Nancy Castaldo

The World That Feeds Us

Illustrator: Hsu, Ginnie

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Produktbeschreibung

The World That Feeds Us is a stylishly illustrated book looking at the workings of green farming methods around the world, exploring the rhythm of sustainable farming throughout the year from city farms, to heritage breeds and farmer's markets.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group USA
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 11 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 300mm x 228mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9780711277717
• ISBN-10: 0711277710
• Artikelnr.: 64699585

Autorenporträt

Nancy Castaldo has written books about our planet for over 20 years. Her 2016 title The Story of Seeds: From Mendel’s Garden to Your Plate, and How There’s More of Less To Eat Around The World introduces readers to the importance of seeds, farming, and the crisis we currently face. It received the Green Earth Book Award and many other accolades. Ginnie Hsu is an illustrator, designer, and educator living in upstate New York. Her work is often inspired by everyday life, nature, human living, and well-being. Ginnie also enjoys foraging, yoga, and herbalism.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
SUSTAINABLE FARMING
GREEN FARMING
SPRING
HERITAGE BREEDS
FREE-RANGE
SPRING FLOODS
CITY FARMS
SPRING SOIL CARE
TO TILL OR NOT TO TILL?
HARVESTING CACAO
SUMMER 
NO-SPRAY WEED CONTROL
PEST CONTROL 
FARMERS MARKETS
GREEN ROOF FARM 
HIGH-TECH ON THE FARM
FARM BOTS
HARVEST TIME
LOOKING TO THE PAST
WATERING CROPS
PICK YOUR OWN 
FALL
APPLE HARVEST
HARVEST HELP
COVER CROPS
CARING FOR LIVESTOCK
PRESERVING FOOD
SEED SAVING
WINTER
WINTER CROPS
URBAN INDOOR FARMS
CHORES
TREE PRUNING
SEED SELECTION
GREEN ENERGY
FISH FARM 
WINTER FOOD CELEBRATIONS 
DOING OUR BIT 
GLOSSARY