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Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices

By: N/A

Price: $43.98

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc: December 0000

Seller ID: 157984

ISBN: 0028662024

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future

By: N/A

Price: $39.98

Publisher: CRC Press: April 2007

Seller ID: 96212

ISBN: 1560221712

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Understand sustainable development from economic, ecological, and social perspectivesAs world population continues to increase, the need grows for a safe, sustainable supply of food. Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability: Considerations for the Future provides the latest research results and vital information on the process of producing an enduring food supply that is healthy for consumers and does not harm the environment. Internationally respected experts provide diverse perspectives on the issues and problems in striving for a safe, continuous food supply that is stable for future g...
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An Introduction to Heritage Breeds: Saving and Raising Rare-Breed Livestock and Poultry

By: D. Phillip Sponenberg, Jeannette Beranger, Alison Martin

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC: May 2014

Seller ID: 81945

ISBN: 161212125X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Heritage breeds matter, and they are often a better choice than conventional breeds for small farms and backyards. This eloquent, inviting, visual guide explains why conserving heritage breeds is important and shows you how you can raise these breedsyourself, helping to preserve them and benefiting from them at the same time. Written by three experts from the Livestock Conservancy, this book includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, rabbits, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, and horses, detailing each breed's specific needs and characteristics so that you can select the one that's right ...
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Beekeeper's Lab: 52 Family-Friendly Activities and Experiments Exploring the Life of the Hive

By: Kim Lehman

Price: $18.98

Publisher: Quarry Books: May 2017

Seller ID: 226262

ISBN: 1631592688

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Bend on front cover, bottom right hand corner
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Builders of the Dawn: Community Lifestyles in a Changing World

By: Corinne & Gordon Davidson; Brown Ginger McLaughlin

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Knoll Publishing Company, Incorporated: January 1986

Seller ID: 233427

ISBN: 0940267012

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Different Worlds: Development Cooperation Beyond the Nineties

By: Thijs De La Court

Price: $7.50

Publisher: International Books: March 1993

Seller ID: 78234

ISBN: 9062249965

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Dirt Under My Nails: An American Farmer and Her Changing Land

By: Marilee Foster

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Bridgeworks: March 2002

Seller ID: 252525

ISBN: 1882593545

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Ecovillages: New Frontiers for Sustainability (Schumacher Briefings)

By: Jonathan Dawson

Price: $6.98

Publisher: UIT Cambridge Ltd.: June 2006

Seller ID: 244596

ISBN: 1903998778

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The latest in this respected series investigates the potential of innovative ways of living in an ecologically sustainable way In the last twenty years ecovillages--local communities which aim to minimise their ecological impact but maximise human wellbeing and happiness--have been springing up all over the world. They incorporate a wealth of radical ideas and approaches which can be traced back to Schumacher, Gandhi, the 1960s, and the alternative education movement. This Briefing describes the history and potential of the ecovillage movement, including the evolution of the Global Ecovi...
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Farm DIY: 20 Useful and Fun Projects for Your Farm or Homestead

By: Samantha Johnson,Daniel Johnson

Price: $19.99

Publisher: CompanionHouse Books: July 2019

Seller ID: 258585

ISBN: 1620083329

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Farm Machinery: Practical Hints for Handy-men

By: J. Brownlee Davidson, Leon Wilson Chase

Price: $12.95

Publisher: The Lyons Press: July 1999

Seller ID: 140789

ISBN: 155821951X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

This complete, no-nonsense guide, written at the turn of the century, presents both the mechanical principles and the origins of farm machinery, which have directly influenced the development of farming in America. The reader's apprenticeship begins with instruction on the essential building blocks of machinery, including horsepower, the lever, and the law of mechanics. The book goes on to describe more sophisticated principles associated with the transmission of power, including belts, gearing, and friction, as well as the use and strengths of various building material from wrought iron to so...
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Farm Motors: Practical Hints for Handy-men

By: J. Brownlee Davidson, Leon Wilson Chase

Price: $7.00

Publisher: The Lyons Press: June 2000

Seller ID: 140791

ISBN: 1585740071

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

A classic book of American mechanical know-how.
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Fences, Gates and Bridges: And How to Build Them

By: George A. Martin

Price: $9.98

Publisher: The Lyons Press: May 1999

Seller ID: 140794

ISBN: 1558218890

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Written in 1900, this is a practical classic of American ingenuity.
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Food Movements Unite!: Strategies to Transform Our Food System

By: Samir Amin

Price: $24.99

Publisher: Food First Books: November 2011

Seller ID: 96589

ISBN: 0935028382

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Food Movements Unite!: Strategies to Transform Our Food System

By: Samir Amin

Price: $24.99

Publisher: Food First Books: November 2011

Seller ID: 101134

ISBN: 0935028382

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 10

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: April 1993

Seller ID: 92174

ISBN: 0385422768

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 10

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: April 1993

Seller ID: 252681

ISBN: 0385422768

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

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Foxfire 11: The Old Home Place, Wild Plant Uses, Preserving and Cooking Food, Hunting Stories, Fishing, More Affairs of Plain Living (Foxfire Series)

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: December 1999

Seller ID: 252682

ISBN: 0385494610

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 12: The New Book in the Classic Series on Simple Living in America (Foxfire Series)

By: N/A

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: September 2004

Seller ID: 252683

ISBN: 140003261X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

For more than thirty years, Foxfire books have brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative-self-sufficiency, the art of natural remedies, home crafts, and preserving the stories and customs of Appalachia. Inspiring and practical, this classic series has become an American institution. Foxfire 12""is the latest volume, the first in more than five years. Here are reminiscences about learning to square dance and tales about traditional craftsmen who created useful items in the old-time ways that have since disappeared in most of the country. ...
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Foxfire 3 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: August 1975

Seller ID: 93716

ISBN: 0385022727

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 3 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: August 1975

Seller ID: 252674

ISBN: 0385022727

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 4 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: October 1977

Seller ID: 92180

ISBN: 0385120877

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 4 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Anchor: October 1977

Seller ID: 180304

ISBN: 0385120877

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 4 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: October 1977

Seller ID: 252672

ISBN: 0385120877

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 5 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund, Eliot Wigginton

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: May 1979

Seller ID: 92179

ISBN: 0385143087

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 5 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund, Eliot Wigginton

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: May 1979

Seller ID: 252675

ISBN: 0385143087

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 6 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: September 1980

Seller ID: 92178

ISBN: 0385152728

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 6 (Foxfire (Paperback))

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: September 1980

Seller ID: 252677

ISBN: 0385152728

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 7

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: March 1982

Seller ID: 252679

ISBN: 0385152442

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 8

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: April 1984

Seller ID: 92173

ISBN: 0385177410

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 8

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: April 1984

Seller ID: 252678

ISBN: 0385177410

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 9

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: September 1986

Seller ID: 92176

ISBN: 0385177445

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Foxfire 9

By: Inc. Foxfire Fund

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Anchor: September 1986

Seller ID: 252680

ISBN: 0385177445

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

From the Ground Up: Rethinking Industrial Agriculture

By: Peter Goering, Helena Norberg-Hodge, John I. Page

Price: $5.98

Publisher: Zed Books: July 1993

Seller ID: 111736

ISBN: 1856492249

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Modern industrial agriculture is in crisis. In our obsession with 'efficiency' and short-term profit, we are losing all real connection with the natural world. As a result, the dream of global abundance promised by the introduction of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and hybrid seeds is becoming a nightmare of health risks, degraded land and ailing communities. The way we produce our food is destructive and quite simply unsustainable. "From the Ground Up: Rethinking Industrial Agriculture" sets the decline of agriculture within the broader context of industrialisation as a whole, and explo...
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Genetic and Production Innovations in Field Crop Technology: New Developments in Theory and Practice

By: Manjit S. Kang

Price: $21.98

Publisher: CRC Press: December 2005

Seller ID: 96469

ISBN: 1560221232

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Get cutting-edge information to improve crop breeding and productivity Crop improvement will become progressively important over the next few decades as the world's population is expected to top 10 billion people, with more than eight billion in developing countries alone. Genetic and Production Innovations in Field Crop Technology: New Developments in Theory and Practice tackles this enormous challenge by detailing the latest available research and innovations for crop breeders and physiologists for the twenty-first century. Respected multidisciplinary scientists comprehensively discuss cutti...
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Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens (BBG Guides for a Greener Planet)

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden: August 2012

Seller ID: 74802

ISBN: 1889538817

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens (BBG Guides for a Greener Planet)

By: N/A

Price: $9.98

Publisher: Brooklyn Botanic Garden: August 2012

Seller ID: 259214

ISBN: 1889538817

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Homesteading in the 21st Century: How One Family Created a More Sustainable, Self-Sufficient, and Satisfying Life

By: George Nash, Jane Waterman

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Taunton Press: May 2011

Seller ID: 84465

ISBN: 1600852963

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Not since Thoreau made his home in the woods at Walden Pond has the notion of self-sufficiency held more universal appeal. There's no question we're going through some tough economic times, but this book offers an alternative. It's a guide for anyone who imagines a better life--from struggling families tired of energy dependency to dreamers who always wished they could live off the land someday. This ultimate DIY guide holds to the premise that anyone can homestead, and raise at least a portion of their food themselves--even if they live in the city. This book is absolutely brimming with id...
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