Genres : Agriculture

Join longtime ecological farming author/researcher Harold Willis as he explains the foundation concepts of natural farming and issues the call for cleaner forms of food and fiber production. In this single volume, the author details...

Our human custodianship of the planet is not going well. According to Scientific American, we have only sixty years of farming seasons left because we have degraded soils through industrial agriculture and the overuse of...

In this book, author and lifelong poultry keeper Kelly Klober turns his attention to alternative poultry ventures. The newfound interest in heritage breeds of chicken has created a unique opportunity for small farmers to reintroduce...

This book explains how we can produce our food by using seaweed and fish-based inputs rather than wasteful and unsustainable chemical fertilizers. Fryer and Simmons tell how growers can harness energy from the sea to...

Want to win the deer war? Love your garden plants but live in an area with hungry deer that are notorious for munching your favorite garden plants? Preventing Deer Damage offers successful defensive strategies using...

Joe Lewis grew up poor on a Mississippi cotton farm without electricity or running water. And yet it was a rich life — one lived in close proximity to family and nature. Because of a...

Whether you’re a serious home gardener or a full-time farmer, A Growers Guide for Balancing Soils will help you expand your understanding of the science behind plant nutrition. It all starts with the soil, but,...

Roller/Crimper No-Till is an expanded update of the groundbreaking work Organic No-Till Farming. This book presents farmers — organic and conventional — with a proven system that limits tillage, reduces labor, cuts toxic inputs and...

Healthy soil is the foundation of healthy life—and A Soil Owner’s Manual is your essential guide to restoring it.In this revised and expanded second edition, soil scientist Jon Stika explains how the biology beneath our...

What if nature—not modern culture—held the answers we’re so desperately seeking?Mollie Engelhart was a celebrated vegan chef living in Los Angeles, running successful restaurants and championing progressive ideals. But when she left the city behind...