Learn about the many different places crops can be grown; on trees, in fields, underground and under water. Visit a strawberry farm and almond orchard to see how those foods are grown and harvested. Learn how soil and water are important for growing crops and what equipment is used.
Visit different kinds of farms from dairy to sheep raising. Contrast modern and traditional ways of milking cows and collecting eggs. See how cotton is grown and spun, how timber is milled, and how agriculture is necessary to our lives.
Introduces young readers to farms where unusual animals and crops are raised, including ostrich, bison, llama, fish, silkworm, tree, and bamboo farms, and features a look at a wind farm.
While spending summer vacation on Uncle Pat and Auntie Pat's financially-strapped farm, a child finds a way to generate more income after consulting the wishing well.
the case for the independent farm and against industrial food
Pyle, George
2005
The author examines the extreme changes in agriculture in America and the ways in which large corporations have taken over pushing small farmers deeper into debt by forcing them to grow too much of the wrong crops.
Wilbur the pig is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.