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In Raising Goats For Beginners, you'll discover:
… and much more!
Raising goats is not some kind of overly complex task. It doesn't require special skills or enhanced intelligence.
In fact, anyone can do it with just a bit of patience and willingness to learn.
Not only will bringing goats into your yard or farm help make you a happier person, but the goats themselves will also provide for you in ways otherwise unattainable.
If you're ready to put...
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"The vertical farm is a world-changing innovation whose time has come. Dickson Despommier's visionary book provides a blueprint for securing the world's food supply and at the same time solving one of the gravest environmental crises facing us today."--Sting
Imagine a world where every town has their own local food source, grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of light is wasted, and where a simple elevator ride can...
5) Creating Dairyland: How caring for cows saved our soil, created our landscape, brought prosperity
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The story of dairying in Wisconsin is the story of how our very landscape and way of life were created. By making cows the center of our farm life and learning how to care for them, our ancestors launched a revolution that changed much more than the way farmers earned their living - it changed us.
In Creating Dairyland, journalist, oral historian, and former dairyman Ed Janus opens the pages of the fascinating story of Wisconsin dairy farming. He...
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America's leading nutritionist exposes how the food industry corrupts scientific research for profit
Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Whether...
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In the tradition of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, a groundbreaking global investigation into the industry ravaging the environment and global health-from the James Beard Award -winning journalist
Over the past few decades, palm oil has seeped into every corner of our lives. Worldwide, palm oil production has nearly doubled in just the last decade: oil palm plantations now cover an area nearly the size of New Zealand, and some form of the commodity...
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