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- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes listeners into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; and many more examples.
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Dated but good
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Excellent Brainstorming - Not reality
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Ouch!
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By: Greg Graffin
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We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee beans help fuel the Enlightenment and cottonseed help spark the Industrial Revolution. And from the fall of Rome to the Arab Spring, the fate of nations continues to hinge on the seeds of a Middle Eastern grass known as wheat.
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Suddenly, research findings require a paradigm shift in our view of the microbial world. The Human Microbiome Project at the National Institutes of Health is well under way, and unprecedented scientific technology now allows the censusing of trillions of microbes inside and on our bodies as well as in the places where we live, work, and play. This intriguing, up-to-the-minute book for scientists and nonscientists alike explains what researchers are discovering about the microbe world and what the implications are for modern science and medicine.
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story5 out of 5 stars 119
Easy beekeeping for new-bees. Wouldn’t it be great to raise your own bees, have a fresh supply of honey, and bring thousands of healthy pollinators into your yard? Beekeeping for Beginners is a simple, step-by-step guide that helps you learn the fundamentals of modern beekeeping. You (and your bees) will be buzzing with delight. From picking the right hive and bringing your bees home to surviving winter and collecting honey, experienced beekeeper Amber Bradshaw takes you on an easy-to-follow journey through your first year of beekeeping and beyond.
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In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely awful, insufferable, racist author
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 263
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Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of 17 groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance.
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Wish one of the authors would have read this book
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Arrival of the Fittest
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In Arrival of the Fittest, renowned evolutionary biologist Andreas Wagner draws on over 15 years of research to present the missing piece in Darwin's theory. Using experimental and computational technologies that were heretofore unimagined, he has found that adaptations are not just driven by chance, but by a set of laws that allow nature to discover new molecules and mechanisms in a fraction of the time that random variation would take.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Robustness makes for an interesting life and book
- By Gary on 11-29-14
By: Andreas Wagner
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Learn a road map to healthy soil and revitalized food systems for powerfully addressing these times of challenge. This audiobook equips producers with knowledge, skills, and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Globally recognized soil advocate and agroecologist Nicole Masters delivers the solution to rewind the clock on this increasingly critical soil crisis in her first book For the Love of Soil. She argues we can no longer treat soil like dirt.
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3 out of 5 stars
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More Narrative Than Prescriptive
- By Real David Art on 08-13-20
By: Nicole Masters
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Charles Dowding’s No Dig Gardening: Course 1
- From Weeds to Vegetables Easily and Quickly
- By: Charles Dowding
- Narrated by: Charles Dowding
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Compared to Charles' other books, this is more about no dig, eliminating weeds, garden layout, compost making, and using compost. There is also a history of no-dig vegetable gardening in the last 100 years. I want listeners to understand the context and the reasons why no dig has not been much valued until recently, and why it is now. This audiobook has 18 sections, covering the key methods and wonderful results of no dig, from starting with weeds to sowing and planting straightaway, and cropping soon after.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Probably the only gardening book you'll ever need!
- By Melissa Nixon on 04-23-23
By: Charles Dowding
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The Rooted Life
- Cultivating Health and Wholeness Through Growing Your Own Food
- By: Justin Rhodes
- Narrated by: Justin Rhodes
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever wanted to experiment with growing your own food but didn’t think you had the space, the time, or the knowledge? Justin Rhodes thought the same thing—until after years battling systemic illness and struggling to provide the kind of wholesome food he wanted for his family, he bought a seed packet at the grocery store and was hooked.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Amazon Customer on 04-02-22
By: Justin Rhodes
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What Your Food Ate
- How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health
- By: David R. Montgomery, Anne Biklé
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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David R. Montgomery and Anne Bikle take us far beyond the well-worn adage to deliver a new truth: the roots of good health start on farms. What Your Food Ate marshals evidence from recent and forgotten science to illustrate how the health of the soil ripples through to that of crops, livestock, and ultimately us. Navigating discoveries and epiphanies about the world beneath our feet, they reveal why regenerative farming practices hold the key to healing sick soil and untapped potential for improving human health.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I might have to read rather than listening
- By Kindle Customer on 09-08-22
By: David R. Montgomery, and others
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The Intelligent Gardener
- Growing Nutrient-Dense Food
- By: Steve Solomon, Erica Reinheimer - With
- Narrated by: Matthew Boston
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. The Intelligent Gardener demystifies the process, while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. In doing so, it conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Seems to revel in putting down all other approaches
- By Charles Phillips on 07-09-20
By: Steve Solomon, and others
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Composting and Worm Farming
- All You Need to Know About Creating an Organic Compost, Vermiculture, Vermicomposting, and Making Worm Bins
- By: Dion Rosser
- Narrated by: Ivan Busenius
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Two manuscripts in one audiobook: Composting: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Own Organic Compost in Your Backyard and Using It for Organic Gardening to Create a More Self-Sufficient Garden and Worm Farming: An Essential Guide to Vermiculture, Vermicomposting, and Making Worm Bins. With this audiobook in your hand, you’ll be going from basic gardening to advanced techniques in no time!
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent vermiculture beginner audio book
- By PENCILFART on 04-20-23
By: Dion Rosser
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- Marjie
- 11-09-23
never stop learning
I'm a sucker for continuing education. these books by Jeff have opened up a new door to my understanding. Thank you so much!
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- jon craven
- 11-16-22
Jeff does it again!
Jeff lowenfels has inspired thousands of people, maybe someday millions. To rethink the way that nature provides food for all. Here he provides a glimpse into the world of plants, manipulating bacteria and using them for their needs. The only thing better would be if Jeff were to narrate this himself. As he has a unique voice and speeking manner that is quite enjoyable.
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- 2manytimes
- 02-14-24
Good read
It was ok I have heard alot of this info either online or other YouTube videos. Kind of just a repeat of what I have noted down.
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