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oddact's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Great book but not good as an audio book… need to buy the physical copy! The author is very thorough, hopeful, and pays attention to facts! Lovely!
themahtin's review against another edition
3.0
I read Acres U.S.A. magazine, and I have to say that the quality of editing (lack of proofreading) of this book is entirely consistent with the magazine's. I have to wonder if anyone at Acres read the book, or why they seem to have a policy against editing. It can actually interfere with the reader's comprehension of the text. For instance, there's the use of the word "decent" instead of "descent." Can you imagine being a non-native English speaker (aka "English learner") and trying to understand this kind of thing? There are also issues such as agreement of subject and verb, misuse of commas and hyphens, etc. Here's another example- I'm watching a video interview with him and he misquotes the same kids' song as in the book: "and the green grass grew all around, all around..." Uh, it's "grows." A quick Google search verified this for me.
These typos take away from the credibility of the entire work. They also make the reader ask oneself over and over, "Did the editors ACTUALLY READ THIS BOOK?!"
The book is slow to start, with a lot of background about ecology and stuff like that. Like many Acres U.S.A. publications, it doesn't have a lot of recommendations for plants to use in Californian (although Shepard does cover the oak savannah). The chapters in the middle of the book cover different things that you can have on your farm, like livestock and bees. I actually learned a lot from the bee chapter.
These typos take away from the credibility of the entire work. They also make the reader ask oneself over and over, "Did the editors ACTUALLY READ THIS BOOK?!"
The book is slow to start, with a lot of background about ecology and stuff like that. Like many Acres U.S.A. publications, it doesn't have a lot of recommendations for plants to use in Californian (although Shepard does cover the oak savannah). The chapters in the middle of the book cover different things that you can have on your farm, like livestock and bees. I actually learned a lot from the bee chapter.
journeyrooted's review against another edition
3.0
Great overview of the benefits and importance of a restoration approach to food production, as well as a healthy intro into the details of what it can look like across North America.
raychelllibby's review against another edition
4.0
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This is an important book I’ve been putting off for a while. The narrator isn’t amazing. I’ve learned most of the info in this book elsewhere but it’s still very important information to anyone interested in agriculture, food systems or natural ecology.
This is an important book I’ve been putting off for a while. The narrator isn’t amazing. I’ve learned most of the info in this book elsewhere but it’s still very important information to anyone interested in agriculture, food systems or natural ecology.
kwaller11's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
aduqu's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
This was a good introduction to restoration agriculture, but it seemed more aimed towards convincing people to join the movement than providing information or instructions.
Overall, I'd definitely recommend anyone involved in agriculture to read it. It made me consider a lot of things I've never thought of before, because they don't pertain to me as a small scale permaculture farmer.
Overall, I'd definitely recommend anyone involved in agriculture to read it. It made me consider a lot of things I've never thought of before, because they don't pertain to me as a small scale permaculture farmer.
sweeneyclaire22's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Great book on permaculture. As a bit of a silvopasture enthusiast, it gave me a lot of ideas to mull over about incorporating tree crops and pasture. Only complaint is that (as many nonfiction books can), it got a little repetitive at times.