From the large corporation using enormous machines in the USA, to the woman with her hoe and her plot of cassava in Mozambique, to a Chinese collective farm worker in the rice fields, agriculture is essential for humanity to eat. This book looks at the many different types of agriculture and considers the challenges facing farmers today.
My Family and Other Animals meets The Secret Life of Cows: this rediscovered gem of a memoir tells the charming tale of how a baby llama transformed a Welsh farming family forever.
The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition is your complete honey bee resource, loaded with essential information for beginning and maintaining healthy hives.
This book offers everything you need to plant and nurture a garden that will make wild bees happy. With a description of 16 types of bees, and full lists of the shrubs, perennials and blooms they love, you will be able to create spaces bursting with colour and bee-friendly scents.
A classic work on beekeeping returns in paperback. Packed with expert advice for beekeepers of all levels, this charming and practical guide contains in-depth but simple instructions for all the techniques you need, from choosing your own hive to harvesting the tastiest honey.