Author: Rosemary Gladstar Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co ISBN: 9780892818945 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 332
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"Planting the Future" shows how land stewardship, habitat protection, and sustainable cultivation are of critical importance to ensure an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations.
Author: Benjamin ORIAJE Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 119
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Whenever the book of history is opened, it will interest you to know that only those who left their footprints on the sand of history are recognized, for they are the ones who discovered their purpose and translated it into a solution to their World. They optimized their lives and planted their future. Because of this, they are forever remembered. Everyone is entitled to be remembered, either for good or for bad. However, if I may ask: what will you be remembered for? Why will you be remembered? Where will you be remembered? When will you be remembered? How will you be remembered? The answers to these questions all boil down to how you plant your future. So, how do you want to plant your future if you want to be remembered? This is a question life poses to you at every point in time. If properly answered, you have the chance of optimizing your life in every way. Plant your future today! This book answers five critical life questions everyone needs to answer if they were to live optimally and all these questions were discovered from one of the great parables from Scripture (Matthew 13:3-8) spoken by Jesus and they are: What do you want to plant? Where do you want to plant? When do you want to plant? Who do you want to plant for? How do you want to plant? This parable webs a lot of wisdom to instruct everyman who wants to get the best out of his time while on the earth. It is with this foundation this book was scrutiny documented. Through the insights discussed, you will draw wisdom from a farmer. It unravels the reason why every man needs to discover, takes responsibility, and impact his or her world with the purpose he or she exists for with the time he or she has. And this would only be possible by Planting the Future. The canon on which this book is made applies to every endeavor of life be it business, finance, marriage, ministry, relationships amongst others. I of no doubt believe that you will not only get wisdom, instructions, and new perspective alone from this book. You will definitely have it for a testimony that this was the book you read that transformed your life into generating greater results in your chosen endeavor. And when this happens don't keep it to yourself.
Author: Elizabeth Ann R. Bird Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 9780813820729 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 276
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Synthesizes results of the "Sustainable Agriculture Initiative," a "systematic socioeconomic comparison of sustainable and conventional farming" sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation and conducted in a five-state area.
Author: John E. Bradshaw Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319232851 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 710
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This book aims to help plant breeders by reviewing past achievements, currently successful practices, and emerging methods and techniques. Theoretical considerations are also presented to strike the right balance between being as simple as possible but as complex as necessary. The United Nations predicts that the global human population will continue rising to 9.0 billion by 2050. World food production will need to increase between 70-100 per cent in just 40 years. First generation bio-fuels are also using crops and cropland to produce energy rather than food. In addition, land area used for agriculture may remain static or even decrease as a result of degradation and climate change, despite more land being theoretically available, unless crops can be bred which tolerate associated abiotic stresses. Lastly, it is unlikely that steps can be taken to mitigate all of the climate change predicted to occur by 2050, and beyond, and hence adaptation of farming systems and crop production will be required to reduce predicted negative effects on yields that will occur without crop adaptation. Substantial progress will therefore be required in bridging the yield gap between what is currently achieved per unit of land and what should be possible in future, with the best farming methods and best storage and transportation of food, given the availability of suitably adapted cultivars, including adaptation to climate change. My book is divided into four parts: Part I is an historical introduction; Part II deals with the origin of genetic variation by mutation and recombination of DNA; Part III explains how the mating system of a crop species determines the genetic structure of its landraces; Part IV considers the three complementary options for future progress: use of sexual reproduction in further conventional breeding, base broadening and introgression; mutation breeding; and genetically modified crops.
Author: Pam Warhurst Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1783064870 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 328
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Incredible! reveals how one town decided to take control of its own future – with vegetables. The future looks bleak. The economy’s in the doldrums. We’ve lost faith in politicians and big business. Over all that looms the threat of climate change – extreme weather is already sending shock waves through global food supplies. But a once-forgotten Yorkshire mill town is spreading a new story of hope… This is the tale of an extraordinary local food movement that has become a worldwide phenomenon. Told by Pam Warhurst, co-founder of Incredible Edible Todmorden, and writer Joanna Dobson, the book invites readers into a humorous, inspiring and often moving series of stories that brought people together through the simple method of planting vegetables in public places. People have found that when they put edible plants in their front gardens, they get to know their neighbours, building a community one conversation at a time. When they grow fruit trees at school, children learn life skills. And when market traders stock local produce, they build business networks. Incredible Edible Todmorden has sparked similar projects across the world – and it could be your story, too! Incredible! Plant Veg, Grow a Revolution has an international audience, appealing to anyone who cares about the environment, gardening, community, education or local enterprise.
Author: Rosemary Gladstar Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1594775834 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 753
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Voted one of the Top 10 books in 2000 by the Vermont Book Publishers Association. A collective endeavor by United Plant Savers, featuring America's most respected and well-known herbalists. Contributors include Don Babineau, Tim Blakley, Mark Blumenthal, Jane Bothwell, Stephen Harrod Buhner, David Bunting, Richo Cech, Tane Datta, Shatoiya and Rick de la Tour, Ryan Drum, Doug Elliott, Steven Foster, Cascade Anderson Geller, Kate Gilday, Rosemary Gladstar, James Green, Pamela Hirsch, Christopher Hobbs, Sara Katz, Kathi Keville, Robyn Klein, Richard Liebmann, Brigitte Mars, Pam Montgomery, Nancy and Michael Phillips, Janice J. Schofield, Joanne Marie Snow, Deb Soule, Paul Strauss, Gregory L. Tilford, Krista Thie, Susun S. Weed, David Winston, Martin Wall, Matthew Wood. While the renaissance in the U.S. botanical market is positive in many respects, medicinal plant populations are suffering from loss of habitat and overharvesting, and many bestselling herbs are now at risk including echinacea, American ginseng, goldenseal, Hawaiian wild kava, and wild yam. The authors share their extensive experience with using and growing thirty-three of these popular herbs and include suggestions for creating your own private herbal sanctuary--whether a city balcony, suburban backyard, or rural retreat. Full-color photographs will inspire experienced and novice herb users alike to protect and cultivate these remarkable healing plants. Readers will also find out how to use herbal analogues for at-risk plants--other medicinal herbs that provide the same benefits and exist in plentiful amounts--and learn ways to make their herbal purchases a vote for sustainability. Planting the Future shows us how we can participate in the land stewardship, habitat protection, and eco-friendly consumption that will ensure an abundant, renewable supply of medicinal plants for future generations. All author royalties will be used for replanting native medicinal herbs on a 370-acre botanical sanctuary in Ohio.
Author: Thomas Christopher Publisher: Timber Press ISBN: 1604693045 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 256
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Gardeners are the front line of defense in our struggle to tackle the problems of global warming, loss of habitat, water shortages, and shrinking biodiversity. In The New American Landscape, author and editor Thomas Christopher brings together the best thinkers on the topic of gardening sustainably, and asks them to describe the future of the sustainable landscape. The discussion unfolds from there, and what results is a collective vision as eloquent as it is diverse. The New American Landscape offers designers a roadmap to a beautiful garden that improves, not degrades the environment. It’s a provocative manifesto about the important role gardens play in creating a more sustainable future that no professional garden designer can afford to miss. John Greenlee and Neil Diboll on the new American meadow garden Rick Darke on balancing natives and exotics in the garden Doug Tallamy on landscapes that welcome wildlife Eric Toensmeier on the sustainable edible garden David Wolfe on gardening sustainable with a changing climate Elaine Ingham on managing soil health David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth on sustainable pest solutions Ed Snodgrass and Linda McIntyre on green roofs in the sustainable residential landscape Thomas Christopher on waterwise gardens Toby Hemenway on whole system garden design The Sustainable Site Initiative on the managing the home landscape as a sustainable site
Author: Shashank Shekhar Solankey Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 1838805125 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 182
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Urban horticulture is a means of utilizing every little space available in cities amidst buildings and other constructions for growing plants. It utilizes this space to raise gardens that can be economically productive while contributing to environmental greening. It can boost food and ornamental plants production, provide job opportunities, promote green space development, waste recycling, and urban landscaping, and result in improved environment. This book covers a wide array of topics on this subject and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.
Author: Craig LeHoullier Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1612122094 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 505
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Savor your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier provides everything a tomato enthusiast needs to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes, from planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season. He also offers a comprehensive guide to various pests and tomato diseases, explaining how best to avoid them. With beautiful photographs and intriguing tomato profiles throughout, Epic Tomatoes celebrates one of the most versatile and delicious crops in your garden.
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