Family Friendly Farming: A Multi-generational Home-based Business Testament
- ISBN-10
- 0963810936
- ISBN-13
- 9780963810939
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 402
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Polyface Incorporated
- Author
- Joel Salatin
Description
"Family Friendly Farming offers hope for stressed families, dissatisfied employees, and hurried-harried lifestyles.
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