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1/1/1983 Here we hope to answer some of these questions and to show how people can begin--it does not matter how small--to take some responsibility in providing for themselves in a way that is ecologically sound, intelletually and physically stimulating, emotionally satisfying, and, above all, fun.
- Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes the simple idea that by taking care of the earth, the earth takes care of you.The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permacultureis for home gardeners of every...
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1/1/1985 This handbook is inteded as a practical guide for people concerned with technical and logistical support for gardening for food in the semi-arids tropics. It addresses the constraints to, and possibilites of, gardening in this delicate environment, and describes some approaches to gardening for...
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1/1/1971 Book twodiscusses crop management and pest management.Bio-Intensive Approach to Small-Scale Food Production incudes information regarding crop planning, using the fencline for planting annual and perennial crops, companion plant guide chart, vegetables that can be harvested in less than a month,...
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1/1/1989 Information provided in this series covers selected foods from Africa, India, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Topics are organized on a commodity basis within the major food groups, including cereals and other startch sources, legumes and oil-seeds, fruits and vegetables.
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1/1/1971 This book tell how to use chemical-free methods of growing vegetables in spaces around households and schools.Bio-Intensive Approach to Small-Scale Food Products includes information including characteristics of bio-intensive approach to small-scale household food production, layout for a...
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Work on the amaranth--that versatile, nutritious, historic, and symbolic plant of five continents and many centuries--has only just begun. It will get from the experimental agricultural fields to home kitchens, it will help feed the world's hungry, it will be restored to the place it once...
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Our mission is to reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human nutrition in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture.
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Plants For A Future(PFAF) is an online free-to-use information database and associated website for those interested in edible and useful plants. Originally focused on plants suitable fortemperate regions, it has now been extended to include many of the more important tropical and sub-tropical...
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KITaims to improve health and ensure equitable social-economic development and promote intercultural cooperation with our partners worldwide. As we focus on results and empowering people our research, advice, training and education are creative, context specific and evidence-based. We are an...