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The farmer's lawyer : the North Dakota Nine and the fight to save the family farm / by Vogel, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the early 1980s, farmers were suffering through the worst economic crisis to hit rural America since the Great Depression. Land prices were down, operating costs and interest rates were up, and severe weather devastated crops. Instead of receiving assistance from the government as they had in the 1930s, these hardworking family farmers were threatened with foreclosure by the very agency that Franklin Delano Roosevelt created to help them. Desperate, they called Sarah Vogel in North Dakota. Sarah, a young lawyer and single mother, listened to farmers who were on the verge of losing everything and, inspired by the politicians who had helped farmers in the '30s, she naively built a solo practice of clients who couldn't afford to pay her. Sarah began drowning in debt and soon her own home was fac0ing foreclosure. In a David and Goliath legal battle reminiscent of A Civil Action or Erin Brockovich, Sarah brought a national class action lawsuit, which pitted her against the Reagan administration's Department of Justice, in her fight for family farmers' Constitutional rights. It was her first case. A courageous American story about justice and holding the powerful to account, The Farmer's Lawyer shows how the farm economy we all depend on for our daily bread almost fell apart due to the willful neglect of those charged to protect it, and what we can learn from Sarah's battle as a similar calamity looms large on our horizon once again.
Subjects: Vogel, Sarah.; North Dakota. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Farmers Home Administration.; North Dakota Farmers Union.; Agricultural credit; Agricultural laws and legislation; Agriculture; Bankruptcy; Debtor and creditor; Farm foreclosures; Farm ownership; Farmers; Farmers; Farms; Land use, Rural; Lawyers; Legal assistance to farmers; Liens;
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The farmer's away! baa! neigh! / by Kennedy, Anne Vittur.;
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Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Farm life; Domestic animals; Play; Animal sounds;
© 2014., Candlewick Press,
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The hungry season : a journey of war, love, and survival / by Hamilton, Lisa M.,author.;
"In THE HUNGRY SEASON, award-winning journalist Lisa M. Hamilton tells the unforgettable story of a life lost and regained through grit and resilience, and against incredible odds. Stretching from the jungles of Laos to the treacherous waters of the Mekong River to a refugee camp in Thailand and the sprawl of California's Central Valley, it is an expansive tale of survival and determination: about the ways in which we overcome trauma and heartbreak, and about the nourishment that matters most. It is one Hmong woman's stunning tale of survival: the female protagonist is a refugee, mother, and farmer, but most of all she is an unforgettable character. You will fall in love with her larger-than-life personality, and cheer her on as she overcomes seemingly impossible odds to build a new life for herself and her family in the United States"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Moua, Ia.; Farmers; Hmong American farmers.;
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Murder most fowl / by Maxwell, Edith.;
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Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Women farmers; Organic farmers; Murder;
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The farmer and the monkey / by Frazee, Marla.;
A nearly wordless picture book in which the farmer who returned the baby clown to the circus train is followed home by a playful circus monkey, leading to a wonderful new friendship.LSC
Subjects: Stories without words.; Farmers; Monkeys; Friendship; Circus;
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Farmer Joe goes to the city / by Richards, Nancy Wilcox,1958-; Zimmerman, H. Werner;
Subjects: Farm life; Birthdays;
© c1990., Scholastic,
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Farmer Joe and the music show / by Mitton, Tony.; Parker-Rees, Guy.;
With the help of his instrument-playing friends, Farmer Joe has his hens clucking, his pigs dancing, and his cows mooing to a country music show.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Music; Animals; Domestic animals; Farms;
© 2009., Orchard Books,
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Dinosaur farm / by Preston-Gannon, Frann.;
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Subjects: Farmers; Dinosaurs;
© 2014, c2013., Sterling Children's Books,
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In farm's way / by Flower, Amanda,author.;
"Even the best-laid plants can go awry ... After solving a murder and getting her organic farm ready to overwinter, Shiloh Bellamy still expects the next few months to be busy with repairs, spring planning, and networking with local businesses. She might even be able to broker a new partnership with Fields Brewery and its organic brewer's association. Well, she could if the owner wasn't found murdered at the county Ice Fishing Derby. Once again, Shiloh gets tangled up in the investigation when the police ignore an entire crop of suspects to blame one of her friends. She'll have to dig deep to find the truth, reel in a killer, and convince her city-slicker pug to wear his winter boots. But with Bellamy Farm still struggling, can Shiloh spare the time to look into the town's fishy characters? Or will her dream farm be the next thing floating belly up?"--Publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Women farmers;
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Mr. Pig [videorecording] / by Glover, Danny,actor.; Luna, Diego,1979-film director.; Murray, Joel,1963-actor.; Rudolph, Maya,actor.; Yazpik, José María,1970-actor.; First-Run Features (Firm),publisher.;
Danny Glover, Maya Rudolph, Jose Maria Yazpik, Joel Murray, Angelica Aragon, Gabriela Araujo.Eubanks, an old-school pig farmer from Georgia on the brink of losing his family farm, sets off on a road trip with Howard, his beloved and very large pig. As they make their way across the border to Mexico to find 'Howie' a new home, Eubanks's drinking and deteriorating health begin to take a toll, derailing their plans. His estranged daughter Eunice is forced to join them on their adventure.PG.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Road films.; Farmers; Swine;
For private home use only.
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