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Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Meet the local farmers who feed America--in stories, photos, and 50 recipes!,"--Amazon.com.
When seventh-generation farmer Forrest Pritchard went looking for the unsung heroes of local, sustainable food, he found them at 18 exceptional farms all over the country. In Detroit, Aba Ifeaoma of D-Town Farm dreams of replenishing the local "food desert" with organic produce. On Cape Cod, Nick Muto stays afloat and eco-friendly by fishing with the seasons....
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This Ultimate Food Atlas will take you on a fantastic food journey around the globe! Travel from continent to continent to discover a rich diversity of foods and food celebrations from many different countries. Learn about traditional meals, food attractions, cool food facts, and the food industry. Put on your chef's hat and try a few fun recipes. Foods of the world are brought to life through stunning pictures, colorful maps, and tons of fun information....
43) Green farming
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This STEM-based set of True Books introduces students to the engineering innovations that can help us reach more environmentally friendly goals"--
"Envision a brighter future with this STEM-based subset of True Books.Thanks to the development of agriculture, our Earth can feed the almost 8 billion people that call it home. But the challenge facing us today is how to make the practice of large-scale farming sustainable. We have learned how to use...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Sally Solari quits her job as an attorney to help her recently widowed father run his restaurant. When her aunt is found murdered and her sous chef is the prime suspect, Sally is determined to clear his name and find the real murderer.
Publisher
Universal Studios Canada Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
John Chester chronicles the eight-year quest he and Molly Chester went on when they traded city living for 200 acres of barren farmland in the foothills of Ventura County and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature's conflicts, the Chester's unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Many people enjoy eating meat. But livestock takes up a lot of land and resources. Bugs take less space, water, and food. They are also more nutritious than meat. Eating Bugs as Sustainable Food looks at the science behind raising and eating bugs and why eating bugs might help feed more people around the world. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.
Author
Publisher
Godine
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ever wonder if there's a better way to live, work, and eat? You're not alone. Here is the story of five back-to-the-land movements, from 1840 to present day, when large numbers of utopian-minded people in the United States took action to establish small-scale farming as an alternative to mainstream agriculture. Then and now, it's the story of people striving to live freely and fight injustice, to make the food on their table a little healthier, and...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
We can all take steps to reduce our carbon footprint and be more self-sufficient. For some, that might mean heading to the countryside to live off the land. For the rest of us, the reality might involve smaller, but no less important, lifestyle changes: cutting back on plastic or food waste, growing vegetables, preserving meat and fish, preparing jams and chutneys, baking sourdough bread, making your own plant-based milk, or keeping a chicken or two....
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"We Are the Ark asks readers to have a sweeping change of vision for our relationship with our gardens. To inspire people to look at what we can do for the earth and all her kin, rather than seeing our patches of the planet as 'outdoor rooms' for our pleasure or 'blank pallets' for our creative visions. To Ark their land and restore a network of native plants instead of 'low maintenance' burdens. It aspires to get all schools on board. From the smallest...
54) Biting the hands that feed us: how fewer, smarter laws would make our food system more sustainable
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Food waste, hunger, inhumane livestock conditions, disappearing fish stocksthese are exactly the kind of issues we expect food regulations to combat. Yet, today in the United States, laws exist at all levels of government that actually make these problems worse. Baylen Linnekin argues that, too often, government rules handcuff Americas most sustainable farmers, producers, sellers, and consumers, while rewarding those whose practices are anything...
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In addition to providing information on wheat and corn, "Homegrown Whole Grains" includes complete growing, harvesting, and threshing instructions for barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, spelt, and quinoa, and lighter coverage of several specialty grains. It also features helpful tips on processing whole grains, from what to look for in a home mill to how to dry corn and remove the hulls from barley and rice. Chapters for each grain include inventive...
56) The farm table
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Motivated to leave restaurant life in London behind, chef Julius Roberts decided to live sustainably on a small English farm. The books takes readers through a year on the author's farm season by season, with tales of country living and unfussy recipes using simple ingredients.
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