World Agriculture

“If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University A sweeping, engrossing history of how economic...

This audiobook is read by the author. Dan Saladino's Eating to Extinction is the prominent broadcaster’s pathbreaking tour of the world’s vanishing foods and his argument for why they matter now more than ever Over the past several decades, globalization has homogenized what we eat, and done...

The restoration agriculture system described in this award-winning book works! It is possible for humans to produce staple foods using perennial agricultural ecosystems that actually improve the quality of the environment. This can be done on a backyard, farm, or ranch scale and is needed right now - on a global scale. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel, and many other needs.

No amount of the hard, sweating work you do on the ranch - if you continue to make poor decisions - can bring you to the reality of successful ranching. Holmes has found that to be really successful, the critical factors are your decision making and planning abilities. Learn how to plan and make good decisions from Holmes, a cattleman who had struggled for decades to find this golden nugget. You too can feed more people than other ranchers, have grasslands that are more productive and useful than they previously were, and enjoy raising a family without spending all your time working. ...

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them. It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us...

A WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD FINALIST New York Times bestselling author William Alexander provides a fascinating and erudite micro-history of the tomato. "A captivating—and appetizing—read." —Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Plants The tomato gets no respect. Never...

'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely destined to be just as successful' Julian Norton. An addictively free-ranging survey of the massive impact that the domesticated ungulates of the genus Ovis have had on human...

An eye-opening historic guidebook that draws on the latest scholarly research as well as a lifetime of exploration to put a light on the extraordinary Anasazi culture of the American Southwest. The greatest "unsolved mystery" of the American Southwest is the fate of the Anasazi, the native...

An indispensable analysis of how the world really produces and consumes its food—and a scientist's exploration of how we can successfully feed a growing population without killing the planet We have never had to feed as many people as we do today. And yet, we misunderstand the essentials of...

From the author of 1491—the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas—a deeply engaging new history of 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...

Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the best-selling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic and culinary story of milk and all things dairy - with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way.

Every day, satellite images appear in news broadcasts, insurance assessments, agricultural dashboards, and disaster briefings. Most people have seen them. Far fewer can actually read them. There is a gap between seeing a satellite image and understanding what it is, how it was made, and what decisions ride on it. That gap persists because the books explaining geospatial intelligence are written for engineers and remote sensing specialists. This book was written for everyone else. No equations. No code. No background in geography or physics required. Just clear, plain-English explanations of...

How To Live Safe In An Unsafe World After the pandemic and the government's response to the pandemic the world we live in now is not overly safe. The vaccine mandates are causing a lot of strife as well as the supply chain disruption which will affect nearly everybody when they go shopping. When food or lack of food becomes a serious problem then where you live could suddenly become very unsafe. Now this book is about trying to navigate an unsafe future. The book covers: Food storage Water Making your home safer Living in an unsafe environment As well as a host of other topics to keep you ...

“Deeply reported and persuasively told, Roam is a gorgeous testament to the habitats that sustain life on earth—and the power and promise of protecting them. An inspiring and necessary read.” — Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction What if...

This text provides a compelling narrative world history through the lens of food and farmers. Tracing the world history of agriculture from earliest times to the present, Isett and Miller argue that people rather than markets have been the primary agents of agricultural change, exploring the actions taken by individuals and groups over time.

Read free with Kindle Unlimited! What would happen if farms suddenly disappeared? Most people know farms provide the food on our tables, but the connection between agriculture and everyday life reaches much farther than many people realize. Farms give us the crops, animals, and natural resources used to create thousands of products we depend on every day. From fields of corn, wheat, cotton, and vegetables to dairy farms, cattle ranches, orchards, honey bees, and more, If Farms Disappeared explores the incredible journey of agriculture from the land to our homes. Readers will discover how ...

From Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives” (Wolfgang Puck)...

Unlock the fascinating world of plants with "The Secret Life of Plants," an eye-opening exploration into the remarkable intelligence and communication systems of nature's silent green beings. Dive into an unseen universe where plants engage in complex conversations and form intricate networks that rival human interaction. Begin your journey with a comprehensive introduction to plant intelligence, where you'll discover the hidden dimensions of plant life and what it means for a plant to be 'intelligent.' As you venture further, uncover the secrets of plant communication, from chemical ...

Winner of the 2022 Orwell Prize for Journalism | A Sunday Times (London) Bestseller | Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation “George Monbiot is one of the most fearless and important voices in the global climate movement today.” —Greta Thunberg For the first time...

An awe-inspiring exploration of how symbiosis can change the way we understand our world, ourselves and our future From evolution to capitalism, ‘survival of the fittest’ has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong – and our mistake has brought us to the brink. For the history of...