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Greenhorns: 50 Dispatches from the New Farmers' Movement by Zoe Ida Bradbury Publisher Comments Meet America's New Farmers. Resourceful and hard-working, Greenhorns are passionate about improving the food we eat through sustainable and humane farming practices. Their inspirational stories speak to the challenges and rewards of earning a living off... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Beekeeping: A Practical Guide by Richard E Bonney Publisher Comments Whether you're a beginning beekeeper or one with a season or two of experience, Richard Bonney tells you how to keep bees, not just have them. This new book by the acclaimed author of Hive Management offers vital, up-to-date information about how to... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Permaculture 2 by Bill Mollison Publisher Comments This book is about design. It is a practical book dealing with the elements of design which create a sustainable system. Energy benefits are discussed relating to both domestic and broad acre environments. Permaculture 2 is about design, not... (read more) Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kimball Publisher Comments "This book is the story of the two love affairs that interrupted the trajectory of my life: one with farming--that dirty, concupiscent art--and the other with a complicated and exasperating farmer."andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Single, thirtysomething... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Way to Bee: Meditation and the Art of Beekeeping by Mark Magill Publisher Comments the Way to Bee explores the mindful practices common to both beekeeping and meditation. It combines practical beekeeping information with the environmental and spiritual lessons we can learn from the bees. Meditations based on Buddhist teachings help you... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Illustrated Guide to Pigs: How to Choose Them, How to Keep Them by Celia Lewis Publisher Comments With a resurgence of interest in raising animals, this delightfully illustrated and informative book is ideal for anyone who wants to choose the most suitable pig breed. The Illustrated Guide to Pigs covers thirty-eight of the most common breeds of pig... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Successful Small-Scale Farming: An Organic Approach (Down-To-Earth Book) by Karl Schwenke Publisher Comments "My advice is as old as the plow." So says author, Karl Schwenke of his guide to making a full- or part-time living on the land, a book for anyone who plans to own a small farm. With sections on soil management, farm practices, cash crop... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Organic Farming: Everything You Need to Know (Everything You Need to Know) by Peter Fossel Publisher Comments Going organic may be a clear way of getting back to basics—and getting away from the havoc chemicals can wreak on our health and our environment—but the basics themselves may not be so clear. How to begin? What kind of fertilizer and feed are... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Raising Ducks (Storey's Guides to Raising) by Dave Holderread Publisher Comments These guides give novice and experienced livestock farmers all they need to know to successfully keep and profit from animals. Each book includes information on selection, housing, behavior, space requirements, breeding and birthing techniques, feeding... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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First Aid for My Horse by Anke Rusbuldt Publisher Comments A concise and practical guide to handling all the basic first-aid needs of your... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Complete Modern Blacksmith by Alexander G Weygers Publisher Comments A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics (THE MODERN BLACKSMITH; THE RECYCLING, USE, AND REPAIR OF TOOLS; and THE MAKING OF TOOLS) essential for anyone interested in... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping by Roger A Morse Publisher Comments Covering the rearing of queens, honey-making methods, honey marketing, the benefit of pollinator rental, and everything else related to beekeeping, The New Complete Guide to Beekeeping explains step-by-step what it takes to establish a thriving hive that... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Transition Timeline: For a Local, Resilient Future by Shaun Chamberlin Publisher Comments The Transition Timeline lightens the fear of our uncertain future, providing a map of what we are facing and the different pathways available to us. It describes four possible scenarios for the UK and world over the next twenty years, ranging from Denial,... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World by Larry Zuckerman Publisher Comments The Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Using Ireland, England, France, and the United States as examples, Larry Zuckerman... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Farm Together Now: A Portrait of People, Places, and Ideas for a New Food Movement by Amy Franseschini and Daniel Tucker Synopsis With interest in home gardening at an all-time high and concerns about food production and safety making headlines, Farm Together Now explores the current state of grassroots farming in the U.S. Part oral history and part treatise on food politics, this... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Extraordinary Pigs by Stephen Green Armytage Publisher Comments From the author of Extraordinary Chickens comes the latest extraordinary animal--the pig. One of the most intelligent animals on earth, the pig is a fascinating creature with an abundance of personality. Photographer Stephen Green-Armytage captures... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Crop Rotation by Yaram U. Berklian Book News Annotation Nine studies are collected for this volume, which is organized around the broad theme of crop rotation. The studies focus on specialized topics: weed control, herbicides, and rigid ryegrass in Western Australia; issues associated with doing small... (read more) List Price $92.50 Your price: $37.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Coop: A Family, a Farm, and the Pursuit of One Good Egg (P.S.) by Michael Perry Staff Pick Coop is perfect for anyone dreaming of a "simple" life in the country — and for those already living it. Perry is a brilliant storyteller, and this is a funny and poignant account of his unorthodox childhood and his current quest for some cred as a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Short History of the Honey Bee: Humans, Flowers, and Bees in the Eternal Chase for Honey by Readicker Henderson Publisher Comments There are around 16,000 species of bee. Only seven of these are responsible for creating the world's sweetest treat -- honey. Combining Ilona's gorgeous photography and E. Readicker-Henderson's engaging text, A Short History of the Honey Bee follows the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Illustrated Guide to Chickens: How to Choose Them, How to Keep Them by Celia Lewis Publisher Comments Chickens are fun, useful, and easy to keep. If you have ever considered raising your own backyard flock, The Illustrated Guide to Chickens is the book for you! It offers practical advice and contains all the information you need to choose from one of the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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