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The magical world of moss gardening / by Martin, Annie,1953-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Green grandeur: a tour of moss gardens -- Bryophyte basics: botany and natural history of mosses -- Mosses for gardeners: 25 bryophytes to know and grow -- From concept to garden plan: designing with mosses -- Planting and propagation: establishing your moss garden -- Your thriving moss garden: maintenance and troubleshooting.LSC
Subjects: Moss gardening.; Mosses.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This is your mind on plants / by Pollan, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants -- and the equally powerful taboos Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities of our mental experience. Take coffee and tea: people around the world rely on caffeine to sharpen their minds. We don't usually think of caffeine as a drug, or our daily use as an addiction, because it is legal and socially acceptable. So then what is a "drug?" And why, for example, is making tea from the leaves of a tea plant acceptable, but making tea from a seed head of an opium poppy a federal crime? In THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS, Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs -- opium, caffeine, and mescaline -- and throws the fundamental strangeness, and arbitrariness, of our thinking about them into sharp relief. Exploring and participating in the cultures that have grown up around these drugs, while consuming (or in the case of caffeine, trying not to consume) them, Pollan reckons with the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants, and the equally powerful taboos with which we surround them. Why do we go to such great lengths to seek these shifts in consciousness, and then why do we fence that universal desire with laws and customs and such fraught feelings? A unique blend of history, science, memoir, as well as participatory journalism, Pollan examines and experiences these plants from several very different angles and contexts, and shines a fresh light on a subject that is all too often treated reductively -- as a drug, whether licit or illicit. But that's one of the least interesting things you can say about these plants, Pollan shows, for when we take them into our bodies and let them change our minds, we are engaging with nature in one of the most profound ways we can. Based in part on an essay written more than 25 years ago, this groundbreaking and singular consideration of psychoactive plants, and our attraction to them through time, holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations, the operations of our minds, and our entanglement with the natural world"--
Subjects: Psychotropic plants.; Opium.; Mescaline.; Caffeine.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Domino : your guide to a stylish home : discovering your personal style and creating a space you love / by Sforza, Nicole,author.; Perez, Jessica Romm,editor.; Silver, Shani,editor.;
Subjects: Interior decoration.;
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The Octonauts & the great ghost reef / by Meomi (Firm);
When the Octonauts, a team of eight animals who explore the ocean, discover a bleached and abandoned coral reef, they learn about the important relationships among animals, plants, and their habitats.
Subjects: Picture books.; Underwater exploration; Coral reefs and islands; Coral reef ecology; Ecology; Animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Here are the seeds / by Brown-Wood, JaNay.; Amoah, Olivia.;
This sweet picture book follows two young children as they grow their garden from seeds ... and encounter a few missteps along the way! Planting a garden is not as easy as it seems -- OH NO! -- there is the hot sun that cracks the earth! And the rain that floods the garden! And those worms that are eating all the plants! But could all of these elements help their garden grow? --
Subjects: Picture books.; Gardening;
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Hydroponics for beginners / by Harms, Jeree,author.; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
Wouldn't it be great if you could plant and grow food in your house year-round? No more needing to be out in the summer sun. No more needing to find the right soil combination. No more needing to wait until spring or autumn to begin planting. With hydroponics, you can grow food inside your house without having any sun or any soil. "Hydroponics for Beginners" has all the information you need to set up your own inside garden, including the benefits of hydroponics, the equipment required, and the best system to use.You don't need the sun or soil to grow food. Wouldn't it be great if you could plant and grow food in your house year-round? No more needing to be out in the summer sun. No more needing to find the right soil combination. No more needing to wait until spring or autumn to begin planting. With hydroponics, you can grow food inside your house without having any sun or any soil. ... Hydroponics for Beginners will explain everything you need to know to not only build a hydroponic system in your home but to also ensure you're successful with whatever you grow. Also, if you're ever stuck on the Moon or on Mars, if you can find a little water and happen to have some nutrient-rich solutions, you can grow food and survive until someone rescues you. Just make sure you also have a copy of Hydroponics for Beginners with you!
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Gardening; Gardening.; Hydroponics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Nom nom paleo let's go! : simple feasts + healthy eats / by Tam, Michelle,author.; Fong, Henry,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: READY OR NOT!, ISBN 9781449478292. The creators of 'Nom Nom Paleo' are back with a new collection of internationally-inspired, umami-packed dishes - including keto-friendly, Whole30, and plant-based recipes. With step-by-step photos, fun cartoons, and a dash of snarky humour, 'Lets Go!' will have you running into the kitchen and ready to cook!
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking (Natural foods); Gluten-free diet; High-protein diet; Prehistoric peoples;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Simple and delicious vegan : 100 vegan and gluten-free recipes created by ElaVegan / by Vais, Michaela,author.;
"Eat Plants, be happy. Simple and Delicious Vegan makes cooking healthy food that tastes good easy as pie. Enjoy original, easy recipes that are healthy, allergy-friendly, delicious, and good for both your body and the planet. Only a few recipes contain nuts, soy, or corn, with substitutions always provided. This cookbook keeps things simple by providing metric and imperial measurements (cups, ounces, and grams). Lovingly photographed, Simple and Delicious Vegan also offers ingredient shots, so you see what to buy-getting you cooking--and eating--faster! Learn how to cook plant-based food from an expert. Popular blogger and author Michaela Vais, or Ela, was a vegetarian by age six. In 2011, she made her best decision yet and went vegan. She gained energy, cured her cystic acne, and connected with the earth in a new way. In this vegan, plant based cookbook, she shares what she's learned so you, too, can reap the benefits."--
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cookbooks.; Gluten-free diet; Vegan cooking.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Alibi / by La Plante, Lynda,author.;
Identical and brutal assaults on three women. One woman survives to give a detailed description of her attacker. The police arrest a suspect, Damon Morton, confident he is their man. But three of his employees admit to the crimes and Morton's wife and girlfriend provide him with an alibi. They all declare Damon Morton innocent. The police know he did it. But if people lie under oath in a court of law -- who can the jury believe?
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Legal fiction (Literature); Novels.; Police; Serial murders; Trials (Murder); Women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Going wild : helping nature thrive in cities / by Mulder, Michelle,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Explains what urban rewilding is and how it can make our world and our lives safer and healthier.LSC
Subjects: Urban vegetation management; Vegetation management; Urban plants; Urban animals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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