Land & Food

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Belongings The Fight For Land and Food Fernwood Publishing	In Belongings, Sally Miller illustrates how food and farm crises result from adherence to the rules of private property. Miller looks at the state of farmland and farmers in Canada and across the …	Sally Miller	205	2016	View
Emergent Agriculture Farming, Sustainability and the Return of the Local Economy New Society Publishers	Long embraced by corporations who are driven only by the desire for profit, industrial agriculture wastes precious resources and spews millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere …	Gary S. Kleppel	195	2014	View
NEW! Farm the City A Toolkit for Setting up a Successful Urban Farm New Society Publishers	Urban farming has the power to change diets, economies, and lives. Yet starting an urban farm can seem daunting with skills and knowledge that extend beyond growing to include marketing, sales, …	Michael Ableman	130	2020	View
Resilient Agriculture Cultivating Food Systems for A Changing Climate New Society Publishers	Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the productivity and profitability of agriculture in North America. More variable weather, drought and flooding create the most obvious …	Laura Lengnick	370	2015	View
From Gravity Suspended From: Changing Tides Preview New Society Publishers	Humans have changed the world irrevocably, yet our potential to cause even further change is still latent. When it comes down to the blows, the next many millennia on Earth will reflect the …	Alejandro Frid	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From Introduction Overview of Belongings From: Belongings Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Sally Miller	20	2016	$2.00 Add
From Introduction On the Cusp of a Revolution From: Emergent Agriculture Preview New Society Publishers	Today’s shifting agricultural paradigm is doing much the same thing. It is changing the way we produce food, how and where we get it, and what it does to our health, our pocket books, and …	Gary S. Kleppel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Farm the City Preview New Society Publishers	The introduction indicates that this book is a guide for creating urban farms that produce significant amounts of food while employing people who would most benefit from full time, meaningful …	Michael Ableman	3	2020	$0.30 Add
From Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing Climate From: Resilient Agriculture Preview New Society Publishers	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 …	Laura Lengnick	40	2015	$4.00 Add
From A New Approach to Agriculture From: Emergent Agriculture Preview New Society Publishers	The emergent agriculture is grounded in the philosophies of sustainability, local production, and the values of small-scale, family farming. The emergent agriculture values the crafts of the land …	Gary S. Kleppel	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Chapter 1 Planning From: Farm the City Preview New Society Publishers	The first chapter discusses the process of planning an urban farm. Topics include the importance of clear missions, the necessity of experiential and financial capital to starting successful …	Michael Ableman	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From Land For Profit, Land For Food From: Belongings Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Sally Miller	34	2016	$3.40 Add
From Understanding Exposure From: Resilient Agriculture Preview Collection: Water and Climate Change: Impacts on Canada and the World New Society Publishers	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 …	Laura Lengnick	24	2015	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Chapter 2 Growing From: Farm the City Preview Collection: The Future of Food: How Small Farms are Responding to Climate Change and Corporate Agriculture New Society Publishers	This lengthy and comprehensive chapter about growing covers all practical aspects of growing food in urban, paved or contaminated environments including the infrastructure, such as greenhouses …	Michael Ableman	56	2020	$5.60 Add
From Patterns of Water Use From: Dry Run Preview New Society Publishers	In this chapter, we look at where water comes from, how it is allocated among various uses and how much each individual uses. We’ll look briefly at water use in cities, homes and offices, …	Jerry Yudelson	13	2010	$1.30 Add
From Restoring Knowledge Through History From: Belongings Preview Fernwood Publishing	-	Sally Miller	37	2016	$3.70 Add

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