Shepard’s latest book, Restoration Agriculture has a trade mark management technique, STUN, Sheer, Total, Utter, Neglect. Filmed by Greg David
How to run a farm on sheer, total, utter neglect by Mark Shepard
By Karen Rybold-Chin, originally published by on the earth productions
May 30, 2013
Tags: permaculture, Restoration Farm
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