Hoofprints on the land : how traditional herding and grazing can restore the soil and bring animal agriculture back in balance with the earth / Ilse Köhler-Rollefson ; foreword by Fred Provenza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse, author.

Contributor:

Provenza, Frederick D., writer of foreword.

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastoral systems.

Herding.

Grazing.

Sustainable agriculture.

Physical Description:

xviii, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

White River Junction : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

"Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating and lyrical book exploring the deep and ancient working partnerships between people and animals. UN advocate and camel conservationist Ilse K̲hler-Rollefson writes a passionate rallying cry for those invisible and forgotten herding cultures that exist all over the world, and how by embracing these traditional nomadic practices, we can help restore and regenerate the Earth. Ilse has spent the last 30 years living with and studying the Raika camel herders in Rajasthan, India, and she shows how pastoralists can address many of the problems humanity faces."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Pt. 1 : The herding universe

A tapestry of cultures

Knowledge of the whole

Bonding

Communication

Transformation, or the difference between herding and farming

Movement

Nourishment

Creating breed diversity

Pt. 2 : Herding Therapies

Stewarding biological diversity

Regenerating land

Cooling the climate

Feeding the world

Balancing nutrition

Death

Pt. 3 : Why herding is the future

Conclusion

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781645021520

1645021521

OCLC:

1373804323

Publisher Number:

99996062551