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Shepard, author of the book Restoration Agriculture and featured in its companion video, will show how shaping the land on his own farm has produced benefits for two decades. As gushers erode neighboring properties he holds the precious water high on his hills where it can be put to work to buffer the inevitable dry periods. \r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\nMark Shepard is a Wisconsin-based permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional brushland and Eastern woodlands as ecological models. In all, they have planted 100,000 trees on this property. The result is one of the first and finest farmscale models of permaculture in the United States. Their farm features chestnut, hazelnut and fruit trees, a variety of other fruits and vegetables, and chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals. 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On Mark's family farm in Wisconsin, a farm he's planted with tens of thousands of perennials, he grazes cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens effectively amidst the woody crop plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard is a permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional-brushland and Eastern woodlands as the ecological models. In all, they have planted 100,000 trees on this property. The result is one of the first and finest farm-scale models of permaculture in the United States. Their farm features chestnut, hazelnut and fruit trees, a variety of other fruits and vegetables, and chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals. He is vice-president of the Southwest Badger Resource Conservation and Development Council and is the chief cider-maker for the Shepard's Hard Cyder Winery. 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When Mark began to recast his own farm water management and land work was his first task. He's reaped the benefits for two decades. As gushers erode neighboring properties he holds the precious water high on his hills where it can be put to work to buffer the inevitable dry periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard is a permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional-brushland and Eastern woodlands as the ecological models. In all, they have planted 100,000 trees on this property. The result is one of the first and finest farm-scale models of permaculture in the United States. Their farm features chestnut, hazelnut and fruit trees, a variety of other fruits and vegetables, and chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals. 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Every single human society that has relied on annual crops for staple foods has collapsed. \u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel and many other needs — in your own backyard, farm or ranch. This book, based on real-world practices, presents an alternative to the agriculture system of eradication and offers exciting hope for our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book, written from real experience of working with the land and referencing real results of experience over time, will be invaluable and is destined to be a permaculture classic. This will be a reference book of great value for anyone interested in using permaculture design in a farming operation and valued by future generations.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeoff Lawton, managing director, Permaculture Research Institute of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture,\u003c\/em\u003e Mark Shepard convincingly makes the case for notillage, perennial agriculture. He draws inspiration from J. Russell Smith, Bill Mollison, Masanobu Fukuoka, his father, his grandfather, his neighbors and others who showed him that trees are the key to productive and sustainable agricultural systems. Shepard shares his practical knowledge and hard-won wisdom gleaned from years of experience growing up on a farm in central Massachusetts and later transforming a barren overgrazed landscape in western Wisconsin into a richly productive polyculture. The discussions include rotational livestock management, beekeeping, soil and water management, plant breeding, turning a profit on a small farm, and many others. This book is well organized with lots of delightful and informative personal anecdotes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLarry Korn, translator of The One Straw Revolution and Sowing Seeds in the Desert and student of Masanobu Fukuoka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What a great story and a fun read … a wonderful history of man’s intervention. It’s not just the ‘reasons’ we need to change land management, it’s the ‘model’ to follow … a call to action.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGary Zimmer, president, Midwestern Bio-Ag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2013, softcover, 339 pages. 28 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/MarkShepard_480x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/MarkShepard_480x480.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMark Shepard is a Wisconsin-based permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional brushland and Eastern woodlands as ecological models. In all, they have planted 100,000 trees on this property. The result is one of the first and finest farm-scale models of permaculture in the United States. New Forest Farm features chestnut, hazelnut and fruit trees, a variety of other fruits and vegetables, chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVirtual Event! Mark Teaches Water Management\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard has joined the expert speaker lineup of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soil.acresusa.com\/?utm_source=bookstore\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-description\u0026amp;utm_campaign=2021-hss\u0026amp;utm_content=product-description-callout-restoration-agriculture\" title=\"2021 Healthy Soil Summit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e2021 Healthy Soil Summit\u003c\/a\u003e. This virtual event – taking place Aug. 25-26 – will teach you how to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecreate a real ROI for your soil health management system. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Our instructors are real farmers who practice what they teach, including detailed tactics to build soil resilience, increase water storage capacity and decrease costly inputs and programs. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soil.acresusa.com\/?utm_source=bookstore\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-description\u0026amp;utm_campaign=2021-hss\u0026amp;utm_content=product-description-callout-restoration-agriculture\" title=\"2021 Healthy Soil Summit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn more about it here!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSample video about Restoration Agriculture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rXzSwfzE_bU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Acres USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12519209304137,"sku":"7170","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/restoration_agriculture_awardseal_32814eb8-9a8c-4454-8cad-6b171d1d2937.jpg?v=1571611682"},{"product_id":"restoration-agriculture-in-practice","title":"Restoration Agriculture in Practice DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/pages\/mark-shepard-author-profile\" title=\"Mark Shepard Author Profile\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAround the globe most people get their calories from “annual” agriculture — plants that grow fast for one season, produce lots of seeds, then die. Every single human society that has relied on annual crops for staple foods has collapsed. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel and many other needs — in your own backyard, farm or ranch. This DVD, based on real-world practices, presents an alternative to the agriculture system of eradication and offers exciting hope for our future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2014, DVD (NTSC DVD format for U.S. and Western Hemisphere, DVD PAL format for most Europe, Australia, etc), 135 minutes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acres USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12519211237449,"sku":"7307","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/restoration-agriculture-dvd_1_02a46326-27f9-4326-99a4-ccf57bd7353a.jpg?v=1571611682"},{"product_id":"mark-shepard-farm-ranch-water-management-keylines-contours-and-swales-oh-my-mp3","title":"Mark Shepard: Farm \u0026 Ranch Water Management: Keylines, Contours and Swales, Oh My! MP3","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA link to download the MP3 will be emailed to you after purchase. Make sure you enter your email address at checkout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether your land is flat or hilly, there are sophisticated, yet simple options for optimizing water distribution and management based on Keyline design and other principles. This Wisconsin farmer will explain the various techniques as well as their strengths and weaknesses. Learn the benefits and shortfalls of traditional contour farming, grassy waterways, and USDA terraces as compared to Keyline Design and the presenter’s own Master Line System. Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agriculture, will show how shaping land on his own farm has continually increased topsoil depth, increased soil organic matter, and improved drought resistance for two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(29.76 MB) (1 hour, 26 minutes, 40 seconds) Recorded at the 2017 Acres U.S.A. 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Once established, very little effort is needed to maintain the systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this professionally produced video Mark Shepard takes viewers on a video tour of his Wisconsin farm and conducts a full-scale introductory presentation on his unique combination of permaculture, silvaculture, agroforestry and eco-farming. Understand biomes and how to choose appropriate crop-producing perennials for your region. See real-world examples of traditional and innovative modified keyline water management principles. Experience transitional strategies firsthand to move from annual commodity crops to perennials which benefit the entire farm ecosystem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2014, DVD (NTSC DVD format for U.S. and Western Hemisphere, DVD PAL format for most Europe, Australia, etc), 135 minutes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/events.acresusa.com\/eco-ag-u\/?utm_source=AcresUSA\u0026amp;utm_medium=product\u0026amp;utm_campaign=book_product_page\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"MEET MARK SHEPARD IN PERSON!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Acres USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14577780719689,"sku":"7307PAL","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/restoration-agriculture-dvd_1_grande_ac1b064e-a48a-41fd-a612-c831f4a969f4.jpg?v=1571611839"},{"product_id":"mark-shepard-water-management-on-my-farm-mp3","title":"Mark Shepard: Water Management on My Farm MP3","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA link to download the MP3 will be emailed to you after purchase. Make sure you enter your email address at checkout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on more than 20 years of real-world experience, Mark Shepard has modified the fundamental tenets of Yeoman’s Keyline design to work on North American farms and takes into account land ownership boundaries, crop water needs, and more. In this session, Mark will explain simple, inexpensive earth-shaping and cultivation techniques to optimize water distribution on the farm. These strategies will help encourage water penetration into the soil, increase soil organic matter, increase the depth of humic layers and can sequester atmospheric carbon more rapidly than any other known technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Shepard is a Wisconsin-based permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. 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Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion ... just to name a few. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you will read in this book is a distillation of over 25 years of on-the-ground experience working with and modifying the Yeomans’ Keyline Plan. From the back yard suburbs to 10,000-acre ranches and everywhere in between, from permafrost mountainsides just shy of the Arctic Circle, to equatorial boulder fields of East Africa, areas with 300 inches of rain per year to those with less than 3 inches, I have personally installed systems based on the Keyline design methodology and its modified forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you will read in this book is tried and true. 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He and his family have transformed a typical 100-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional-brushland and Eastern woodlands as the ecological models. The result is one of the first and finest farm-scale models of permaculture in the United States. Their farm features chestnut, hazelnut and fruit trees, a variety of other fruits and vegetables, and chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals. He has lectured worldwide and consults with growers around the world including teaching permaculture techniques in sub-Saharan Africa. 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Including dozens of detailed illustrations to help you solve real-live problems on your farm, bestselling author Mark Shepard offers landowners a guide to implementing a Master Line System of farm water management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eHe clearly explains this whole-farm approach to understanding water flow and retention, which works on farms of various scales and in diverse climates, and which enables the landowner to cope with a wide range of real-world problems, such as property lines which don’t align with topographical lines, complex landforms, utilities and pre-existing infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eIn times of drought, this system enables producers to catch, direct and hold water high where it can be put to work, and in times of severe rain or melt, these strategies help prevent erosion by directing water on a meandering journey using a series of retention and distribution features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eThe book offers detailed diagrams and clear instructions, problem-solving and system maintenance guidance, and up-to-date reference data and information about relevant software products to ensure the accuracy of runoff calculations and construction parameters. The ROI potential on this book for any farmer and rancher is exponential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e#7762 • Copyright 2023 • Softcover • 152 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mark Shepard Author Profile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/pages\/mark-shepard-author-profile\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/pages\/mark-shepard-author-profile\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/MarkShepard_480x480.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/MarkShepard_480x480.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMark Shepard is a Wisconsin-based permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional brushland and Eastern woodlands as ecological models. In all, they have planted 100,000 trees on this property. The result is one of the first and finest farm-scale models of permaculture in the United States. 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Every single human society that has relied on annual crops for staple foods has collapsed.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel and many other needs — in your own backyard, farm or ranch. This book, based on real-world practices, presents an alternative to the agriculture system of eradication and offers exciting hope for our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book, written from real experience of working with the land and referencing real results of experience over time, will be invaluable and is destined to be a permaculture classic. This will be a reference book of great value for anyone interested in using permaculture design in a farming operation and valued by future generations.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeoff Lawton, managing director, Permaculture Research Institute of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMark Shepard convincingly makes the case for notillage, perennial agriculture. He draws inspiration from J. Russell Smith, Bill Mollison, Masanobu Fukuoka, his father, his grandfather, his neighbors and others who showed him that trees are the key to productive and sustainable agricultural systems. Shepard shares his practical knowledge and hard-won wisdom gleaned from years of experience growing up on a farm in central Massachusetts and later transforming a barren overgrazed landscape in western Wisconsin into a richly productive polyculture. The discussions include rotational livestock management, beekeeping, soil and water management, plant breeding, turning a profit on a small farm, and many others. This book is well organized with lots of delightful and informative personal anecdotes.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLarry Korn, translator of The One Straw Revolution and Sowing Seeds in the Desert and student of Masanobu Fukuoka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What a great story and a fun read … a wonderful history of man’s intervention. It’s not just the ‘reasons’ we need to change land management, it’s the ‘model’ to follow … a call to action.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGary Zimmer, president, Midwestern Bio-Ag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2013, softcover, 339 pages. 28 per case.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater For Any Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten as a companion to the bestseller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/products\/restoration-agriculture\" title=\"Restoration Ag\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/products\/restoration-agriculture\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRestoration Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, this book will help farmers capture water in areas they want to, and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point. The result? Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion ... just to name a few. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you will read in this book is a distillation of over 25 years of on-the-ground experience working with and modifying the Yeomans’ Keyline Plan. From the back yard suburbs to 10,000-acre ranches and everywhere in between, from permafrost mountainsides just shy of the Arctic Circle, to equatorial boulder fields of East Africa, areas with 300 inches of rain per year to those with less than 3 inches, I have personally installed systems based on the Keyline design methodology and its modified forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you will read in this book is tried and true. It is intended to give a sufficient background to any landowner so that they can optimize their water resource for higher site productivity, have greater drought resistance and just as importantly, to know deep in their heart that they have made even one little piece of earth a little more life-filled, livable and green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e#7573 • Copyright 2020 • Softcover • 240 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWater For Any Farm: Engineering Field Manual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e A book with so much detail, it took three years to create. Including dozens of detailed illustration to help you solve real-live problems on your farm, bestselling author Mark Shepard offers landowners a guide to implementing a Master Line System of farm water management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eHe clearly explains this whole-farm approach to understanding water flow and retention, which works on farms of various scales and in diverse climates, and which enables the landowner to cope with a wide range of real-world problems, such as property lines which don’t align with topographical lines, complex landforms, utilities and pre-existing infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eIn times of drought, this system enables producers to catch, direct and hold water high where it can be put to work, and in times of severe rain or melt, these strategies help prevent erosion by directing water on a meandering journey using a series of retention and distribution features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eThe book offers detailed diagrams and clear instructions, problem-solving and system maintenance guidance, and up-to-date reference data and information about relevant software products to ensure the accuracy of runoff calculations and construction parameters. The ROI potential on this book for any farmer and rancher is exponential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e#7762 • Copyright 2023 • Softcover • 152 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mark Shepard Author Profile\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/pages\/mark-shepard-author-profile\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/pages\/mark-shepard-author-profile\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/MarkShepard_480x480.jpg\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/MarkShepard_480x480.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMark Shepard is a Wisconsin-based permaculture designer, agroforester and ecological farming consultant. He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional brushland and Eastern woodlands as ecological models. In all, they have planted 100,000 trees on this property. The result is one of the first and finest farm-scale models of permaculture in the United States. New Forest Farm features chestnut, hazelnut and fruit trees, a variety of other fruits and vegetables, chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acres USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46707024134375,"sku":"S-Shepard","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/files\/restoration_agriculture_awardseal_32814eb8-9a8c-4454-8cad-6b171d1d2937_2.jpg?v=1682606833"},{"product_id":"soil-nutrition-handbook-understanding-soil-and-soil-reports","title":"Soil Nutrition Handbook: Understanding soil and soil reports","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSoil Nutrition Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Soil, Soil Tests, and the Foundations of Soil Fertility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHealthy soils don't happen by accident. They are built through understanding, observation, and informed management.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSoil Nutrition Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, regenerative agriculture pioneers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMark Shepard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGary Zimmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide a practical guide to understanding soil health, interpreting soil test reports, and making better fertility decisions. Designed for farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and land stewards, this concise handbook distills decades of experience into an easy-to-use resource for improving soil function and agricultural productivity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders will learn how to evaluate key indicators such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esoil pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), base saturation, organic matter, and nutrient balance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while gaining a deeper understanding of how minerals influence crop performance, livestock health, and long-term farm resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike conventional fertility guides that focus primarily on N-P-K recommendations, this handbook explores the principles of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebalanced soil fertility, regenerative soil management, and biological farming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, helping readers understand the relationships between calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, and essential trace minerals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether you're reviewing your first soil test or refining an established fertility program, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSoil Nutrition Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides practical, immediately applicable guidance for building healthier soils, healthier crops, and more profitable farms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFarmers seeking to better understand soil test reports\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRanchers focused on improving forage and pasture quality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegenerative agriculture practitioners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgronomists and crop consultants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGardeners interested in soil health and nutrient management\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents learning the fundamentals of soil fertility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTopics Included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to read and interpret soil test reports\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderstanding cation exchange capacity (CEC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBase saturation and nutrient balance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrganic matter, humus, and soil biology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil pH and nutrient availability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium 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