Author: Huw Richards Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0744066174 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 637
Book Description
Garden efficiently and grow more food - Huw Richards shows you how. Following the success of Veg in One Bed and Grow Food for Free, in The Vegetable Grower's Handbook Huw shares his tried-and-tested approaches from his own garden so you can unearth your garden's potential. With simple yet effective methods, such as nurturing healthy soil, optimizing space, and following a planting plan, anyone can be a productive vegetable grower while working in harmony with nature. As well as Huw's recommendations on good planning and infrastructure, he has tips for plenty of quick wins too, such as how to attract beneficial pollinators. You'll be amazed at what you can achieve by setting goals, planning ahead, and trialling new ideas. Every successful business has a strategy. Why not apply one to your vegetable patch?
Author: Nancy M. Trautmann Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company ISBN: 9780787244330 Category : Compost Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Promote inquiry-based learning and environmental responsibility at the same time. Composting in the Classroom is your comprehensive guide offering descriptions of a range of composting mechanisms, from tabletop soda bottles to outdoor bins. Activities vary in complexity -- you can use this as a whole unit, or pick and choose individual activities.
Author: Charles Dowding Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0744077753 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 631
Book Description
Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops - without back-breaking effort! Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well now you can! By following the simple steps set out in No Dig, in just a few short hours you can revolutionize your vegetable patch with plants already in the ground from day one! Charles Dowding is on a mission to teach that there is no need to dig over the soil, but by minimizing intervention you are actively boosting soil productivity. In fact, The less you dig, the more you preserve soil structure and nurture the fungal mycelium vital to the health of all plants. This is the essence of the No Dig system that Charles Dowding has perfected over a lifetime growing vegetables. So put your gardening gloves on and get ready to discover: - Guides and calendars of when to sow, grow, and harvest. - Inspiring information and first-hand guidance from the author - “Delve deeper” features look in-depth at the No Dig system and the facts and research that back it up. - The essential role of compost and how to make your own at home. - The importance of soil management, soil ecology, and soil health. Now one of the hottest topics in environmental science, this "wood-wide web" has informed Charles's practice for decades, and he's proven it isn't just trees that benefit - every gardener can harness the power of the wood-wide web. Featuring newly- commissioned step-by-step photography of all stages of growing vegetables and herbs, and all elements of No Dig growing, shot at Charles’s beautiful market garden in Somerset, you too will be able to grow more veg with less time and effort, and in harmony with nature - so join the No Dig revolution today! A must-have volume for followers of Charles Dowding who fervently believe in his approach to low input, high yield gardening, as well as gardeners who want to garden more lightly on the earth, with environmentally friendly techniques like organic and No Dig.
Author: Matt Powers Publisher: ISBN: 9781945178658 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
The Permaculture Student 1 Workbook is a guide with recipes, formulas & diagrams to help anyone analyze, understand, and plan their own home site. Whether you need to make a topographic map, create a series of climate analogs, arrange the zones, or plot the sunpath or sun angles, this workbook will safely guide you and help you to stay on track. Not to be missed - this is where the knowledge you acquire in the textbook is applied.
Author: Management Today Publisher: Headline ISBN: 0755360397 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 103
Book Description
THE LEADERSHIP MASTERCLASS is business advice at its very best. Insightful, intelligent, thought-provoking and counter-intuitive, it will force you to rethink all aspects of your approach to leading your team or your company.There are five sections to chew over, which cover how to develop your very own leadership style, what the expected behaviours of the finest leaders are, the all-important strategy and how to initiate turnaround, change and set a vision, managing the reputation of yourself and your company and finally some lessons from those that have been there and done it. THE LEADERSHIP MASTERCLASS provides practical, no-nonsense advice for the incumbent or aspiring leader, particularly if you are eager to use fresh ideas to stake your claim as one of the next generation of great leaders. If you want to inspire those around you, stand out from the crowd and make a positive contribution, you need to read THE LEADERSHIP MASTERCLASS.
Author: Mick Poultney Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 88
Book Description
Mick Poultney (AKA The Compost King) is a speaker, judge and expert composter. Mick gives regular talks all over the UK. His talks cover no-dig cultivation, fast and efficient composting and a year on the plot. By a thorough process of trial and error; Mick has perfected a natural, cost-effective and highly efficient compost, which is ready to use in just a month. This book explores the entire process, ingredients, mind-set and method of producing your own compost from scratch. You'll be surprised how much money you (don't) have to spend, when you embrace (and work with) nature. For more information, head to: www.mickpoultney.com
Author: Jean-Martin Fortier Publisher: New Society Publisher ISBN: 1550925555 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 243
Book Description
Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods Making a living wage farming without big capital outlay or acreages may be closer than you think. Growing on just 1.5 acres, Jean-Martin and Maude-Helene feed more than 200 families through their thriving CSA and seasonal market stands. The secret of their success is the low-tech, high-yield production methods they've developed by focusing on growing better rather than growing bigger, making their operation more lucrative and viable in the process. The Market Gardener is a compendium of proven horticultural techniques and innovative growing methods. This complete guide is packed with practical information on: Setting-up a micro-farm by designing biologically intensive cropping systems, all with negligible capital outlay; Farming without a tractor and minimizing fossil fuel inputs through the use of the best hand tools, appropriate machinery and minimum tillage practices; Growing mixed vegetables systematically with attention to weed and pest management, crop yields, harvest periods and pricing approaches. Inspired by the French intensive tradition of maraichage and by iconic American vegetable grower Eliot Coleman, author and farmer Jean-Martin shows by example how to start a market garden and make it both very productive and profitable.
Author: Nicole Masters Publisher: ISBN: 9780578536729 Category : Languages : en Pages : 300
Book Description
Learn a roadmap to healthy soil and revitalised food systems to powerfully address these times of challenge. This book equips producers with knowledge, skills and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Learn how to: - Triage soil health and act to fast-track soil and plant health-Build healthy resilient soil systems-Develop a deeper understanding of microbial and mineral synergies-Read what weeds and diseases are communicating about soil and plant health-Create healthy, productive and profitable landscapes.Globally recognised soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book, For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt. Instead, we must take a soil-first approach to regenerate landscapes, restore natural cycles, and bring vitality back to ecosystems. This book translates the often complex and technical know-how of soil into more digestible terms through case studies from regenerative farmers, growers, and ranchers in Australasia and North America. Along with sharing key soil health principles and restoration tools, For the Love of Soil provides land managers with an action plan to kickstart their soil resource's well-being, no matter the scale."For years many of us involved in regenerative agriculture have been touting the soil health - plant health - animal health - human health connection but no one has tied them all together like Nicole does in "For the love of Soil"! " Gabe Brown, Browns Ranch, Nourished by Nature. "William Gibson once said that "the future is here - it is just not evenly distributed." "Nicole modestly claims that the information in the book is not new thinking, but her resynthesis of the lessons she has learned and refined in collaboration with regenerative land-managers is new, and it is powerful." Says Abe Collins, cofounder of LandStream and founder of Collins Grazing. "She lucidly shares lessons learned from the deep-topsoil futures she and her farming and ranching partners manage for and achieve."The case studies, science and examples presented a compelling testament to the global, rapidly growing soil health movement. "These food producers are taking actions to imitate natural systems more closely," says Masters. "... they are rewarded with more efficient nutrient, carbon, and water cycles; improved plant and animal health, nutrient density, reduced stress, and ultimately, profitability."In spite of the challenges food producers face, Masters' book shows even incredibly degraded landscapes can be regenerated through mimicking natural systems and focusing on the soil first. "Our global agricultural production systems are frequently at war with ecosystem health and Mother Nature," notes Terry McCosker of Resource Consulting Services in Australia. "In this book, Nicole is declaring peace with nature and provides us with the science and guidelines to join the regenerative agriculture movement while increasing profits."Buy this book today to take your farm or ranch to the next level!
Author: Robin Nixon Publisher: BPB Publications ISBN: 9355511213 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 560
Book Description
Everything You Need to Know to be a Master Web Developer KEY FEATURES ● A step-by-step guide for web developers to plan, sketch, design, create, test, and launch their web applications. ● Extensive illustrations, examples, and best practices to help you become a proficient and modern HTML and CSS developer. ● Includes simple language, short and succinct chapters, and many models to teach you every element of HTML5 and CSS3. DESCRIPTION HTML5 and CSS3 Masterclass is an all-inclusive book that teaches and transforms you into a self-reliant web developer capable of creating your websites as soon as you finish reading the book. Every topic in this book is presented sequentially with ready-made, working examples and numerous figures explaining what a professional must understand. This book is written in a casual, easy-to-digest style with plenty of observations and ideas to help you make the most of the current web developer tools. This book will help you master each new ability before moving on to the next by going through the examples in this book. As you proceed, this book will help you develop more explicit knowledge of the types of capabilities made accessible to you by the advanced new technologies added to HTML and CSS. At the beginning of each chapter, you are informed of the central concepts to be covered and given a goal for the information and abilities you should have acquired by the chapter's conclusion. With the knowledge you get and the superior understanding you attain, this book is an excellent way to improve your competitiveness as a web developer and boost your professional growth. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● In-depth web design training with Geolocation, the HTML5 Canvas, 2D and 3D CSS transformations, Flexbox, CSS Grid, and more. ● Understanding HTML5 and CSS3's features, capabilities, and usage methods from A to Z. ● Knowledge of the HTML5 Canvas, 2D and 3D CSS Transformations, Flexbox, and CSS Grid. ● Use established web components and layout patterns to create design schemas that look professional. ● Power up your websites and apps with geo-location, mapping, form handling, 3D animations, and audio-video effects. ● Learn to use Responsive Web Design to improve smartphone, tablet, and laptop user experience. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR If you want to become an expert web developer, this is an appropriate professional book for you to learn how to create professional, beautiful, and responsive websites. Also, if you are a student, an entry-level web developer, or a freelance designer, this book will give you the knowledge you need to create a great website in a couple of hours. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. About HTML5 and CSS3 2. Installing a Web Server 3. Visual Studio Code 4. The Developer Console 5. Introduction to HTML5 6. The HTML5 Canvas 7. Rectangles and Fills 8. Writing on the Canvas 9. Drawing on the Canvas 10. Manipulating the Canvas 11. Advanced Canvas Features 12. Using Geolocation 13. Form Handling 14. Local Storage and More 15. Audio and Video 16. Introduction to CSS3 17. CSS3 Attribute Selectors 18. Creating Backgrounds 19. Building Borders 20. Box and Text Properties 21. Colors and Opacity 22. Text Effects and Web Fonts 23. 2D Transformations 24. 3D and Animation 25. Flexbox Layout 26. CSS Grid 27. Introducing Sass 28. Sass Variables and Flow 29. Advanced Sass
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