FOOD FROM DRYLAND GARDENS AN ECOLOGICAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND SOCIAL APPROACH TO SMALL-SCALE HOUSEHOLD FOOD PRODUCTION DAVID A. CLEVELAND & DANIELA SOLERI CENTER FOR PEOPLE, FOOD & ENVIRONMENT 1991 Preface by James P. Grant, Executive Director, UNICEF Household gardens are an important part of the indigenous agricultural production system in almost all developing countries. For …
PILLAR OF SAND CAN THE IRRIGATION MIRACLE LAST? SANDRA POSTEL NORTON/WORLDWATCH BOOKS 1999 Preface by Sandra Pastel March 1999 The key challenge has been clear: How can we meet growing human needs for water without destroying the health of rives, lakes, and other aquatic systems that we depend on and that provide so many …
FIVE ACRES AND INDEPENDENCE A HANDBOOK FOR SMALL FARM MANAGEMENT M. G. KAINS DOVER PUBLICATIONS 1973 The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. Abraham Lincoln The land! That is where our roots are. There is the basis of our physical life. …
THE NEW ORGANIC GROWER A MASTER’S MANUAL OF TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE HOME AND MARKET GARDENER ELIOT COLEMAN CHELSEA GREEN, VERMONT 1989 One of the intangible legacies the Shakers left to the world is their demonstration that it is possible for man to create the environment and the way of life he wants, …
OUR NEXT FRONTIER A PERSONAL GUIDE FOR TOMORROW’S LIFESTYLE ROBERT RODALE RODALE PRESS 1981 Choosing Our Next Frontier We need water, fuel and many other things to live happy and productive lives. But most of all, we need a frontier, new territory to grow into, as our numbers grow. Our first frontier – making America …
THE RODALE BOOK OF COMPOSTING DEBORAH L. MARTIN & GRACE GERSHUNY, EDITORS RODALE PRESS 1992 Chapter 1: Composting Throughout History Composting is, in broadest terms, the biological reduction of organic waste to humus. Whenever a plant or animal dies it is reduced to an earthlike substance that forms a beneficial growing environment for plant …
