Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas : Profiles of Organic Farmers and Ranchers across the State.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Fruit andVegetables -- South Tex OrganicsDennis Holbrook's Journey from Pharmaceutical to Organic Farming -- Boggy Creek FarmThe Art of Urban Farming -- Tecolote FarmWhere the South Meets the West -- Animal FarmHow Gita Vanwoerden Accidentally Became a Vegetable Farmer -- Home Sweet FarmMaking American Dreams Come True -- Shrimp and Meat -- Permian Sea OrganicsAquaculture in the Desert -- Rehoboth Ranch andWindy Meadows FarmFor the Love of God and Family -- Ross FarmLearning to Listen to the Whispers of Nature -- Dairy andCheese -- Pure Luck Farm and DairyFrom the First Generation to the Second -- Full Quiver Farm &amp -- DairyHow the Sams Family Saved Its Farm and Sustained a Way of Life -- Index.

As more and more people seek locally grown food, independent family owned and operated agriculture has expanded, creating local networks for selling and buying produce, meat, and dairy products and reviving local agricultural economies throughout the United States. Pamela Walker and Linda Walsh portray eleven farming and ranch families who are part of this food revival in Texas.

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