Compost Revolution

Author : Pauly Piccirillo
Publisher : Outskirts Press
ISBN 13 : 9781478714187
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Worm Farming Revolution written by Pauly Piccirillo and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Worm Farming Revolution Book teaches you everything you need to know about raising worms in order to grow amazing plants, recycle kitchen scraps, or grow your own fishing worms. It's a Return to the Founding Principles of Successful Gardening and an almost lost art our forefathers past down to us. Just because our technology changes and our knowledge increases doesn't mean that we have to invent something that's completely opposite of what the Creator showed us. A new way of feeding millions of people doesn't have to oppose nature, but should work with nature. I show you how to harness and multiply the power of a tiny organism that corporations and many people have become disconnected with. We have gone down a dark agricultural road with too few exits to get us back in the right direction. The technology of today combined with the proven methods of the past is where science should have lead us. But where "scientists" have failed, there has been a revolt. Not in a new way, but the reviving of a forgotten way. If you've never heard of the term "Worm Farming" then it may seem like a silly, eccentric hobby created to study the natural habits of worms. Well that may be true to some degree, but the truth, meaning, and reason behind this quirky little phrase may be one of the greatest yet simplest technological awakenings to hit the agricultural industry since the invention of, what I call, the world's most "successful failures..".synthetic fertilizers. No matter what gardening method you use, the fact is, you WILL need worm castings (worm poop) in order to give plants the proper food they were created to feed on. Worm castings are as natural to plants as breast milk to a new born baby. This is one of the reasons why worms are found moving in and out of the root systems of plants. They deposit the rich, microbial fertilizer that plants depend on for optimal health. This book teaches you how to grow your plants by, FIRST, growing your soil. You'll learn everything you

Author : Matt Powers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781945178658
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Permaculture Student 1 - the Workbook written by Matt Powers and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Permaculture Student 1 Workbook is a guide with recipes, formulas & diagrams to help anyone analyze, understand, and plan their own home site. Whether you need to make a topographic map, create a series of climate analogs, arrange the zones, or plot the sunpath or sun angles, this workbook will safely guide you and help you to stay on track. Not to be missed - this is where the knowledge you acquire in the textbook is applied.

Author : Tara Nolan
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 0760350817
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raised Bed Revolution written by Tara Nolan and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive manual to gardening in raised beds, with information on everything from construction, maximizing space and maintaining your garden. Raised bed gardening is the fastest-growing garden strategy today, and Raised Bed Revolution is the definitive guidebook to mastering this consistently proven and effective gardening method. Raised Bed Revolution provides you with information on size requirements for constructing raised beds, height suggestions, types of materials you can use, and creative tips for fitting the maximum garden capacity into small spaces—including vertical gardening. Enhanced with gorgeous photography, this book covers subjects such as growing-medium options, rooftop gardening, cost-effective gardening solutions, planting tips, watering strategies (automatic water drip systems and hand watering), and more. The process of creating and building raised beds is a cinch, too, thanks to the extensive gallery of design ideas and step-by-step projects. This gardening strategy is taking serious root. Why? Several reasons: · Raised beds allow gardeners to practice space efficiency as well as accessibility (the beds can be customized to be any height). · Raised beds permit gardeners to use their own soil, and they can be designed with wheels for easy portability if partial sunlight is a problem. · Water conservation is easier for gardeners who use raised beds. · Pest control is assisted because most garden pests can’t make the leap up into the raised bed. Find out more about why everyone is joining the raised bed revolution, roll up your sleeves and join in! “This is a great good for the experienced gardener as well as the novice.” —David Williams, Four Shires magazine

Author : Helmut Schimmel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781601731425
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Compost Revolution written by Helmut Schimmel and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composting has long been the backbone of a more nature-friendly, healthy form of gardening and farming. Compost Revolution brings a true revolution of thought to this vital subject. This breakthrough content in this book was long available only as first published in German; it is now available to English-speaking world and is certain to bring a fresh spotlight on the efficacy of vermicomposting. The author brilliantly combines classic and cutting-edge research with real-world experience in gardens and horticultural applications. Farmers and growers of all scale will benefit from learning about the original organic farmer, the earthworm. Worm composting is a superb alternative to traditional composting methods, which generally suffer from high-energy losses. Working in harmony with the below-surface army of microorganisms, the lowly earthworm is now known to be the true hero in the underground, a soil builder par excellence, not only in nature, but also in garden- and farm-scale composting systems.This lavishly illustrated, in-depth book teaches:- Alternatives to conventional composting- The Golden Rules of composting- The worm:mineral theory- Underestimated importance of earthworms- The stages of microbial warming- How to winter worms- Over-fertilization vs. humus- Humus - a substance or a system?- Mixed cultures, rotation and true organic production

Author : Lucy Bell
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1524866644
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Can Change the World written by Lucy Bell and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Change the World empowers kids to make changes in their lives and communities with the powerful message that anyone can make a difference in the world. This colorfully illustrated book is packed with information, ideas, and activities for everyday sustainability—like mending clothes, composting, and avoiding single-use plastics. Interspersed throughout are features on children around the globe who are making a difference, such as Greta Thunberg or Solli Raphael, reminding kids that ordinary people can spark extraordinary change.

Author : David R. Montgomery
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393608336
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life written by David R. Montgomery and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award “A call to action that underscores a common goal: to change the world from the ground up.”—Dan Barber, author of The Third Plate For centuries, agricultural practices have eroded the soil that farming depends on, stripping it of the organic matter vital to its productivity. Now conventional agriculture is threatening disaster for the world’s growing population. In Growing a Revolution, geologist David R. Montgomery travels the world, meeting farmers at the forefront of an agricultural movement to restore soil health. From Kansas to Ghana, he sees why adopting the three tenets of conservation agriculture—ditching the plow, planting cover crops, and growing a diversity of crops—is the solution. When farmers restore fertility to the land, this helps feed the world, cool the planet, reduce pollution, and return profitability to family farms.

Author : Will Allen
Publisher : Avery
ISBN 13 : 1592407609
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Good Food Revolution written by Will Allen and published by Avery. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as a Gotham Books hardcover edition.

Author : Deepak G. Panpatte
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811071462
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microorganisms for Green Revolution written by Deepak G. Panpatte and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores basic and applied aspects of microorganisms, which have a unique ability to cope with abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and changing climate, as well as biodegrader microorganisms and their functional roles. Further, readers will find detailed information on all aspects that are required to make a microbe “agriculturally beneficial.” The book’s primary focus is on microbes that are essentially “hidden miniature packages of nature” that influence agro-ecosystems. Inviting papers by prominent national and international scientists working in the field of agricultural microbiology, it addresses the biogdegrader group of microbial inoculants. Each chapter covers the respective mechanism of action and recent advances in agricultural microbiology. In addition, the book especially highlights innovations involving agriculturally beneficial microorganisms, including strategies for coping with a changing climate, and methods for developing microbial inoculants and promoting climate-smart agriculture. The information presented here is based on the authors’ extensive experience in the subject area, gathered in the course of their careers in the field of agricultural microbiology. The book offers a valuable resource for all readers who are actively involved in research on agriculturally beneficial microorganisms. In addition, it will help prepare readers for the future challenges that climate change will pose for agriculture and will help to bridge the current gaps between different scientific communities.

Author : Tom Szaky
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781591842507
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolution in a Bottle written by Tom Szaky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While a freshman at Princeton, Tom Szaky co-founded a company that recycles garbage into worm poop, liquifies it, then packages it in used soda bottles, creating TerraCycle Plant Food. Five years later, this all-natural, highly effective fertiliser is available in more than 3000 locations. Not just a thrilling entrepreneurial success story, Szaky argues for a new approach to business, in which every business should aspire to be good for people, the environment and profits. He shows how the first two goals can help the third. This book is printed on 100% recycled paper.

Author : Mary DeMocker
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1608684814
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Parents' Guide to Climate Revolution written by Mary DeMocker and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Relax," writes author Mary DeMocker, "this isn't another light bulb list. It's not another overwhelming pile of parental 'to dos'; designed to shrink your family's carbon footprint through eco-superheroism." Instead, DeMocker lays out a lively, empowering, and — doable — blueprint for engaging families in the urgent endeavor of climate revolution. In this book's brief, action-packed chapters, you'll learn hundreds of wide-ranging ideas for being part of the revolution — from embracing simplicity parenting, to freeing yourself from dead-end science debates, to teaching kids about the power of creative protest, to changing your lifestyle in ways that deepen family bonds, improve moods, and reduce your impact on the Earth. Engaging and creative, this vital resource is for everyone who wants to act effectively — and empower children to do the same.