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Getting Healthy in Toxic Times: An ecological doctor's prescription for healing your body and the planet
by null Jenny GoodmanHow can we protect ourselves from the pollution, chemicals, and toxins that pervade our environment? Dr. Jenny Goodman connects the health of our planet with our own well-being, addressing the questions that very few doctors ask.We&’re all too aware of the traffic pollution in the air, the chemicals in our water, the toxins in the soil (and therefore our food), and the electromagnetic energy emanating from our gadgets.If we can also understand how they affect our health, not least in the worrying rises in asthma and allergies, infertility, obesity, heart disease, behavioral and neurological disorders, as well as cancer, then we can take positive steps to avoid them.With the right information, we can:• Safeguard ourselves with protective measures• Minimize our interactions with pollutants• Ensure our bodies have the right anti-toxin nutrients• Take collective action to fight for our health and that of the environmentBacked by the latest scientific and medical research, Getting Healthy in Toxic Times will empower you to look after your own health—and that of the planet. Let&’s put the good stuff in and take the bad stuff out!
Chile, Clove, and Cardamom: A Gastronomic Journey Into the Fragrances and Flavors of Desert Cuisines
by null Beth Dooley null Gary Paul NabhanExplore mouth-watering recipes from the most vibrant and diverse culinary traditions of the hottest and driest places on earth—including the aromatic dishes and arid-adapted traditions from Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the deserts shared by the US and Mexico—compiled by two James Beard Award-winning writers.Chile, Clove, and Cardamom is a celebration of the fragrances and flavors of sun-drenched cuisines. Throughout this book, coauthors Beth Dooley and Gary Paul Nabhan reveal surprising patterns and principles among varied recipes of traditional desert cultures, bringing to life the places, dishes, and recipes that have been shaped by heat and drought and infused with bold flavors.Gary Paul Nabhan, world-renowned ethnobotanist, desert ecologist, and literary naturalist, has written extensively about foods from the Middle East to the desert Southwest and is the winner of the 2024 James Beard Media Award for his recent book Agave Spirit. Joined by fellow James Beard Award–winner (The Sioux Chef, 2018) and food writer Beth Dooley, who has explored both Indigenous and perennial foods, the two have created a unique, stunning collection of over 90 recipes that honor the tastiness of cuisines that have influenced how all of humanity eats today.Steeped in history and memory, Chile, Clove, and Cardamom is also a beautifully photographed, in-depth guide to the essential spice blends that will help you build your own aromatic pantry, drawing on a variety of easy-to-follow cooking methods for planning your own desert meals.Inside, you&’ll find:Main Dishes: Sticky Lamb Ribs, Spicy Orange Chicken, Roast Chicken with Tarragon and Capers, Stuffed Mexican Peppers in Yogurt Walnut Sauce, and Lamb Kebabs with Moroccan Spices and Pomegranate Molasses Glaze.Light Fare and Small Plates: Squash Blossom Fritters, Sonoran Flat Enchiladas, and Eggplant Fries with Desert Syrup.Dips and Sauces: Sonoran Tepary Dip, Fire Roasted Eggplant Tahini Dip, Aromatic Red Pepper Sauce, and Fig and Pomegranate Jam.Breads: Pocket Flat Breads, Pan de Semita, and Blue Corn Bread.Soups and Stews: Tunisian Chickpea Stew, White Bean Chili, and Watermelon and Cactus Fruit Gazpacho.Salads: Desert Succotash, Za&’atar-Roasted Cauliflower, and Tangerine and Radish Salad.Drinks and Desserts: Pineapple Sotol Margarita, Canary Islands Pastries, and Phyllo Nut Pinwheels.As hotter and drier conditions become more familiar to people beyond the places where these Indigenous and Nomadic cultural cuisines originated, these water-conserving dishes and energy-saving techniques become timely for many of us. Each recipe, in turn, introduces us to the gastronomic legacies that connect these cuisines, offering tips for understanding and sourcing high-quality, delicious ingredients—and how to use them—in a changing world.&“If all the world&’s most delicious foods had a reunion, this would be their family album.&”—Lawrence Downes, writer; former member of the New York Times editorial board
Gaia Girls Enter the Earth
by null Lee WellesElizabeth Angier was happy to be at the end of the school year. She thought her summer on the family farm would be full of work and play with her best friend, Rachel, and her other best friend, her dog, Maizey. However, Elizabeth didn't anticipate the Harmony Farms Corporation moving to her town. Her world starts to crumble as her best friend moves away and her parents whisper of farmers selling their land and the effects this factory farm operation could have on them. When she thinks things can't get much worse, she meets the most unusual creature, Gaia, the living entity of the Earth. Strange things begin to happen to her, around her, and through her! Elizabeth discovers that with these new powers comes responsibility. A dire mistake makes Elizabeth wonder if meeting Gaia has been a blessing or a curse. Will Elizabeth have the strength to fight a large corporation? Or will her upstate New York home be spoiled by profit driven pork production that fouls the air, land, and water?
The Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Cooking with Whole Foods on a Restrictive Diet
by null Leah WebbIncludes one month of deeply nutritious, kid-friendly, whole foods recipes, meal plans, and detailed shopping lists to make life easier! &“Informative and user-friendly. . . . the dishes are beautifully and simply photographed, and recipes are uncomplicated and attainable . . . . As a mother with a passion for delicious and healthy food I found this book inspiring.&”—Natural Medicine Journal&“This is a must-read for anyone involved in the health and well-being of children! It&’s valuable information we all need to hear.&”—Hilary Boynton, author of The Heal Your Gut CookbookThe Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook offers a new system to preparing food and approaching the kitchen that gets kids involved in cooking, encouraging excitement around food (a major challenge with restrictive diets). The recipes are rich in healthy fats, nutrient-dense vegetables, ferments, and grass-fed meats, and include snacks, school lunches, and delicious sweet treats that rival the flavors of sugar-dense desserts. By following Leah&’s meal plans, parents will be sure to please everyone in the family and make cooking on a restrictive diet enjoyable and doable over a long period of time. Families that know they would like to rid themselves of grain, sugar, and dairy, but are intimidated by starting, will find Webb&’s advice and troubleshooting invaluable.Recipes include:Breakfasts and &“breads&”Main coursesVegetable sides and saladsSoups and stewsSnacksSauces, dips, and dressingsSmoothies and other drinksFermentsSweet TreatsThe cookbook outlines family-tested methods that make for effective and efficient preparation, including everyday basic recipes that will become part of a cook&’s intuitive process over time. The best part is that although Leah prepares nearly every single one of her family&’s breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks using whole food ingredients, she only spends four to six hours on food preparation per week! Through stocking her freezer, prepping the kitchen, shopping and cooking in bulk, and consistently planning meals, this diet plan is not only possible; it is manageable and fulfilling.Prepare for this cookbook to radically change your life!
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms
by null Greg Marley*Winner, International Association of Culinary Professionals Jane Grigson Award*Finalist, International Association of Culinary Professionals in the Culinary History categoryThroughout history, people have had a complex and confusing relationship with mushrooms. Are fungi food or medicine, beneficial decomposers or deadly &“toadstools&” ready to kill anyone foolhardy enough to eat them? In fact, there is truth in all these statements. In Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares, author Greg Marley reveals some of the wonders and mysteries of mushrooms, and our conflicting human reactions to them.With tales from around the world, Marley, a seasoned mushroom expert, explains that some cultures are mycophilic (mushroom-loving), like those of Russia and Eastern Europe, while others are intensely mycophobic (mushroom-fearing), including, the US. He shares stories from China, Japan, and Korea-where mushrooms are interwoven into the fabric of daily life as food, medicine, fable, and folklore-and from Slavic countries where whole families leave villages and cities during rainy periods of the late summer and fall and traipse into the forests for mushroom-collecting excursions.From the famous Amanita phalloides (aka &“the Death Cap&”), reputed killer of Emperor Claudius in the first century AD, to the beloved chanterelle (cantharellus cibarius) known by at least eighty-nine different common names in almost twenty-five languages, Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares explores the ways that mushrooms have shaped societies all over the globe.This fascinating and fresh look at mushrooms-their natural history, their uses and abuses, their pleasures and dangers-is a splendid introduction to both fungi themselves and to our human fascination with them. From useful descriptions of the most foolproof edible species to revealing stories about hallucinogenic or poisonous, yet often beautiful, fungi, Marley&’s long and passionate experience will inform and inspire readers with the stories of these dark and mysterious denizens of our forest floor.
Wildcrafted Vinegars: Making and Using Unique Acetic Acid Ferments for Quick Pickles, Hot Sauces, Soups, Salad Dressings, Pastes, Mustards, and More
by null Pascal Baudar*2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Silver Winner for CookingAward-winning author and forager Pascal Baudar uncovers incredible flavors and inspiring recipes to create unique, place-based vinegars using any landscape.Includes more than 100 delicious, easy recipes for quick pickles, soups, sauces, salad dressings, beverages, desserts, jams, and more!&“[Wildcrafted Vinegars] celebrates the versatility of this all-important—but often overlooked—acid in the kitchen.&”—Plate MagazineAfter covering yeast fermentation (The Wildcrafting Brewer) and lactic acid fermentation (Wildcrafted Fermentation), pioneering food expert Pascal Baudar completes his wild fermentation trilogy by tackling acetic acid ferments and the wide array of dishes you can create with them. Baudar delves deeply into the natural world for wild-gathered flavors: herbs, fruits, berries, roots, mushrooms—even wood, bark, and leaves—that play a vital part in infusing distinctive gourmet-quality vinegars.More than 100 recipes show how to use homemade vinegars to make a wide range of delicious foods: quick pickles, soups, sauces, salad dressings, beverages, desserts, jams, and other preserves.Recipes include:Pine, fir, and spruce–infused vinegarSmoked mushroom and seaweed vinegarBlueberry-mugwort vinegarWilder curry vinaigretteWasabi ginger vinegar saucePickled walnutsMountain oxymelAnd many more!Once you&’ve mastered the basic methods for making and aging vinegars at home, you might be inspired to experiment on your own and find local plants that express the unique landscape and terroir wherever you happen to live. Or you might decide to forage for ingredients in your own garden or at a local farmers market instead. Either way, Pascal Baudar is an experienced and encouraging guide to safe and responsible wild-gathering and food preservation.&“Pascal Baudar is a culinary visionary.&”—Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation
The Community Food Forest Handbook: How to Plan, Organize, and Nurture Edible Gathering Places
by null Catherine Bukowski null John MunsellCollaboration and leadership strategies for long-term successFueled by the popularity of permaculture and agroecology, community food forests are capturing the imaginations of people in neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the United States. Along with community gardens and farmers markets, community food forests are an avenue toward creating access to nutritious food and promoting environmental sustainability where we live. Interest in installing them in public spaces is on the rise. People are the most vital component of community food forests, but while we know more than ever about how to design food forests, the ways in which to best organize and lead groups of people involved with these projects has received relatively little attention.In The Community Food Forest Handbook, Catherine Bukowski and John Munsell dive into the civic aspects of community food forests, drawing on observations, group meetings, and interviews at over 20 projects across the country and their own experience creating and managing a food forest. They combine the stories and strategies gathered during their research with concepts of community development and project management to outline steps for creating lasting public food forests that positively impact communities.Rather than rehash food forest design, which classic books such as Forest Gardening and Edible Forest Gardens address in great detail, The Community Food Forest Handbook uses systems thinking and draws on social change theory to focus on how to work with diverse groups of people when conceiving of, designing, and implementing a community food forest. To find practical ground, the authors use management phases to highlight the ebb and flow of community capitals from a project&’s inception to its completion. They also explore examples of positive feedbacks that are often unexpected but offer avenues for enhancing the success of a community food forest.The Community Food Forest Handbook provides readers with helpful ideas for building and sustaining momentum, working with diverse public and private stakeholders, integrating assorted civic interests and visions within one project, creating safe and attractive sites, navigating community policies, positively affecting public perception, and managing site evolution and adaptation. Its concepts and examples showcase the complexities of community food forests, highlighting the human resilience of those who learn and experience what is possible when they collaborate on a shared vision for their community.&“A highly useful guide based on the collective wisdom of people and communities who are defining this practice as they develop it on the ground. The thoughtful analysis of planning strategies and numerous case studies of active projects help us all understand what community food forests are and can be for the future.&”—Steve Gabriel, author of Silvopasture and coauthor of Farming the Woods
The Virus and the Host: Protect Yourself from Infectious Disease by Reducing Toxicity, Improving Immunity, and Minimizing Chronic Illness
by null Chris Chlebowski"A gem of a book at a timely moment in history."—Stephanie Seneff, author of Toxic LegacyLearn how to take control of your health—and decrease susceptibility to infectious viral disease before it strikes.There will almost certainly be more pandemics in our future. Yet, during the coronavirus crisis, not a single major public health official took the simple step of telling Americans what we all need to hear:Robust good health—healthy immunity, low inflammation, low toxic burden, and freedom from stealth infection and chronic disease—is our best defense against infectious viral disease.Of course, it&’s not that simple. The way our bodies interact with infectious disease is complicated—both a function of the &“germ&” and the &“terrain&”—the virus and the host. In The Virus and the Host, Dr. Chlebowski succinctly describes emerging science on the virome and how toxic exposure, chronic inflammation, infections, and chronic diseases interact and predispose us to poor outcomes from acute viral infection. He then clearly outlines the tools needed for better health, including:• How to eat like your life depends on it• The best nutrients to supercharge your immunity• How to harness the power of botanical medicine• How to detoxify simply and safely at home• Valuable information on simple treatment and recommended diagnostic tests for given conditionsAs we move forward from the tragedy of COVID-19, it is essential that we come together to learn from our mistakes, and work hard—and work together—to prevent a similar crisis in the future. When the next pandemic hits, we need to be better prepared. Now is the time to do something, and it is the best investment we can make so that when—not if—the next &“big one&” hits we can keep our loved ones and ourselves safe and healthy. "This book left me feeling optimistic and empowered, and gave me greater knowledge about the history of viruses, as well as their future.&”—Erin Elizabeth, author; public speaker; founder, Health Nut News 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist for Health
Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long, 2nd Edition
by null Eliot Coleman&“Eliot is the reason I&’m cooking. . . . I&’ve followed that path because Eliot made it possible, and exciting, to farm in the four seasons.&”—Dan Barber, chef&“There is hardly a more well-known or well-respected name among organic farmers than Eliot Coleman.&”—Civil EatsLearn season-extending techniques and eat the best food—garden fresh and chemical free—all year long, with little effort or expense.If you love the joys of eating home-garden vegetables but always thought those joys had to stop at the end of summer, this book is for you. Eliot Coleman introduces the surprising fact that most of the United States has more winter sunshine than the south of France. He shows how North American gardeners can successfully use that sun to raise a wide variety of traditional winter vegetables in backyard cold frames and plastic covered tunnel greenhouses without supplementary heat.Inside, you&’ll also learn:Composting techniquesSimple Mineral AmendmentsPlanning and preparing your garden siteSeeds for four seasonsHow to build cold frames, high tunnels, and mobile greenhousesHow to cope with snowHow to create a root cellar and other storage techniquesAnd much, much more!Coleman expands upon his own experiences with new ideas learned on a winter-vegetable pilgrimage across the ocean to the acknowledged kingdom of vegetable cuisine, the southern part of France, which lies on the 44th parallel, the same latitude as his farm in Maine.This story of sunshine, weather patterns, old limitations and expectations, and new realities is delightfully innovative in the best gardening tradition. Four-Season Harvest will have you feasting on fresh produce from your garden all through the winter.&“The man, the farmer, the legend, is Eliot Coleman.&”—The AtlanticTo learn more about the possibility of a four-season farm, please visit Coleman&’s website www.fourseasonfarm.com.
Flower Farming for Profit: The Complete Guide to Growing a Successful Cut Flower Business
by null Lennie LarkinNamed a &“Best Book for Budding Farmers&” by Country Living&“Flower Farming for Profit does a deep dive into the least glamorous, but most important part of farming—how to run a profitable business. This must-have book is incredibly thoughtful, well organized, and brimming with real-life examples. Lennie&’s down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach to the numbers is a breath of fresh air.&”—Erin Benzakein, owner, Floret Farm; New York Times bestselling author of Floret Farm&’s A Year in FlowersWith practical, step-by-step instructions and on-the-ground examples at every scale, Flower Farming for Profit is a comprehensive, beautiful guide to achieving profitability as a cut flower farmer.When Lennie Larkin set out to become a flower farmer, she found all sorts of resources about growing flowers but a scarcity of reliable information on how to build a profitable cut flower business. How do you create efficient systems and adequately value your own time and effort through your pricing? When and how should you consider scaling up your farm? How can you make doing what you love support you financially?In Flower Farming for Profit, Larkin answers these questions—and many, many more. With instructive lessons and savvy business tips from her own and other successful farms around the world, she explores:The diverse challenges of both wholesale and retail sales channels, from florists and farm stands to farmers marketsStreamlining weddings for the farmer-florist, from communications to floral designEfficient recordkeeping and bookkeepingSteps for conducting your own cost-of-production analysisMarketing and growth strategiesBusiness planning, goal setting, and making financial projectionsCrop planning based on local climatic conditions, market demand, and sales projectionsThe cut flower industry continues to experience wild growth. To successfully do what they love while expanding the market for sustainably produced flowers, new and experienced farmers alike must deliberately step back from the field and into the office. Flower Farming for Profit is a one-of-a-kind guide to creating the type of numbers-driven business that will allow individual farms to prosper and local flower economies to thrive.
Hedgelands [US Edition]: A wild wander around Britains greatest habitat
by null Christopher HartLonglisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing"Delightful . . . Hedgelands is a merry exposition on the history and biology of these unique ecosystems, and a very good argument as to why we should re-engage with the hedge."—The Wall Street Journal"Hart&’s passion for the potential that resides here is intoxicating. Occasionally an environmental solution comes along that is so breathtakingly simple you can&’t believe that not everyone is already doing it."—Sunday Times"[A] joyously readable book— it riffs along like breeze in the hedgerow."—John Lewis-Stempel in Country LifeOn this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain, celebrated author Christopher Hart takes us through the life, ecology and history of the humble countryside hedge and how it is inextricably woven into our language, landscape and culture.Hedges – or hedgerows – have long been an integral part of the British landscape. An ancient, human-made boundary, hedgerows have become a critically important haven for wildlife and are now being recognised as one of the greatest &‘edge&’ habitats on Earth.Britain boasts 400,000 kilometres of hedgerows, but has lost 50 per cent of them since the Second World War and their slow deterioration today is becoming a huge threat to the ecosystem.In Hedgelands, Christopher Hart shares the history of the hedge, highlighting the hawthorn and hazel of ancient hedgerows, and reveals its abundance of wildlife, from the elusive dunnock to the iconic nightingale, the industrious hedgehog to the miniscule harvest mouse.He demonstrates how this true environmental hero and powerful climate ally can help rebuild species-rich, resilient havens for birds, mammals and insects. Hedges play a vital role in mature woodland, grassland and even wetland, all of which can offer us much-needed ecological diversity and carbon sequestration.Through rewilding a patch of land in southwest England, Christopher shows us how easy, joyful and rewarding it is to restore even the smallest stretch of hedge. Whether you live in the country or the city, Hedgelands shares how simple actions can make a huge difference to the future of our precious hedges – and environment.&“What&’s good for us is good for nature, and what&’s good for nature is good for us. And nowhere is this more true than in the bustling, flourishing, flowering, fruiting and altogether glorious native British hedge.&”—Christopher Hart
Being Salmon, Being Human: Encountering the Wild in Us and Us in the Wild
by null Martin Lee MuellerNautilus Award Silver Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment In search of a new story for our place on earthBeing Salmon, Being Human examines Western culture&’s tragic alienation from nature by focusing on the relationship between people and salmon―weaving together key narratives about the Norwegian salmon industry as well as wild salmon in indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest.Mueller uses this lens to articulate a comprehensive critique of human exceptionalism, directly challenging the four-hundred-year-old notion that other animals are nothing but complicated machines without rich inner lives and that Earth is a passive backdrop to human experience. Being fully human, he argues, means experiencing the intersection of our horizon of understanding with that of other animals. Salmon are the test case for this. Mueller experiments, in evocative narrative passages, with imagining the world as a salmon might see it, and considering how this enriches our understanding of humanity in the process.Being Salmon, Being Human is both a philosophical and a narrative work, rewarding readers with insightful interpretations of major philosophers―Descartes, Heidegger, Abram, and many more―and reflections on the human–Earth relationship. It stands alongside Abram&’s Spell of the Sensuous and Becoming Animal, as well as Andreas Weber&’s The Biology of Wonder and Matter and Desire―heralding a new &“Copernican revolution&” in the fields of biology, ecology, and philosophy.&“Philosophically, scientifically, morally, and artistically, Mueller blows the [salmon] industry guys literally out of the water. If you care about the future of salmon, you must read this essential, rigorously documented book.&”―Sy Montgomery, coauthor of Tamed and Untamed; author of The Soul of an Octopus&“A marvelous exploration of what it means to belong within life&’s community. Mueller integrates imagination and analysis to produce a book of rare and important insight.&”―David George Haskell, author of The Songs of Trees
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
by null Naomi WolfA New York Times Bestseller!&“I hope we wake up quickly because history shows it&’s a small window in which people can fight back before it is too dangerous to fight back.&”—Naomi Wolf on Fox News Channel&’s Tucker Carlson TonightIn a stunning indictment, best-selling author Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. In authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century&’s worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China, and Chile.The book cuts across political parties and ideologies and speaks directly to those among us who are concerned about the ever-tightening noose being placed around our liberties.In this timely call to arms, Naomi Wolf compels us to face the way our free America is under assault. She warns us–with the straight-to-fellow-citizens urgency of one of Thomas Paine&’s revolutionary pamphlets–that we have little time to lose if our children are to live in real freedom.&“Recent history has profound lessons for us in the U.S. today about how fascist, totalitarian, and other repressive leaders seize and maintain power, especially in what were once democracies. The secret is that these leaders all tend to take very similar, parallel steps. The Founders of this nation were so deeply familiar with tyranny and the habits and practices of tyrants that they set up our checks and balances precisely out of fear of what is unfolding today. We are seeing these same kinds of tactics now closing down freedoms in America, turning our nation into something that in the near future could be quite other than the open society in which we grew up and learned to love liberty,&” states Wolf.Wolf is taking her message directly to the American people in the most accessible form and as part of a large national campaign to reach out to ordinary Americans about the dangers we face today. This includes a lecture and speaking tour, and being part of the nascent American Freedom Campaign, a grassroots effort to ensure that presidential candidates pledge to uphold the constitution and protect our liberties from further erosion.The End of America will shock, enrage, and motivate–spurring us to act, as the Founders would have counted on us to do in a time such as this, as rebels and patriots–to save our liberty and defend our nation.Nautilus Book Awards: Silver Medal, Social Change/ActivismIndependent Publisher Book Awards: Silver MedalAxiom Business Book Award, Bronze&“Here is Wolf's compellingly and cogently argued political argument for civil rights . . . Readers will appreciate her energy and urgency as she warns we are living through a dangerous "fascist shift". . . Highly recommended for all collections.&”—Library Journal (starred review)
Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts: 50 Easy-to-Grow Plants for the Organic Home Garden or Landscape
by null Allyson Levy null Scott Serrano*Named one of the best gardening books for 2023 by Gardens Illustrated*2023 GardenComm Media Awards Silver Laurel Medal of Achievement*As seen in The New York TimesThe easy-to-use resource for growing healthy, resilient, low-maintenance trees, shrubs, vines, and other fruiting plants from around the world—perfect for farmers, gardeners, and landscapers at every scale.Illustrated with more than 200 color photographs and covering 50 productive edible crops—from Arctic kiwi to jujube, medlar to heartnut—this is the go-to guide for growers interested in creating diversity in their growing spaces.&“[Levy and Serrano] go way beyond the standard fare. . . . With their help, you&’ll be growing persimmons, currants and hazelnuts in no time.&”—Modern FarmerCold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts is a one-stop compendium of the most productive, edible fruit-and nut-bearing crops that push the boundaries of what can survive winters in cold-temperate growing regions. While most nurseries and guidebooks feature plants that are riddled with pest problems (such as apples and peaches), veteran growers and founders of the Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Allyson Levy and Scott Serrano, focus on both common and unfamiliar fruits that have few, if any, pest or disease problems and an overall higher level of resilience.Inside Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts you&’ll find:Taste profiles for all fifty hardy fruits and nuts, with notes on harvesting and usesPlant descriptions and natural historiesRecommended cultivars, both new and classicPropagation methods for increasing plantsNut profiles including almonds, chestnuts, walnuts, and pecansFertilization needs and soil/site requirementsAnd much more!With beautiful and instructive color photographs throughout, the book is also full of concise, clearly written botanical and cultural information based on the authors&’ years of growing experience. The fifty fruits and nuts featured provide a nice balance of the familiar and the exotic: from almonds and pecans to more unexpected fruits like maypop and Himalayan chocolate berry. Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts gives adventurous gardeners all they need to get growing.Both experienced and novice gardeners who are interested in creating a sustainable landscape with a greater diversity of plant life—while also providing healthy foods—will find this book an invaluable resource.
The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening: How to Grow an Abundance of Herbs, Vegetables and Fruit in Small Spaces (Winner - Garden Media Guild Practical Book of the Year Award 2022)
by null Mark Ridsdill SmithWinner of the Garden Media Guild's The Peter Seabrook Practical Book of the Year Award 20222023 GardenComm Media Awards Silver Laurel Medal of Achievement From the creator of the wildly popular website &“Vertical Veg&” and with over 200k people in his online community of growers, comes the complete guide to growing delicious fruit, vegetables, herbs, and salad in containers, pots, and more—in any space, from window boxes to garden yards, no matter how small!"[A] thorough and enthusiastic guide to vegetable gardening . . . both handy and hefty...Aspiring urban gardeners will want to give this a look."—Publishers WeeklyIf you long to grow your own tomatoes, zucchini, or strawberries, but thought you didn&’t have enough space, Mark Ridsdill Smith, aka the &“Vertical Veg Man,&” will show you how to make the most of walls, balconies, patios, arches, and windowsills.Ridsdill Smith has spent over ten years teaching people to grow bountiful, edible crops in all kinds of containers in small spaces.Inside The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening, you&’ll find:• Mark&’s &“Eight Steps to Success&”• How to make the most of your space• How to draw up a planning calendar so you can grow throughout the year• Planting projects for beginners• Compost recipes and wormery guide for the more experienced gardener• Troubleshoots for specific challenges of growing in small spaces• How growing food at home can contribute to wellbeing and the local communityWith quick, proven results from his own tests, failures, and successes, Mark will show you how gardening in containers is not just a hobby, but a way of creating a significant amount of delicious, low-cost, high nutrition food.Don&’t be confined by the space you have—grow all the food you want with Mark&’s Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening.
The Hungry Ghost Bread Book: An Offbeat Bakerys Guide to Crafting Sourdough Loaves, Flatbreads, Crackers, Scones, and More
by null Jonathan Stevens2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist for CookingLonglisted for the André Simon Award for Food Books for 2024&“A beautifully written book by a true artisan. . . . Easy to read and likely to inspire, this book will take your bread-making to the next level.&”—Sandor Ellix Katz, fermentation revivalist; author of The Art of Fermentation and other fermentation bestsellers&“It&’s impossible to read through the recipes in The Hungry Ghost Bread Book without being inspired to scoop out some sourdough starter and get mixing.&”—Maurizio Leo, author of James Beard Award–winning The Perfect LoafFor the adventurous home baker and small-scale commercial baker alike, The Hungry Ghost Bread Book is a delicious guide and a pious devotional to the wonderful, awe-inspiring world of sourdough.What does it mean to take on the practice of bread? Jonathan Stevens, co-owner of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts, has pondered this question over thirty years of baking sourdough bread. Baking is a ritual that demands attention, physical proximity, close observation, and continual adjustment. It begets sustenance, fosters community, and connects us with a 10,000-year-old craft.The Hungry Ghost Bread Book is a window onto one baker&’s artisan approach to sourdough bread—the culmination of his time in the tide of dough.Sourdough, declares Stevens, is not a style of bread. It is bread. The sourdough starter—the microbial community used to inoculate bread dough—transforms flour into something truly digestible by humans, unlocking the nutrients that are otherwise inaccessible. Stevens&’s unique approach to working with sourdough can be summed up by three tenets, each of which begins with &“more.&” More hydration, more fermentation, and more heat in the oven.Inside these pages, you&’ll find tools, techniques, insights, short-cuts, ingredients, warnings, and a handful of haikus. You&’ll find instructions for creating and nurturing your own sourdough starter, as well as formulas for a variety of loaves, flatbreads, crackers, folds, scones, bagels, and more, including:Eight-Grain BreadFig & Sage BreadPotato-Thyme FougasseSesame-Spelt CrackersRosemary Walnut SconesThe results are quite fantastic: bread that bites back, heels worth chewing on, and scraps worth toasting. A return to real Wonder.&“The Hungry Ghost feeds more than spirits with its spectacular breads.&”—Saveur (naming Hungry Ghost Bread a &“Great American Bread Bakery&”)
Koji Alchemy: Rediscovering the Magic of Mold-Based Fermentation (Soy Sauce, Miso, Sake, Mirin, Amazake, Charcuterie)
by null Jeremy Umansky null Rich Shih"This book is remarkable."—David Zilber, co-author of The Noma Guide to Fermentation James Beard Foundation Book Award Finalist for Reference and Scholarship "The perfect next step."—NPR's "Science Friday" This is the first book devoted to processes, concepts, and recipes for fermenting and culturing foods with koji, the microbe behind the delicious, umami flavors of Japanese cuisine In Koji Alchemy chefs Jeremy Umansky and Rich Shih—collectively considered to be the most practical, experienced, generous educators on the culinary power of this unique ingredient—deliver a comprehensive look at modern koji use around the world. Using it to rapidly age charcuterie, cheese, and other ferments, they take the magic of koji to the next level, revolutionizing the creation of fermented foods and flavor profiles for both professional and home cooks.Koji Alchemy includes: • A foreword by best-selling author Sandor Katz (The Art of Fermentation) • Cutting-edge techniques on koji growing and curing • Information on equipment and setting up your kitchen • More than 35 recipes for sauces, pastes, ferments, and alcohol, including stand-outs like Popcorn Koji, Roasted Entire Squash Miso, Korean Makgeolli, Amazake Rye Bread, and more &“Koji Alchemy is empowering and does much to open the door to further creativity and innovation. . . . I can&’t wait to see and taste the next wave of koji experimentation it inspires.&” —Sandor Katz "Next level fermentation fodder."—The Boston Globe
A Small Farm Future: Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth
by null Chris SmajeA modern classic of the new agrarianism"Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction."—Vandana Shiva"Every young person should read this book."—Richard HeinbergIn a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organizing society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation—and will yield humanity&’s best chance at survival.Drawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, A Small Farm Future analyses the complex forces that make societal change inevitable; explains how low-carbon, locally self-reliant agrarian communities can empower us to successfully confront these changes head on; and explores the pathways for delivering this vision politically.Challenging both conventional wisdom and utopian blueprints, A Small Farm Future offers rigorous original analysis of wicked problems and hidden opportunities in a way that illuminates the path toward functional local economies, effective self-provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared earth.Perfect for readers of both Wendell Berry and Thomas Piketty, A Small Farm Future is a refreshing, new outlook on a way forward for society—and a vital resource for activists, students, policy makers, and anyone looking to enact change.
Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action on Climate, Farming, Food, and a Green New Deal
by null Ronnie Cummins&“This is a book that should be in the hands of every activist working on food and farming and climate change.&”—Vandana ShivaA practical, shovel-ready plan for anyone wondering what they can do to help address the global climate crisisGrassroots Rising is a passionate call to action for the global body politic, providing practical solutions for how to survive—and thrive—in catastrophic times. Author Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, aims to educate and inspire citizens worldwide to organize and become active participants in preventing ecological collapse.This book offers a blueprint for building and supercharging a grassroots Regeneration Movement based on:• Consumer activism• Farmer innovation• Political change• Regenerative financeCummins asserts that the solution lies right beneath our feet and at the end of our forks through the transformation of our broken food system. Using regenerative agriculture practices that restore our agricultural and grazing lands, we can sequester massive amounts of carbon in the soil. Coupled with an aggressive transition toward renewables, he argues that we have the power to not only mitigate and slow down climate change, but actually reverse global warming by strengthening our infrastructure.Grassroots Rising shows that a properly organized and executed Regeneration Revolution can indeed offer realistic climate solutions while also meeting our everyday needs.&“This is a &‘good news&’ instructional book for Regeneration, a plan of action for the United States and the world to transition to climate stability, peace, justice, health, prosperity, cooperation, and participatory democracy.&”—Ronnie Cummins
The Independent Farmstead: Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture Management
by null Beth Dougherty null Shawn DoughertyWith in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more&“If we work hard, we sleep well.&”Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow&’s Ear, the state of Ohio designated it &“not suitable for agriculture.&” Today, their family raises and grows 90% of their own food.Such self-sufficiency is largely the result of basing their farming practices around intensive pasture management. Pioneered by such luminaries as Allan Savory, Greg Judy, and Joel Salatin, the tenets of holistic grazing—employed mostly by larger-scale commercial operations—have been adapted by the Doughertys to fit their family&’s needs. In The Independent Farmstead, The Sow&’s Ear model for regenerating the land and growing food—&“the best you ever tasted&”—is elucidated for others to use and build upon.In witty and welcoming style, The Independent Farmstead covers everything from choosing a species of ruminant and incorporating it into a grass-based system to innovative electric fencing and watering systems, to what to do with all of the milk, meat, and, yes, manure that the self-sustaining farm produces. Within these pages, the Doughertys discuss how to:Find and improve poor, waste, or abused land and develop its natural water resources;Select and purchase the appropriate ruminant for regenerating your farmstead;Apply fencing strategies and pasture management basics;Implement basic, uncomplicated food processing, including large and small animal butchering and cheese making; andIntegrate grass, gardens, and livestock to minimize or eliminate the need for off-farm inputs.As the Doughertys write, more and more people today are feeling &“the desire for clean, affordable food, unmodified, unprocessed, and unmedicated and the security of local food sourcing for ourselves and our children.&” The Independent Farmstead is a must-have resource for those who count themselves as part of this movement: both new and prospective farmers and homesteaders, and those who are interested in switching to grass-based systems. Best of all it&’s the kind of rare how-to book that the authors themselves view not as a compendium of one-size-fits-all instructions but as &“the beginning of a conversation,&” one that is utterly informative, sincere, and inspiring.
Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat: An All-Natural, Humane, and Profitable Approach to Production on a Small Scale
by null Nichki CarangeloAn accessible, practical resource for pasture-based rabbit production-complete with rabbit husbandry basics, enterprise budgets, and guidelines for growing, processing and selling rabbits commercially.In recent years, there has been talk in the food world that rabbits make more sense than chicken. In a country with a $41 billion broiler chicken industry, this might seem like a pretty bold statement, but it&’s hardly unsubstantiated. And yet while media has been abuzz about the supposed super protein, very few farmers are stepping up to meet the rapidly increasing interest in sustainably raised rabbit meat. This is partly due to the lack of available resources in the field of rabbit husbandry.Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat is the first book to address the growing trend of ecological rabbit husbandry for the beginning to market-scale farmer. Inspired by Daniel Salatin, who has long been considered the pioneer in integrated rabbit farming, Nichki Carangelo proves that a viable pasture-based rabbitry is not only possible and user-friendly, it&’s also profitable.In Carangelo&’s approach, happy, healthy rabbits are seasonally raised outside on pasture, using a pasture and wire hybrid system that promotes natural behaviors and a diverse diet, while effectively managing the associated risks. Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat offers valuable information on how farmers can build their own rabbit enterprise from scratch and includes tips on breed selection, breeding techniques, nutrition guidelines, record keeping tools, slaughtering and butchering instructions, marketing advice, and enterprise guides to help farmers plan for profitability. This is an essential guide for anyone interested in integrating rabbits onto a diversified farm or homestead.&“Nichki Carangelo&’s Raising Pastured Rabbits for Meat is like a long chat with a warm and generous friend who&’s sharing advice based on her own experience, hard won from both her successes and her mistakes (which you won&’t have to repeat). Her approach is pragmatic and flexible, never doctrinaire.&”—Harvey Ussery, author of The Small-Scale Poultry Flock
Slowspoke: A Unicyclist's Guide to America
by null Mark SchimmoellerWhy a unicycle? Why a cross-country trip? Why leave a prominent New York magazine and return to the simple life in Kentucky?Reminiscent of classic literary travelogues, Mark Schimmoeller&’s Slowspoke: A Unicyclist&’s Guide to America takes readers on an inward, emotional journey as he inches across landscapes and communities from North Carolina to Arizona.Schimmoeller became inspired by his unicycle as an adolescent. It taught him that rushing—whether down the driveway or toward adulthood—would cause a fall, and so, instead of accepting the speeding, straight line that de-fines modern American life, he adopted his single wheel&’s wayward rhythms.Written with poise and humor, Slowspoke is more than a cross-country trip on a unicycle; it&’s a meditation on a playful, recalcitrant slowness that is increasingly rare in a culture obsessed with acceleration. At times ach-ing and other times joyful, Schimmoeller intersperses recollections of his journey with vignettes of his present-day, off-the-grid homesteading with his wife in Kentucky and their efforts to save an old-growth forest.Schimmoeller&’s personal journey will resonate with anyone who has slowed down to experience life at a unicycle&’s speed or who longs to do so, who has fallen in love or searched for it, or who has treasured tall trees or mourned their loss.
A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity
by null William Coperthwaite null John Saltmarsh"A richly textured exploration of Bill Coperthwaite's work and thought, encouraging us to take the lessons of his life to heart. Each of us has the potential to craft our own lives with our own hands—actively, joyfully, and nonviolently, drawing upon the wisdom of our ancestors, striving for justice in the present, and fulfilling our obligations to those who will inherit our legacy."—John SaltmarshWilliam Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years hasexplored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott Nearing, Coperthwaite has fashioned a livelihood of integrity and completeness-buying almost nothing, providing for his own needs, and serving as a guide and companion to hundreds of apprentices drawn to his unique way of being.A Handmade Life carries Coperthwaite&’s ongoing experiments with hand tools, hand-grown and gathered food, and handmade shelter, clothing, and furnishings out into the world to challenge and inspire. His writing is both philosophical and practical, exploring themes of beauty, work, education, and design while giving instruction on the hand-crafting of the necessities of life. Richly illustrated with luminous color photographs by Peter Forbes, the book is a moving and inspirational testament to a new practice of old ways of life.
Hoofprints on the Land: How Traditional Herding and Grazing Can Restore the Soil and Bring Animal Agriculture Back in Balance with the Earth
by null Ilse Köhler-RollefsonPerfect for fans of English Pastoral and Wilding, Hoofprints on the Land shows that herding cultures are not a thing of the past but a regenerative model for our future.Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating and lyrical book exploring the deep and ancient working partnerships between people and animals. UN advocate and camel conservationist Ilse Köhler-Rollefson writes a passionate rallying cry for those invisible and forgotten herding cultures that exist all over the world, and how by embracing these traditional nomadic practices, we can help restore and regenerate the Earth. Ilse has spent the last 30 years living with and studying the Raika camel herders in Rajasthan, India, and she shows how pastoralists can address many of the problems humanity faces.Whether it be sheep, cattle, reindeer, camels, alpacas, goats, or yaks—this ancient and natural means of keeping livestock challenges the myth that animal-free agriculture is the only way forward for a healthy planet.From the need to produce food more sustainably and equitably to the consequences of climate change, land degradation and loss of biodiversity, we can learn from pastoralists to help repair the human relationship with livestock to return to a model of intelligent cooperation rather than dominance.As Ilse writes: &“Herding is therapy, not just for the planet, but also for our souls.&”
Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements
by null Vandana Shiva*2023 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Heroic Journeys&“All of us who care about the future of Planet Earth must be grateful to Vandana Shiva.&”—Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of PeaceA powerful new memoir published to coincide with Vandana Shiva&’s 70th birthday.Vandana Shiva has been described in many ways: the &“Gandhi of Grain,&” &“a rock star&” in the battle against GMOs, and &“the most powerful voice&” for people of the developing world. For over four decades she has vociferously advocated for diversity, indigenous knowledge, localization, and real democracy; she has been at the forefront of seed saving, food sovereignty, and connecting the dots between the destruction of nature, the polarization of societies, and indiscriminate corporate greed.In Terra Viva, Dr. Shiva shares her most memorable campaigns, alongside some of the world&’s most celebrated activists and environmentalists, all working toward a livable planet and healthier democracies. For the very first time, she also recounts the stories of her childhood in post-partition India—the influence of the Himalayan forests she roamed; her parents, who saw no difference in the education of boys and girls at a time when this was not the norm; and the Chipko movement, whose women were &“the real custodians of biodiversity-related knowledge.&” Throughout, Shiva&’s pursuit of a unique intellectual path marrying quantum physics with science, technology, and environmental policy will captivate the reader.Terra Viva is a celebration of a remarkable life and a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges we face moving forward—including those revealed by the COVID crisis, the privatization of biotechnology, and the commodification of our biological and natural resources.&“One of the world&’s most prominent radical scientists.&”—The Guardian