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The Profitable Hobby Farm: How to Build a Sustainable Local Foods Business
ISBN: 9780470432099 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Turn your hobby farm into a successful business
No experience in farming? No problem The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all the tools you need to launch a thriving hobby farm business. Based on the author's expert guidance and the motivating experiences of other small farmers, it shows you how to blend strategy, marketing, and money management in order to prosper. The Profitable Hobby Farm provides sound, friendly start-up advice on a variety of topics essential to making an initial foray into a local foods venture.
Turn your hobby farm into a successful business
No experience in farming? No problem The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all the tool... |
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The Bee-Keeper's Manual
ISBN: 9781444646580 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in 1850 this is the forth edition of the Bee Keepers Manual, this early works is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. This is a fascinating and well illustrated read for any Bee Keeping enthusiast or Historian and contains much informatiion that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Published in 1850 this is the forth edition of the Bee Keepers Manual, this early works is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. This ...
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A Manual Of Rational Bee-Keeping
ISBN: 9781444646481 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1879, this fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all Bee enthusiasts. With chapters on The history of bee keeping,Natural swarming, Artifical swarming and the diseases and enemies of bee's as well as many more this works contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text...
Originally published in 1879, this fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all Bee enthusiasts. With chapters on ...
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A Manual Of Rational Bee-Keeping
ISBN: 9781444648089 / Angielski / Twarda / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1879, this fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all Bee enthusiasts. With chapters on The history of bee keeping,Natural swarming, Artifical swarming and the diseases and enemies of bee's as well as many more this works contains much information that is still useful and practical today.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text...
Originally published in 1879, this fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all Bee enthusiasts. With chapters on ...
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How To Grow Healthy & Tasty Vegetables: 2 books in 1 Tomatoes, Cucumbers
ISBN: 9781535540438 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How To Grow Healthy & Tasty Vegetables - 2 books in 1 Tomatoes, Cucumbers Book List: How To Grow Healthy & Tasty Tomatoes How To Grow Healthy & Tasty Cucumbers
How To Grow Healthy & Tasty Vegetables - 2 books in 1 Tomatoes, Cucumbers Book List: How To Grow Healthy & Tasty Tomatoes How To Grow Healthy & Tasty ...
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How To Raise Strong & Healthy Farm Animals: 3 books in 1
ISBN: 9781535539234 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How To Raise Strong & Healthy Farm Animals - 3 books in 1 Chickens, Ducks, Pigs Book List: How To Raise Strong & Healthy Chickens How To Raise Strong & Healthy Ducks How To Raise Strong & Healthy Pigs
How To Raise Strong & Healthy Farm Animals - 3 books in 1 Chickens, Ducks, Pigs Book List: How To Raise Strong & Healthy Chickens How To Raise Strong ...
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Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models
ISBN: 9781615208838 / Angielski / Twarda / 702 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models is the first publication of its kind to bring together research contributions from a wide range of IT disciplines, including human-computer interaction, information systems in business and leadership, computational modeling and cultural dynamics, semantic technology and cultural heritage, and e-learning and intelligent tutoring systems. The handbook provides researchers, professors, and students with an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical and technological research conducted in IT with relation to...
The Handbook of Research on Culturally-Aware Information Technology: Perspectives and Models is the first publication of its kind to bring together re...
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Attracting Native Pollinators: The Xerces Society Guide Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies
ISBN: 9781603426954 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your flowers beautiful and your grains and produce plentiful. In Attracting Native Pollinators, you ll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more. Take action and protect North America s food supply for the future, while at the same time enjoying a happily bustling landscape."
With the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your f...
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Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm
ISBN: 9780865716780 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming. Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm. At the heart of Three Sisters is its bioshelter--a solar greenhouse that integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost... To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-sca... |
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Climate Change and Crop Production
ISBN: 9781845936334 / Angielski / Twarda / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Current trends in population growth suggest that global food production is unlikely to satisfy future demand under predicted climate change scenarios unless rates of crop improvement are accelerated. In order to maintain food security in the face of these challenges, a holistic approach that includes stress-tolerant germplasm, sustainable crop and natural resource management, and sound policy interventions are necessary.
The first volume in the CABI Climate Change Series, this book will provide an overview of the essential disciplines required for sustainable crop production... Current trends in population growth suggest that global food production is unlikely to satisfy future demand under predicted climate change scenarios ...
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Case Studies in Participatory Irrigation Management
ISBN: 9780821345405 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Water is a vital element for agricultural production and for economic development in general. However, the spatial and temporal distribution of water in Mexico restrains its use. Because of this distribution, it has been necessary to build a large infrastructure to capture, store, and allot this element among water users.' Around the world, countries that once promoted more government involvement in irrigation management are adopting new policies that do just the opposite, creating incentives for farmers to take over the management of operations and maintenance, while government agencies...
'Water is a vital element for agricultural production and for economic development in general. However, the spatial and temporal distribution of water...
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Small-Scale Wind Power Generation : A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9781847972101 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive book presents a thorough analysis of the wind turbine technology that is suitable for use on a small scale and presents an overview of the process of installation.Covering both small-scale on- and off-grid installations, "Small-Scale Wind Power Generation" is essential reading for all those wanting to use wind power to produce clean energy: it will help them to understand the nature of the wind in their area, to appraise potential sites, and to assess the likely capacity of any wind power turbines that are installed.The authors also discuss the computer software that...
This comprehensive book presents a thorough analysis of the wind turbine technology that is suitable for use on a small scale and presents an overview...
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Farmers' Crop Varieties and Farmers' Rights : Challenges in Taxonomy and Law
ISBN: 9781844078905 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crop plant varieties developed by local farmers, commonly referred to as farmers' varieties, are problematic because there are no fixed taxonomic or legal definitions of them. As a result, policies to increase the share of benefits farmers receive from the use of such varieties struggle to have an effect. Aiming to clarifying these issues, this volume explores the nature of farmers varieties in the context of their biological, social and legal significance. The book addresses the complexities of defining what farmers varieties are and how they differ from one another and from generic... Crop plant varieties developed by local farmers, commonly referred to as farmers' varieties, are problematic because there are no fixed taxonomic o... |
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Crop Wild Relatives: A Manual of in Situ Conservation
ISBN: 9781849711784 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant species which are more or less closely related to crops. Research co-ordinated by Bioversity International has produced a wealth of information on good practices and lessons learned for their effective conservation. This book captures the important practical experiences of countries participating in this work.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are plant species which are more or less closely related to crops. Research co-ordinated by Bioversity International has pro...
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Systematic Small Farming - Or, The Lessons Of My Farm Being An Introduction To Modern Farm Practice For Small Farmer
ISBN: 9781445504872 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published 1886. This fascinating and well illustrated farming book contains advice on every aspect of small scale farming. Contents Include: Culture of Crops - Management of Cattle - Poultry - Pigs - Farm Records - Ensilage System - Equipment and Implements - Butter and Cheese Making - Construction of Building etc. Many of the earliest farming books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original...
Originally published 1886. This fascinating and well illustrated farming book contains advice on every aspect of small scale farming. Contents Include...
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An Agricultural Testament (Hardback)
ISBN: 9781849027526 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food
ISBN: 9780803236257 / Angielski / Miękka / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2009 First Lady Michelle Obama established an organic vegetable garden at the White House, reflecting the impact and popularity of the green food movement at even the highest levels. Global sales of organic products topped $23 billion in 2008 and have been growing 20 to 25 percent annually for the past decade.
The Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable, and Local Food pulls together a fascinating array of diverse, interdisciplinary topics to provide a thorough overview of our current alternative food system. With increasing attention focused on organic and local food, many people... In 2009 First Lady Michelle Obama established an organic vegetable garden at the White House, reflecting the impact and popularity of the green food m...
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Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
ISBN: 9789048179800 / Angielski / Miękka / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, and the productivity of plants. Scientific research involves multidisciplinary approaches to understand the adaptation of mycorrhizae to the rhizosphere, mechanism of root colonization, effect on plant physiology and growth, biofertilization, plant resistance and biocontrol of plant pathogens. This book discusses and goes into detail on a number of topics: the molecular basis of nutrient exchange... Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relati... |
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Forest Concession Policies and Revenue Systems: Country Experience and Policy Changes for Sustainable Tropical Forestry
ISBN: 9780821351703 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If sustainable management of tropical forests is to be accomplished and deforestation brought under control, the on-the-ground performance of existing forest concessions, along with the allocation of new concessions, will have to be strengthened. This study examines the failures of forest concessions and the loss of tropical forests due to mismanagement during the last two decades. It also emphasizes the potential gains resulting from strengthening the allocation, management, and supervision of concessions by concentrating on improving procedures, introducing performance incentives, and...
If sustainable management of tropical forests is to be accomplished and deforestation brought under control, the on-the-ground performance of existing...
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The Mushroom Industry - With Chapters on History, Methods of Production and Marketing
ISBN: 9781446523698 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive guide to the mushroom industry comprises twenty two thorough and detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white drawings, forming a complete how to guide. The Mushroom Industry takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any gardener or farmer. Contents Include: History of the Mushroom-growing Industry; The Mushroom Industry To-day; Economics; Commercial Prospects; Location and Construction of the Plant; Economic Importance of Fungi; Building a Mushroom Farm; Equipment and...
This comprehensive guide to the mushroom industry comprises twenty two thorough and detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensi...
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