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Will Bonsall's essential guide to radical, self-reliant gardening : innovative techniques for growing vegetables, grains, and perennial food crops with minimal fossil fuel and animal inputs / by Bonsall, Will,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Gardening.; Sustainable agriculture.; Self-reliant living.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Farming and food security : farming is an essential part of life on our planet--learn about food security and the challenges presented to everyday farming / by Hay, Allison L.;
"Discover how farming is an essential part of life on our planet and learn about food security and challenges"--
Subjects: Agriculture; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable living; Food security; Food supply;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The devil's element : phosphorus and a world out of balance / by Egan, Dan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of phosphorus spans the globe and vast tracts of human history. The race to mine phosphorus took people from the battlefields of Waterloo, which were looted for the bones of fallen soldiers, to the fabled guano islands off Peru, the Bone Valley of Florida, and the sand dunes of the Western Sahara. Over the past century, phosphorus has made farming vastly more productive, feeding the enormous increase in the human population. Yet, as Egan harrowingly reports, our overreliance on this vital crop nutrient is today causing toxic algae blooms and "dead zones" in waterways from the coasts of Florida to the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes and beyond. Egan also explores the alarming reality that diminishing access to phosphorus poses a threat to the food system worldwide--which risks rising conflict and even war"--
Subjects: Phosphorus in agriculture; Phosphorus;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The dish : the lives and labor behind one plate of food / by Friedman, Andrew,author.;
'The Dish' reveals the extraordinary life of a single restaurant dish, introducing every hand that helped produce the meal and tracing each key ingredient back to its origin. Acclaimed "chef writer" Andrew Friedman introduces readers to all the people and processes that come together in a single restaurant dish, creating an entertaining, vivid snapshot of the contemporary restaurant community, modern farming industry, and food-supply chain.
Subjects: Agricultural industries.; Cooking.; Food industry and trade.; Food science.; Food supply.; Restaurants.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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God speed the plow : a history of the Ontario Plowmen's Association / by Fennell, John;
Subjects: Ontario Plowmen's Association; Agriculture;
© c2000., Ontario Plowmen's Association,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cows to the rescue / by Himmelman, John.;
After helping the Greenstalk family get to the county fair, the cows busy themselves finding solutions to many other problems that arise during the day.LSC
Subjects: Cows; Agricultural exhibitions; Farm life; Humorous stories.;
© 2011., H. Holt,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The one planet life : a blueprint for low impact development / by Thorpe, Dave,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The 'One Planet' Life explains the challenges presented by the planning system to the movement for low impact development, and puts forward practical advice and success stories from those who have achieved sustainable living. With a foreword from Jane Davidson, the former Welsh Environment Minister, the book draws on the experiences of the One Planet Wales project. The core how-to chapters examine issues such as Water, Energy and Food, and exemplary case studies of small scale sustainable enterprises are presented along with lessons learned. The book will be key reading for built environment practitioners and policy makers who are keen to support low impact initiatives, and for students studying aspects of planning, geography, governance, sustainability and renewable energy. It will also be of interest to anyone seeking to find out how a sustainable lifestyle can be achieved"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable agriculture.; Sustainable development; Sustainable development.; Sustainable living; Sustainable living.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Farming for the long haul : resilience and the lost art of agricultural inventiveness / by Foley, Michael W.,1945-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Farms, Small; Farmers; Agriculture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Seed [videorecording] : the untold story / by Betz, Jon,film director,film producer,editor of moving image work.; Goodall, Jane,on-screen participant.; Kimbrell, Andrew,on-screen participant.; LaDuke, Winona,on-screen participant.; Patel, Raj,on-screen participant.; River, Gaea Omiza,composer (expression); Shiva, Vandana,on-screen participant.; Siegel, Taggart,film director,film producer,editor of moving image work,director of photography.; Stevenson, Garth,composer (expression); Wertheimer, Benjy,1958-composer (expression); Collective Eye (Organization),publisher.; Collective Eye Films,presenter,publisher.; Seneca Falls Picture Company,presenter.;
Original music by Garth Stevenson, Benjy Wertheimer, and Gaea Omiza River ; edited by Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz ; director of photography, Taggart Siegel.Featuring Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbrell, Winona LaDuke and Raj Patel.Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds, worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. Seed: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94 percent of our seed varieties have disappeared. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers fight a David and Goliath battle to defend the future of our food. In a harrowing and heartening story, these heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.E.DVD ; NTSC, all regions ; widescreen (16:9) ; soundtrack 1: stereo, soundtrack 2: 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Environmental films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Agricultural conservation.; Agriculture; Environmental protection.; Human ecology; Seeds;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From field to plate / by Bright, Michael.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Guided reading: R.LSC
Subjects: Food; Food industry and trade; Agriculture; Agricultural industries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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