Sustainable Agriculture
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Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution
$21.00 Add to cartA global movement to take back our food is growing. The future of farming is in our hands-and in our cities.This book examines alternative food systems in cities around the globe that are shortening t… [more below]
- Author: Cockrall-King, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: February 21 2012
- ISBN10: 1616144580
- Language: English
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Back to the Land: A New Way of Life in the Country: Foraging, Cheesemaking, Beekeeping, Syrup Tapping, Beer Brewing, Orchard Tending, Vegetable Garden
$55.00 Read moreFor anyone heading to the country, this book is filled with ideas for farmstead living, including countless ways to cultivate nature’s bounty, from environmentally sensitive experts and enthusiasts.
A- Author: Estersohn, Pieter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0847899934
- Language: English
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The Seed Hunter: Discover the World’s Most Unusual Heirloom Plants
$40.00 Add to cartWhy grow the same dull vegetables and herbs that fill every grocery store shelf? If you’re putting in the effort and growing your own, make it something sensational!
There’s a thrilling diversity of r- Author: McCulloch, Mitch
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0593844300
- Language: English
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The Oyster Book: A Chronicle of the World’s Most Fascinating Shellfish–Past, Present, and Future
$30.00 Add to cartAn introduction to oysters and their place in our culture and food system–including a quick global history, an account of the current state of oyster farming, and a glimpse of the promising environme
- Author: Martino, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 157284342X
- Language: English
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The Power of Regenerative Agriculture: Transforming Agriculture for Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability
$12.99 Add to cartDiscover the transformative power of regenerative agriculture to create a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
The Power of Regenerative Agriculture is a comprehensive guide to the principles
- Author: Barton, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: December 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1922435430
- Language: English
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Polyface Designs: A Comprehensive Construction Guide for Scalable Farming Infrastructure
$90.00 Read moreA comprehensive how-to manual of Polyface Farm’s signature designs–with tips, tricks, and a half century of lessons learned through trial and error
Have you wondered how to build the Polyface broiler
- Author: Salatin, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 568
- Publish Date: March 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1733686614
- Language: English
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Homestead Cows: The Complete Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy Cattle
$24.99 Add to cartEvery farm needs a cow – open the gates!
With an approach built around investing for the long term, Homestead Cows prepares homesteaders and small farmers to open the farm gate to cattle, whether a si
- Author: Rapp, Callene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 29 2021
- ISBN10: 0865719470
- Language: English
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The Year-Round Hoophouse: Polytunnels for All Seasons and All Climates
$32.99 Add to cartGrowing in hoophouses reduces the impact of increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends growing seasons, and strengthens regional food supply. The Year-Round Hoophouse
- Author: Dawling, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 865718636
- Language: English
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The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook: How to Design and Build Swales, Dams, Ponds, and Other Water Harvesting Systems
$34.99 Add to cartMaximize your water harvesting potential with efficient, cost-effective earthworks
In the face of drought and desertification, well-designed, water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and d
- Author: Barnes, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 18 2017
- ISBN10: 086571844X
- Language: English
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Bokashi Composting: Scraps to Soil in Weeks
$24.99 Add to cartThe safe, clean, and convenient way to compost all your food scraps.
Bokashi is Japanese for “fermented organic matter.” Bokashi composting is a safe, quick, and convenient way to compost in your kitc
- Author: Footer, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0865717524
- Language: English
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The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook: Organic Vegetable Production Using Protected Culture
$34.95 Read moreBest practices for the eight most profitable crops: tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, leafy greens, lettuce, herbs, and microgreens
“Mefferd’s book fills a gaping void in the literature for mark
- Author: Mefferd, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1603586377
- Language: English
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The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook: Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity
$39.99 Read moreSmall but mighty — a comprehensive guide to the use of two-wheel tractors for highly productive gardens, landscapes, and farms
TWO-WHEEL TRACTORS are multifunctional, economical, practical, maneuver
- Author: Loeks, Zach
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0865719845
- Language: English
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The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution: High-Production Methods for Small-Scale Farmers
$34.99 Read moreLearn how to use natural no-till systems to increase profitability, efficiency, carbon sequestration, and soil health on your small farm.
The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution is the comprehensive fa
- Author: Mefferd, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0865718849
- Language: English
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Natural Farming: A Practical Guide
$19.95 Add to cartNatural Farming carries a simple but widely overlooked message: healthy soil makes healthy plants, which in turn make healthy animals and healthy people. The book explores the consequences in the soil
- Author: Coleby, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1920769196
- Language: English
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Growing Christmas Trees: Select the Right Species, Raise the Best Trees, Market for the Holidays
$9.99 Add to cartGrowing beautiful Christmas trees is a great way to generate off-season farm income and make better use of your land. From selecting a site and planting the right species to marketing and selling tree
- Series: Storey Basics
- Author: White, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 24 2015
- ISBN10: 1612123651
- Language: English
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The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms: Simple and Advanced Techniques for Growing Shiitake, Oyster, Lion’s Mane, and Maitake Mushrooms at Home
$26.99 Read moreFrom the basics of using mushroom kits to working with grain spawn, liquid cultures, and fruiting chambers, Stephen Russell covers everything you need to know to produce mouthwatering shiitakes, oyste
- Author: Russell, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 12 2014
- ISBN10: 1612121462
- Language: English
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The Steger Homestead Kitchen: Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life
$27.95 Read morePersonal and simple, earthy and warm–recipes and stories from the Steger Wilderness Center in Minnesota’s north woods
The Steger Homestead Kitchen is an inspiring and down-to-earth collection of mea
- Author: Steger, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1517909740
- Language: English
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Quality Pasture: How to Create It, Manage It & Profit from It, 2nd Edition
$35.00 Read moreHow to create quality pasture from the soil up
This 2nd edition, revised and completely updated by Jim Gerrish, offers down-to-earth, low cost tactics to create high-energy pasture that will reduce or
- Author: Nation, Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0986014761
- Language: English
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Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All
$15.99 Add to cartA host of books and films in recent years have documented the dangers of our current food system, from chemical runoff to soaring rates of diet-related illness to inhumane treatment of workers and ani… [more below]
- Author: Hesterman, Oran B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 05 2012
- ISBN10: 1610391020
- Language: English
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What I Stand On: The Collected Essays of Wendell Berry 1969-2017: (A Library of America Boxed Set)
$75.00 Add to cartThe indispensable writings of our foremost voice on the current ecological and cultural crisis, more relevant now than ever, in a special two-volume edition prepared in consultation with the author.
W- Author: Berry, Wendell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1702
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1598536109
- Language: English
