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The image of the family farm as storehouse of the traditional values that built this nation -- self-reliance, resourcefulness, civic pride, family strength, concern for neighbors and community, honesty, and friendliness -- persists, as many recent surveys show. But the reality of this rich tradition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Garkovich, Lorraine, 1950-
Otros Autores: Foote, Barbara, 1945-, Bokemeier, Janet L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Rural families.
Rural conditions.
Family farms.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Familles rurales > Kentucky > Études de cas.
Exploitations agricoles familiales > Kentucky > Études de cas.
Rural families > Kentucky > Case studies.
Family farms > Kentucky > Case studies.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Conditions rurales > Études de cas.
Kentucky > Rural conditions > Case studies.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface: Harvest of Hope; Prologue: Basin Spring Farm; 1. Family Farming in Changing Times; 2. The Ties That Bind Farming Families; SECOND DAY OF SPRING; BASIN SPRING FARM; THE TIES THAT BIND FARM FAMILIES; 3. Growing Up on a Family Farm; BASIN SPRING FARM; GROWING UP ON A FAMILY FARM; 4. Merging Families and Business; BASIN SPRING FARM; 5. The Economic Challenges of Farming as a Business; FOOTWORK; BASIN SPRING FARM; THE BUSINESS OF FARMING; 6. Strategies for Business Success in Farming; BASIN SPRING FARM; PLANNING FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS.
  • 7. Public WorkPUBLIC WORK; BASIN SPRING FARM; BALANCING PUBLIC WORK AND FARM LIFE; 8. Farm Families, Neighbors, and Their Communities; BASIN SPRING FARM; 9. An Unbroken Circle of Hope; BOUQUET; BASIN SPRING FARM; IF YOU HAVE TO ASK WHY, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE ANSWER ANYWAY; NEWCOMERS TO FARMING-BUILDING NEW TRADITIONS; STRIKING OUT ON THEIR OWN-CONTINUING THE TRADITION; PASSING ON THE TRADITION; THE END OF A TRADITION; REFLECTIONS ON FAMILY FARMING AND FARMING FAMILIES; Epilogue: Basin Spring Farm; Index.

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