Laura Lengnick

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Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing Climate

Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing Climate

From: Resilient Agriculture

This chapter provides a brief history of agricultural practices and outlines the different crops and livestock that are cultivated in different environments. The chapter goes on to discuss how … 40 $4.00 Add
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The Light and Dark of These Times
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The Light and Dark of These Times

PART 3

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

The author reflects on the light and dark of these times as she writes in the summer of 2021. Topics include: the sustainable food movement, Indigenous foodways, the good food movement, … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Qualities and Behaviours of Resilient Systems
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The Qualities and Behaviours of Resilient Systems

PART 2

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter explores the qualities and behaviours of resilient systems, which come in different shapes, kinds, and sizes. The author explores qualities that cultivate resilience such as … 24 $2.40 Add
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The Rules of Resilience
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The Rules of Resilience

PART 2

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter explores rules of resilience, which are: to Cultivate diverse networks of reciprocal relationship, to Cultivate regional self-reliance, and to Cultivate the accumulation of … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Way Forward
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The Way Forward

PART 3

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter muses on the way forward from here for our food system, looking to social-ecological resilience thinking, which offers new concepts, a new language and an effective framework for … 8 $0.80 Add
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Understanding Adaptive Capacity
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Understanding Adaptive Capacity

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter explores the concept of adaptive capacity: the ability of a farm to manage human, social, natural, physical, and financial resources to adapt to changes in its environment. The … 14 $1.40 Add
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Understanding Exposure

Understanding Exposure

From: Resilient Agriculture

This chapter explores the ways that climate change impacts different regions and different crops, and outlines the effects that environmental changes will have on the highly delicate balance that … 24 $2.40 Add
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Understanding Exposure
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Understanding Exposure

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter talks about exposure and dealing with climate change, offering some climate change adaptation concepts that help to clarify options that reduce climate risk and cultivate the climate … 16 $1.60 Add
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Understanding Sensitivity

Understanding Sensitivity

From: Resilient Agriculture

This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be … 30 $3.00 Add
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Understanding Sensitivity
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Understanding Sensitivity

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be … 13 $1.30 Add
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Vegetables

Vegetables

From: Resilient Agriculture

This chapter features case studies of vegetable farmers in different regions and describes the methods they use to adapt to the changing climate and promote sustainability on their own farms. … 38 $3.80 Add
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Vegetables
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Vegetables

PART 4

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter features case studies of vegetable farmers in different regions and describes the methods they use to adapt to the changing climate and promote sustainability on their own farms. It … 58 $5.80 Add
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Waking Up to Climate Change
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Waking Up to Climate Change

PART 1

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

The author talks about climate change, her own experiences and activities in the world of climate action and lessons she’s learned, resilience thinking, and hope. She also introduces the … 14 $1.40 Add