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Winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Non-fiction Prize An Amazon Top 100 Book for 2009 A Times Literary Supplement Top 100 Book for 2009 A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book for 2009 An irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of the affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming. Beginning naked in darkness, Brian Brett moves from the tending of livestock, poultry, orchards, gardens, machinery, and fields to the social intricacies of rural communities and, finally, to an encounter with a magnificent deer in the silver moonlight of a magical farm field. Brett understands both tall tales and rigorous science as he explores the small mixed farm-meditating on the perfection of the egg and the nature of soil while also offering a scathing critique of agribusiness and the horror of modern slaughterhouses. Whether discussing the uses and misuses of gates, examining the energy of seeds, or bantering with his family, farm hands, and neighbours, he remains aware of the miracles of life, birth, and death that confront the rural world every day. Trauma Farm tells a story that's poetic, passionate, practical, and frequently hil

Who reads Trauma Farm - A Rebel History of Rural Life?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Brett, Brian
Publisher
Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9781553654742
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Memoir, Agriculture, Literary Fiction
Rating
4.02 / 5 (310 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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