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Widely acclaimed as the gold standard for anyone that is interested in growing apple trees wisely and naturally. This is the new and expanded edition covering topics such as growing apples for your local region, orchard maintenance and harvesting. -
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How the lives of wild honey bees offer vital lessons for saving the world’s managed bee colonies. -
The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them. -
A comprehensive guide with over 1,250 detailed photographs of mushrooms and other fungi. -
This revised and updated edition of Gaia's Garden features a new chapter on urban permaculture, designed especially for people in cities and suburbs who have very limited growing space. Whatever size garden you have to work with, you can apply basic permaculture principles to make it more diverse, more natural, more productive, and more beautiful. Best of all, once it’s established, an ecological garden will reduce or eliminate most of the backbreaking work that’s needed to maintain the typical lawn and garden. -
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Designs to nurture our land and ourselves. -
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Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life — not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains healthy plants, and thus become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of artificial substances, many of them toxic to humans as well as other forms of life. But there is an alternative to this vicious circle: to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web — the complex world of soil-dwelling organisms whose interactions create a nurturing environment for plants. By eschewing jargon and overly technical language, the authors make the benefits of cultivating the soil food web available to a wide audience, from devotees of organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy, vigorous plants without resorting to chemicals. -
This updated and revised edition of Wild Fermentation, now with full colour photos throughout, is sure to introduce a whole new generation to the flavours and health benefits of fermented foods. It features many brand-new recipes—including Strawberry Kvass, African Sorghum Beer, and Infinite Buckwheat Bread—and updates and refines original recipes reflecting the author’s ever-deepening knowledge of global food traditions that has influenced four-star chefs and home cooks alike. For Katz, his gateway to fermentation was sauerkraut. So open this book to find yours, and start a little food revolution right in your own kitchen. -
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Everything you need to know about the Native Irish Honey Bee - from evolution to genetics and into the future with conservation and 'how to' sections from commercial beekeepers. -
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This book includes a wealth of information on wild Irish plants that can be gathered and eaten, including recipes, dishes and preparations, the history of their uses and value economically for future food security. -
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Discover 100 common medicinal plants and how to use them for healing and self-care with this sumptuously illustrated guide. -
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A really well-organised, approachable yet through guide to sourcing, planting and caring for fruit trees. It's a must for anyone considering anything from a couple of trees to an orchard. -
A practical guide to what to grow in your polytunnel all year round. Contains a handy month by month guide which tells you what to sow each month as well as listing the jobs to attend to. Also has a growing calendar section for fruits and vegetables you might like to grow in your tunnel, as well as a section on common pests and diseases. A great resource for beginner gardeners and experienced gardeners alike. -
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Richard Mabey's 50th Anniversary Edition, A must have book for all foragers, which covers 100 edible plants, berries, mushrooms, seaweed and shellfish, all beautifully illustrated. Advice on when to gather, what to pick and how to cook it. -
The ideal guide for anyone wanting to start beekeeping and a revered reference book for experienced beekeepers. Information on all you need to know, including how to avoid swarms, plan requeening, or provide the colony with winter stores. Key information on Varroa and illustrated throughout. -
In this unique book Aranya leads you through the design process from beginning to end, using clear explanations, flowcharts and diagrams. -
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Septic Tank Options & Alternatives is a user-friendly guide through the maze of selecting an eco-friendly sewage treatment option for your home. With so many different treatment systems and technologies available, it can be a challenge to make the choice that really reflects your values and priorities. This book lists conventional and alternative sewage treatment systems and outlines the pros and cons of each in a straightforward and nontechnical way. -
For anyone who wants to grow a wide range of vegetables and fruit in a polytunnel or unheated greenhouse. -
On the Beara peninsula in West Cork, a temperate rainforest flourishes. This is the story of a forest, of the man with the vision behind it, and - as the burning issues of our time are considered - of the joys and benefits of wild nature. -
Discover the fascinating world of Ireland's diverse and astonishing collection of wildflowers. -
The Holistic Beauty Book is packed with safe, luxurious, organic, affordable skincare potions that you can make at home. -
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Fly into a world of birds, where eagles soar and starlings sing. You'll discover there's more to birds than meets the eye... -
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This new edition of the best-selling Craft Cider Making is fully revised and updated. Packed with essential advice and information, it gives step-by-step instruction for small scale cider making. It retains the best of traditional practice but also draws on modern understanding of orcharding and fermentation science. Written by an award-winning cider maker, it guides beginners into the rewarding world of cider making and helps those with more experience expand their skills to enjoy the craft more fully. -
Crop by crop guidelines to help you save seed for yourself. -
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Whether or not you are an experienced gardener, have used permaculture or grown organic produce before, this book offers valuable, easily accessible tips. -
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This is a wonderful book for children to learn about how fruit grows and where. -
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