Title: Cows Save the Planet
Author: Judith D. Schwartz
Major Themes: Farming, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Regenerative Farming, Cows
Synopsis: How can cattle possibly help to reverse climate change?
A few years ago, one of my teenage sons decided that for his high school studies, he wanted to learn about farming—specifically, regenerative farming. He has been in charge of feeding our small herd of cattle for a number of years, and he wanted to learn how to do it better. He knew that by improving the soil, we would have more feed. I bought him several books to study, including Judith D. Schwartz’s Cows Save the Planet. Well, he ran out of time to read those books before he got to this one, and moved on into the adult world with a full-time job. He still wants to read this book someday, but it won’t be until after his apprenticeship is finished! In the meantime, however, I decided to read it myself.
Publisher’s description:
Cows Save the Planet is well-researched. I have been quite skeptical about the whole climate change hype, but the way that this author explains it makes a lot of sense. If soil can’t hold water, of course, the water will run off, the land will become more like a desert and the climate in that area will change. I also felt like I learned a lot about caring for the soil in my garden. I like the subtitle and the blurb on the front cover: Cows Save the Planet and Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth; Unmaking the deserts, rethinking climate change, bringing back biodiversity, and restoring nutrients to our food. There is a lot of information in this book!
Anyone interested in the environment should read Cows Save the Planet. None of us can change things on a global scale, but each one of us can make a change in the particular plot of land on which we live and work. This book is not a fast read, but rather one that needs a slow and thoughtful reading. I feel like I learned a lot that will be helpful to me in the future.
My thoughts:
Cows Save the Planet is well-researched. I have been quite skeptical about the whole climate change hype, but the way that this author explains it makes a lot of sense. If soil can’t hold water, of course, the water will run off, the land will become more like a desert and the climate in that area will change. I also felt like I learned a lot about caring for the soil in my garden. I like the subtitle and the blurb on the front cover: Cows Save the Planet and Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth; Unmaking the deserts, rethinking climate change, bringing back biodiversity, and restoring nutrients to our food. There is a lot of information in this book!
Anyone interested in the environment should read Cows Save the Planet. None of us can change things on a global scale, but each one of us can make a change in the particular plot of land on which we live and work. This book is not a fast read, but rather one that needs a slow and thoughtful reading. I feel like I learned a lot that will be helpful to me in the future.
No warnings!
Age levels:
Reading Independently—Ages 15 and Above, Adults
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