"From the author of 1491--the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas--a deeply engaging new history that explores the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs. More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed totally different suites of plants and animals. Columbus's voyages brought them back together--and marked the beginning...

The Organic No-Till Farming Revolution is the no-till chemical-free growing roadmap, showing how no-till lowers barriers to starting a small farm, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, increases efficiency and profitability, and promotes soil health. This hands-on manual is specifically written for natural and small-scale farmers.

"Is Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English? "As a species, we're hardwired to obsess over food," Matt Siegel explains as he sets out "to uncover the hidden side of everything we put in our mouths." Siegel also probes subjects ranging from the myths--and realities--of...

"From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--

"Readers will learn about the impacts of agriculture on the environment through colorful and clear graphics, such as maps, charts, and infographics. Book also includes a glossary, index, suggested books and websites, and a bibliography"--

Food production systems touch nearly every aspect of life from farms and industrial processing plants to markets, grocery stores and the dinner table. Students will learn about the future sustainable food cycle'.

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and...

OF THE LAND is a detailed exploration into our current food supply as well as a variety of organic options available to people who want to support sustainable farming methods.

La quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) es un cultivo de tradición andina, con excelentes propiedades nutricionales y metabólicos secundarios con uso potencial en la industria, y una amplia adaptación a condiciones agroclimatológicas extremas que hacen de ella una de las especies promisorias para enfrentar las consecuencias del cambio climático a nivel mundial. Dada su actual importancia económica, nutricional y social, sus áreas de siembra alrededor...

How Malabar Farm pioneered soil conservation and grew the sustainable agriculture movement Established in 1939 by Pulitzer Prize—winning author and farmer Louis Bromfield, Malabar Farm was once considered "the most famous farm in the world." Farmers, conservationists, politicians, businessmen, and even a few Hollywood celebrities-including Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, who married there-flocked to rural Ohio to see how Bromfield restored worn-out...