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Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty
ISBN: 9781603584531 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertainty has now become -the new normal, - many farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers in North America are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to become more resilient in the face of such -global weirding.- This book draws upon the wisdom and technical knowledge from desert farming traditions all around the world to offer time-tried strategies for:
How to harvest water and nutrients, select drought-tolerant plants, and create natural diversity Because climatic uncertain... |
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133,95 |
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Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance
ISBN: 9780826368966 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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78,15 |
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Cross-Pollinations: The Marriage of Science and Poetry
ISBN: 9781571312709 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 107 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this book, Nabhan describes the circumstances of several of important--even breakthrough--discoveries that came about through the cross-pollination of science and the arts. His stories mix the personal and scientific in an engaging way. When he found out in high school that he is color blind, an amazing teacher chided him to use his so-called problem to explore varieties of perception. Years later, Nabhan organized teams of color-blind and color-normal scientists to survey a plant thought to be endangered. The color-blind scientists' results changed the views of that ecosystem. Nabhan...
In this book, Nabhan describes the circumstances of several of important--even breakthrough--discoveries that came about through the cross-pollination...
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53,66 |
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Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odysseyvolume 45
ISBN: 9780520267206 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Gary Paul Nabhan takes the reader on a vivid and far-ranging journey across time and space in this fascinating look at the relationship between the spice trade and culinary imperialism. Drawing on his own family's history as spice traders, as well as travel narratives, historical accounts, and his expertise as an ethnobotanist, Nabhan describes the critical roles that Semitic peoples and desert floras had in setting the stage for globalized spice trade. Traveling along four prominent trade routes--the Silk Road, the Frankincense Trail, the Spice Route, and the Camino Real (for chiles and...
Gary Paul Nabhan takes the reader on a vivid and far-ranging journey across time and space in this fascinating look at the relationship between the sp...
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120,52 |
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Cumin, Camels, and Caravans: A Spice Odyssey
ISBN: 9780520379244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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100,40 |
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Chile, Clove, and Cardamom: A Gastronomic Journey Into the Fragrances and Flavors of Desert Cuisines
ISBN: 9781645022459 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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133,95 |
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Renewing Salmon Nation's Food Traditions
ISBN: 9780977933204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Among all the "food nations" of North America--ranging from Clambake Nation to Chile Pepper Nation--Salmon Nation is the richest in mushrooms, berries, wild roots, fish, and shellfish. Native American traditions are at its core, but other culinary accents--from Spanish to Japanese--have added to the mix. A project of the Renewing Americas Food Traditions (RAFT) consortium, this book describes over 180 species of local plants and animals--many now at risk, others recovering, and all deserving of recognition--that have formed the basis of food traditions in the Pacific Northwest. To identify...
Among all the "food nations" of North America--ranging from Clambake Nation to Chile Pepper Nation--Salmon Nation is the richest in mushrooms, berries...
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58,60 |
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Jesus for Farmers and Fishers: Justice for All Those Marginalized by Our Food System
ISBN: 9781506465067 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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90,54 |
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Against the American Grain: A Borderlands History of Resistance
ISBN: 9780826366979 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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95,62 |
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Food, Genes, and Culture: Eating Right for Your Origins
ISBN: 9781610914925 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Vegan, low fat, low carb, slow carb: Every diet seems to promise a one-size-fits-all solution to health. But they ignore the diversity of human genes and how they interact with what we eat. In "Food, Genes, and Culture," renowned ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan shows why the perfect diet for one person could be disastrous for another. If your ancestors were herders in Northern Europe, milk might well provide you with important nutrients, whereas if you re Native American, you have a higher likelihood of lactose intolerance. If your roots lie in the Greek islands, the acclaimed Mediterranean... Vegan, low fat, low carb, slow carb: Every diet seems to promise a one-size-fits-all solution to health. But they ignore the diversity of human gen... |
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125,80 |
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Ethnobiology for the Future: Linking Cultural and Ecological Diversity
ISBN: 9780816532742 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Ethnobiology holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many because of its dedication to celebrating the knowledge and values of some of the most distinctive cultural practices in some of the most distinctive places on Earth. Yet we live in a world of diminishing natural and linguistic diversity. Whether due to climate change or capitalism, homogeneity is trumping the once-resplendent heterogeneity all around us. In this important new collection, Gary Paul Nabhan puts forth a call for the future not only of ethnobiology but for the entire planet. He articulates and broadens the...
Ethnobiology holds a special place in the hearts and minds of many because of its dedication to celebrating the knowledge and values of some of the mo...
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122,15 |
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The Nature of Desert Nature
ISBN: 9780816540280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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76,46 |
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Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant Conservation
ISBN: 9780816522590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. As biological diversity continues to shrink at an alarming rate, the loss of plant species poses a threat seemingly less visible than the loss of animals but in many ways more critical. In this book, one of America's leading ethnobotanists warns about our loss of natural vegetation and plant diversity while providing insights into traditional Native agricultural practices in the Americas. Gary Paul Nabhan here reveals the rich diversity of plants found in tropical forests and their contribution to modern crops, then tells how this diversity is being lost to agriculture and...
As biological diversity continues to shrink at an alarming rate, the loss of plant species poses a threat seemingly less visible than the loss...
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97,70 |
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The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in O'Odham Country
ISBN: 9780816546893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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83,04 |
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Desert Terroir: Exploring the Unique Flavors and Sundry Places of the Borderlands
ISBN: 9780292725898 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Why does food taste better when you know where it comes from? Because history--ecological, cultural, even personal--flavors every bite we eat. Whether it's the volatile chemical compounds that a plant absorbs from the soil or the stories and memories of places that are evoked by taste, layers of flavor await those willing to delve into the roots of real food. In this landmark book, Gary Paul Nabhan takes us on a personal trip into the southwestern borderlands to discover the terroir--the "taste of the place"--that makes this desert so delicious. To savor the terroir of the... Why does food taste better when you know where it comes from? Because history--ecological, cultural, even personal--flavors every bite we eat. Whet... |
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102,60 |
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Songbirds, Truffles, and Wolves: An American Naturalist in Italy
ISBN: 9780140239720 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. By the winner of the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing.
Gary Nabhan went to walk in old Italy like a pilgrim. . . . This is a story about moving from sad uncertainty to part-time joyousness. It is a great book. William Kittredge In part to ponder my Mediterranean roots and in part to learn of the land of my saint, San Francisco, Gary Paul Nabhan, one of America s finest nature writers and author of The Desert Smells Like Rain decided to walk the two hundred miles from Florence to Assisi. Along the way he met peasant farmers eager to share the love of their plants and... By the winner of the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing.
Gary Nabhan went to walk in old Italy like a pilgrim. . . . This is a story about m... |
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91,98 |
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Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America
ISBN: 9780816522545 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. When migrating birds and other creatures move along a path of plant communities in bloom, they follow what has come to be known as a nectar trail. Should any of these plants be eliminated from the sequence whether through habitat destruction, pests, or even aberrant weather the movement of these pollinators may be interrupted and their very survival threatened.In recent efforts by ecologists and activists to envision a continental-scale network of protected areas connected by wildlife corridors, the peculiar roles of migratory pollinators which travel the entire length of this network...
When migrating birds and other creatures move along a path of plant communities in bloom, they follow what has come to be known as a nectar tra...
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185,73 |
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Conserving Migratory Pollinators and Nectar Corridors in Western North America
ISBN: 9780816542420 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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117,25 |
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Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts
ISBN: 9780816526598 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The landscapes, cultures, and cuisines of deserts in the Middle East and North America have commonalities that have seldom been explored by scientists--and have hardly been celebrated by society at large. Sonoran Desert ecologist Gary Nabhan grew up around Arab grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in a family that has been emigrating to the United States and Mexico from Lebanon for more than a century, and he himself frequently travels to the deserts of the Middle East. In an era when some Arabs and Americans have markedly distanced themselves from one another, Nabhan has been prompted to...
The landscapes, cultures, and cuisines of deserts in the Middle East and North America have commonalities that have seldom been explored by scientists...
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122,15 |
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Food from the Radical Center: Healing Our Land and Communities
ISBN: 9781610919197 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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123,43 |
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