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Trauma farm : a rebel history of rural life, Brian Brett

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Beginning naked in the darkness, Brian Brett takes us on a journey through a summer's day that also tells the story of his affectionately named Trauma Farm -- exploring the garden, orchards, fields, the mysteries of livestock and poultry, the social intricacies of rural communities -- and eventually encounters a magnificent deer in the silver moonlight of a magical pasture. Both a memoir and a natural history of the small mixed farm, this eighteen-year-long day travels forward and backward in time, taking us all the way from Babylon to globalization and demonstrating the importance of both tall tales and rigorous science as Brett contemplates the perfection of the egg and the nature of soil or offers a scathing critique of agribusiness and the modern slaughterhouse. Whether discussing the uses and misuses of gates, examining the energy of seeds, or bantering with his family and neighbours, Brett remains aware of the miracles of life, birth, and death and the ecological paradoxes that confront the rural world every day
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (1 online resource (373 pages))
Contents
  • Overture
  • Grey Hour, the bird god
  • Morning is a community
  • Fowl play
  • Breakfasts forever
  • Walking the land
  • Living inside the soil
  • Running dogs and fellow travellers
  • Taking stock
  • More stock
  • Fruit of the wood
  • Who's for lunch?
  • Seeds of the day
  • Stop and look
  • One more for the birds (and their friends)
  • Pest control syndrome
  • Grace at work
  • Fence builders and tool users
  • This nature of the absurd
  • Dinner like a bell
  • A tour is good for the digestion
  • Regulating a rebellious universe
  • Local living, local communities
  • The last roundup
  • Creatures of the night
Isbn
9781926812380
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Label
Trauma farm : a rebel history of rural life
Title
Trauma farm
Title remainder
a rebel history of rural life
Statement of responsibility
Brian Brett
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Beginning naked in the darkness, Brian Brett takes us on a journey through a summer's day that also tells the story of his affectionately named Trauma Farm -- exploring the garden, orchards, fields, the mysteries of livestock and poultry, the social intricacies of rural communities -- and eventually encounters a magnificent deer in the silver moonlight of a magical pasture. Both a memoir and a natural history of the small mixed farm, this eighteen-year-long day travels forward and backward in time, taking us all the way from Babylon to globalization and demonstrating the importance of both tall tales and rigorous science as Brett contemplates the perfection of the egg and the nature of soil or offers a scathing critique of agribusiness and the modern slaughterhouse. Whether discussing the uses and misuses of gates, examining the energy of seeds, or bantering with his family and neighbours, Brett remains aware of the miracles of life, birth, and death and the ecological paradoxes that confront the rural world every day
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
TEFOD
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Brett, Brian
Dewey number
C818/.5409
Index
no index present
LC call number
S522.C3
LC item number
B74 2009eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Brett, Brian
  • Brett, Brian
  • Farm life
  • Natural history
  • Literature
  • Literature
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • LITERARY CRITICISM
  • Brett, Brian
  • Families
  • Farm life
  • Literature
  • Natural history
  • British Columbia
Label
Trauma farm : a rebel history of rural life, Brian Brett
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-373)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Overture -- Grey Hour, the bird god -- Morning is a community -- Fowl play -- Breakfasts forever -- Walking the land -- Living inside the soil -- Running dogs and fellow travellers -- Taking stock -- More stock -- Fruit of the wood -- Who's for lunch? -- Seeds of the day -- Stop and look -- One more for the birds (and their friends) -- Pest control syndrome -- Grace at work -- Fence builders and tool users -- This nature of the absurd -- Dinner like a bell -- A tour is good for the digestion -- Regulating a rebellious universe -- Local living, local communities -- The last roundup -- Creatures of the night
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 online resource (373 pages))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781926812380
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)703863399
Label
Trauma farm : a rebel history of rural life, Brian Brett
Link
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-373)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Overture -- Grey Hour, the bird god -- Morning is a community -- Fowl play -- Breakfasts forever -- Walking the land -- Living inside the soil -- Running dogs and fellow travellers -- Taking stock -- More stock -- Fruit of the wood -- Who's for lunch? -- Seeds of the day -- Stop and look -- One more for the birds (and their friends) -- Pest control syndrome -- Grace at work -- Fence builders and tool users -- This nature of the absurd -- Dinner like a bell -- A tour is good for the digestion -- Regulating a rebellious universe -- Local living, local communities -- The last roundup -- Creatures of the night
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 online resource (373 pages))
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781926812380
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)703863399

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