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Monday, June 20, 2011
Detox Diet Secrets
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Climate Change and Food Security: Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World (Advances in Global Change Research)
Roughly a billion people around the world continue to live in state of chronic hunger and food insecurity. Unfortunately, efforts to improve their livelihoods must now unfold in the context of a rapidly changing climate, in which warming temperatures and changing rainfall regimes could threaten the basic productivity of the agricultural systems on which most of the world’s poor directly depend. But whether climate change represents a minor impediment or an existential threat to development is an area of substantial controversy, with different conclusions wrought from different methodologies and based on different data.
This book aims to resolve some of the controversy by exploring and comparing the different methodologies and data that scientists use to understand climate’s effects on food security. In explains the nature of the climate threat, the ways in which crops and farmers might respond, and the potential role for public and private investment to help agriculture adapt to a warmer world. This broader understanding should prove useful to both scientists charged with quantifying climate threats, and policy-makers responsible for crucial decisions about how to respond. The book is especially suitable as a companion to an interdisciplinary undergraduate or graduate level class.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
A Fighters Diet
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Agriculture and Food in Crisis: Conflict, Resistance, and Renewal
The failures of “free-market” capitalism are perhaps nowhere more evident than in the production and distribution of food. Although modern human societies have attained unprecedented levels of wealth, a significant amount of the world's population continues to suffer from hunger or food insecurity on a daily basis. In Agriculture and Food in Crisis, Fred Magdoff and Brian Tokar have assembled an exceptional collection of scholars from around the world to explore this frightening long-term trend in food production. While approaching the issue from many angles, the contributors to this volume share a focus on investigating how agricultural production is shaped by a system that is oriented around the creation of profit above all else, with food as nothing but an afterthought.
As the authors make clear, it is technically possible to feed to world's people, but it is not possible to do so as long as capitalism exists. Toward that end, they examine what can be, and is being, done to create a human-centered and ecologically sound system of food production, from sustainable agriculture and organic farming on a large scale to movements for radical land reform and national food sovereignty. This book will serve as an indispensible guide to the years ahead, in which world politics will no doubt come to be increasingly understood as food politics.
Price: $18.95
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
Supermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James Beard Award-winning article, "The Price of Tomatoes," investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $5 billion fresh tomato industry. Fields are sprayed with more than one hundred different herbicides and pesticides. Tomatoes are picked hard and green and artificially gassed until their skins acquire a marketable hue. Modern plant breeding has tripled yields, but has also produced fruits with dramatically reduced amounts of calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin C, and tomatoes that have fourteen times more sodium than the tomatoes our parents enjoyed. The relentless drive for low costs has fostered a thriving modern-day slave trade in the United States. How have we come to this point?Estabrook traces the supermarket tomato from its birthplace in the deserts of Peru to the impoverished town of Immokalee, Florida, a.k.a. the tomato capital of the United States. He visits the laboratories of seedsmen trying to develop varieties that can withstand the rigors of agribusiness and still taste like a garden tomato, and then moves on to commercial growers who operate on tens of thousands of acres, and eventually to a hillside field in Pennsylvania, where he meets an obsessed farmer who produces delectable tomatoes for the nation's top restaurants.
Throughout Tomatoland, Estabrook presents a who's who cast of characters in the tomato industry: the avuncular octogenarian whose conglomerate grows one out of every eight tomatoes eaten in the United States; the ex-Marine who heads the group that dictates the size, color, and shape of every tomato shipped out of Florida; the U.S. attorney who has doggedly prosecuted human traffickers for the past decade; and the Guatemalan peasant who came north to earn money for his parents' medical bills and found himself enslaved for two years.
Tomatoland reads like a suspenseful whodunit as well as an expose of today's agribusiness systems and the price we pay as a society when we take taste and thought out of our food purchases.
Price: $19.99
Carrot City: Creating Places for Urban Agriculture
Carrot City is a collection of ideas, both conceptual and realized, that use design to enable sustainable food production, helping to reintroduce urban agriculture to our cities. Focusing on the need and desire to grow food within the city to supply food from local sources, the contributions of architecture, landscape design, and urban design are explored.Forty projects demonstrate how the production of food can lead to visually striking and artistically interesting solutions that create community and provide inhabitants with immediate access to fresh, healthful ingredients. The authors show how city planning and architecture that considers food production as a fundamental requirement of design result in more community gardens, greenhouses tucked under raised highways, edible landscapes in front yards in place of resource-devouring lawns, living walls that bring greenery into dense city blocks, and productive green roofs on schools and large apartment blocks that can be tended and harvested by students and residents alike.
Price: $50.00
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Forestry and Agricultural Equipment Financing
Forestry and agricultural equipment financing is essential to buy land clearing equipments, mill equipments and other equipments. Agriculture and forestry largely depends upon heavy equipments in order to accomplish the related tasks easily. These equipments are generally expensive and hence require forestry and agricultural equipment financing.
Equipment purchasing is a normal practice in the field of agriculture and forestry since these equipments ensure completing the tasks without any interruptions. For instance, cutting the tree efficiently is impossible without the truck. Similarly it is obvious to use a tractor in the farm work. Therefore forestry and agricultural equipment financing is required to buy the essential equipments.
There are varieties of loan options provided by some reliable financing companies. The forestry and agricultural equipment financing is categorized as farm equipment financing, landscape equipment financing and other agricultural equipment financing.
Farm equipments vary from farm to farm according to the size and type of the farm. For instance equipments used in dairy farm may not be useful in a grain farm. There are various types of farm equipments which are useful in harvesting, threshing and cleaning the grains. Similarly there are equipments like Hay bailer which is used to compress grains in round or rectangular bales. These equipments are quit expensive and so forestry and agricultural equipment financing is required to get such equipments. Some legitimate financing companies offer low interest rate financial assistance for these purposes.
Tractors, power tiller, Ploughing equipment, planting equipments are often essential in agricultural field. Agricultural farms are using mechanized equipments nowadays for accomplishing the farm works faster and deeper. Since these equipments are indispensable for modern agriculture. The genuine financing companies would help you get such forestry and agricultural equipment financing that lets you buy all the necessary for your farm.
Landscape companies require large mowers and other equipments like edging equipment, mulching equipment, turf maintenance equipment, irrigation system like sprinkler system, drip system and so on. These equipments are vitally important for smooth operation of landscape companies. However these equipments represent a costly investment. There would be difficulty in getting financial assistance from some financing companies. Yet there are some good financing companies which can provide you financial help at lower interest rate to buy the essential landscape equipments. There would be embarrassing procedures and delayed responses. You can get the forestry and agricultural equipment financing immediately after applying for the loan provided you have the minimum qualifications to obtain the loan.
Apart from the normal agricultural and forestry equipments, there is some equipment that is in special in nature. These equipments help in improving agricultural and forestry field. For instance, automated milking machines help speeding up the milking process. However these equipments are not cheap and so they would not be used by an average farmer. But Forestry and agricultural equipment financing helps those people to buy the necessary equipments that help them provide steady improvements in their farm works.
There are yet some special types of equipment like food processing equipment, dairy machinery equipment and so on. You can get financial help from reliable companies by simply filling the online application form provided by such companies.
Chris Fletcher is an Account Executive at a leading equipment financing company http://www.crestcapital.com/Catalog/ providing equipment leasing in all 50 states. Chris is a frequent contributor to print as well as online publications, and is the author of a blog on commercial financing topics.
Urban Agriculture: Ideas and Designs for the New Food Revolution
You don't have to journey to a rural paradise to find the farm of the future. It's your neighbor’s suburban lawn, the roof of your uptown condominium, or the co-op market garden in the vacant lot down the street. Urban Agriculture is a detailed look at how food is taking root in our cities. It offers inspirational advice and working examples to help you dig in and become more self-sufficient with your own food choices.
Taking the local food movement to its next logical step, this fully illustrated, design-rich guide presents a cornucopia of proven ideas for:
- Windowsill and container growing
- Edible landscaping
- Farming the commons
- Community gardening from allotments to collectives and community orchards
- Taking urban agriculture to the next level with creative spaces, bigger lots, and higher yields
Urban Agriculture is about shaping a new food system that values people and the planet above profits. First-time farmers and green thumbs alike will be inspired to get growing by working examples and expert interviews. Proving that the city of the future will be green and tasty, this book is packed with edible solutions for anyone keen to join the new food revolution.
David Tracey is a journalist, environmental designer, and the author of Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto. The director of EcoUrbanist in Vancouver, he is an advocate for all those reclaiming our right to great food through urban agriculture.
Price: $21.95
Ancient Agriculture: Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming
The Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Today, farmers, gardeners, and ecological horticulturists are striving to work in harmony with nature, using traditional irrigation methods (involving acequias, sangras, and arroyos) to transform barren high-desert landscapes into fields supporting crop growth. This book speaks to today's farmers, no matter their size or output, in drought-ridden areas with land patterns characterized by natural ditches (acequias) and community water distribution systems (suertes). This type of agriculture exists not only in the American Southwest but from the Philippines to India to the Middle East. With global warming, water usage, and increased populations today, this book is more pertinent now than ever. Practical as well as philosophical, The Art of Agriculture will fascinate anyone interested in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and permaculture worldwide.
Price: $24.95
All About Agricultural Marketing
The term agricultural marketing is comprised of two different words namely, agriculture and marketing. 'Agriculture', of course refers to the activities making use of natural resources for the welfare of society whereas 'Marketing' means looking after the marketing functions, channels and agencies etc. Agricultural marketing therefore, is a bridge between the farm and non-farm sectors. Discussed under are the core details of agricultural marketing. Take a look:
Significance and Features of Agriculture Marketing
As far as Indian agricultural scenario is concerned, the farmers have lately realized the importance of adopting new production techniques increased productivity. The Indian farmers are no more confined to produce as much needed for self-consumption but they now produce to serve the market at large and earn more and more revenue out of it. Agricultural marketing is thus registering its importance and significance all the more with the advent of modern agricultural patterns.
Some of the major objectives of an effective agricultural marketing system are:
-Provide best possible returns to primary producers.
-Rendering enough facilities to pick up all the produce that the farmers are ready to sell off at an incentive price.
-Minimize the price difference between the primary producer and end consumer.
-Maintaining the quality of agro-products.
Prerogatives for Agricultural Marketing
There are certain prerogatives that every farmer needs to enjoy to make use of agricultural marketing in the best possible manner. some of these cardinal rights are discussed as under which says that every farmer needs to have:
-Appropriate storage facilities for storing perishable farm goods.
-Ample amount of waiting capacity to sell his goods. As in, a farmer should be able to have the privilege of selling his agricultural commodities as and when he wants. Unlike a situation where he has to sell off his entire produce just after the harvest at nominal prices.
-They should be provided with cheap transport facilities so as to let them migrate their produce from village to main markets rather than selling it off in the to the village money-lenders at low prices.
-Farmers should be well-equipped with the prevailing market conditions and ruling prices at a given point of time in the market. There should be fair and regulated market practices so that the farmers are not cheated by middlemen etc.
-Intermediaries should be the minimum in between the farmers and end users. The lesser the middlemen's profit, the more the farmer's return would be.
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
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A Look Into Agricultural Steel Buildings
Metal buildings, including agricultural steel buildings, are slowly getting more and more in demand nowadays. Aside from the obvious fact that it offers better durability, sturdiness, and toughness than other buildings built from different construction materials, metal buildings offer more benefits. Steel buildings are popular infrastructures used as garages, carports, sheds, and even office buildings. More so, its use in agriculture is also dramatically being recognized by agriculturally inclined people.
Farm equipment storage is a critical aspect in agriculture and farming. Farmers and other people who have something to do with agriculture are required to consider building up an efficient and appropriate agricultural storage for farming, livestock supplies, equipment, and tools. Furthermore, these supplies could prove to be an integral, if not critical, items for farming maintenance and livestock raising. Farmers have come to be accustomed in using wood barns and sheds. However, it is time for those who do not yet appreciate the benefits of agricultural steel buildings to start looking into the advantages of these metal infrastructures over wooden storage houses and rooms.
One of the most basic advantages of agricultural steel buildings over wooden barns is its inflammable quality. Unlike wooden barns, metal agricultural buildings would protect the usual flammable contents of the storage. In an agricultural setting, you would often find flammable products inside the storage including hay, grains, and other farming supplies such as fertilizers, along with farming equipment which may be powered by fuel or gasoline. Basically, steel buildings have high resistance against flames so should fire begin outside the storage, items stored inside the steel barn would be most probably not affected.
Metal buildings are also far easier to assemble and construct compared to wooden barns. Pre-fabricated metal buildings can be easily assembled and can be done by a few people who have basic knowledge on parts assembly. Ultimately, metal buildings also last longer than other infrastructures made from different materials such as wood or concrete. If you are to set up a metal building, you would not need to worry about termites and other pests that could destroy it. It can also stand efficiently against drastic weather changes since it's strong enough to repel strong winds, thunder, and other calamities. As a result, the items stored inside it are kept secured.
If you are looking to construct a new storage building for your farm, you might want to consider agricultural steel buildings that would ensure the safety of your farming supplies, equipment, tools, and devices.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture, Revised and Expanded
To an increasing number of American families the CSA (community supported agriculture) is the answer to the globalization of our food supply. The premise is simple: create a partnership between local farmers and nearby consumers, who become members or subscribers in support of the farm. In exchange for paying in advance—at the beginning of the growing season, when the farm needs financing—CSA members receive the freshest, healthiest produce throughout the season and keep money, jobs, and farms in their own community.In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a Chelsea Green classic, authors Henderson and Van En provide new insight into making CSA not only a viable economic model, but the right choice for food lovers and farmers alike. Thinking and buying local is quickly moving from a novel idea to a mainstream activity. The groundbreaking first edition helped spark a movement and, with this revised edition, Sharing the Harvest is poised to lead the way toward a revitalized agriculture.
Price: $35.00
Agriculture
This book examines the structure and organization of the agricultural industry, then discusses basic micro and macroeconomics principles as they apply to agriculture. Principles of economics are used to demonstrate to the reader that theory actually makes reality more understandable. The book is at the right level and is kept consistently up-to-date-the only text that has been consistently revised!Price: $22.50
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