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Forest farming is an invaluable practice to integrate into any farm or homestead, especially as the need for unique value-added products and supplemental income becomes increasingly important for farmers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the daily indulgences we take for granted, such as coffee, chocolate, and many tropical fruits, all originate in forest ecosystems. But few know that such abundance is also available in the cool temperate forests of North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarming the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e covers in detail how to cultivate, harvest, and market high-value non-timber forest crops such as American ginseng, shiitake mushrooms, ramps (wild leeks), maple syrup, fruit and nut trees, ornamentals, and more. Along with profiles of forest farmers from around the country, readers are also provided comprehensive information on:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehistorical perspectives of forest farming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emimicking the forest in a changing climate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecultivation of medicinal crops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecultivation of food crops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreating a forest nursery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eharvesting and utilizing wood products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of animals in the forest farm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to design your forest farm and manage it once it’s established.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarming the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential book for farmers and gardeners who have access to an established woodland, are looking for productive ways to manage it, and are interested in incorporating aspects of agroforestry, permaculture, forest gardening, and sustainable woodlot management into the concept of a whole-farm organism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 2014, softcover, 384 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12519054049353,"sku":"7343","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/farming_the_woods_e8262434-ae8e-4ce8-bc1b-73ffba4cb4d3.jpg?v=1571611621"},{"product_id":"growing-food-in-a-hotter-drier-land","title":"Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith climatic uncertainty now “the new normal,” many farmers, gardeners and orchardists in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt how they grow food in the face of climate change. 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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. 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Over time, resources are depleted and yields decline. Polyculture farming systems are integrated, diverse systems which are more resilient and mimic nature. So-called wastes become resources. Ecosystems are restored and balanced. 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. 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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\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio Book Available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow also available as an audiobook!\u003cem\u003e Click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audiobooks.com\/audiobook\/water-for-any-farm-applying-restoration-agriculture-water-management-methods-on-your-farm\/444932\" title=\"Water Management Audio Book\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e to learn more. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.acresusa.com\/pages\/mark-shepard-author-profile\" title=\"Mark Shepard Author Profile\"\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\/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\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Acres USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30298103087177,"sku":"7573","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/Water_for_any_Farm_FC.jpg?v=1572282079"},{"product_id":"wilding-returning-nature-to-our-farm","title":"Wilding: Returning Nature to our Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor years Charlie Burrell and his wife, Isabella Tree, farmed Knepp Castle Estate and struggled to turn a profit. By 2000, with the farm facing bankruptcy, they decided to try something radical. They would restore Knepp's 3,500 acres to the wild. Using herds of free-roaming animals to mimic the actions of the megafauna of the past, they hoped to bring nature back to their depleted land. But what would the neighbors say, in the manicured countryside of modern England where a blade of grass out of place is considered an affront?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the face of considerable opposition the couple persisted with their experiment and soon witnessed an extraordinary change. New life flooded into Knepp, now a breeding hotspot for rare and threatened species like turtle doves, peregrine falcons, and purple emperor butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabled English nightingale sings again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time of looming environmental disaster, Wilding is an inspiring story of a farm, a couple, and a community transformed. Isabella Tree's wonderful book brings together science, natural history, a fair bit of drama, and – ultimately – hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSKU 7592. 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If Uncultivated is about faith in nature, and the power it has to deliver us from our own mistakes, then wild apple trees have already shown us the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-node=\"5b58a95b5251d\" class=\"fl-module fl-module-html fl-node-5b58a95b5251d\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fl-html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e#7555 • Softcover • 288 pages • Copyright 2019 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fl-html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fl-html\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"fl-post-title\"\u003eAbout Andy Brennan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"single_writer_bio\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Brennan owns Aaron Burr Cider in New York’s Catskills region. His career started as a freelance artist, working in the fields of photography, design, and architecture. Since its founding in 2011, Aaron Burr Cider has become well known among cider enthusiasts for its natural approach to cider making, using wild apples and yeasts. As a prominent figure in the growing US cider movement, Andy has been featured in print media and on television, radio, and podcasts. He regularly speaks about natural apple growing and cider production at museums, trade events, festivals, restaurants, and anywhere local food enthusiasts are found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"writer_social\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronburrcider.com\/\"\u003eAaron Burr Cider\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCidery\/?ref=br_rs\"\u003eAndy Brennan on Facebook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecidery\"\u003eAndy Brennan on Twitter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aaronburrcider\/?hl=en\"\u003eAndy Brennan on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"also_by_author_single\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInterviews and Articles\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/08\/dining\/drinks\/cider-ny-hudson-valley-nassau-sullivan.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ffood\u0026amp;action=click\u0026amp;contentCollection=dining\u0026amp;region=rank\u0026amp;module=package\u0026amp;version=highlights\u0026amp;contentPlacement=2\u0026amp;pgtype=sectionfront\"\u003eNew York Times - A New Golden Age for Cider Production in New York\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.com\/2015\/07\/02\/7-questions-for-aaron-burr-ciderys-cidermaker\/\"\u003eWine Enthusiast - 7 Questions for Aaron Burr Cidery's Cidermaker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/lifestyle\/food-and-drink\/blogs\/roc-flavors\/2016\/02\/23\/trees-people-aaron-burr-ciderys-mission\/79202378\/\"\u003eTrees as People: Aaron Burr Cidery's Mission\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rlmUt4hLwak\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42085625430247,"sku":"7555","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1829\/3249\/products\/7555-SC_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1653318375"},{"product_id":"mark-shepard-combo","title":"Mark Shepard Combo","description":"\u003cp\u003eRestoration Agriculture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\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. 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