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Sufficient (9781862058514) £12.99 Sufficient – by occasional CS writer Tom Petherick – is aimed at taking sustainability from its niche following and bringing it into the mainstream consciousness via a practical manual. |
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Hobby Farm - Ideas for the New Countryside (0 285 63768) £10.00 By Willy Newlands. Most farms are now sold to people who buy them as a lifestyle choice, whose income does not depend on profit off the land, and in this book, the author provides a detailed and witty guide for those seeking a better quality of life, the nouveau farmer, and the apprentice smallholder. |
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Essential Law For Landowners & Farmers (0632057963) £45.50 By Sydenham,Monnington & Pym. Blackwell Publishing 2002 4th edition This concise and well established working guide for landowners, farmers and their advisers explains the law on the ownership, occupation and use of agricultural land, clarifying the complex problems facing landowners today. |
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Doing Business in the Countryside (0749443898) £19.99 Edited by Jonathan Reuvid. A guide for anyone thinking of setting up a business, or already involved in a rural business, through the maze of considerations and common problems encountered. |
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Growing up on the Farm (0755200683) £9.99 By David F Townsend. David Townsend spent the first 35 years of his life on the family farm. After taking early retirement due to a serious illness he realised the importance a healthy, enjoyable childhood and felt compelled to write this book. |
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Change on the Land (0852363990) £16.95 By Stuart Gibbard Stuart Gibbard looks at a hundred years of machanised farming. Devoting much of his time to historical research, Stuart has talked to many of the men who played their part in creating the machines portrayed in his books. |
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Starting with a Smallholding (0906137373) £7.95 By David Hills. David Hills is an experienced smallholder and has written this new book specifically for anyone who is planning to buy a small rural property, or who is about to embark on a new smallholding activity. |
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Organic Livestock Farming (0948617454) £17.95 Edited by D Younie A detailed practical guide to the successful production and marketing of organic milk, meat, and eggs. Vital if you are into organics. |
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The Smallholder’s Manual (1 86126 555 7) £25.00 By Katie Thear This practical handbook is illustrated with 200 diagrams and colour photographs and will be welcomed by both novice and experienced smallholders. |
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The Water Book (1902175239) £12.00 By Dr Judith Thornton. This is a unique book covering water use and reuse for small-scale and domestic situations. |
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Farming Day By Day (1-903366-21-6) £12.95 By John Winter. John Winter (Winterbottom) wrote as an agricultural correspondent for the Daily Mail. Ïn this book are a selection of his reports from the Daily Mail vividly recalling the ups and downs of a decade when Britain’s farmers were still being encouraged to produce more food. |
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Bringing the Food Economy Home (184277233) £16.99 By Helena Norberg-Hodge, Todd Merrifield, Steven Gorelick. This book is based on the belief that to change the economic crises facing our planet, a good place to start is to rebuild local food economies as even small changes in the way food is produced and marketed can offer immense benefits. |
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Starting a Business in the Country (1845280601) £12.99 By Wendy Pascoe. Rural life can be stimulating, productive and a hugely rewarding environment to do business in. This book is a practical guide to inspire you to start your own business in the country. |
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Agriculture (1855841134) £8.95 By Rudolf Steiner. Steiner contributed much to the regeneration of culture and in addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities.This book brings together excerpts from Steiner’s talks and writings on agriculture. |
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Long Netting and Net Making (1861268211) £14.99 By John Hutcheon. Long netting is a highly effective method of pest control and an enjoyable sport, and this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in catching rabbits. |
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The Traditional Farming Year (1903366615) £17.95 By Paul Heiney Broadcaster Paul Heiney worked as a farm hand and trainee horseman on a traditional Suffolk farm. In this book, he draws on his experiences and goes month-by-month through the year at a time when farming methods revolved around horse power. |
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Wild Law (1903998352) £9.95 By Cormac Cullinan. Cormac Cullinan shows that the survival of the community of life on earth requires us to radically change our understanding of the purpose of law and governance. |
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Organic Futures (1903998697) £12.95 By Adrian Myers. ORGANIC Futures presents an overwhelming argument for replacing modern farming methods with organic techniques. |
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Organic Farm Management Handbook (1872064329) £10.99 Edited by Nic Lampkin and Mark Measures. This fourth edition of the handbook is full of up to date information relating to the changes in standards essential for those who are already farming organically and for those who are considering changi |
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Organic Living (751329061) £19.99 by Lynda Brown A passion for simple wholesome living and respect for the world around us lies at the heart of this book, with all aspects of daily life, including food and drink, health and beauty, babycare, petcare, gardening, home and office, |
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Eco-Centres and Courses (978 1 903998 90 8) £12.95 By Terena Plowright. If you’re looking to learn how to instal solar panels or how to make cider, keep bees, build with cob or straw bales, this book can point you in the right direction. |
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Sharing the Harvest (978 1 933392 10 3) £21.95 By Elizabeth Henderson and Robyn Van En
In this new, highly revised and expanded edition of a Chelsea Green classic, authors Henderson and Van En provide new insight into making Community Supported Agriculture not only a viable economic model, presenting the answer to the globalisation of our food supply, but the right choice for food lovers and farmers alike. |
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