Meditations on Farming : The Agrarian Drive, Stress, and Mental Health / Michael R. Rosmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosmann, Michael R., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture.

Mental health.

Psychology.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Unlike any other territorial species, humans have evolved to become agrarians. The unique drive of farmers to cultivate crops and undertake animal husbandry, their tenacious attachment to the land, and their stoic self-reliance are beneficial, but these same qualities also can lead to self-blame and heightened propensities for anxiety, depression, and suicide. Meditations on Farming celebrates nature and agriculture, while tackling a very serious subject: the mental health of food producers. In this collection of essays and stories, Rosmann-a farmer, clinical psychologist, public speaker, policy advocate, professor, and syndicated columnist-traces the development of behavioral health management and other methods for improving the well-being of agricultural producers. Sometimes tragic, often funny, and always engaging, Meditations on Farming shares the insights gained over a lifetime devoted not only to understanding farmers, but to helping and advocating for them.

Contents:

Cover

Meditations on FARMING

Copyright

Title

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Opening Day

2 Why People Farm

3 Life-Shaping Encounters

4 My Wife's Gardens

5 I Do Some of My Best Thinking in the Raspberry Patch

6 Fishing for Cruisers

7 Refinements to the Little Black Fly

8 Becoming a Grandparent

9 That Was Too Close

10 Indigenous Americans' Attachment to the Land

11 Lessons Learned about Farmers' Behavioral Health from the 1980s to Now

12 Sandhills' Good, Bad, and Ugly

13 Nonplussed

14 Working with Cattle

15 Horse Sense

16 Yikes

17 Farming and Fishing with My Partner

18 Nugget and Hayden's Excellent Adventure

19 Hot Tubs, Kids, and Farmers' Bodies

20 Crossing the Border

21 Kids, Fishing, and Land Stewardship

22 What Might Agriculture Be Like in the Foreseeable Future?

23 Next

Mike Rosmann's Life's Work.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781612499987

1612499988

OCLC:

1455752570