{{Infobox person | name = Eugene (Gene) H. Logsdon | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|11|05|mf=y}}<ref>[http://www.lucasbatton.com/notices/EugeneGene-Logsdon Obituary for Eugene (Gene) H. Logsdon]</ref> | birth_place = Upper Sandusky, Ohio | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|05|31|1931|11|05|mf=y}} | death_place = Upper Sandusky, Ohio | occupation = farmer, author | spouse = Carol (Downs) Logsdon | parents = Gerald and Catherine (Rall) Logsdon }}
'''Gene Logsdon''' (November 5, 1931 – May 31, 2016) was an American man of letters, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He was a prolific author of essays, novels, and nonfiction books about agrarian issues, ideals, and techniques.
Gene Logsdon farmed in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.<ref>[http://www.chelseagreen.com/authors/gene_logsdon Author bio at Chelsea Green publishers]</ref> He wrote many books and hundreds of articles for numerous publications including ''[http://www.newfarm.org/ New Farm]'', ''Mother Jones'', ''Orion'', ''Utne Reader'', ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150328172811/http://www.organicgardening.com/ Organic Gardening]'', ''{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071122213456/https://www.drafthorsejournal.net/ Draft Horse Journal]}}'' and the ''Wall Street Journal''.
==Works== Gene Logsdon blogged at [http://thecontraryfarmer.wordpress.com/ The Contrary Farmer blog].<ref>[http://thecontraryfarmer.wordpress.com/ Gene's blog]</ref>
===Nonfiction=== *''Letter to a Young Farmer: How to Live Richly without Wealth on the New Garden Farm'' (2017) *''Gene Everlasting: A Contrary Farmer's Thoughts on Living Forever'' (2014) *''A Sanctuary of Trees: Beechnuts, Birdsongs, Baseball Bats, and Benedictions'' (2012) *''Holy Shit: Managing Manure To Save Mankind'' (2010 {{ISBN|978-1-60358-251-3}}) *''Small-Scale Grain Raising, Second Edition: An Organic Guide to Growing, Processing, and Using Nutritious Whole Grains, for Home Gardeners and Local Farmers'' (2009) *''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: A Grove of Trees to Live In'' (1981) *''Getting Food from Water: A Guide to Backyard Aquaculture'' (1979, [https://web.archive.org/web/20081224201625/http://www.soilandhealth.org/copyform.aspx?bookcode=030221 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)
===Fiction=== *''Pope Mary and the Church of Almighty Good Food'' (2010) *''The Last of the Husbandmen: A Novel of Farming Life'' (2008) *''The Lords of Folly'' (2007) *''The Man Who Created Paradise: A Fable (Ohio Bicentennial)'' (2001, with Gregory Spaid and Wendell Berry)
===Awards=== 2000 Ohioana Career Award<ref>[http://www.ohioana.org/awards/past/CAREERpast.asp Chart of past winners at Ohioana.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194756/http://www.ohioana.org/awards/past/CAREERpast.asp |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>
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