{"product_id":"the-organic-grain-grower-small-scale-holistic-grain-production-for-the-home-and-market-producer-paperback","title":"The Organic Grain Grower: Small-Scale, Holistic Grain Production for the Home and Market Producer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Lazor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Organic Grain Grower\u003c\/em\u003e is the best resource we've seen for small-scale grain growers everywhere. . . . [Lazor's] passion comes alive in this fine guidebook's depth of detail.\"--\u003cem\u003eMother Earth News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ultimate guide to growing organic grains on a small and ecological scale \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Organic Grain Grower \u003c\/em\u003eis invaluable for both home-scale and commercial producers interested in expanding their resiliency and crop diversity through growing their own grains. Longtime farmer and organic pioneer Jack Lazor covers how to grow and store wheat, barley, oats, corn, dry beans, soybeans, pulse crops, oilseeds, grasses, nutrient-dense forages, and lesser-known cereals. In addition to detailed cultivation and processing information, Lazor argues the importance of integrating grains on the organic farm (not to mention for the local-food system) for reasons of biodiversity and whole farm management. Including extensive information on: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe history of grain growing and consumption in North America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe twenty-first century and the birth of the local-food movement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsidering your farm's scale and climate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding soil fertility and structure\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanting your crop (including spring vs. fall cereals and preparing your soil)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe growing and ripening process (reproductive, milk, hard-and-soft dough stages)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe grain harvest\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreparing grain for sale, storage, or end use (drying, cleaning seed, grain handling)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeed breeding and saving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMachinery, infrastructure, and processing (both home-scale tools and larger farm equipment)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrinding grains for livestock rations (including how to put together a ration based on protein content) and sample rations for dairy cows, pigs, and chickens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProcessing grains for human consumption\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional resources and information for new grain farmers, and more...\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginners will learn how to grow enough wheat for a year's supply of bread flour for their homestead, and farmers will learn how to become part of a grain co-op, working alongside artisan bakers and mills. Never before has there been a guide to growing organic grains applicable both for the home-scale and professional farming scale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis will be a classic for decades to come and a crucial addition to any farmer's, homesteader's, gardener's, agronomist's, or seed-saver's library.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Lazor\u003c\/strong\u003e was co-owner of Butterworks Farm in Westfield, VT, with his wife, Anne, and cofounder of the Northern Grain Grower's Association. Jack grew organic grains in the mountains of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom from 1975 until his passing in 2020, both for human consumption and for feed for the family's herd of Jersey cows. He is considered a leader in the movement for growing grains in cold climates, and was the recipient of many agricultural awards. Butterworks Farm grows corn, oats, barley, soybeans, legumes, alfalfa, and oilseeds, such as flax and sunflower. They also produce organic Jersey milk yogurt, buttermilk, sweet Jersey cream, cheddar cheese, and grain products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772675817760,"sku":"9781645022015","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dc9e59ce6a6329b79411c5156340ae04.webp?v=1780411169","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-organic-grain-grower-small-scale-holistic-grain-production-for-the-home-and-market-producer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}