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New Society Publishers
Language
English
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Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual...
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency
Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal 5 sunny, gently-sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world. With a rallying
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CRC Press
Language
English
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"With all of the environmental and social problems confronting our food systems today, it is apparent that none of the strategies we have relied on in the past - higher-yielding varieties, increased irrigation, inorganic fertilizers, pest damage reduction - can be counted on to come to the rescue. In fact, these solutions are now part of the problem. It is becoming quite clear that the only way to keep the food crisis from escalating is to promote...
Author
Series
Welfare Economia Sociale e Svilluppo volume 9
Publisher
G. Giappichelli Editore
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Italiano
Series
British Food Journal An international multi-disciplinary journal for the dissemination of food-related research volume Volume 118, Number 6
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
University of Iowa Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A profound shift is occurring among women working in agriculture - they are increasingly seeing themselves as farmers, not only as the wives or daughters of farmers. In this book, farm women in the northeastern United States describe how they got into farming and became successful entrepreneurs despite the barriers they encountered in agricultural institutions, farming communities, and even their own families. The authors' feminist agrifood systems...