pstrongWith in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and morestrongp pIf we work hard, we sleep well.p pTwenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's Ear, the state of Ohio designated it not suitable for agriculture. Today, their family raises and grows 90 of their own food.p pSuch self-sufficiency is largely the result of basing their farming practices around intensive pasture management. Pioneered by such luminaries as Allan Savory, Greg Judy, and Joel Salatin, the tenets of holistic grazing--employed mostly by larger-scale commercial operations--have been adapted by the Doughertys to fit their family's needs. In emThe Independent Farmsteadem, The Sow's Ear model for regenerating the land and growing food--the best you ever tasted--is elucidated for others to use and build upon.p pIn witty and welcoming style, emThe Independent Farmstead