Gene Logsdon

Gene Logsdon

Gene Logsdon is an American man of letters, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of essays, novels, and nonfiction books about agrarian issues, ideals, and techniques.

Gene Logsdon farms in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. [ [http://www.chelseagreen.com/authors/GeneLogsdon Author bio at Chelsea Green publishers] ] He has written many books and hundreds of articles for numerous publications including [http://www.newfarm.org/ New Farm] , Mother Jones, Orion, Utne Reader [http://www.organicgardening.com/ Organic Gardening] , [http://www.drafthorsejournal.net/ Draft Horse Journal] and the Wall Street Journal.

Works (not complete)

Gene Logsdon blogs at OrganicToBe.org [ [http://organictobe.org/?page_id=251 Gene's blog] ]

Nonfiction

*"The Mother of All Arts: Agrarianism and the Creative Impulse (Culture of the Land)", 2007
*"All Flesh is Grass: Pleasures & Promises of Pasture Farming", 2004
*"The Pond Lovers", 2003
*"Wyeth People", 2003
*"Living at Nature's Pace: Farming and the American Dream", 2000
*"Good Spirits: A New Look at Ol' Demon Alcohol", 2000
*"You Can Go Home Again: Adventures of a Contrary Life", 1998
*"The Big Things in Life are the Little Things", 1998 (with Steve Zender)
*"The Contrary Farmer's Invitation to Gardening", 1997
*"The Contrary Farmer", 1995
*"The Low-Maintenance House", 1987
*"Moneysaving Secrets: A Treasury of Salvaging, Bargaining, Recycling, and Scavenging Techniques", 1986
*"Gene Logsdon's Practical Skills: A Revival of Forgotten Crafts, Techniques, and Traditions", 1985
*"Wildlife in the Garden: How to Live in Harmony With Deer, Raccoons, Rabbits, Crows, and Other Pesky Creatures", 1983
*"Organic Orcharding", 1981
*"Getting Food from Water: A Guide to Backyard Aquaculture", 1979
*"The Gardener's Guide to Better Soil", 1978
*"Small-Scale Grain Raising", 1977
*"Successful Berry Growing", 1974
*"Homesteading: How to Find New Independence on the Land", 1973
*"Two Acre Eden: Finding the Good Life on Your Own Piece of Land", 1971

Fiction

*"The Last of the Husbandmen: A Novel of Farming Life", 2008 novel
*"The Lords of Folly", 2007 novel
*"The Man Who Created Paradise: A Fable (Ohio Bicentennial)", 2001 novel (with Gregory Spaid and Wendell Berry)

Awards

2000 Ohioana Career Award [ [http://www.ohioana.org/awards/past/CAREERpast.asp Chart of past winners at Ohioana.org] ]

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