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Farming and feeding -- Types of farms -- Inside the chicken coop -- At the orchard -- Tilling the fields -- Farm machinery -- Harvesting early spring crops -- Off to market -- Sheep in springtime -- Pick-your-own -- Corn planting and harvesting -- In the hive -- Mowing hay -- Milking cows -- Diversity is life! -- Heading to the county fair -- From farm to table -- Pollinating the farm -- Natural pest control -- Planting cool-weather crops -- Harvesting pumpkins -- Pies and preserves -- Putting the fields to sleep -- Fall grazing -- Animals on the farm -- Winter maintenance -- Winter care of bees -- Trimming and pruning the orchard -- Seed shopping -- Baking bread -- At the farmer's market -- Caring for equipment -- Feeding the animals -- Doing our bit -- Glossary.

"Where does our food come from? What role do farms play? What's it like to be a farmer? In this charmingly illustrated book, follow a farm throughout the year to discover how the farmer grows fresh and tasty food for us to eat in a sustainable and natural way. Explore the workings of a small-scale, organic family farm and experience the rhythm of farm life. In the spring, visit the chicken coop, till the fields, and tour the farm machinery. When summer comes, plant corn, meet the pollinators, and head to the county fair. In the fall, make pies and preserves, harvest pumpkins, and put the fields to sleep. Winter activities include trimming and pruning the orchard, seed shopping, and baking bread. To conclude your year on the farm, learn what you can do to support the farmers who pick our carrots and raise the cows for our milk. A glossary defines key sustainable farming terms. Through this colorful and intimate look at life on a small-scale farm, children will learn not only how the farm feeds us, but how the farmer must feed and care for the farm"--Amazon.