Organic

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601731463Author Mark ShepardFormat PaperbackImprint Acres U.S.A., IncPublisher Acres U.S.A., Inc

Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity in China provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of organic agriculture in China, covering its origins, government policies, management and institutional systems, and socio-economic benefits. It also...

With a New Introduction by Wendell Berry The Soil and Health was published in 1945, just before agricultural corporations surged to global proportions. Sir Albert Howard's work is a major inspiration to the growing organic and sustainable farming...

Concern about our food system is growing, from the costs of industrial farming to the dominant role of supermarkets and recurring scandals about the origins and content of what we eat. Food for Change documents the way alternative food movements...

In 1924 at Koberwitz, the estate of Count and Countess Keyserlingk, Rudolf Steiner gave a key course of lectures on agriculture. At a time when industrial methods were being introduced into farming, Steiner had a radically different, evolutionary, vision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913163504Author Hiram Dr. DracheFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Hobar PublicationsPublisher Hobar PublicationsWeight(grams) 445g

The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927129128Author Rachel FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint TouchWood EditionsPublisher TouchWood EditionsWeight(grams) 344g

Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China's cities. This book shows how a set of social, economic,...

The markets for organic and fair trade certified commodities are growing rapidly, with environmentally sound and more equitable certification systems likely to offer benefits for both small-scale farmers and society at large. Despite much debate about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684750146Author Jan HartmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Down East BooksPublisher Down East BooksWeight(grams) 152g

Organic cattle farming is on the increase, with consumer demand for organic meat growing yearly. Beginning with an overview of the aims and principles behind organic cattle production, this book presents all-inclusive information about how to feed cattle...

This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601731487Author Herwig PommerescheFormat PaperbackPage Count 263Imprint Acres U.S.A., IncPublisher Acres U.S.A., Inc

Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China’s cities. This book shows how a set of social, economic,...

This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyzes and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global...

The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and...