Smallholders, Householders: Farm Families and the Ecology of Intensive, Sustainable Agriculture

Reducere. How Malabar Farm pioneered soil conservation and grew the sustainable agriculture movement Established in 1939 by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and...

DescriptionAn exploration of the production, transmission, and mutation of affective tonality--when sound helps produce a bad vibe.Sound can be dep...

Reducere. God is the Creator of all and cares deeply for all that he has made. His vision for creation is seen through a world teeming with life where eterni...

Reducere. American Agriculture tells the story of farming in American from contact between Native Americans and Europeans to the present. Agricultural histor...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William CrononForeword by: John DemosAfterword by: William CrononThe book that launched environmental history now updated. ...

Reducere. This book examines and encourages the increasing involvement of those in the social sciences, including social work, as well as everyday citizens, ...

Information overload, the shallows, weapons of mass distraction, the googlization of minds: countless commentators condemn the flood of images and ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionHedges and field margins are important wildlife habitats and deliver a range of ecosystem services, and their value is increasingly reco...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Didi PershouseIllustrator: Peter DonovanWhat can Cuban doctors, innovative ranchers in Saskatchewan, and the microbiome tea...

The book reaches out to palaeoanthropologists to explain how evolutionary adaptations were necessarily related to ecological shifts in savannas gov...

The book reaches out to palaeoanthropologists to explain how evolutionary adaptations were necessarily related to ecological shifts in savannas gov...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis IncAuthor(s): Stephen R. (Professor Emeritus, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA) GliessmanIllustration(s): 40 f...

Highlights the importance of fish and the small-scale fisheries sector for food security and nutrition, as well as the role of women in fisheries. ...

DescriptionMuch as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was a call to action against the pesticides that were devastating bird populations, Charles S. Elt...

Reducere. The Green Revolution has been heralded as a political and technological achievement-unprecedented in human history. Yet in the decades that have fo...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Brian MassumiIllustration(s): 21Number of pages: 224Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 143 x 216 ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. How globalization is undermining sustainable social environments for children This book uses the ecological model of child development together wit...

Analyzing outlaw literature as a form of nature writing, Harlan-Haughey suggests that it often reveals more about medieval anxieties respecting hum...

Reducere. The Ecology of Herbal Medicine introduces botanical medicine through an in-depth exploration of the land, presenting a unique guide to plants found...

Uses three country cases to highlight the importance of securing collective tenure rights in meeting REDD+ goals. Nepal's case demonstrates a commu...

Reducere. At a time when food is becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of the world and food prices are skyrocketing, no industry is more important than...

Defines which bioenergy options can be viable solutions for electricity production, cooking fuels and transport fuels in Zambia. Possible options o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Synopsis: The Bible promises the renewal of all creation--a new heaven and earth--based on the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus ...

This paper takes stock of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, based on agricultural censuses and survey data. I...

Reducere. Description"Sustainable" has long been the rallying cry of agricultural progressives; given that much of our nation's farm and ranch land is alread...

Ghid de cultura pentru champignon, in sistem intensiv, volumul 2 - Ioana Tudor

Changing the Food Game shows how our unsustainable food production system cannot support our population growth and argues it can only be solved by ...

Reducere. Winner of the Minnesota Book Award and the Red River Heritage Award The Haymakers is an epic--the history of man's struggle with nature as well as ...

Publisher: Elsevier Science & TechnologyNumber of pages: 406Collection: Cognitive Data Science in Sustainable ComputingPublication date: 2022Dimens...

DescriptionThis text is one of the first comprehensive resources on understanding and working with families in the intensive care unit. The text pr...

Publisher: Elsevier Science & TechnologyIllustration(s): Approx. 100 illustrations (75 in full color); Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 4...

Plant Pathogens: Detection and Management for Sustainable Agriculture addresses the most critical issues in the management of emerging diseases thr...

Publisher: Acres U.S.A., IncAuthor(s): Mark ShepardPublication date: 2019Dimensions: 204 x 254 x 19Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farm...

Providing a seasonal tour of a traditional farming year, passionate beef farmer Joe Stanley seeks to inform the reader about the journey their food...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jody L. PadghamAuthor: Paul DietmannAuthor: Craig ChaseThis newly revised book presents the complex subject of farm financi...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncNumber of pages: 324Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 257 x 283 x 24Cover type: Paperback / softbackEd...

This new volume looks at the evolution and challenges of sustainable agriculture, a field that is growing in use and popularity. Sustainable Agricu...

Publisher: De GruyterAuthor(s): Prasenjit ChatterjeeIllustration(s): 29 Illustrations, color; 42 Tables, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black an...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Grazing management might seem simple: just put livestock in a pasture and let them eat their fill. However, as Sarah Flack explains in The Art and ...

How to eat 'less but better' sustainably produced meat via a seasonal flow, in harmony with nature and regenerative farming principles.Publisher: O...

Reducere. Linked short stories about families, nascent queers, and self-deluded utopians explore the moral ordinary strangeness in their characters' overlapp...

Find out the different names for mummy and daddy animals on the farm - and then lift the flap to find the babies! A striking, satisfying introducti...

The study indicates significant gender gaps in Serbia's rural areas across various dimensions, including economic participation, roles in and gains...

Reducere. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic,...