Bibliograph

Gaining ground, a story of farmers' markets, local food, and saving the family farm, Forrest Pritchard

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Label

Gaining ground, a story of farmers' markets, local food, and saving the family farm, Forrest Pritchard

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gaining ground

Oclc number

812254490

Responsibility statement

Forrest Pritchard

Sub title

a story of farmers' markets, local food, and saving the family farm

Summary

Upon discovering that months of backbreaking work and five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped his family's farm a profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard, fresh out of college, resolves to take matters into his own hands. What ensues--through a series of hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters--is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and rejects organic foods for sugary mainstream fare. But just when the farm starts to turn heads at local markets, his father's health takes a turn for the worse. - p. 2 of cover

Target audience

adult

Classification