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1) The organic farming manual: a comprehensive guide to starting and running a certified organic farm
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English
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In a comprehensive guide to growing, certifying and marketing organic produce, grains, meat and dairy, the author clarifies every USDA requirement and offers complete advice on selecting equipment, tending the land, caring for animals and marketing farm products, in a book that includes profiles of successful organic farmers.
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Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
Description
A former Scottish rocker turned organic farm laborer goes to a farmers' market to sell produce by day and by night drinks himself into a glazed stupor and records podcasts about rock bands of his era. When he is arrested for driving drunk, a past drug offense resurfaces, and he finds himself facing deportation. His only hope of remaining stateside is proving that his absence would cause extreme hardship for a spouse or relative, but he doubts he has...
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New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
Description
Explores the novel, environmentally friendly organic-gardening system of the Three Sisters Farm, which centers around a bioshelter--a solar greenhouse that integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost bins, a reference library, and classroom area.
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"Even the best-laid plants can go awry... After solving a murder and getting her organic farm ready to overwinter, Shiloh Bellamy still expects the next few months to be busy with repairs, spring planning, and networking with local businesses. She might even be able to broker a new partnership with Fields Brewery and its organic brewer's association. Well, she could if the owner wasn't found murdered at the county Ice Fishing Derby. Once again, Shiloh...
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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What would it take to grow mushrooms in space? How can mushroom cultivation help us manage, or at least make use of, invasive species such as kudzu and water hyacinth and thereby reduce dependence on herbicides? Is it possible to develop a low-cost and easy-to-implement mushroom-growing kit that would provide high-quality edible protein and bioremediation in the wake of a natural disaster? How can we advance our understanding of morel cultivation...
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Timber Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Give your chickens a leg up. From backyard chicken specialists Robert and Hannah Litt comes this info-packed manual that goes beyond the basics. Drawing on years of experience, the Litts address how to keep flocks healthy and happy, including organic health remedies and disease prevention, pest management, organic nutrition, and the best breeds for specific needs, they also cover introducing new chickens to an established flock, handling aggressive...
10) Eating organic
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Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
"Eating Organic helps readers trace the history of organic eating, explore the science behind it, and discuss controversies from an objective viewpoint. The title will engage readers on the topic and help them to weigh the pros and cons as they make their own food decisions."--Publisher's website.
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English
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"Impulsive and unreserved, Lydie Stoltzfus has always felt like a disappointment-a square peg in a round hole in her quiet Amish community. Leaving Stoney Ridge seems like her best move -- even though it would mean leaving Nathan Yoder behind." --
Lydie Stoltzfus has always felt like a square peg in a round hole in her quiet Amish community. Even though she's the bishop's daughter, it seems the only thing she does well is disappoint others. Leaving...
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Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"The Berry Grower is an innovative guide for small-scale growing and marketing of organic fruits and berries. Covers planning and strategy, organic soil care, profiles of profitable small fruits, cultivar selection, planting, organic weed and pest management, marketing strategies, and interviews with successful growers."--
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Cloud South Films
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"Exposes globalization and its mantra of infinite growth in a finite world for what it really is: an environmental and human disaster. But across India, farmers are fighting back. By reviving an arcane form of agriculture, they are saving their poisoned lands and exposing the biocolonialism of multinational corporations" -- Container.
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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2020].
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English
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"If you are overwhelmed by conflicting diet advice, or you don't know where to start or who to trust, Beyond Labels will help you figure out what to put on your plate. Joel Salatin, a farmer who is blazing the trail for regenerative farm practices, and Sina McCullough, a Ph.D. in Nutrition who actually understands unpronounceable carbon chains, bring you on a journey from generally unhealthy food and farming to an ultimately healing place. Through...
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