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The Profitable Hobby Farm, How to Build a Sustainable Local Foods Business

Turn your hobby farm into a successful business No experience in farming? No problem! The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all the tools you need to launch a thriving hobby farm business. Based on the author’s expert guidance and the … Continue reading

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The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability

Part memoir, nutritional primer, and political manifesto, this controversial examination exposes the destructive history of agriculture—causing the devastation ofprairies and forests, driving countless species extinct, altering the climate, and destroying the topsoil—and asserts that, in order to save the planet, … Continue reading

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Sustainable Agroecosystem Management: Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society (Advances in Agroecology)

Emphasizes Centrality of the Ecosystem Perspective Sustainable management of agroecosystems in the 21st century faces unprecedented challenges. Protecting the environment while feeding a burgeoning population that could reach nine billion by mid-century, preserving the world’s biodiversity, and sustaining agriculture in … Continue reading

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Biological Control of Tropical Weeds using Arthropods

Weeds are a major constraint to agricultural production, particularly in the developing world. Cost-efficient biological control is a self-sustaining way to reduce this problem, and produces fewer non-target effects than chemical methods, which can cause serious damage to the environment. … Continue reading

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Ecohydrology (Cabi)

Ecohydrology is an emerging new sub-discipline which links elements of ecology with hydrology at all points in the water cycle, ranging in scale from water-plant physiological relationships to whole catchment water-ecosystem processes. This book pays most attention to the larger … Continue reading

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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity: Lessons from Cuba

When other nations are forced to rethink their agricultural and food security strategies in light of the post-peak oil debate, they only have one living example to draw from: that of Cuba in the 1990s. Based on the first and, … Continue reading

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Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes

Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes is a definitive guide to the design and management of forest landscapes, covering the theory and principles of forest design as well as providing practical guidance on methods and tools. Including a variety of international case … Continue reading

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The New Peasantries: Struggles for Autonomy and Sustainability in an Era of Empire and Globalization

This book explores the role and significance of the peasantry in an era of globalization, particularly within the agribusiness and food industries. It argues that the peasant condition is characterized by a struggle for autonomy that finds expression in the … Continue reading

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Mycorrhizae: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Mycorrhizal fungi are microbial engines which improve plant vigor and soil quality. They play a crucial role in plant nutrient uptake, water relations, ecosystem establishment, plant diversity, and the productivity of plants. Scientific research involves multidisciplinary approaches to understand the … Continue reading

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Farming with Nature: The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture

A growing body of evidence shows that agricultural landscapes can be managed not only to produce crops but also to support biodiversity and promote ecosystem health. Innovative farmers and scientists, as well as indigenous land managers, are developing diverse types … Continue reading

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