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Affiche du document Escape from Overshoot

Escape from Overshoot

Peter A. Victor

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  • Ecologie
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224 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h48min.
An excellent primer on key insights and questions in ecological economics from a celebrated pioneer of the field. —Jason Hickel, author, Less is More Earth is in overshoot. The juggernaut of economic growth rolls on, consuming the biosphere, breaking planetary boundaries, and stretching inequality and injustice to the breaking point. But does it really need to be this way? And if not, what are the options? In Escape from Overshoot, celebrated ecological economist Peter A. Victor takes us on a grand tour of the overshoot crisis. From the history of economic thought through energy and material blindness, we learn how we got here and why collapse is inevitable unless we change course. But as the clock ticks, what pathways are possible and plausible? Victor surveys the alternatives — from green growth and doughnut economics to well-being, steady-state, and post-growth economics — and their limits. He then dives into what the latest and most sophisticated economic modelling tells us about whether we can intentionally shrink our economy and avoid collapse, all while enhancing human thriving and justice for all. The results are both surprising and profound. Ambitious, measured, and accessible, Escape from Overshoot is a vividly illustrated guide to the past, present, and future of the human economic project and our place on planet earth.Acknowledgments Foreword Prologue: A Planet in Peril Chapter 1. Overshoot — A Look at the Evidence Overshoot The Economy as a Sub-System of the Planet Material Flows Forests Agriculture The Great Acceleration Biodiversity Chapter 2. How to Think About the Future Chapter 3. Voices from the Past — Economic Growth and its Critics From Progress to Economic Growth Classical Economics and Economic Growth Neoclassical Economics Takes Center Stage Critics of Economic Growth Environmental Economics Ecological Economics Conclusion Chapter 4. The Economic System — How Does it Work? The Neoclassical Capitalist Economy The Keynesian and Post-Keynesian Capitalist Economy The Marxian and Post-Marxian Capitalist Economy Conclusion Chapter 5. Current Trends to an Uncertain Future Economic Trends Demographic Trends Income Inequality Trends Investment Trends Consumption Trends Technology Trends Work Trends Energy Trends Conclusion Chapter 6. Green Growth — A Dangerous Distraction? Defining Green Growth Growth of Many Colors Does Increased Efficiency Lead to Decoupling? Future Prospects for Green Growth Stocks not Flows: The Achilles Heel of Green Growth Green Investment Barriers to Green Growth Conclusion Chapter 7. Post Growth Possibilities Steady-State Economy Circular Economy Wellbeing Economy Buen Vivir Doughnut Economics Regenerative Economy Degrowth Ecosocialism Conclusion Chapter 8. Modeling an Escape from Overshoot The Story So Far From Local to Global Overshoot Contraction and Convergence Reprising the Limits to Growth The Plausibility and Possibility of a Planned Contraction of a High-Income Economy Chapter 9. Planning an Escape from Overshoot Fourteen Propositions for Planning an Escape from Overshoot Living the Escape from Overshoot Reforms on the Path to Escape Conclusion Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook

The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook

Zach Loeks

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Small but mighty — a comprehensive guide to the use of two-wheel tractors for highly productive gardens, landscapes, and farms TWO-WHEEL TRACTORS are multifunctional, economical, practical, maneuverable, portable, and low impact. Yet choosing the equipment is only half of it; the other half is integrating the right machine and implements into your land-based enterprise and coupling it with innovative high-efficiency techniques. Coverage includes: Why you need a two-wheel tractor Two-wheel tractor essentials including tractor implement options and functions Equipment decision-making to suit your scale, context, enterprises, and budget Safety equipment, operation, and basic maintenance Innovative use strategies including micro-plowing, making "Permabeds," in situ mulching, the "Compost-a-path Method," crop guilds, scaling up, and diversified crop management How to start from scratch, clearing new land, scaling up your enterprises, and more Case studies and rich examples from suburban landscaping to commercial market gardens from Europe and North America "Pro tips," "design boxes," and other sidebars for rapidly elevating your skills. The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook shows small-scale growers how to leverage walk-behind tractors to maximize the productivity and profitability of their enterprises. This full-color, highly illustrated guide is a must-have tool for urban farmers, suburban gardeners, rural homesteaders, orchardists, landscapers, and market gardeners looking to boost production.Liability Statement Cover & Inside Material Praise Preamble Introduction This Book's Format About This Book Small-Scale Profit Resilience Chapter 1: A Story About a Horse The Horse and His Boy The Origin of Two-Wheel Tractors Honoring the Two-Wheel Tractor The Italian Two-Wheel Renaissance Chapter 2: Two-Wheel Tractor Essentials The Definitive Two-Wheel Tractor Eleven Two-Wheel Tractor Benefits The Types of Two-Wheel Tractors Row Crop Tractor with High Clearance Row Crop Tractor Features Tractor Components: Form and Function Powersafe Clutch and Transmission Tractor Operation: Getting Started Steps to Get Operating Steps to Begin Implement Operation A Bit of Tractor Safety Chapter 3: Implements and Their Uses Types of Implements Selected Equipment Profiles Chapter 4: Equipment Decision-Making Scale-Suitable Equipment Scale Phases Equipment Guilds and Operation Cycles Guild Enterprise Production Guild Enterprise Brainstorming Template Budgeting for Tractors and Equipment Chapter 5: Selected Enterprise Examples The Backyard Gardener (.25–5 APA) Suburban Homesteader (1–3 APA) Market Grower (1–3 APA) Row Crop Farmer (3–6 APA) Back-to-the-Lander (3–15 APA) Groundskeeper and Landscaper (Various APA) Grassland Farmer (8–13 APA) Tree Nursery (3–6 APA) Edible Ecosystem Management Chapter 6: Permabed System for Two-Wheel Tractors Permabed System 101 Permabed Architecture Permaplot Design Permaplot Layout Compost-a-Path Principles Permabed Soil Design Using Equipment for Crop Rotation Management Chapter 7: Growing from Scratch 1. Clearing New Land (or Reclaiming) 2. Garden Plot Layout 3. Micro-Plowing a Field 4. Permabed Layout and Bed Building Options 5. Building Beds with a Power Ridger 6. Refining Your Rough Permabeds 7. Seasonal Bed Preparation Operations 8. Succession Planting and Crop Guild Design 9. Other Seasonal Management Chapter 8: Tractor Maintenance and Care Tractor Maintenance Simplified Essential Tools for Maintenance Essential Maintenance Supplies Maintenance Tips Checking and Changing Honda Engine Oil Two-Wheeling into the Future Glossary of Common Terms and Jargon Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document I Want a Better Catastrophe

I Want a Better Catastrophe

Andrew Boyd

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An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers WITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight leading climate thinkers — from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer — asking them: "Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?" With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and "hopelessness workshops," he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: "Should I bring kids into such a world?" "Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?" and "Why the fuck am I recycling?" He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a "better catastrophe." AWARDS BRONZE | 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism / Charity ACCESSIBLITY NOTES This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative texts for images, table of contents, landmarks, reading order, page list, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. Blank pages have been removed from this EPUB.Prologue: It's the End of the World. Now What? Chapter 1: Impossible News    Interview: Guy McPherson "If we’re the last of our species, let’s act like the best of our species.”    Interview: Tim DeChristopher “It’s too late— which means there’s more to fight for than ever.” Chapter 2: The Five Stages of Climate Grief    Interview: Meg Wheatley —“Give in without giving up.” Chapter 3: Existential Crisis Scenario Planning    Interview: Gopal Dayaneni — “We’re going to suffer, so let’s distribute that suffering equitably.” Chapter 4: How to Be White at the End of the World Chapter 5: Is There Hope    Interview: Joanna Macy — “Be of service not knowing whether you’re a hospice worker or a midwife.”    Interview: Jamey Hecht — “Witness the whole human story through tragic eyes.” Chapter 6: What Is Still Worth Doing    Interview: adrienne maree brown — “How do we fall as if we were holding a child on our chest?”    Interview: Robin Wall Kimmerer — “How can I be a good ancestor?” Chapter 7: Experiments on the Verge Chapter 8: Another End of the World Is Possible Epilogue: Now Is When You Are Needed Most Epi-Epilogue: Passing the Torch Appendix: Stuff You Can (Still) Do
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Affiche du document Earth for All

Earth for All

Sandrine Dixson-Declève

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The economic operating system keeps crashing. It’s time to upgrade to a new one. The economic operating system keeps crashing. It’s time to upgrade to a new one. Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the cliff edge: Earth has crossed multiple planetary boundaries while widespread inequality is causing deep instabilities in societies. There seems to be no way out. Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation. Coverage includes: Results of new global modeling that indicates falling well-being and rising social tensions heighten risk of regional societal collapses Two alternative scenarios – Too-Little-Too-Late vs The Giant Leap – and what they mean for our collective future Five system-shifting steps that can upend poverty and inequality, lift up marginalized people, and transform our food and energy systems by 2050 A clear pathway to reboot our global economic system so it works for all people and the planet. Written in an open, accessible, and inspirational style using clear language and high impact visuals, Earth For All is a profound vision for uncertain times and a map to a better future. This survival guide for humanity is required reading for everyone concerned about living well on a fragile planet. Contributors Foreword by Christiana Figueres Foreword by Elizabeth Wathuti 1. Earth for All: Five Extraordinary Turnarounds for Global Equity on a Healthy Planet Breakdown or Breakthrough? A Brief History of Future Scenarios From The Limits to Growth to Planetary Boundaries The Earth for All Initiative People Support Economic Systems Change 2. Exploring Two Scenarios: Too Little Too Late or Giant Leap? A Brief Review of 1980 to 2020 Scenario 1: Too Little Too Late Scenario 2: The Giant Leap Which Scenario Do We Co-create? 3. Saying Goodbye to Poverty What Is Our Current Problem? Turning Poverty Around Solution 1: Expand Policy Space and Deal with Debt Solution 2: Transform the Financial Architecture Solution 3: Transform Global Trade Solution 4: Improve Access to Technology and Leapfrogging Barriers to the Solutions Conclusions 4. The Inequality Turnaround: "Sharing the Dividends" The Problems with Economic Inequality A Giant Leap Toward Greater Equality Overcoming Barriers to the Equality Levers Conclusions 5. The Empowerment Turnaround: "Achieving Gender Equity" Population Turning It All Around Transforming Education Financial Independence and Leadership A Secure Pension and Dignified Aging Conclusions 6. The Food Turnaround: Making the Food System Healthy for People and Planet Consuming Earth's Biosphere Solution 1: Revolutionize the Way We Farm Solution 2: Change Our Diets Solution 3: Eliminate Food Loss and Waste Barriers Conclusions 7. The Energy Turnaround: "Electrifying Everything" Challenges Don't Look Up Solution 1: Introduce Systemic Efficiency Solution 2: Electrify (almost) Everything Solution 3: Exponential Growth in New Renewables The Energy Turnaround in the Earth4All Analysis Barriers Conclusions 8. From "Winner Take All" Capitalism to Earth4All Economies A New Economic Operating System The Rise of Rentier Capitalism Rethinking the Commons in the Anthropocene The Conventional Economic Gameboard Redrawing the Gameboard Short-termism: The Road to a Parasitic Financial System Putting the Systems Change into Effect How to Resolve the Systems Failure Conclusions 9. A Call to Action Is Earth for All Closer Than We Think? A Chorus of Voices Appendix: The Earth4All Model Model Purpose Model History The Main Sectors in the Model Model Causal Loop Diagram Model Novelty The Earth for All Game Notes Index About the Authors About the Publisher
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Affiche du document Guerrilla Gardening

Guerrilla Gardening

David Tracey

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EBlast followed by a print review mailing to gardening/horticulture colomnists, gardening magazines, progressive and alternatvie magazines, City Enetertainment Freebies(EX. In Canada, NOW, The Georgia Straight etc) Publicist will be hired for a radio campaign. Postcard mailing to Garden Writers of America and other appropriate lists. Target Foodshare and Community Garden groups for special sales. Guerilla Gardening is for every gardener looking for space to grow. The author’s background as an international journalist gives his writing a fast-paced and well-crafted style that is a joy to read. The book’s target audience is broad: youth, gardeners, activists, environmentalists, urban designers, city dwellers — anyone interested in improving public spaces. According to the United Nations, in 2006, for the first time, more than half the human population could be counted as city dwellers. We’re now an urban species. This means the crucial issue of our age – how we are going to survive – is now a city problem.IntroductionEver onward You ruleSchool's out Right of way Now fear this City of no return How to use this book Are you the one? 1 The Big Idea (Or What to Say If You're Stopped) A brief history Lock down, plant up By the people, for the people Yippie Park Green Guerrillas If I can do it... Donald Loggins Power Plant — Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) 2 Where to Start (You DO Live Here So Why Aren't You Home By Now?) Think eco-citizen The forest not the trees Nature on holiday Wilderness is within Cities are alive Starting-out spaces A tale of two cities Use it or lose it Grow up Get back Park this Green roofs are the new black Bed time All roads lead to home You said it — Robert Sarti If I can do it... Robert Klose Power Plant — Poppy (Papaver somniferum) 3 What to Use (Don't Reinvent the Wheel, Borrow Someone's Car) Coolest tools Dig this More for less Fund-raising fun Dirt-cheap dirt Black gold Garden goods Real free trade Seeds of death Free rain Digging for treasure You said it — Loren Rieseberg If I can do it... Bev Wagar Power Plant — Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) 4 Growing Basics (The Root End Goes Down) Think like a plant The dirt on dirt Fertilizers and all that crap No mono Pests or friends Why natives rule Easy edible landscaping Seed bombs You said it — David Tarrant If I can do it... Al Pasternak Power Plant — Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 5 Naturescaping 101 (There's Always Somebody Home in a Habitat) Land claims Designing for diversity Will chirp for food Room to grow Don't be a buggist No slugsidized housing You said it — Terry Taylor If I can do it... Susan Kurbis Power Plant — Apple (Malus domestica) 6 Get Off the Grass (Make It a Meadow) Good crop, bad crop Kick your grass Fields of dreams From the ground up You said it — Bill Stephen If I can do it... Mark Yardas Power Plant — Lavender (Lavendula species) 7 Grow Your Own Community Garden (It Takes a Village to Raise a Turnip) Garden grail Choose the right place Choose the right people Call to order How to ward off developers (and their offspring) Link it or lose it What have you done for me lately? Grow your own Q&A — Muggs Sigurgeirson If I can do it... Les King Power Plant — Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) 8 When to Work Within (The Art of Aikido Politics) The care and feeding of city officials Push or pull You're blocking Oh bother Q&A — Alan Duncan If I can do it... Tom Wuest Power Plant — Scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) 9 Start Spreading the News (Information Is Just Fertilizer With Better PR) Mass media and how to move it What's the news? Right on time I'm busted Alternative media options Signs that work, signs that don't Q&A — Peter Gibson Power Plant — Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) If I can do it... Matthew Green Power Plant — Blueberry (Vaccinium species) Conclusion: Where to Go From Here (Make Your City the Salvation of the World) Living la vida local Go team go You are the culture Live in the city of your dreams Get up and grow Q&A — Jim Diers If I can do it... Amy Twigge Bibliography Notes Index About the Author
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Affiche du document Compost Science for Gardeners

Compost Science for Gardeners

Robert Pavlis

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Create your own compost and grow better plants. With breathtaking clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps readers determine the best technique for their unique situation. This comprehensive science-based book is your key to building healthier soil and growing better plants. Using plain language and easy-to-follow instructions, this essential resource distills and blends the latest scientific research with the author's many decades of knowledge and experience into manageable form, debunking a host of common gardening myths along the way. Learn about: The role of composting in the ecological cycle Compostable materials to incorporate and those to avoid Browns and greens vs the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio The full range of composting methods, including cold and hot composting; composting in piles, bins, and tumblers; and pit and trench composting Keyhole gardening, food digesters, vermicomposting, bokashi, eco-enzyme fermentation, and more The relative merits and impact on the environment of each composting technique Using finished compost to improve soil health Anyone can compost. Whether you are a balcony or backyard gardener, market gardener, small-scale farmer, or homesteader, or even if you are simply looking for a way to keep organic matter out of the landfill, this book will show you how to do it simply, safely, and sensibly.1. Introduction What Is Compost? Why Should Everyone Compost Myths About Composting Definitions 2. The Role of Compost in Soil Benefits of Composting The Microorganism Myth What Is Soil Health? What Is Soil? Plant Nutrients Tilling Mulching 3. The Science of Composting The Reality of Composting The Hot Composting Process Understanding Microbes The Role of Macroorganisms What Role Do Worms Play? Heat Kills Pathogens Heat Kills Weed Seeds How Long Does It Take? The Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio Cold vs Medium vs Hot Chemical Properties of Compost Loss of Plant Nutrients Humus When Is Compost Ready? 4. Compostable Material Good Composting Material Controversial Composting Material Bad Composting Material 5. Managing the Composting Process Location Storing Input Ingredients Air Water Turning Shred Input Material The Curing Stage Using Activators Nitrogen Sources Winter Time Two Is Better than One Speeding Up the Process Keep Animals Out Keep Out Insects Troubleshooting Selecting the Right Composting System 6. Piles, Bins, and Tumblers Simple Piles Bins and Boxes Wire Cage Plastic Garden Composter Tumblers and Rotating Drums (Barrels) Food Waste Digester Windrow Composting Sheet Composting 7. Easy Composting Cut and Drop Method Leaf Mold Pit and Trench Composting Keyhole Composting Electric Composters (Food Digesters) 8. Vermicomposting Understanding Worms What Is Vermicompost? Selecting the Right Worms Worm Bins Worm Food Bedding Material Caring for Your Pets Troubleshooting Harvest Castings Using Vermicompost Vermicompost Tea Is Vermicompost Special? 9. Bokashi Composting The Fermentation Process Fermentation vs Composting The Bokashi Method The Power of Effective Microbes (EM) Brew Your Own EM Microbes Making Bokashi Bran Using Bokashi Leachate (Tea) Using Bokashi Ferment Soil Factory Using Bokashi Ferment Pros and Cons of Bokashi 10. Eco-enzyme (Garbage Enzymes) What is Eco-enzyme? Making Eco-enzyme Using Eco-enzyme Tea Using Eco-enzyme Ferment 11. Buying Compost Municipal Compost Biosolids (Sewage Sludge) Mushroom Compost 12. Compost Tea Types of Compost Claimed Benefits of Compost Tea What Does the Science Say 13. Selecting the Best Composting Method Environmental Concerns Mixing Composting Methods 14. Using Compost When Is Compost Finished? Should You Sift Compost? Mulching vs Burying Beware of High Carbon Compost Is Compost Safe for Vegetables? Amending Potting Soil Can You Use Too Much Compost? Storing Compost When Is the Best Time to Use Compost? Can Compost Make You Sick? Epilogue: Beware of Garden Myths Endnotes Index About the Author Also by the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document Wild Plant Culture

Wild Plant Culture

Jared Rosenbaum

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Reconnect. Restore. Reciprocate. Repairing landscapes and reconnecting us to the wild plant communities around us. Integrating restoration practices, foraging, herbalism, rewilding, and permaculture, Wild Plant Culture is a comprehensive guide to the ecological restoration of native edible and medicinal plant communities in Eastern North America. Blending science, practice, and traditional knowledge, it makes bold connections that are actionable, innovative, and ecologically imperative for repairing both degraded landscapes and our broken cultural relationship with nature. Coverage includes: Understanding and engaging in mutually beneficial human-plant connections Techniques for observing the land's existing and potential plant communities Baseline monitoring, site preparation, seeding, planting, and maintaining restored areas Botanical fieldwork restoration stories and examples Detailed profiles of 209 native plants and their uses. Both a practical guide and an evocative read that will transport you deep into the natural landscape, Wild Plant Culture is an essential toolkit for gardeners, farmers, and ecological restoration practitioners, highlighting the important role humans play in tending and mending native plant communities. AWARDS SILVER | 2023 Nautilus Book Awards | Green, Restorative Practices / Sustainability HONORABLE MENTION | 2023 American Horticultural Society Book Awards Acknowledgments Section One: Restoring Reciprocity, Sustaining Sustenance Introduction     The Farmer's Quandary     Two Human Paths     Who Is This Book For? Chapter 1: A Different Way     Tending the Wild     Eat Local Chapter 2: Plants in Relationship     Plant Planet         Carbon and Soils         Temperature and Water     Wild Plants as Food     Wild Plants as Medicine Chapter 3: Ecological Restoration     Mimesis and the Reference     Ecosystem     Restoring Plants Chapter 4: In Community with Nature     Communities     Belonging to an Ecological Community Section Two: Learning Your Land Chapter 5: Reading Geology, Soils, and Water     Soils and Geology     Water         Plants and Hydrology Chapter 6: Land Use History     Land Use History and Habitat Quality         Post-Agricultural Soils     Natural Disturbances Chapter 7: Reading the Story of the Land     Historical Aerial Photos and Maps     Analyzing the Landscape         Indicators of a Remnant         Indicators of Disturbed Habitats     Making Your Own Map     Tend or Mend         High-Quality Sites → Tend         Low-Quality Sites → Mend Section Three: Plant Communities and Culturally Useful Plants Chapter 8: Plant Communities     Plant Community: Riparian Forests     Plant Community: Rich Mesic Forest     Plant Community: Upland Oak Forest     Plant Community: Glades     Plant Community: Meadows and Grasslands     Plant Community: Forested Wetlands     Plant Community: Sunny Wetlands and Shores     Plant Community: High Elevation and Northern Forests     Plant Community: Sandy Pine and Oak Forests     Plant Community: The Seashore Chapter 9: Plant Species Section Four: Restoring Your Land Chapter 10: The Reference Site     How to Find a Reference Site     Interpreting a Natural Area for Beginners Chapter 11: Repairing Soils     Soil Amendments         Wood Chips         Leaf Compost     Mycorrhizal Fungi         Biochar         Decompacting Soil     Restoring Landscape Structure         Pit and Mound Topography         Structural Repair Methods Chapter 12: Vegetation Control     Tillage     Smothering and Solarizing     The "Lasagna" Mulching Method     Herbicides Chapter 13: Burning     Indigenous Fire     Transitions     Ecological Potential Chapter 14: Deer Management and Exclusion     Protecting Plantings from White-Tailed Deer Chapter 15: Introducing Plant Materials     Planting     Seeding     Post-Seeding Maintenance for Meadows     Meadow Maintenance Conclusion: A Missing Link     Belonging to This Place Appendix — Assessment and Monitoring Techniques     Assessment and Monitoring         Baseline Monitoring     Monitoring Methods         Photo Monitoring         Biological Inventories         Floristic Quality         Assessment         Sampling Units Endnotes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document Practical No-Till Farming

Practical No-Till Farming

Andrew Mefferd

1h27min45

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Do less, produce more, and grow soil that feeds crops using chemical-free, organic no-till methods Andrew Mefferd, veteran farmer, author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, and editor of Growing for Market magazine, brings you the ultimate guide to getting started with no-till farming. Yet there are many ways to do no-till, including mulching with compost, cardboard, straw, silage tarps, and more. Plus plenty of conflicting advice on how to get started. Practical No-Till Farming is here to help, sorting the wheat from the chaff and the horse manure from the plastic mulch. Coverage includes: How to assess your farm for no-till options considering climate, soil, and crop selection Assessment of common no-till methods, including pros and cons, materials, and the relative costs A decision-making matrix for choosing the most appropriate methods for your context How-to for each no-till method, including what to do and when Dealing with bindweed, symphylans, and other difficult weeds and pests Maximizing productivity of no-till beds Special coverage of both organic vegetable and flower no-till market farming Ideal for small-scale growers everywhere, Andrew Mefferd, veteran farmer, author of The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution, and editor of Growing for Market magazine, brings you the ultimate guide to getting started with no-till farming. ACCESSIBILITY NOTES This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative texts for images, table of contents, landmarks, reading order, page list, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. Blank pages have been removed from this EPUB.Part 1: The Why of No-Till INTRODUCTION    Who This Book Is For    Tilling Was Once the Only Answer    Enthusiasm and Skepticism for No-Till    Becoming a No-Till Farmer    Defining No-Till: What Counts as Tillage Anyway?    New Adaptation for Old Methods    The Promise of No-Till THE POWER OF THE SOIL   Putting a Face on the Soil    Soil: Where the Microbe Magic Happens    Taking Care of Our Livestock    Soil Life Drives the Success of No-Till Systems    Soil Testing    Healthy Soil Can Lead to Healthier Farmers FARM SIZE    Farming as a Career NO-TILL: A GATEWAY METHOD    Evolution of Your Farm    Small Can Be Beautiful NO-TILL VS. TILLAGE    Tillage: The Agricultural Reset Button    Tillage: An Ancient Practice We Might Want to Avoid THE DISADVANTAGES OF TILLING   Breakdown in the Nutrient Cycle    Weeds    Hard Work and Time-Consuming    Physical, Chemical, and Biological Disadvantages THE ADVANTAGES OF NO-TILL    Advantages for the Environment    Fungus: The Perennial Roots of the Soil    Soil and Water Can Do Their Jobs    Increase in Organic Matter    Advantages for Growers THE DISADVANTAGES OF NO-TILL    Fields Are Slower to Warm in Spring    Systems Can Take Some Time to Become Established    Some Methods Are Hard to Scale Up    Some Pests Can Flourish in High Residue    Perennial Weeds Part 2: The How of No-Till GETTING STARTED: PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES, AND TOOLS    Start with a Soil Test    Clearing the Deck: Getting the Soil Ready    Establishing New Fields    Sod Bustin', No-Till Style    Reduce the Weed Seed Bank First TARPING    Occultation    Solarization    Tarp Timing    Decomposition Rates IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MULCHES    Non-Decomposing Mulches    Applied Organic Mulches MULCH GROWN IN PLACE    The Roller/Crimper Method    Roller/Crimper Cons    Winter-Killed Cover Mulch Crops    Planting through a Cover Crop Mulch    Which Crops Work Best in the Roller/Crimper System? GETTING STARTED AND CROPPING STRATEGIES    Composting in Place    Compost as Mulch    Ways to Improve Land and Exhaust the Weed Seed Bank CROPS TO FOCUS ON GOING FROM CROP TO CROP    Dealing with Residue    Planting    Flowers in No-Till CASE STUDY: GROWING HEMP APPENDIX NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
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Affiche du document Wild Plant Culture

Wild Plant Culture

Jared Rosenbaum

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Reconnect. Restore. Reciprocate. Repairing landscapes and reconnecting us to the wild plant communities around us. Integrating restoration practices, foraging, herbalism, rewilding, and permaculture, Wild Plant Culture is a comprehensive guide to the ecological restoration of native edible and medicinal plant communities in Eastern North America. Blending science, practice, and traditional knowledge, it makes bold connections that are actionable, innovative, and ecologically imperative for repairing both degraded landscapes and our broken cultural relationship with nature. Coverage includes: Understanding and engaging in mutually beneficial human-plant connections Techniques for observing the land's existing and potential plant communities Baseline monitoring, site preparation, seeding, planting, and maintaining restored areas Botanical fieldwork restoration stories and examples Detailed profiles of 209 native plants and their uses. Both a practical guide and an evocative read that will transport you deep into the natural landscape, Wild Plant Culture is an essential toolkit for gardeners, farmers, and ecological restoration practitioners, highlighting the important role humans play in tending and mending native plant communities. AWARDS SILVER | 2023 Nautilus Book Awards | Green, Restorative Practices / Sustainability HONORABLE MENTION | 2023 American Horticultural Society Book Awards Acknowledgments Section One: Restoring Reciprocity, Sustaining Sustenance Introduction     The Farmer's Quandary     Two Human Paths     Who Is This Book For? Chapter 1: A Different Way     Tending the Wild     Eat Local Chapter 2: Plants in Relationship     Plant Planet         Carbon and Soils         Temperature and Water     Wild Plants as Food     Wild Plants as Medicine Chapter 3: Ecological Restoration     Mimesis and the Reference     Ecosystem     Restoring Plants Chapter 4: In Community with Nature     Communities     Belonging to an Ecological Community Section Two: Learning Your Land Chapter 5: Reading Geology, Soils, and Water     Soils and Geology     Water         Plants and Hydrology Chapter 6: Land Use History     Land Use History and Habitat Quality         Post-Agricultural Soils     Natural Disturbances Chapter 7: Reading the Story of the Land     Historical Aerial Photos and Maps     Analyzing the Landscape         Indicators of a Remnant         Indicators of Disturbed Habitats     Making Your Own Map     Tend or Mend         High-Quality Sites → Tend         Low-Quality Sites → Mend Section Three: Plant Communities and Culturally Useful Plants Chapter 8: Plant Communities     Plant Community: Riparian Forests     Plant Community: Rich Mesic Forest     Plant Community: Upland Oak Forest     Plant Community: Glades     Plant Community: Meadows and Grasslands     Plant Community: Forested Wetlands     Plant Community: Sunny Wetlands and Shores     Plant Community: High Elevation and Northern Forests     Plant Community: Sandy Pine and Oak Forests     Plant Community: The Seashore Chapter 9: Plant Species Section Four: Restoring Your Land Chapter 10: The Reference Site     How to Find a Reference Site     Interpreting a Natural Area for Beginners Chapter 11: Repairing Soils     Soil Amendments         Wood Chips         Leaf Compost     Mycorrhizal Fungi         Biochar         Decompacting Soil     Restoring Landscape Structure         Pit and Mound Topography         Structural Repair Methods Chapter 12: Vegetation Control     Tillage     Smothering and Solarizing     The "Lasagna" Mulching Method     Herbicides Chapter 13: Burning     Indigenous Fire     Transitions     Ecological Potential Chapter 14: Deer Management and Exclusion     Protecting Plantings from White-Tailed Deer Chapter 15: Introducing Plant Materials     Planting     Seeding     Post-Seeding Maintenance for Meadows     Meadow Maintenance Conclusion: A Missing Link     Belonging to This Place Appendix — Assessment and Monitoring Techniques     Assessment and Monitoring         Baseline Monitoring     Monitoring Methods         Photo Monitoring         Biological Inventories         Floristic Quality         Assessment         Sampling Units Endnotes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Inside Out

Caprice D. Hollins

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Essential steps for leaders working to build an antiracist organization Providing a roadmap to workplace and organizational change, Inside Out is packed with practical tools for working collectively towards racial justice and dismantling institutional racism. This essential guide includes: An adaptive approach to moving race conversations forward with authenticity and genuine curiosity Concrete strategies to help unpack the painful legacies of power, privilege, and oppression A framework including awareness, knowledge, skills, and action/advocacy Key components for engaging effectively, calling people in, bridging the divide, identifying and addressing microaggressions, and guiding difficult interactions Critical cross-cultural skills for facilitators and leaders faced with fears, worries, conflicts, and concerns that surface in PoC and White participants Helpful suggestions for equity leaders trying to find their why and identify their foundational beliefs, as well as tips for practicing self-care to lessen burnout and fatigue How to establish an equity team and bring decision makers on board Checklists, discussion questions, recommended readings, best practices, and many other valuable resources. Inside Out is written specifically for prospective leaders championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workplace. It is a must-read for anyone guiding the challenging work of becoming an anti-racist organization where no one's identity is a barrier to access or opportunity and everyone belongs. AWARDS SILVER | 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism / Charity SILVER | 2023 Nautilus Book Awards: Social Change, Social Justice FINALIST | 2023 International Book Awards: Social Change Foreword Preface Introduction Section I: Preparing to Lead 1. What's Your Why? 2. See Yourself as a Part of the Work 3. Why We Don't Know How to Talk About Race 4. Establish Your Foundational Beliefs Section II: Finding a Framework to Guide You 5. Be Aware of Yourself as a Racialized Being 6. Develop Knowledge of Others as Racialized Beings 7. Gain Skills to Effectively Engage across Cultures 8. Take Action and Advocate for Change 9. Plan for the Journey, Not an Event 10. Be Mindful of the Language You Use Section III: Practicing Strategies for Engaging in Race Conversations 11. PoC Fatigue — When to Walk Away and When to Engage 12. Taking a Collective, Universal, or Individual Approach 13. Adopt Norms for Engaging in Courageous Conversations 14. Strategies for Engaging When You Offend 15. Strategies for Engaging when Someone Offends You 16. Strategies for Engaging when You Witness an Offense 17. I'm Not Passionate, I'm Angry! Section IV: Gaining Commitment and Institutionalizing Change 18. Bring Decision-Makers on Board 19. Establish an Equity Team to Maintain the Work 20. Determine Your Organization's Stage of Multicultural Development Section V: Sustaining Yourself While Maintaining Your Commitment 21. Radical Self-Care Appendix: Antiracist Leadership Practices Acknowledgments References, Readings, and Resources Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now

We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now

Sami Grover

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Co-op availableGalleys available to sales reps, trade publications, and long-lead media Digital galleys on Edelweiss National advertising Google, Facebook, Amazon National radio and podcast campaign NPR, Hot Take podcast National print campaign Sierra, Green America, Yes!, Mother Jones, Grist, Treehugger, Medium, The New Yorker, Green Lifestyle Online/social media campaign A+ page on Amazon Livestream event and giveaway with author Promotion via author's networks including Twitter, Medium, Treehugger, MNN Outreach to organizations and groups like Greenpeace USA, Resilience.org, Dogwood Alliance Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, in-house newsletter, and YouTube General eBook marketing plans eBook will be available at the same time as print publication to maximize sales. eBook ISBN will be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed. Publisher and author will be promoting both e and p through social media. Excerpts in Yes!, Sierra, Green America, Treehugger, Medium, Mother Nature Network Author is communication specialist and well-known green lifestyle blogger published on Treehugger.org, Mother Nature Network, and Medium He works as the Brand Development Manager for the Redwoods Group and previously worked as creative director for Burt's Bees, Larry's Coffee, and Jada Pinkett Smith. A self-confessed eco-hypcrite, he has been an environmental activist since his teens. In this book, he takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the environmental movement, celebrating successes and offering practical pathways for actually making a difference The author includes stories of ecoactivists and their struggle to make a difference. Similar to Inconspicuous Consumption by Tatiana Schlossberg, The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells, and There Is No Planet B by Mike Berners-Lee, this book helps the reader think about their own power to bring about change. Differs from other books on this topic Examines the argument between individual action versus systemic change Helps the reader identify areas in their lives where change will have the greatest impact and focus on areas where they have specific leverage Audience Climate active people who are aware and informed of the crisis we are in and already already taking action, Professional environmentalists in non-profits and businesses Members of groups seeking to address the crisis (eg The Sunrise Movement, School Strikes for Climate etc) Readers interested in climate change Academic Supplementary text for courses in environmental studies, geography and related courses University of Nevada, Reno Regional Well known in Asheville, NC and would like to do book events here Adopted hometown is Durham, NC Indianapolis - in laws International Briston, UK - birthplace and still has good connections there Locations included in book: Hull, UK - author also studied there Hebden Bridge, UK Helsinki and Oulu, Finland - relatives and possible speaking events Canada Toronto - Lloyd Alter from Treehugger will be helping to promote the book A useful — and sprightly! — effort to get at the choice between individual and systemic action on the greatest problem we've ever faced. — Bill McKibben, author, The End of Nature Taking a tongue-in-cheek approach, self-confessed eco-hypocrite Sami Grover says we should do what we can in our own lives to minimize our climate impacts and we need to target those actions so they create systemic change. We're All Climate Hypocrites Now helps you decide what are the most important climate actions to take for your own personal situation. Our culture tells us that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, yet the choices we make are often governed by the systems in which we live. Whether it's activists facing criticism for eating meat or climate scientists catching flack for flying, accusations of hypocrisy are rampant. And they come from both inside and outside the movement. Sami Grover skewers those pointing fingers, celebrates those who are trying, and offers practical pathways to start making a difference. We're All Climate Hypocrites Now covers: How environmentalism lost its groove Why big polluters want to talk about your carbon footprint The psychology of shaming How businesses can find their activist voice The true power of individuals to spark widespread change. By understanding where our greatest leverage lies, we can prioritize our actions, maximize our impact, and join forces with the millions of other imperfect individuals who are ready to do their part and actually change the system.Acknowledgments: An Incomplete Catalog of Gushing Praise and Profuse Thanks Preface: The Night I Went Drinking and the World Fell Apart A Gradual Social Reckoning Action Is Contagious Too Getting to the Point 1. We're All Climate Hypocrites Now What Does 'Hypocrite' Even Mean? Rational Choice Is No Choice At All Undermining the Messenger A Convenient Mistruth Eco-Moralism Runs Deep Nothing's Ever Easy The Limits of Personal Responsibility Why Individual Action Still Matters 2. Wants and Needs Voting and Shopping Are Not the Same Thing The Irrational Consumer Behavior Is About Design The Roles We Play Abstinence Is Still Individualism Finding a Bigger Political Canvas 3. How "Green" Lost Its Groove Dilution of a Movement A Missed Opportunity The Rise of Eco-Individualism The Real Value of Lifestyle Activism Exposing the Challenges 4. Enough Already The Emergence of a Movement Identifying the Culprits The Rebels Are Angry Who Is Holding Us Back? The Personal Is Political (As Long As You Make It So) A Latent Force 5. Guilt Trip Eating Our Own Undermining a Hero The Power of Shaming Shaping Cultural Norms Preserving a Formidable Tool The New Pariahs Peer Pressure for the Win Guilt Is Good? Values Are a Moving Target 6. Big Oil Wants to Talk About Your Carbon Footprint Some Are More Responsible Than Others The Tobacco Playbook They've Never Been the Good Guys Deflating the Carbon Bubble Can Big Oil "Go Green"? A Missed Opportunity Balancing on the High Wire Coal as the Canary A Tenacious Grip on Power 7. Corporate "Citizenship" Reimagined "Responsible" Versus "Sustainable" Corporate Citizenship — For Real A Different Kind of Insurance Beyond Corporate Responsibility A Different Type of Shareholder Primacy? Benefit Corporations Step Up The Power of Corporate Activism Beware the Benign Benefactor Capitalists Against Unbridled Capitalism? 8. Swimming Upstream "You Are Definitely Going to Die" Meeting People Where They Are Changing the Direction of the Current Modeling What's Possible Subsidizing the Incumbents The Destructive as the Default Writing a Different Story A More Interesting Conversation 9. Focus, Goddammit An Effective Exercise in Distraction Attention Is a Limited Resource First Things First The Beginning of the End of Coal Being "Better" Meat Eaters and Vegetarians Unite The System Responds The Cheapest Way to Fry The Growth of Flygskam An Inclusive Conversation? 10. What Difference Does It Make? Organized Resistance Historical Serendipity The Real Power of the Individual A Reckoning on Race It's Not About Me (Or You) The Lure of Agency How Change Actually Happens What's My Duty? Shifting Our Collective Values 11. Climate Hypocrites Unite! A False Dawn The Power of Imperfection Finding Our Place Coda: The Journey Down, Together What Next? Resources, Organizations, and Actions Knowledge Is Power Get Organized Rethink Your Mobility Eat Smarter Good Energy Money Matters Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document Plant Science for Gardeners

Plant Science for Gardeners

Robert Pavlis

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Co-op available Galleys available: Long lead, trade publications, and sales reps Digital Galley on Edelweiss National advertising Amazon, Google, Facebook, Mother Earth News, Hobby Farm National print campaign Mother Earth News, Hobby Farm, Acres USA, Growing for Market, Permaculture Design Magazine, American Gardener, Growers & Co. Online/social media campaign Facebook Live event and giveaway with author Outreach to horticultural societies, gardening and homesteading organizations, groups, and websites. Live forum on Permies.com Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube Promotion via authors YouTube channel Promotion on podcasts focused on gardening Support author during in-person and virtual events/workshops General eBook marketing plans eBook will be available at the same time as print publication to maximize sales eBook ISBN will be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed publisher and author will be promoting both e and p through social media Planned vendor or price promotions where appropriate Excerpts in Mother Earth News, Hobby Farm, Acres USA, Growing for Market, America Gardener, Savvy Gardening Promotion through the author's website: http://www.GardenMyths.com Bookseller/Library promotions promotion via ALA Author of 4 previous gardening books including Building Natural Ponds which has sold over 4,600 copies and Soil Science for Gardeners which has sold 7,000 copies This book is the second in a micro-series of similar books which will be published by this author over the next 18 months on gardening topics Author has been gardening for 40 years and owns a 6-acre botanical garden with over 3,000 varieties of plants Author's Facebook page, Garden Fundamentals, has a large following of 9.5 thousand Author's YouTube channel has 44.4 K subscribers and will be used to promote the book with a series of videos Author's blog, Garden Myths, has over 14,000 visitors 60 virtual events in 2021 Well-known lecturer and speaker to Master Gardener groups, horticultural societies, orchid societies, and garden shows The definite science-based guide to growing plants for gardeners, market gardeners and small-scale farmers Differs from other gardening books because it uses a science-based approach to examine plant biology and relate it to common gardening techniques it improves the gardener's ability to analyse a problem situation and find the best solution it explains the science behind planting, watering, fertilizing, caring for, and harvesting plants. A little plant science grows a long way Plant Science for Gardeners empowers growers to analyze common problems, find solutions, and make better decisions in the garden for optimal plant health and productivity. Most gardeners learn by accumulating rules – water once a week, never dry out snowdrop bulbs, prune lilacs after flowering, plant garlic in October—the list is endless. Rules take years to learn and yet leave you floundering when the unexpected strikes and plants look unhealthy, produce poorly, or die. There is a better way. By understanding the basic biology of how plants grow, you can become a thinking gardener with the confidence to problem solve for optimized plant health and productivity. Learn the science and ditch the rules! Coverage includes: The biology of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers Understanding how plants function as whole organisms The role of nutrients and inputs Vegetables, flowers, grasses, and trees and shrubs Propagation and genetics Sidebars that explode common gardening myths Tips for evaluating plant problems and finding solutions. Whether you're a home gardener, micro-farmer, market gardener, or homesteader, this entertaining and accessible guide shortens the learning curve and gives you the knowledge to succeed no matter where you live. AWARDS SILVER (tie) | 2023 IPPY Awards: Science Introduction    Introduction to Plant Science    Organization of the Book    Terms Used in This Book 1. Plant Basics    Cells    Xylem and Phloem    Photosynthesis    Plant Myth: Plants Raise the Oxygen Level in Homes    ATP and the Energy Cycle    Respiration    Meristematic Cells    Classification of Plants 2. Roots    Root Basics    Types of Roots    Plant Myth: Feeder Roots Are Located Under the Dripline    Effect of Gravity    Cut Roots and Side Roots    Plant Myth: Circulating Roots Continue to Circulate    Conditions That Affect Root Growth    Plant Myth: Transplant Solutions Grow Better Roots    Root Growth in Winter    Absorption of Water and Nutrients    Plant Myth: Is Soil pH Important?    Roots and Microbes    Plant Myth: Purchased Mycorrhizal Fungi Are Good for Plants    Plant Myth: Roots Grow Towards Water    The Rhizosphere 3. Stems    The Outer Structure of Stems    Internal Structure of Stems    Trichomes    Buds    How Stems Grow    The Importance of Photosynthesis    Underground Stems    Plant Myth: Plant Bulbs after the Ground Is Frozen    Plant Myth: Bearded Iris Should Be Planted with Rhizome Showing 4. Leaves    Leaf Structure    How Sun Affects Leaves    Why Are Some Leaves Red?    Plant Myth: Evergreen Needles and Oak Leaves Are Acidic    Functionality of Damaged Leaves    Natural Pesticides    Signaling Between Plants    Pest-Proof Leaves    Water Stress and Wilting Leaves    Leaf Abscission    Variegated Leaves 5. Flowers    Parts of a Flower    Pollination    What Causes Flowering?    Why Do Plants Not Flower?    Plant Myth: High Phosphate Grows More Blooms    Tough Love for Plants    Attracting Pollinators    Enjoy the Bracts    Dioecious and Monoecious Plants 6. Fruits and Seeds    What Is a Fruit?    The Importance of Fruit    Different Types of Fruits    Fruit Development    Seed Development    Suckering Tomato Plants    Seeds from Non-Flowering Plants    Soil Seed Bank 7. The Whole Plant    Life Cycle of Plants    Plant Dormancy    Movement of Water    Movement of Nutrients    Plant Myth: Leaves Can Be Used to ID Nutrient Deficiencies    Movement of Sugars    Seasonal Sharing of Resources    Overcoming Physical Damage    How Do Plants Get Taller?    Following the Sun    How Light Affects Plant Growth    Gravity 8. Woody Plants    What Are Woody Plants?    Structure of Woody Stems    Where Does Wood Come From?    Plant Myth: Newly Planted Trees Need to Be Staked    Storage of Sugars    Taproots vs. Fibrous Roots    Composition of Wood    Apical Dominance    Healing Damage    Plant Myth: Damage on Trees Should Be Painted    Conifers 9. Environmental Factors    Garden Hardiness Zones    Dealing with Cold    Protecting Plants from Cold    Dealing with Heat    Dealing with Water Extremes    Adaptability of Plants    How Climate Change Affects Gardens 10. Growing from Seeds    When Is Seed Mature?    The Seed Germination Process    The Mysterious Cotyledons    Why Do Seeds Stay Dormant?    Breaking Dormancy    Plant Myth: Seeds Can Have Double Dormancy    Seed Storage    Best Method for Starting Seeds Indoors 11. Selecting Seeds    Basic Genetics    Hybrids vs. Heirlooms    GMO Seeds    Days to Maturity    Buying Unusual Seeds 12. Vegetative Reproduction    Natural Vegetative Reproduction    Rooted Stems and Leaves    Artificial Vegetative Reproduction    Plant Myth: Homemade Rooting Hormones Work Well    Grafting 13. Plant Names    Why Use Botanical Names?    Naming Conventions    The Proper Way to Name Your Plants Index About the Author Connect with Robert Pavlis About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

Steven Earle

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What's natural, what's caused by humans, and why climate change is a disaster for all I love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity. — JAMES HANSEN, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth Institute What's natural, what's caused by humans, and why climate change is a disaster for all A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is an accessible myth-busting guide to the natural evolution of the Earth's climate over 4.6 billion years, and how and why human-caused global warming and climate change is different and much more dangerous. Richly illustrated chapters cover the major historical climate change processes including evolution of the sun, plate motions and continental collisions, volcanic eruptions, changes to major ocean currents, Earth's orbital variations, sunspot variations, and short-term ocean current cycles. As well as recent human-induced climate change and an overview of the implications of the COVID pandemic for climate change. Content includes: Understanding natural geological processes that shaped the climate How human impacts are now rapidly changing the climate Tipping points and the unfolding climate crisis What we can do to limit the damage to the planet and ecosystems Countering climate myths peddled by climate change science deniers. A Brief History of the Earth's Climate is essential reading for everyone who is looking to understand what drives climate change, counter skeptics and deniers, and take action on the climate emergency.Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Controls the Earth's Climate? 2. A Slowly Warming Sun 3. Sliding Plates and Colliding Continents 4. Cooling and Warming from Volcanic Eruptions 5. Earth's Orbital Variations 6. Moving Heat with Ocean Currents 7. Short-term Solar Variations 8. Catastrophic Collisions 9. A Plague of Humans 10. Tipping Points 11. What Now? Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document Permaculture for the Rest of Us

Permaculture for the Rest of Us

Jenni Blackmore

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369 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 4h37min.
Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal 5 sunny, gently-sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world. With a rallying cry of "If we can do it, you can too," she distills the wisdom of 20 years of trial and error into a valuable teaching tool. The perfect antidote to dense, high-level technical manuals, Permaculture for the Rest of Us presents the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way. Each chapter focuses on a specific method or technique, interspersing straightforward explanations with the author's own experiences. Learn how to successfully retrofit even the smallest homestead using skills such as: No-till vs. till gardening, composting and soil-building Natural pest control and integrating small livestock Basic greenhouse construction Harvesting, preservation and more. Ideal for urban dreamers, suburbanites and country-dwellers alike, this inspirational and instructional "encouragement manual" is packed with vibrant photographs documenting the author's journey from adversity to abundance. Introduction 1. Slug Wars or How it All Began 2. The Nitty Gritty on Building Dirt 3. To Dig or Not to Dig 4. Green Thumbing It 101 5. Easy Starter Crops 6. What? And When? 7. Gotta Getta Greenhouse 8. Warm Wussies 9. Quack, Cluck and Gobble 10. Ethics and Principles 11. Harvest Time: The Reason for it All! Glossary Suggested Reading Index About the Author
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Affiche du document Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle

Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle

Lloyd Alter

5h18min45

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Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency. Stop thinking about efficiency and start thinking about sufficiency Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do, identifying where we can make big reductions, while not sweating the small stuff. The international scientific consensus is that we have less than a decade to drastically slash our collective carbon emissions to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees and avert catastrophe. This means that many of us have to cut our individual carbon footprints by over 80% to 2.5 tonnes per person per year by 2030. But where to start? Drawing on Lloyd Alter's journey to track his daily carbon emissions and live the 1.5 degree lifestyle, coverage includes: What it looks like to live a rich and truly green life From take-out food, to bikes and cars, to your internet usage – finding the big wins, ignoring the trivial, and spotting marketing ploys The invisible embodied carbon baked into everything we own and why electric cars aren't the answer How to start thinking about sufficiency rather than efficiency The roles of individuals versus governments and corporations. Grounded in meticulous research and yet accessible to all, Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle is a journey toward a life of quality over quantity, and sufficiency over efficiency, as we race to save our only home from catastrophic heating. Acknowledgments The 1.5-Degree Lifestyle: Introduction 1. What's the 1.5-Degree Lifestyle? 2. Equity, Fairness, and the 2.5-Tonne Budget 3. Why Individual Actions Matter 4. Energy, Efficiency, and Sufficiency 5. What We Eat 6. How We Live 7. How We Move 8. Why We Buy 9. Conclusion: In Pursuit of Sufficiency Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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Affiche du document Common Threads

Common Threads

Sharon Kallis

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698 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 8h43min.
A guide to creating community-based art installations using green waste, invasive species and natural materials A guide to creating community-based art installations using green waste, invasive species and natural materials Disposing of unwanted natural materials can be expensive and time-consuming, or it can present a tremendous opportunity for creating collaborative eco-art. Invasive-species control, green-waste management, urban gardening, and traditional crafts can all be brought together to strengthen community relationships and foster responsible land stewardship. Simple, easily taught, creative techniques applied with shared purpose become the modern-day equivalent of a barn raising or a quilting bee. Common Threads is a unique guide to engaging community members in communal handwork for the greater good. Sharon Kallis provides a wealth of ideas for: Working with unwanted natural materials, with an emphasis on green waste and invasive species Visualizing projects that celebrate the human element while crafting works of art or environmental remediation Creating opportunities for individuals to connect with nature in a unique, meditative, yet community-oriented way Combining detailed, step-by-step instructions with tips for successful process and an overview of completed projects, Common Threads is a different kind of weaving book. This inspirational guide is designed to help artists and activists foster community, build empowerment, and develop a do-it-together attitude while planning and implementing works of collaborative eco-art. Sharon Kallis is a Vancouver artist who specializes in working with unwanted natural materials. Involving community in connecting traditional hand techniques with invasive species and garden waste, she creates site-specific installations that become ecological interventions. Her recent projects include The Urban Weaver Project, Aberthau: flax=food+fibre, and working closely with fiber artists, park ecologists, First Nations basket weavers, and others. Introduction Places Chapter 1: Work With What You Have at Hand Chapter 2: Building for Change From the Ground Up Chapter 3: Placemaking for Community People Chapter 4: Why Impermanence Matters Chapter 5: Weaving Community Milestones Chapter 6: Celebrations of Honor and Respect Chapter 7: Common Threads Plants Chapter 8: Working with Invasive Plant Species Chapter 9: Techniques Chapter 10: Designing Group Projects Chapter 11: Green Waste Logistics, Funding and Public Park Partnership Endnotes Acknowledgments Index About the Author
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Affiche du document Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good

Heather Menzies

7h19min30

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586 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 7h19min.
Commoning was a way of life for most of our ancestors. In Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good , author Heather Menzies journeys to her roots in the Scottish Highlands, where her family lived in direct relation with the land since before recorded time. Beginning with an intimate account of unearthing the heritage of the commons and the real tragedy of its loss, Menzies offers a detailed description of the self-organizing, self-governing and self-informing principles of this nearly forgotten way of life, including its spiritual practices and traditions. She then identifies pivotal commons practices that could be usefully revived today. A final 'manifesto' section pulls these facets together into a unified vision for reclaiming the commons, drawing a number of current popular initiatives into the commons and commoning frame-such as local food security, permaculture and the Occupy Movement. An engaging memoir of personal and political discovery, Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good combines moving reflections on our common heritage with a contemporary call to action, individually and collectively, locally and globally. Readers will be inspired by the book's vision of reviving the commons ethos of empathy and mutual respect, and energized by her practical suggestions for connecting people and place for the common good.
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Affiche du document Earth Repair

Earth Repair

Leila Darwish

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Resistance is fertile – bioremediation techniques to heal the earth. Packed with valuable, firsthand information from visionaries in the field, Earth Repair empowers communities and individuals to take action and heal contaminated and damaged land. Earth Repair describes a host of powerful grassroots bioremediation techniques, including: Microbial remediation – using microorganisms to break down and bind contaminants Phytoremediation – using plants to extract, bind, and transform toxins Mycoremediation – using fungi to clean up contaminated soil and water.Encompassing everything from remediating and regenerating abandoned city lots for urban farmers and gardeners, to recovering from environmental disasters and industrial catastrophes such as oil spills, Earth Repair is a fertile toolbox of radical remedies for toxic realities. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to transform environmental despair into constructive action and ecological resilience.New Audio Segments: The Earth Repair Audiobook includes the following new bonus audio segments that profile current bioremediators and innovative projects: Women in Bioremediation: From mycoremediation in the Amazon with Lexie Groper and the Amisacho Project, to catching up with Jess Ann Rubin of MycoEvolve about her project using fungi and plants to filter contaminated agricultural runoff in Vermont, learn about some of the powerful women who are expanding the field and practice of bioremediation at the community level. Interviews also include Olga Tzogas from SmugTown Mushrooms & New Moon Mycology Summit, Nance Klehm of Social Ecologies, and bioremediation artist Kaitlin Bryson. Healing from the Ashes: Community Responses to Wildfire: In recent years, fire survivors, mycologists, and impacted communities in California have mobilized bioremediation responses to protect their watersheds from the threat of toxic ash and debris in the aftermath of wildfire. Learn from the Butte Remediation mycoremediation project following the catastrophic 2018 Camp Fire and the CoRenewal wildfire remediation and watershed defense work through their 2020 Post-Fire Biofiltration Initiative.Leila Darwish is a community organizer, bioremediation educator, permaculture practitioner, urban gardener, author, and disaster recovery worker. Her grassroots organizing has centered on environmental justice issues in communities struggling with either the threat of, or the enduring legacy of, toxic contamination of their land and drinking water. She has taught numerous bioremediation and oil spill response courses in communities across North America. Her work is rooted in environmental and social justice, inspired by the power of community action, ecological resilience, mutual aid, and regenerative earth repair.  http://www.earthrepair.ca   Many Thanks Introduction: Manualfesto Chapter 1: Roots of Repair: Decolonization and Environmental Justice Chapter 2: Earth Repair and Grassroots Bioremediation Chapter 3: Getting Started Chapter 4: Microbial Remediation Chapter 5: Phytoremediation Chapter 6: Mycoremediation Chapter 7: The Art of Healing Water Chapter 8: Oil Spills I: The Anatomy of an Environmental Disaster Chapter 9: Oil Spills II: Tools for the Grassroots Bioremediator Chapter 10: Nuclear Energy and Remediating Radiation Chapter 11: Self-Care for Grassroots Remediators, Community Members and Disaster Responders Conclusion: Final Words for a Fertile Way Forward Appendix 1: Contaminants 101 Appendix 2: Conventional Remediation Techniques Appendix 3: Metric Conversion Table Endnotes Index About the Author
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Homestead Cows

Callene Rapp

1h45min00

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140 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h45min.
Every farm needs a cow – open the gates! With an approach built around investing for the long term, Homestead Cows prepares homesteaders and small farmers to open the farm gate to cattle, whether a single milk cow or a small beef herd. Homestead Cows covers the A to Z of husbandry: Cow history, biology, diet, and nutrition Understanding what you want, what's involved, and creating a plan Selecting breeds and determining herd size Housing and facilities, transportation, and equipment Financial management and the dollars and cents of cows Breeding and reproduction Cow health and happiness, including safety, handling, and good husbandry Processing, products, and cooking. Cattle are the most productive, versatile, and low-input sources of food and revenue on the farm and can help regenerate and build soil. The secret to success is excellent management, and Homestead Cows distills decades of hard-won, practical knowledge into an essential guide to successful small-scale cattle farming for every homesteader and farmer. ACCESSIBLITY NOTES This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative texts for images, table of contents, landmarks, reading order, page list, Structural Navigation, and semantic structure. Blank pages have been removed from this EPUB.Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Humans and Cattle A Brief History of Cattle What’s Your Plan? Chapter 2: Breeds and Cow Selection Breeds of Cattle Dairy Cattle Beef Cattle Breed and Environment Temperament Where to Get Your Cattle Selecting Breeding Stock Health Papers Chapter 3: Handling, Transportation, and Infrastructure Working Safely Around Cattle Transporting Cattle Fencing Facilities and Equipment Chapter 4: Cattle Biology Forage and Digestion How Cattle Handle Heat Cold Weather Chapter 5: Nutrition and Feeding Major Nutrients Concentrates Choosing Quality Hay Body Condition Determining Supplemental Feed Needs Chapter 6: Reproduction in Cattle Estrous in Cattle Pasture Breeding Puberty Artificial Insemination Chapter 7: Calving Stages of Labor When Things Go Wrong When to Rebreed Calving Season Care of the Newborn Calf Chapter 8: Raising Calves If Mom Does the Work Bottle Raising a Calf Weaning from Mom Buying a Calf for Beef Considerations for Bringing Home a Bucket Calf Chapter 9: Cattle Health Castration Behavior and Appearance of Healthy Cattle Antibiotics Immunity and Vaccinations Common Health Problems in Cattle Health Problems for Calves Health Problems for Cows Chapter 10: Milk and Milking How the Cow Makes Milk Milking the Cow Milking Equipment Raw Milk Milking Basics Handling Raw Milk Chapter 11: Beef When to Process Freezer Space Beef Cuts Chapter 12: Cattle and Environment Grassfed Beef Grazing Systems How Grass Grows Types of Grasses Grazing Behavior Implementing a Grazing Plan Evaluating Pastures Creating a Sacrifice Area Deciding Paddock Size Glossary Additional Reading Index About the Authors A Note About the Publisher
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Indigenomics

Carol Anne Hilton

10h31min30

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842 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 10h31min.
Igniting the $100 billion Indigenous economyIgniting the $100 billion Indigenous economyIt is time. It is time to increase the visibility, role, and responsibility of the emerging modern Indigenous economy and the people involved. This is the foundation for economic reconciliation. This is Indigenomics.Indigenomics lays out the tenets of the emerging Indigenous economy, built around relationships, multigenerational stewardship of resources, and care for all. Highlights include: The ongoing power shift and rise of the modern Indigenous economy Voices of leading Indigenous business leaders The unfolding story in the law courts that is testing Canada's relationship with Indigenous peoples Exposure of the false media narrative of Indigenous dependency A new narrative, rooted in the reality on the ground, that Indigenous peoples are economic powerhouses On the ground examples of the emerging Indigenous economy.Indigenomics calls for a new model of development, one that advances Indigenous self-determination, collective well-being, and reconciliation. This is vital reading for business leaders and entrepreneurs, Indigenous organizations and nations, governments and policymakers, and economists.Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction The Indigenomics Manifestation 1. Through the Lens of Worldview The Indian Problem Indigenous Economic Displacement and Marginalization Indigenous Worldview and Responsibility 2. The Nature of Wealth Timeline of Money Ceremony as an Expression of Wealth The Economic Distortion: Through the Lens of Wealth and Poverty 3. The Landscape of Indigenous Worldview Principle 1: Everything Is Connected Principle 2: Story Principle 3: Animate Life Force Principle 4: Transformation Principle 5: The Teachings Principle 6: Creation Story Principle 7: Protocol Principle 8: To Witness Principle 9: To Make Visible Principle 10: Renewal 4. "But I Was Never Taught This in School" A History of the Development of British Columbia 5. The Indigenous Economy Characteristics of an Indigenous Economy 6. Indian Act Economics The Indian Act and the Aboriginal Question The Indian Act Economics Effect: The Conditions for an Indigenous Economic Market Failure Perception of the Indian Act 7. The Indigenomics Power Center The Indigenomics Push/Pull Dynamic 7 Rs of the Indigenomics Power Center 8. The Dependancy Illusion The Great Debunk: Addressing the Illusion 9. The Power Play And Then Indigenous People Went to Court! The Legal Spectrum The Push/Pull Dynamic: An Inception into a New Economic Reality 10. The Power Shift: A Seat at the Economic Table The Effect of the Emerging Indigenous Power Shift The Risk of Doing Nothing The Collective Response to Now 11. The Emerging Modern Indigenous Economy Setting a Target for Indigenous Economic Growth Understanding the Growth of the Indigenous Economy The State of Indigenous Economic Research Building a Collective Economic Response: The Emerging $100 Billion Indigenous Economy 12. Indigenomics and the Unfolding Media Narrative Indigenous Business Media Themes Media Theme 1: Growing Indigenous Business Success Media Theme 2: Conflict and Risk in Industry Project Development Media Theme 3: Tone of Media Headings Media Theme 4: Aboriginal Legal Challenges and New Requirements Media Theme 5: Indigenous Business Innovation and Leadership Media Theme 6: Indigenous Worldview Media Theme 7: Aboriginal Relations/Reconciliation Media Theme 8: Growing Indigenous Economic Influence Media Theme 9: Shifting Aboriginal Business Environment Media Theme 10: Indigenous Ownership Media Visual Portrayals of Conflict and the Assertion of Aboriginal Rights 13. Building a Toolbox for Economic Reconciliation Reconciliation and the Pathway to an Inclusive Economy The Characteristics of an Inclusive Economy The Indigenomics Toolbox 14. The Global Indigenous Power Shift Ecuador: The Power Moment Bolivia: The Law of the Rights of Mother Earth Power Moment Clayoquot Sound: The War in the Woods Power Moment New Zealand: The Rights of a River Power Moment Māori Economy Measured at $50 billion Annually: Power Moment United Nations Calls for Revolutionary Thinking: Power Moment 15. Indigenomics and the Great Convergence Economic Distortion: Addressing Dysfunctionality in the New Economy Regeneration: The Great Convergence Economic Design for an Inclusive Economy The Great Economic Convergence and the Transformation of Meaning An Economy of Meaning Addressing the Economic Disconnect 16. A Seat at the Economic Table Appendix A: The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth Appendix B: Truth and Reconcilation Commision Call to Action #92 Notes Index About the Author About New Society Publishers
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