Unlike any other territorial species, humans have evolved to become agrarians. The unique drive of farmers to cultivate crops and undertake animal husbandry, their tenacious attachment to the land, and their stoic self-reliance are beneficial, but these same qualities also can lead to self-blame and heightened propensities for anxiety, depression, and suicide.
Meditations on Farming celebrates nature and agriculture, while tackling a very serious subject: the mental health of food producers. In this collection of essays and stories, Rosmann—a farmer, clinical psychologist, public speaker, policy advocate, professor, and syndicated columnist—traces the development of behavioral health management and other methods for improving the well-being of agricultural producers. Sometimes tragic, often funny, and always engaging,
Meditations on Farming shares the insights gained over a lifetime devoted not only to understanding farmers, but to helping and advocating for them.
Spis treści
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Opening Day
2. Why People Farm
3. Life-Shaping Encounters
4. My Wife’s Gardens
5. I Do Some of My Best Thinking in the Raspberry Patch
6. Fishing for Cruisers
7. Refinements to the Little Black Fly
8. Becoming a Grandparent
9. That Was Too Close
10. Indigenous Americans’ Attachment to the Land
11. Lessons Learned about Farmers’ Behavioral Health from the 1980s to Now
12. Sandhills’ Good, Bad, and Ugly
13. Nonplussed
14. Working with Cattle
15. Horse Sense
16. Yikes
17. Farming and Fishing with My Partner
18. Nugget and Hayden’s Excellent Adventure
19. Hot Tubs, Kids, and Farmers’ Bodies
20. Crossing the Border
21. Kids, Fishing, and Land Stewardship
22. What Might Agriculture Be Like in the Foreseeable Future?
23. Next
Mike Rosmann’s Life’s Work
O autorze
Dr. Michael Rosmann has dedicated his life to advocating for the well-being of food producers. A clinical psychologist and farmer himself, he cofounded Agri Wellness, Inc., which conducted research to identify the best practices in mental health care that help farmers, ranchers, farm workers, their families, and communities manage stress and deter suicide. Their findings became the basis of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network that is part of the current U.S. Farm Bill. He writes a syndicated column about behavioral health and related topics for approximately four million regular readers of farm and rural newspapers. His first book, Excellent Joy: Fishing, Farming, Hunting, and Psychology, received the Silver Award in Nature from Foreword Reviews. He has been a guest on NPR, PBS, BBC, and many other media programs. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, the Guardian, and Time, and he routinely gives talks around the world.
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