Sustainable agriculture

The Zen approach to mowing lawns, wacking weeds, harvesting crops, and building modern homesteader abs!

The illustrated guide to profitable, vibrant and sustainable permaculture-based market gardening Permaculture tends to be very much in the domain of home gardeners and property owners.

The first practical, hands-on guide for female farmers Women in agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, but they face a host of distinct challenges and opportunities.

Local, diverse and resilient the new culture of food Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year, exacerbating climate change and threatening the very earth and water on which we depend.

Community-based initiatives to preserve and protect our food supply Historically, seed companies were generally small, often family-run businesses.

Row by row - maximize your harvest and feed your soil by developing a customized plan for your garden Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own garden.

How the dirt below our feet can save us from extinction.

A shocking outline of the interlinked crises in energy and agriculture - and appropriate responsesThe miracle of the Green Revolution was made possible by cheap fossil fuels to supply crops with artificial fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation.

Off-the-wall solutions for real farmstead problems Fueled by a failing economy and a passionate desire for a return to simpler times, a new wave of homesteaders is seeking the good life and the kind of true satisfaction that can only be built, not bought.

The importance of balanced crop nutrition as a national imperative, essential to double farm income, is well recognized over the decades.

Soil, sun and seeds - these are the ingredients to create a green world.

In the day and age of instant gratification, it is important that your child learn the value of patience and hard work through agriculture.

Agriculture is a topic not normally discussed in kindergarten or preschool.

Have you ever been to a farm?

These days, food comes out frozen.

For a child who has lived in the city for most his/her life, this book will be a great eye opener.

This is for all the future veterinarians, agriculturists or just plain animal-lovers of the world.

Where does all the food in the world come from?

Notice that in schools, subjects like math and science are at the top of the list.

Let's pretend to be farmers for a day!

Where does food come from?

Farming is fun, especially if you're growing the most popular and healthy foods you see in the grocery.

Learn to appreciate healthy food with the help of this wonderful educational resource.

It is known that conventional agriculture with the use of inputs and agrochemicals is not sustainable in time, causing numerous problems such as contamination of food, people and environment.

Specifically, this book features detailed information about tomato production, water supply and cork production compiled in three different chapters.

Valorising Seaweed By-Products is a book that has been divided into 9 chapters, including information on the recovery of highly valuable compounds for microalgae.

The presented book describes the results of the research of the project titled 'Phosphorus Renewable Raw Materials - A Resource Base for the New Generation of Fertilizers' attributed to the National Center for Research and Development of Poland.

How to maximize your food production in an urban environment.

How the dirt below our feet can save us from extinction.

Farm finance is a topic that is not often discussed but is vital to the success and longevity of these unique family businesses.

A changing climate is causing challenges for soil and water management in many parts of the world.

Attitudes to GM crops continue to generate tension, even though they have been grown commercially for over 20 years.

Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades.

Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size.

Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance.

The city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city.

The city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city.

Earth's human population currently exceeds 7 billion, and by the year 2050 our planet will have at least two billion more mouths to feed.

Interest in biochar among soil and environment researchers has increased dramatically over the past decade.

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria.

Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria.

An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way.

Our capacity to maintain world food production depends heavily on the thin layer of soil covering the Earth's surface.

Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms.

Global food security is dependent on ecologically viable production systems, but current agricultural practices are often at odds with environmental sustainability.

We are currently facing significant challenges in environmental management that must be addressed to maintain the health of our planet and our population.

Telling people about research is just as important as doing it.

The greater Perth coast is a biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable region, with its unique native plant species threatened by clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change.

Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge, with social, economic, political and environmental consequences.