADS-9781517911614","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781517911614.jpg?v=1778558136","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781517911614","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}