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🌽 Iowa Farmland

Rooted in the rich black soil of the Midwest, this theme explores the economic, cultural, and emotional weight of Iowa's agricultural heartland.
The Lies of the Land
by Steven Conn • 2023
Farmers and crisis don't define rural America. Military bases, chains, and suburbia do.
3.98
148
🌾 Rural America📜 Agrarian Myths⏳ Nostalgia Politics🏘️ Suburban Expansion🏚️ Deindustrialization
The Lies of the Land Summary
The Lies of the Land 88%
Farmers and crisis don't define rural America. Military bases, chains, and suburbia do.
by Steven Conn 2023
3.98
148 ratings
🌾 Rural America📜 Agrarian Myths⏳ Nostalgia Politics🏘️ Suburban Expansion🏚️ Deindustrialization
The Unsettling of America
by Wendell Berry • 1977
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
4.33
7k+
🧑‍🌾 Agrarian Philosophy🌍 Land Ethics🚜 Farming Criticism🏘️ Localism⚖️ Moral Economy
The Unsettling of America Summary
The Unsettling of America 88%
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
by Wendell Berry 1977
4.33
7k+ ratings
🧑‍🌾 Agrarian Philosophy🌍 Land Ethics🚜 Farming Criticism🏘️ Localism⚖️ Moral Economy
Pastoral Song
by James Rebanks • 2020
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
4.42
8k+
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Traditional Farming🪱 Soil Health📖 Agrarian Memoir🍽️ Food Systems Critique
Pastoral Song Summary
Pastoral Song 87%
The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.
by James Rebanks 2020
4.42
8k+ ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Traditional Farming🪱 Soil Health📖 Agrarian Memoir🍽️ Food Systems Critique
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal
by Joel Salatin • 2007
Government says raw milk and teenage farmhands are crimes. One sustainable farmer's legal war.
4.20
2k+
🧑‍🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems🏭 Factory Farming Critique🌾 Agrarianism🚜 Farming Memoirs
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal Summary
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal 87%
Government says raw milk and teenage farmhands are crimes. One sustainable farmer's legal war.
by Joel Salatin 2007
4.20
2k+ ratings
🧑‍🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems🏭 Factory Farming Critique🌾 Agrarianism🚜 Farming Memoirs
Folks, This Ain't Normal
by Joel Salatin • 2011
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
4.21
5k+
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems🌍 Soil Regeneration🗳️ Food Politics🐄 Pasture-Based Farming
Folks, This Ain't Normal Summary
Folks, This Ain't Normal 87%
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
by Joel Salatin 2011
4.21
5k+ ratings
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems🌍 Soil Regeneration🗳️ Food Politics🐄 Pasture-Based Farming
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer
by Joel Salatin • 2010
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
4.26
462
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🌍 Soil Health🐄 Grass-Based Farming🗳️ Food Politics📖 Farm Memoir
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer Summary
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer 86%
Soil, animals, and bank account agree: the 'lunatic' farmer is the only sane one left.
by Joel Salatin 2010
4.26
462 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🌍 Soil Health🐄 Grass-Based Farming🗳️ Food Politics📖 Farm Memoir
The Profitable Hobby Farm
by Sarah Beth Aubrey • 2010
Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.
3.71
157
🚜 Small Farm Business🥕 Local Food Movement🌱 Sustainable Agriculture📋 Farm Marketing🤝 Cooperative Models
The Profitable Hobby Farm Summary
The Profitable Hobby Farm 86%
Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.
by Sarah Beth Aubrey 2010
3.71
157 ratings
🚜 Small Farm Business🥕 Local Food Movement🌱 Sustainable Agriculture📋 Farm Marketing🤝 Cooperative Models
Lila
by Marilynne Robinson • 2014
A stolen child, a wary drifter, walks into an Iowa church and a widowed preacher's life.
3.95
36k+
🕊️ Theological Fiction🌾 Midwestern Gothic💛 Found Family💍 Unlikely Marriage🙏 Hard Won Grace
Lila Summary
Lila 86%
A stolen child, a wary drifter, walks into an Iowa church and a widowed preacher's life.
by Marilynne Robinson 2014
3.95
36k+ ratings
🕊️ Theological Fiction🌾 Midwestern Gothic💛 Found Family💍 Unlikely Marriage🙏 Hard Won Grace
Grass, Soil, Hope
by Courtney White • 2014
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
4.04
168
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🪱 Soil Restoration🌬️ Carbon Sequestration🏙️ Urban Agriculture🐂 Holistic Management
Grass, Soil, Hope Summary
Grass, Soil, Hope 86%
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
by Courtney White 2014
4.04
168 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🪱 Soil Restoration🌬️ Carbon Sequestration🏙️ Urban Agriculture🐂 Holistic Management
Soil and Sacrament
by Fred Bahnson • 2013
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
4.17
264
🛐 Faith And Farming🌻 Community Gardens🙏 Agrarian Spirituality🤝 Interfaith Ecology🌍 Creation Care
Soil and Sacrament Summary
Soil and Sacrament 86%
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
by Fred Bahnson 2013
4.17
264 ratings
🛐 Faith And Farming🌻 Community Gardens🙏 Agrarian Spirituality🤝 Interfaith Ecology🌍 Creation Care
You Can Farm
by Joel Salatin • 1998
No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.
4.31
2k+
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Small-Scale Farming💼 Farm Entrepreneurship🏪 Direct-Marketing Farms🐔 Pastured Livestock
You Can Farm Summary
You Can Farm 86%
No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.
by Joel Salatin 1998
4.31
2k+ ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🚜 Small-Scale Farming💼 Farm Entrepreneurship🏪 Direct-Marketing Farms🐔 Pastured Livestock
Sowing Seeds in the Desert
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
4.34
724
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Permaculture Philosophy🌱 Ecological Restoration🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture🧘 Nature Spirituality
Sowing Seeds in the Desert Summary
Sowing Seeds in the Desert 86%
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012
4.34
724 ratings
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Permaculture Philosophy🌱 Ecological Restoration🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture🧘 Nature Spirituality
Designing Regenerative Food Systems
by Marina O'Connell • 2022
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
3.75
4
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture🌍 Agroecology🌳 Agroforestry
Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary
Designing Regenerative Food Systems 86%
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
by Marina O'Connell 2022
3.75
4 ratings
🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🌱 Regenerative Farming🏡 Permaculture🌍 Agroecology🌳 Agroforestry
The One-Straw Revolution
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 1975
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
4.33
9k+
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture☮️ Zen Philosophy🧱 Soil Health🎯 Minimalism🚫 Anti Consumerism
The One-Straw Revolution Summary
The One-Straw Revolution 85%
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 1975
4.33
9k+ ratings
🌱 Sustainable Agriculture☮️ Zen Philosophy🧱 Soil Health🎯 Minimalism🚫 Anti Consumerism
Restoration Agriculture
by Mark Shepard • 2013
Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.
4.30
1k+
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Agroforestry💧 Keyline Design🐄 Holistic Grazing🌱 Plant Breeding
Restoration Agriculture Summary
Restoration Agriculture 85%
Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.
by Mark Shepard 2013
4.30
1k+ ratings
🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture🌳 Agroforestry💧 Keyline Design🐄 Holistic Grazing🌱 Plant Breeding
Nature's Metropolis
by William Cronon • 1991
The grain and hogs flowing through Chicago didn't just feed the nation, they rewired the continent.
4.26
4k+
🌿 Environmental History🗺️ Economic Geography🏙️ Urban Systems📦 Commodity History🏭 Industrial Food
Nature's Metropolis Summary
Nature's Metropolis 85%
The grain and hogs flowing through Chicago didn't just feed the nation, they rewired the continent.
by William Cronon 1991
4.26
4k+ ratings
🌿 Environmental History🗺️ Economic Geography🏙️ Urban Systems📦 Commodity History🏭 Industrial Food
Dirt to Soil
by Gabe Brown • 2018
After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.
4.46
2k+
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🪱 Soil Health🐄 Holistic Grazing🏞️ Ecosystem Restoration💰 Farm Profitability
Dirt to Soil Summary
Dirt to Soil 85%
After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.
by Gabe Brown 2018
4.46
2k+ ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🪱 Soil Health🐄 Holistic Grazing🏞️ Ecosystem Restoration💰 Farm Profitability
The Lost Continent
by Bill Bryson • 1989
He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.
3.81
65k+
🚗 American Road Trips🏘️ Small-Town Life🇺🇸 American Nostalgia🛒 Consumer Culture😂 Travel Humor
The Lost Continent Summary
The Lost Continent 85%
He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.
by Bill Bryson 1989
3.81
65k+ ratings
🚗 American Road Trips🏘️ Small-Town Life🇺🇸 American Nostalgia🛒 Consumer Culture😂 Travel Humor
Scouting the Divine
by Margaret Feinberg • 2009
Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.
4.22
912
🐑 Spiritual Memoir🌾 Faith And Farming🤲 Experiential Faith👁️ Sensory Spirituality✨ Everyday Sacred
Scouting the Divine Summary
Scouting the Divine 85%
Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.
by Margaret Feinberg 2009
4.22
912 ratings
🐑 Spiritual Memoir🌾 Faith And Farming🤲 Experiential Faith👁️ Sensory Spirituality✨ Everyday Sacred
The Left Behind
by Robert Wuthnow • 2018
Rural America's anger is grief: not for lost jobs, but for communities where belonging meant duty.
3.58
650
🏡 Rural America😤 Cultural Resentment🏙️ Urban Rural Divide📉 Moral Decline⛪ Religion And Politics
The Left Behind Summary
The Left Behind 85%
Rural America's anger is grief: not for lost jobs, but for communities where belonging meant duty.
by Robert Wuthnow 2018
3.58
650 ratings
🏡 Rural America😤 Cultural Resentment🏙️ Urban Rural Divide📉 Moral Decline⛪ Religion And Politics
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture🪱 Living Soil🌾 Seed Sovereignty
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 85%
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015
3.96
436 ratings
🌱 Agroecology✊ Food Sovereignty🏭 Industrial Agriculture🪱 Living Soil🌾 Seed Sovereignty
The Last American Road Trip
by Sarah Kendzior • 2025
Route 66 promised reinvention. One family drives its ruins to find what's left of America.
3.84
2k+
🗺️ Middle America🛣️ Family Road Trips🏛️ Political Corruption🇺🇸 American Mythmaking🔥 Climate Grief
The Last American Road Trip Summary
The Last American Road Trip 85%
Route 66 promised reinvention. One family drives its ruins to find what's left of America.
by Sarah Kendzior 2025
3.84
2k+ ratings
🗺️ Middle America🛣️ Family Road Trips🏛️ Political Corruption🇺🇸 American Mythmaking🔥 Climate Grief
The Growing Season
by Sarah Frey • 2020
From a melon route at seven, she built the farm empire that stocks Walmart's shelves.
4.13
2k+
🧺 Family Farm Business✨ Rags-To-Riches👩‍🌾 Women In Agriculture📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir🚀 Bootstrapping
The Growing Season Summary
The Growing Season 85%
From a melon route at seven, she built the farm empire that stocks Walmart's shelves.
by Sarah Frey 2020
4.13
2k+ ratings
🧺 Family Farm Business✨ Rags-To-Riches👩‍🌾 Women In Agriculture📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir🚀 Bootstrapping
The Lean Farm
by Ben Hartman • 2015
Toyota's efficiency system, adapted for the field: all the waste gone, none of the soul.
4.26
417
🚜 Farm Management🏭 Lean Methodology🇯🇵 Toyota Production System🔄 Continuous Improvement🌱 Sustainable Agriculture
The Lean Farm Summary
The Lean Farm 85%
Toyota's efficiency system, adapted for the field: all the waste gone, none of the soul.
by Ben Hartman 2015
4.26
417 ratings
🚜 Farm Management🏭 Lean Methodology🇯🇵 Toyota Production System🔄 Continuous Improvement🌱 Sustainable Agriculture
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Richie Chevat • 2015
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
4.03
4k+
🍽️ Food Systems🐄 Factory Farming🇺🇸 American Diet🗳️ Food Politics🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 85%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ ratings
🍽️ Food Systems🐄 Factory Farming🇺🇸 American Diet🗳️ Food Politics🌾 Sustainable Agriculture
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan • 2006
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
4.19
211k+
🧬 Industrial Agriculture🌾 Sustainable Farming🔗 Food Systems🥬 Organic Food Critique🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 85%
From McDonald's to a hunted wild pig: four meals that expose what you're really eating.
by Michael Pollan 2006
4.19
211k+ ratings
🧬 Industrial Agriculture🌾 Sustainable Farming🔗 Food Systems🥬 Organic Food Critique🐄 Ethics Of Eating Animals
The New Organic Grower
by Eliot Coleman • 1989
How to make a living from five acres by farming with nature, not against it.
4.41
1k+
🍃 Organic Farming🥬 Market Gardening🪱 Soil Health🌡️ Season Extension🚜 Small-Scale Farming
The New Organic Grower Summary
The New Organic Grower 85%
How to make a living from five acres by farming with nature, not against it.
by Eliot Coleman 1989
4.41
1k+ ratings
🍃 Organic Farming🥬 Market Gardening🪱 Soil Health🌡️ Season Extension🚜 Small-Scale Farming
The Soil Will Save Us
by Kristin Ohlson • 2014
Soil stores more carbon than the atmosphere and all forests combined. We can rebuild it.
4.14
1k+
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Ecology🌍 Carbon Farming🚜 No-Till Farming🐄 Managed Grazing
The Soil Will Save Us Summary
The Soil Will Save Us 85%
Soil stores more carbon than the atmosphere and all forests combined. We can rebuild it.
by Kristin Ohlson 2014
4.14
1k+ ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Ecology🌍 Carbon Farming🚜 No-Till Farming🐄 Managed Grazing
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
by Richard Wiswall • 2009
The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.
4.08
157
🥕 Organic Farming Business🚜 Small Farm Management💰 Farm Finance📋 Farm Business Planning🌱 Sustainable Agriculture
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook Summary
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook 85%
The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.
by Richard Wiswall 2009
4.08
157 ratings
🥕 Organic Farming Business🚜 Small Farm Management💰 Farm Finance📋 Farm Business Planning🌱 Sustainable Agriculture
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money
by Woody Tasch • 2008
Fast money erodes soil and community. The argument for investing at the speed of compost.
3.57
198
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems💰 Sustainable Investing🐌 Slow Food Movement⏳ Patient Capital
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money Summary
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money 85%
Fast money erodes soil and community. The argument for investing at the speed of compost.
by Woody Tasch 2008
3.57
198 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🏘️ Local Food Systems💰 Sustainable Investing🐌 Slow Food Movement⏳ Patient Capital
The Art of Simple Food
by Alice Waters • 2007
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
3.94
27k+
🥬 Farm-To-Table🗓️ Seasonal Cooking🏡 Home Cooking🐌 Slow Food🌎 Sustainable Eating
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food 85%
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
by Alice Waters 2007
3.94
27k+ ratings
🥬 Farm-To-Table🗓️ Seasonal Cooking🏡 Home Cooking🐌 Slow Food🌎 Sustainable Eating
The Other Side of the Bridge
by Mary Lawson • 2006
Two brothers on a northern Ontario farm love the same woman. One leaves; the other stays.
4.18
12k+
🏘️ Small Town Saga⚔️ Sibling Rivalry🕯️ Generational Guilt🥀 Slow Burn Tragedy💙 Quiet Devotion
The Other Side of the Bridge Summary
The Other Side of the Bridge 85%
Two brothers on a northern Ontario farm love the same woman. One leaves; the other stays.
by Mary Lawson 2006
4.18
12k+ ratings
🏘️ Small Town Saga⚔️ Sibling Rivalry🕯️ Generational Guilt🥀 Slow Burn Tragedy💙 Quiet Devotion
Freedom Farmers
by Monica M. White • 2018
How Black farmers built cooperative freedom, from Reconstruction fields to Detroit’s urban farms.
4.36
404
🌱 Black Agriculture🥗 Food Sovereignty🤝 Cooperative Economics🏙️ Urban Farming🫂 Mutual Aid
Freedom Farmers Summary
Freedom Farmers 85%
How Black farmers built cooperative freedom, from Reconstruction fields to Detroit’s urban farms.
by Monica M. White 2018
4.36
404 ratings
🌱 Black Agriculture🥗 Food Sovereignty🤝 Cooperative Economics🏙️ Urban Farming🫂 Mutual Aid
Love Thy Neighbor
by Ayaz Virji • 2019
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
4.14
2k+
🏡 Rural America🤝 Interfaith Dialogue😔 Islamophobia☪️ Muslim Americans📚 Religious Literacy
Love Thy Neighbor Summary
Love Thy Neighbor 85%
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
by Ayaz Virji 2019
4.14
2k+ ratings
🏡 Rural America🤝 Interfaith Dialogue😔 Islamophobia☪️ Muslim Americans📚 Religious Literacy
Soil Not Oil
by Vandana Shiva • 2008
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
4.08
535
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
Soil Not Oil Summary
Soil Not Oil 85%
Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.
by Vandana Shiva 2008
4.08
535 ratings
🏭 Industrial Agriculture⚖️ Environmental Justice🌾 Food Sovereignty🌱 Organic Farming🌿 Seed Saving
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon • 2006
Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.
4.05
982
🔨 Subsistence Gardening🌱 Organic Gardening🧪 Soil Fertility🌾 Seed Saving💧 Water Conservation
Gardening When It Counts Summary
Gardening When It Counts 85%
Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.
by Steve Solomon 2006
4.05
982 ratings
🔨 Subsistence Gardening🌱 Organic Gardening🧪 Soil Fertility🌾 Seed Saving💧 Water Conservation
Where the Water Goes
by David Owen • 2017
The Colorado River keeps 36 million alive. Legal claims on its water outnumber the actual gallons.
3.93
3k+
🏜️ American West💧 Water Scarcity⚖️ Water Rights🚿 Irrigation🌡️ Climate Adaptation
Where the Water Goes Summary
Where the Water Goes 85%
The Colorado River keeps 36 million alive. Legal claims on its water outnumber the actual gallons.
by David Owen 2017
3.93
3k+ ratings
🏜️ American West💧 Water Scarcity⚖️ Water Rights🚿 Irrigation🌡️ Climate Adaptation
Project Animal Farm
by Sonia Faruqi • 2015
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
4.21
405
🏭 Factory Farming🐾 Animal Welfare🍽️ Ethical Eating🌱 Sustainable Agriculture💊 Antibiotic Resistance
Project Animal Farm Summary
Project Animal Farm 84%
One dairy farm visit sent a banker undercover worldwide to expose factory farming's hidden reality.
by Sonia Faruqi 2015
4.21
405 ratings
🏭 Factory Farming🐾 Animal Welfare🍽️ Ethical Eating🌱 Sustainable Agriculture💊 Antibiotic Resistance
40 Chances
by Howard G. Buffett • 2013
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
3.83
843
🌍 International Development🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏞️ Soil Conservation📜 Land Rights🛒 Market-Based Aid
40 Chances Summary
40 Chances 84%
Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.
by Howard G. Buffett 2013
3.83
843 ratings
🌍 International Development🌾 Sustainable Agriculture🏞️ Soil Conservation📜 Land Rights🛒 Market-Based Aid
Who Owns England?
by Guy Shrubsole • 2019
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
4.21
1k+
🏠 Land Ownership🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Land✊ Land Reform🔍 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality
Who Owns England? Summary
Who Owns England? 84%
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
by Guy Shrubsole 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
🏠 Land Ownership🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Land✊ Land Reform🔍 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality
Harvest the Vote
by Jane Kleeb • 2020
Democrats lost rural America by walking away. A Nebraska organizer shows how to win it back.
3.82
214
🏘️ Rural Politics✊ Grassroots Organizing🏢 Corporate Power🏡 Property Rights🏥 Healthcare Access
Harvest the Vote Summary
Harvest the Vote 84%
Democrats lost rural America by walking away. A Nebraska organizer shows how to win it back.
by Jane Kleeb 2020
3.82
214 ratings
🏘️ Rural Politics✊ Grassroots Organizing🏢 Corporate Power🏡 Property Rights🏥 Healthcare Access
Cows Save the Planet
by Judith D. Schwartz • 2013
Cows aren't the climate villains you think: managed right, they're the restoration tool we need.
4.09
423
🧱 Soil Health🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🌍 Carbon Sequestration💧 Water Cycles🦠 Soil Biodiversity
Cows Save the Planet Summary
Cows Save the Planet 84%
Cows aren't the climate villains you think: managed right, they're the restoration tool we need.
by Judith D. Schwartz 2013
4.09
423 ratings
🧱 Soil Health🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🌍 Carbon Sequestration💧 Water Cycles🦠 Soil Biodiversity
BOOM
by Tony Horwitz • 2014
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
3.89
713
🛢️ Energy Politics🏭 Oil Industry📰 Narrative Journalism🗺️ Travelogue🌍 Environmental Justice
BOOM Summary
BOOM 84%
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
by Tony Horwitz 2014
3.89
713 ratings
🛢️ Energy Politics🏭 Oil Industry📰 Narrative Journalism🗺️ Travelogue🌍 Environmental Justice
The Feast Nearby
by Robin Mather • 2011
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
3.79
2k+
🥬 Seasonal Eating🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems🍳 Culinary Memoir💰 Frugal Living🌿 Seasonal Living
The Feast Nearby Summary
The Feast Nearby 84%
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
by Robin Mather 2011
3.79
2k+ ratings
🥬 Seasonal Eating🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems🍳 Culinary Memoir💰 Frugal Living🌿 Seasonal Living
The Third Plate
by Dan Barber • 2014
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
4.28
7k+
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology🐝 Biodiversity👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate 84%
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
by Dan Barber 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
🚜 Food Systems🌱 Regenerative Agriculture🦠 Soil Biology🐝 Biodiversity👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks
by Gail Damerow • 2013
Incubation specs, brooder setups, and hatch-failure fixes for five poultry species in one manual.
4.34
142
🐔 Poultry Keeping🐄 Animal Husbandry🏡 Homesteading Skills🌱 Self-Sufficiency🚜 Small-Scale Farming
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks Summary
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks 84%
Incubation specs, brooder setups, and hatch-failure fixes for five poultry species in one manual.
by Gail Damerow 2013
4.34
142 ratings
🐔 Poultry Keeping🐄 Animal Husbandry🏡 Homesteading Skills🌱 Self-Sufficiency🚜 Small-Scale Farming
ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM
by Steven Hahn • 1985
Before Populism, Georgia's yeomen lost their land and independence to merchants, cotton, and debt.
3.78
74
🌾 Agrarian History🔨 Reconstruction Era🌱 Sharecropping👥 Class Formation🐄 Common Rights
ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM Summary
ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM 84%
Before Populism, Georgia's yeomen lost their land and independence to merchants, cotton, and debt.
by Steven Hahn 1985
3.78
74 ratings
🌾 Agrarian History🔨 Reconstruction Era🌱 Sharecropping👥 Class Formation🐄 Common Rights
River Town
by Peter Hessler • 2001
Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.
4.28
14k+
🌾 Rural China📍 Memoir Of Place🗣️ Language Immersion📕 Cultural Revolution🚫 Daily Authoritarianism
River Town Summary
River Town 84%
Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.
by Peter Hessler 2001
4.28
14k+ ratings
🌾 Rural China📍 Memoir Of Place🗣️ Language Immersion📕 Cultural Revolution🚫 Daily Authoritarianism
This Land Is Our Land
by Ken Ilgunas • 2018
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
4.01
330
🚶‍♂️ Right To Roam🏡 Land Ownership🏞 Public Lands🥾 Walking🌍 Commons
This Land Is Our Land Summary
This Land Is Our Land 84%
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
by Ken Ilgunas 2018
4.01
330 ratings
🚶‍♂️ Right To Roam🏡 Land Ownership🏞 Public Lands🥾 Walking🌍 Commons
Rural Versus Urban
by Suzanne Mettler • 2025
The real divide isn't ideology: it's rural versus urban, and it's endangering American democracy.
4.19
62
🌾 Rural Politics🏙️ Urban-Rural Divide💔 Affective Polarization🏛️ Democratic Erosion📉 Place-Based Inequality
Rural Versus Urban Summary
Rural Versus Urban 84%
The real divide isn't ideology: it's rural versus urban, and it's endangering American democracy.
by Suzanne Mettler 2025
4.19
62 ratings
🌾 Rural Politics🏙️ Urban-Rural Divide💔 Affective Polarization🏛️ Democratic Erosion📉 Place-Based Inequality
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