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Living on One Acre or Less: How to Produce All the Fruit, Veg, Meat, Fish and Eggs Your Family Needs by Sally Morgan
RRP: €23.79€18.69An accessible and comprehensive guide, filled with everything you need to set up your own mini-farm and live more self-sufficiently. With the help of this handy book, you can grow all the fruit and vegetables your family needs, raise animals for meat... -
Sustainable Food Production: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer by Dr. Shahid Naeem
RRP: €20.22€16.24Industrial agriculture is responsible for widespread environmental degradation and undermines the pursuit of human well-being. With a projected global population of 10 billion by 2050, it is urgent for humanity to achieve a more sustainable approach to... -
The Biodynamic Farm: Developing a Holistic Organism by Karl-Ernst Osthaus 9780863157660
RRP: €10.70€7.68Large-scale agriculture tends to view a farm as a means for producing a certain amount of grain, milk or meat. This practical book argues instead for a holistic method of farming: the farm as a living organism. This is the principle of biodynamic farming... -
The First-Time Homesteader: A complete beginner's guide to starting and loving your new homestead by Jessica Sowards
RRP: €22.60€15.65Are you striving for improved self-reliance and self-sufficiency for yourself and your family? Author Jessica Sowards of YouTube's Roots & Refuge Farm is the warm and welcoming guide you've been waiting for. Homesteading is a mindset and a lifestyle... -
Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements Vandana Shiva 9781645021889
RRP: €22.60€15.17'One of the world's most prominent radical scientists.' The Guardian 'Vandana Shiva is an expert [on the dangers of gobalization] whose analysis has helped us understand this situation much more deeply.' Russell Brand A powerful new memoir... -
Milk by Mark Kurlansky
RRP: €13.08€9.25Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic and culinary story of milk and all things dairy - with recipes throughout While mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is... -
Farm Anatomy by Julia Rothman
RRP: €15.46€12.02Learn the difference between a farrow and a barrow, and what distinguishes a weanling from a yearling. Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman's charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living. Dissecting... -
The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables by Adam Alexander 9781915294005
RRP: €22.60€15.17Radio 4's The Food Programme Book of the Year, chosen by Dan Saladino An Irish Times Best Gardening Book 2023 Shortlisted for the Garden Media Guild's Garden Book of the Year Award 2023 Longlisted for The Art of Eating Prize 2023 'If you're a... -
A New Nobility of Blood and Soil by R Walther Darré 9781953730497
RRP: €27.22€25.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953730497Author R Walther Darr Format PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Antelope Hill PublishingPublisher Antelope Hill PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2: Water-Harvesting Earthworks by Brad Lancaster 9780977246441
RRP: €53.55€36.002020 independent Press Award Winner--Green Book Category Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2 is a how-to guide enabling you to "plant the rain" by creating water-harvesting "earthworks" or "rain gardens." Earthworks are simple,... -
Raising Livestock: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Horses, Donkeys, Beef Cattle, Llamas, Pigs, Sheep, and Goats by Dion Rosser 9781638180739
RRP: €42.83€30.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638180739Author Dion RosserFormat HardbackPage Count 694Imprint PrimastaPublisher PrimastaWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 37mm -
The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms: Helpful Tips for Mushrooming in the Field Pelle Holmberg 9781620877319
RRP: €11.89€7.63Using practical symbol systems, distribution maps, and tips on picking, cleaning, cooking, and canning, this handbook will help you safely forage for a wide variety of mushrooms, including morels, black trumpets, chanterelles, sheep polypore, porcini,... -
The Farmer's Office, Second Edition: Tools, Templates, and Skills for Starting, Managing, and Growing a Successful Farm Business by Julia Shanks 9780865719934
RRP: €34.50€23.37The no-nonsense, practical guide for farm-preneurs to grow a successful farm business - completely revised and updated You launched your farm because you love working the land and producing food. Yet to succeed you also need to think like an... -
Call of the Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth Charles Massy 9781603588133
RRP: €22.60€15.65Part lyrical nature writing, part storytelling, part solid scientific evidence, part scholarly research, part memoir, the book is an elegant manifesto, an urgent call to stop trashing the Earth and start healing it. the Guardian Perfect for readers of... -
The Winter Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Year-Round Harvests by Jean-Martin Fortier 9780865719873
RRP: €34.50€23.37The Complete Practical Guide to Growing Vegetables Year-Round in Northern Climates for Local Markets MANY SMALL FARMS shut down during the dark winter months. Yet with the right techniques, equipment, and cultivars, year-round growing can produce the... -
The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World Amanda Little 9781786077875
RRP: €13.08€8.33Is the future of food looking bleak - or better than ever? At a time when every day brings news of drought and famine, Amanda Little investigates what it will take to feed a hotter, hungrier, more crowded world. She explores the past along with the... -
The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook: How to Design and Build Swales, Dams, Ponds, and other Water Harvesting Systems by Douglas Barnes
RRP: €29.74€19.90Maximize your water harvesting potential with efficient, cost-effective earthworks In the face of drought and desertification, well-designed, water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into... -
Fibershed: Growing a Movement of Farmers, Fashion Activists, and Makers for a New Textile Economy by Rebecca Burgess
RRP: €27.36€19.85A new "farm-to-closet" vision for the clothes we wear--by a leader in the movement for local textile economies There is a major disconnect between what we wear and our knowledge of its impact on land, air, water, labor, and human health. Even those... -
The Worm Farmer's Handbook: Mid- to Large-Scale Vermicomposting for Farms, Businesses, Municipalities, Schools, and Institutions Rhonda Sherman 9781603587792
RRP: €29.75€19.97Choice Reviews, Outstanding Academic Title Techniques and systems for processing food scraps, manure, yard debris, paper, and more Turning waste into wealth sounds too good to be true, but many worm farmers are finding that vermicomposting is a... -
Moo's Law: An Investor's Guide to the New Agrarian Revolution by Jim Mellon 9780993047862
RRP: €17.84€11.88Moo's Law is the latest title from successful investor Jim Mellon, to help readers understand the investment landscape in cultivated and plant-based proteins and materials. Jim has a vision that within the next couple of decades world agriculture will be... -
Instant Insights: Soil Health Indicators by Dr E. A. Stockdale 9781801462846
€50.37This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on soil health indicators.The first chapter describes indicators and frameworks for soil health currently in use. It evaluates the principles underpinning current approaches to monitoring... -
Mycorrhizal Planet: How Symbiotic Fungi Work with Roots to Support Plant Health and Build Soil Fertility Michael Phillips 9781603586580
RRP: €35.70€24.28Regenerative practices for the farm, garden, orchard, forest, and landscape Mycorrhizal fungi have been waiting a long time for people to recognize just how important they are to the making of dynamic soils. These microscopic organisms partner with... -
Defending Beef: The Ecological and Nutritional Case for Meat, 2nd Edition Nicolette Hahn Niman 9781645020141
RRP: €17.84€11.66We all need to understand the story behind our food. This is the strongest and most articulate case for understanding the central importance of grazing livestock in sustainable food systems that I've read. Patrick Holden, founder and chief executive,... -
The Smallholding: A Practical Guide to Self-Sufficient Living by Alan Beat 9780954692315
€14.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954692315Author Alan BeatFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Smallholding PressPublisher Smallholding Press -
The Art and Science of Grazing: How Grass Farmers Can Create Sustainable Systems for Healthy Animals and Farm Ecosystems Sarah Flack 9781603586115
RRP: €35.70€23.56Grazing management might seem simple: just put livestock in a pasture and let them eat their fill. However, as Sarah Flack explains in The Art and Science of Grazing, the pasture/livestock relationship is incredibly complex. If a farmer doesn't pay close... -
Holistic Management Handbook, Third Edition: Regenerating Your Land and Growing Your Profits Jody Butterfield 9781610919760
RRP: €38.08€32.78Holistic management is a systems-thinking approach developed by biologist Allan Savory to restore the world's grassland soils and minimize the damaging effects of climate change and desertification on humans and the natural world. This third edition of... -
Plants for Free: Seeds and Cuttings to Fill Your Garden by Sharon Amos
RRP: €11.89€7.90In this book, Sharon Amos explains how to design and create a beautiful garden for little or no money, offering tips on bartering for clippings, getting a bargain at garage sales or neighbourhood fairs, digging up suckers or adapting wild species and... -
The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener: 30th Anniversary Edition by Eliot Coleman
RRP: €26.78€18.17Updated for its 30th anniversary edition; [This book] remains as relevant as ever. New York Times For anyone with an interest in sustainable growing, this is a must-read. Irish Times A perennial classic The New Organic Grower isone of the most... -
The Forest Garden Greenhouse: How to Design and Manage an Indoor Permaculture Oasis Jerome Osentowski 9781603584265
RRP: €41.65€27.17Now with a revolutionary new "Climate Battery" design for near-net-zero heating and cooling "Jerome Osentowski is a master of simple, elegantly frugal, eminently practical indoor gardens."-Amory Lovins In this groundbreaking book, Jerome... -
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: 10th Anniversary Edition (with a New Afterword) by Melanie Joy
RRP: €19.03€14.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590035016Author Melanie JoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser -
The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience Toby Hemenway 9781603585262
RRP: €23.80€15.89Permaculture is more than just the latest buzzword; it offers positive solutions for many of the environmental and social challenges confronting us. And nowhere are those remedies more needed and desired than in our cities. The Permaculture City... -
Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture by Christopher Shein
RRP: €20.22€16.05"A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground." -Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden Supply Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the... -
Heritage: Recipes and Stories by Sean Brock 9781579654634
RRP: €38.07€30.23New York Times best sellerWinner, James Beard Award for Best Book in American CookingWinner, IACP Julia Child First Book Award Named a Best Cookbook of the Season by Amazon, Food & Wine, Harper's Bazaar, Houston Chronicle, Huffington Post, New York... -
Water For Every Farm: Yeomans Keyline Plan by Ken B Yeomans 9781438225784
RRP: €59.44€45.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438225784Author Ken B YeomansFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm -
The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient Dense Food by Steve Solomon
RRP: €19.03€13.14Vegetables, fruits, and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but centuries of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half of the vitamins and minerals that... -
The Regenerative Garden: 80 Practical Projects for Creating a Self-sustaining Garden Ecosystem Stephanie Rose 9780760371688
RRP: €22.60€15.17Discover how to work with nature, instead of against it, by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more beautiful and productive, but also more resilient.While the word permaculture might sound intimidating, the principals... -
Permaculture: Planting the seeds of radical regeneration Maya Blackwell 9781913393830
RRP: €10.70€7.38Permaculture needs all of us, and all of us need permaculture. Permaculture is a way of farming, gardening, or managing land that emphasises a reciprocal relationship with nature. It's a design process that works with wildness, not against it. And it's... -
Introduction to Soil Science: From Formation and Classification to Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties, Fertility and Nutrient Management, and Erosion and Conservation by Michael Barton 9781922435453
RRP: €13.08€9.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922435453Author Michael BartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Book Bound StudiosPublisher Book Bound StudiosWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Capturing Sunlight, Book 1: Skills & Ideas for Intensive Grazing, Sustainable Pastures, Healthy Soils, & Grassfed Livestock by Woody Lane 9780983323822
RRP: €26.18€18.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983323822Author Woody LaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Lane Livestock ServicesPublisher Lane Livestock ServicesWeight(grams) 449g -
Essential Guide to Calving by Heather Smith Thomas 9781580177061
€28.20Whether you keep a single milk cow or care for a large herd, you'll benefit from this comprehensive guide to calving. With expert advice gained from decades of hands-on experience, Heather Smith Thomas shows you how to effectively handle a variety of...