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Book Title: Dirt to Soil : One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Agriculture / Organic, Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Social Science
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Gabe Brown
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
