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This is a paper written by Clare O'Grady Walshe on how imposing new legislation, in Ireland and overseas, is placing our food sovereignty and security in danger. Reduced to €3 due to slight shop damage (rusty staples).  -
Excellent reference swatches for exploring and identifying Ireland's native bugs and trees. Designed, printed, and published in Ireland. Price is per swatch. -
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With the help of this pocket sized guide, you can put a name to the wild flowers you see around you every day. -
The ultimate portable guide for quick and easy identification of birds. Covers the 230 birds most often found in Britan & Europe. -
The ultimate portable guide for quick and easy identification of garden birds. Features species descriptions of all the birds you are most likely to see in your garden, town, or park. -
The ultimate portable guide to over 230 mushrooms and toadstools. Features colour photographs and illustrations, with information on size, habitat and when they can be found, and crucially whether they are edible or poisonous. -
The ultimate portable guide to 240 of the most common butterfly and moth species in Ireland & Britain. Features species descriptions, colour photographs and illustrations throughout for quick and easy identification. -
The Ultimate portable guide to the most common species of tree in Ireland and Northern Europe. Includes species descriptions and information on bark, leaves, nuts and fruit. Features Colour illustrations throughout for quick and easy identification. -
A fascinating guide to help you identify 240 insects found across Europe. Features colour photographs and species descriptions, with information on size, habitat and range for quick and easy identification. -
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This handy guide features 240 British and Irish wild flowers. Species are illustrated with photographs and drawings, including details of size, habitat, geographical range and flowering season. -
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A guide to over 100 edible plants, berries, mushrooms, seaweed and shellfish - all beautifully illustrated. Advice on when to gather, what to pick and how to cook it. -
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A clear and concise guidebook for growing a wide range of vegetables, both outdoors and with protection. -
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A handy guide to natural remedies from your garden and store-cupboard for complaints ranging from coughs and colds to aches and pains that allows you to save money and avoid taking mass-produced chemicals on a regular basis. Fiann gives simple step-by-step instructions to make straightforward salves and ointments, teas, rinses and syrups that will fill the first-aid cupboard, as well as identifying plants that can be used straight away with no preparation required. Fiann's singular knowledge of the properties and uses of herbs, fruit and flowers from the garden makes fascinating reading, as well as having extensive practical applications. -
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A fully illustrated guide to therapeutic herbs and their uses, and how to make safe, effective herbal remedies at home. -
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Arranged in a directory of categories divided into wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds and shellfish, this book has all of the information you need to forage for yourself. You'd be surprised at the bounty of wild food you can find practically on your doorstep: some native plants, some escapes from ancient gardens and all delicious. Most of these foods are within easy reach - however, you've got to know what you're looking for and where to go and when. Clear illustrations to help you identify a wholesome and natural food store, all for free. Hints on how to prepare and eat your foraged bounty are also included, along with advice on seasonality. -
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More and more consumers are seeking a healthier, greener, and more self-reliant lifestyle. There is also a growing movement of people interested in quality, handcrafted, local products. These introductory handbooks for the fast-growing self-sufficiency movement are now being published in paperback for the first time, at a lower, attractive price point. They offer accessible, practical advice on what to do, how to do it better, and how to save money. Food writer and culinary stylist Kathryn Hawkins covers all the basics readers need to start baking bread, including essential ingredients and their role in bread making, useful equipment, basic techniques, and 40 delicious recipes. -
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More and more people are becoming concerned about living a healthier land more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Whether it's moving to the country and starting over on a whim or just making city-living a little simpler and easier, the "green" movement is changing the way people live their day-to-day lives. Self-Sufficiency handbooks are meant to help-offering advice on what to do, how to do it better, and how to save money as well. Hen keeping is becoming an increasingly popular component of the self-sufficient lifestyle. This authoritative handbook provides an introduction to the key aspects of raising chickens.   -
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More and more consumers are seeking a healthier, greener, and more self-reliant lifestyle. There is also a growing movement of people interested in quality, handcrafted, local products. These introductory handbooks for the fast-growing self-sufficiency movement are now being published in paperback for the first time, at a lower, attractive price point. They offer accessible, practical advice on what to do, how to do it better, and how to save money.This book, your one-stop guide to successful preserving, contains information on ingredients, popular fruits and vegetables, sugars and cooking techniques, along with storage information and helpful hints and tips, followed by 60 delicious recipes. -
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More and more consumers are seeking a healthier, greener, and more self-reliant lifestyle. There is also a growing movement of people interested in quality, handcrafted, local products. These introductory handbooks for the fast-growing self-sufficiency movement are now being published in paperback for the first time, at a lower, attractive price point. They offer accessible, practical advice on what to do, how to do it better, and how to save money. In this timely book, John Parkes demystifies the brewing process and explains in easy-to-follow terms how anyone can produce delicious beer with the help of just some basic equipment and a few key skills. Those new to home brewing will love the easy-to-follow instructions and the detailed explanations of the brewing process and anyone already adept at home brewing will be delighted by the original recipes. Made without unnecessary chemicals and additives, the beers featured here will appeal to anyone seeking a more self-sufficient lifestyle. -
Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass , Kimmerer brings these two ways of knowledge together. Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings - asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass - offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return.   -
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An authoritative guide to making your own body, skin and hair care preparations, complete with a glossary of commercial and natural cosmetic ingredients. -
Now recognised as one of the most influential books of the 20th century, Silent Spring exposed the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. -
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Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. -
In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. A walk in the woods will never be the same again.   -
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This comprehensive guide by Klaus Laitenberger covers many aspects of gardening in Ireland and a month by month guide. It includes many colour pictures and is well set out, detailing how to manage various types of soil, green manures and a comprehensive section on mistakes beginners make. -
An essential guide to growing and maintaining a self-sufficient garden. Incorporating both sustainability and practicality. It demonstrates the possibility to grow in a way that promotes biodiversity whilst producing a sizeable harvest. -
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The Permaculture Guide to Reed Beds is a comprehensive overview of reed bed systems and treatment wetlands for household effluent treatment. Going from system selection and design to construction, planting and maintenance; this guide offers the reader a complete how-to manual for getting your own reed bed system up and running. -
The Forager's Garden by Anna Locke is a handy, accessible guide to creating your own paradise plot where you can forage throughout the year. -
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In Wilding , Isabella Tree tells the story of the 'Knepp experiment', a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex, using free-roaming grazing animals to create new habitats for wildlife. Part gripping memoir, part fascinating account of the ecology of our countryside, Wilding is, above all, an inspiring story of hope. Highly Commended by the Wainwrigh Prize for Nature Writing   'A poignant, practical and moving story of how to fix our broken land, this should be conservation's salvation; this should be its future; this is a new hope' - Chris Packham 'One of the landmark ecological books of the decade' - The Sunday Times Winner of the Richard Jefferies Society / White Horse Book Shop Award for Nature Writing -
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This is a wonderful book for children to learn about how fruit grows and where. -
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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. -
Crop by crop guidelines to help you save seed for yourself. -
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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. -
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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The Holistic Beauty Book is packed with safe, luxurious, organic, affordable skincare potions that you can make at home. -
Discover the fascinating world of Ireland's diverse and astonishing collection of wildflowers. -
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. -
For anyone who wants to grow a wide range of vegetables and fruit in a polytunnel or unheated greenhouse. -
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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. -
The River Shannon is both a visitor's and a photographer's delight. This stunning waterway is a feast for the eyes in every season and every time of the day and night. Discover miles and miles of beauty along the back of this mighty river. From lively towns to tranquil lakes, it is a varied and fulfilling journey along the Shannon. 176 pages. -
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In this unique book Aranya leads you through the design process from beginning to end, using clear explanations, flowcharts and diagrams. -
In this illuminating new book, Manchán Magan sets out on a journey, through bogs, across rivers and over mountains, to trace these ancestor’s footsteps. He uncovers the ancient myths that have shaped our national identity and are embedded in the strata of land that have endured through millennia – from ice ages through to famines and floods -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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.
