Gene Logsdon

Gene Logsdon(1932-) is an American man of letters, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of essays, novels, and nonfiction books about agrarian issues, ideals, and techniques.

Gene Logsdon farms in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.^[1] He has written many books and hundreds of articles for numerous publications including New Farm, Mother Jones, Orion, Utne Reader Organic Gardening, Draft Horse Journal and the Wall Street Journal.

[edit] Works (not complete)

Gene Logsdon blogs at OrganicToBe.org^[2]

The Mother of All Arts: Agrarianism and the Creative Impulse (Culture of the Land), 2007
All Flesh is Grass: Pleasures & Promises of Pasture Farming, 2004
The Pond Lovers, 2003
Wyeth People, 2003
Living at Nature's Pace: Farming and the American Dream, 2000
Good Spirits: A New Look at Ol' Demon Alcohol, 2000
You Can Go Home Again: Adventures of a Contrary Life, 1998
The Big Things in Life are the Little Things, 1998 (with Steve Zender)
The Contrary Farmer's Invitation to Gardening, 1997
The Contrary Farmer, 1995
The Low-Maintenance House, 1987
Moneysaving Secrets: A Treasury of Salvaging, Bargaining, Recycling, and Scavenging Techniques, 1986
Gene Logsdon's Practical Skills: A Revival of Forgotten Crafts, Techniques, and Traditions, 1985
Wildlife in the Garden: How to Live in Harmony With Deer, Raccoons, Rabbits, Crows, and Other Pesky Creatures, 1983
Organic Orcharding, 1981
Getting Food from Water: A Guide to Backyard Aquaculture, 1979 Digital Library Copy
The Gardener's Guide to Better Soil, 1978
Small-Scale Grain Raising, 1977
Successful Berry Growing, 1974
Homesteading: How to Find New Independence on the Land, 1973
Two Acre Eden: Finding the Good Life on Your Own Piece of Land, 1971

The Last of the Husbandmen: A Novel of Farming Life, 2008 novel
The Lords of Folly, 2007 novel
The Man Who Created Paradise: A Fable (Ohio Bicentennial), 2001 novel (with Gregory Spaid and Wendell Berry)

2000 Ohioana Career Award^[3]