Lessons, stories, and reflections from the Goat MidwifeThere is nothing about goat care that creates more anticipation, excitement, frustration, and fear than birthing goats.
Maximize your water harvesting potential with efficient, cost-effective earthworks In the face of drought and desertification, well-designed, water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into productive use.
Dive into the enchanting world of truffles with The Art of Truffle Farming, a comprehensive guide that unravels the mysteries behind cultivating one of nature's most prized delicacies.
Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience.
In this practical guide TV farmer Jimmy Doherty imparts his experience and ideas to show you how to achieve the self-sufficient lifestyle and add to your life whether growing for your own pleasure - or profit!
Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance.
Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range of environmental issues.
In Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, leading environmental thinkers in Australia have written provocative chapters on environmental issues facing the nation.
The rapidly increasing number of threatened flora and fauna species worldwide is one of the chief problems confronting environmental professionals today.
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.
AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S HIT TV-SHOW 'THIS FARMING LIFE'A heartwarming tale of life on the land' Alan Titchmarsh'There's love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all it's warm, insightful and inspiring' Helen Skelton'Will inspire any reader to look at the countryside - and all those who work there - with newfound appreciation' Jimmy Doherty 'Uplifting, charming and beautifully written' Adam HensonEmma Gray was just twenty-three when she moved to an isolated farm in Northumberland, becoming Britain's youngest solo shepherdess.
A companion to 'Urban Pest Management', this book builds on the issues of insect pests in urban settings to discuss control strategies that look beyond products.
There is a rich and extensive history of research into factors that encourage farmers to change their land management practices, or inhibit them from doing so.
"e;Eminently quotable and passionately argued essays"e; on living in harmony with the earth and each other, by Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry, and more (Library Journal, starred review).
An exploration of the duALIne project''s insights, presenting state-of-the-art research in food sustainability and identifying priority areas for further study.
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.
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia's primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change.
Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range of environmental issues.
Increasing evidence of the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet has caused many to adopt a defeatist attitude toward the future of the global environment.