Written By Gene Logsdon
Format: Hardback
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inch
Pages: 232
ISBN: 9781603587259

Letter to a Young Farmer is both a compelling history and a vital road map—a reckoning of how we eat and farm, how the two can come together to build a more sustainable future, and why now, more than ever before, we need farmers.

WHY YOUNG FARMERS?
We are about to witness the largest retirement of farmers in U.S. history. There are now more farmers over the age of 75 than between the ages of 35 and 44.
Meanwhile, 400 million acres of farmland are slated to change hands in the next two decades—an area roughly four times the size of California. Quite simply: our future hinges on the investments we make today in the next generation of farmers. If we invest in farming that is adaptable and regenerative, that respects the limits of sea-son, that builds soil and economies—we can grow a vibrant way of farming that delivers good food to more Americans while being re-silient in the face of a shifting, highly variable climate. Helping begin-ning farmers succeed is crucial to creating a sustainable food future.

ABOUT THE BOOK
In Letter to a Young Farmer,  the first book from Stone Barns Cen-ter for Food and Agriculture, some of the most influential farmers, writers and leaders of our time share their wisdom and insight in an anthology of 36 essays and letters. Barbara Kingsolver speaks to the tribe of farmers—some born to it, many self-selected—with love, ad-miration, and regret. Bill McKibben connects the early human quest for beer to the modern challenge of farming in a rapidly changing cli-mate. Michael Pollan bridges the chasm between agriculture and na-ture. Dan Barber, Temple Grandin, Wendell Berry, Rick Bayless, Mari-on Nestle and more offer advice and inspiration.