organic farming

Advice for small scale, commercial farming and gardening without using harmful pesticides.

Explore the current issue about organic food and farming with expert opinions in a pro/con format that encourages critical thinking.

Introduces readers to a wide range of careers in education associated with conventional methods of food production and alternate energy sources.

The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. Includes 150 full-color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour, the father of the back to basics movement, explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life this is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike.

Desperate to escape haunting memories, J. D. Jessup travels from Nashville to Tucson and volunteers on an organic farm. The hardened landowner has one prevailing rule: If J. D. sees an "illegal," call the border patrol. But when an early morning ride along the fence line leads him to a beautiful young woman named Maria, near death in the desert, his heart pulls him in another direction. Longing to atone for the choices that drove him to Tucson, J. D. hides her and unleashes a chain of deadly events he could never have imagined. Soon they are running from a killer and fighting for their lives. As secrets of their pasts emerge, J. D. realizes that saving Maria may be the only way to save himself.

Discusses the benefits of organic food and products for people and the environment, covering farming practices, fibers and clothing, the Fallen Fruit Project, cleaning products, environmentally friendly furniture, vermicompost, and other related topics, with illustrations.

Presents a comprehensive manual to growing organic vegetables and provides practical advice on equipment and tools, home-garden greenhouses, pest removal, and planting and harvesting.

Provides background information about how the journey to chemical farming began and how it has poisoned our environment and endangered our existence. Describes the impact that changing to organic methods of farming will ultimately have on our health and survival and suggests five solutions to correct our environmental crises. Includes chapter notes and an index.

Examines the history of the organic food movement, including statistics, legislation, and expert opinions from both sides of the debate.

Discusses the problems created by the use of pesticides to grow food crops and the benefits of organic farming.