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Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems
Philip Ackerman-Leist · Chelsea Green Publishing Pages: 360 Format: Paperback
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Droves of people have turned to local food as a way to retreat from our broken industrial food system. From rural outposts to city streets, they are sowing, growing, selling, and eating food produced close to home—and they are crying out for agricultural reform. All this has made... |
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Market Farming Success: The Business of Growing and Selling Local Food, 2nd Editon
Lynn Byczynski · Chelsea Green Publishing; 2 edition Format: Print book
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An insider's guide to market gardening and farming for those in the business of growing and selling food, flowers, herbs, or plants.Market Farming Success identifies the key areas that usually trip up beginners—and shows how to avoid those obstacles. This book will help the aspiring... |
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time
Stephen Elias · NOLO Pages: 401 Format: Paperback
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This plain-English guide to decide if Chapter 13 is right for you and to learn how to keep valuable property and discharge your unsecured debts. Chapter 13 legal concepts, procedures, and monetary calculations can be tricky. Nolo's Chapter 13 Bankruptcy breaks down the Chapter 13 process... |
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Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet
Leonard David · National Geographic Soc Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the red planet and human habitation of Mars isn t much farther off. In October 2015, NASA declared Mars an achievable goal; that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon s"The Martian"drew crowds into theaters, signaled by its nearly... |
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LLC or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business
Anthony Mancuso Attorney · NOLO; Sixth edition Format: Paperback
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Decide whether to form an LLC or a corporation -- the most important decision you'll make for your business Your company has grown -- now it's time to upgrade your legal structure to something that will protect you and your assets, as well as provide other benefits. In other words,... |
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The Small-Scale Dairy: The Complete Guide to Milk Production for the Home and Market
Gianaclis Caldwell · Chelsea Green Publishing Pages: 212 Format: Paperback
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The Small-Scale Dairy includes everything you need to know in order to successfully produce nourishing, healthy, farm-fresh milk. Whether for home use, direct sale to the consumer, or sale to an artisanal cheesemaker, high-quality raw milk is a delicate, desirable product. Successful and sustainable... |
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The Smartphone: Anatomy of an Industry
Elizabeth Woyke · The New Press Format: Print book
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We think we know everything about our smartphones. We use them constantly. We depend on them for every conceivable purpose. We are familiar with every inch of their compact frames. But there is more to the smartphone than meets the eye. How have smartphones shaped the way we socialize and interact?... |
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects
TEASEL E MUIR-HARMONY · National Geographic Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program.Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th... |
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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
JEFFREY KLUGER · Henry Holt and Co. Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three... |
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Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the "Jeff Davis 8?"
Ethan Brown · Scribner Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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An explosive, true-life southern gothic story, Murder in the Bayou chronicles the twists and turns of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Louisiana parish.Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were discovered around the murky canals and crawfish... |
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College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students
Jeffrey J. Selingo · New Harvest Format: Book
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What is the value of a college degree? The four-year college experience is as American as apple pie. So is the belief that education offers a ticket to a better life. But with student-loan debt surpassing the $1 trillion mark and unemployment on the rise, people are beginning to question... |
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Grace and Justice on Death Row: The Race against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man
Brian W Stolarz · W W Norton Pages: 228 Format: Print book
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What is worse than having a client on Death Row in Texas? Having a client on Death Row in Texas who is innocent and not knowing if you will be able to stop his execution in time. Grace and Justice on Death Row: A Race Against Time to Free an Innocent Man tells the story of Alfred Dewayne... |
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Map Stories: The Art of Discovery
Francisca Matteoli · Ilex Pr Pages: 173 Format: Print book
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Through this magnificent collection of historical maps, travel writer Francisca Mattéoli takes us on a geographical adventure, telling the stories of twenty places and voyages that inspired her and the creation of these fascinating charts. Discover some of the world's most magical... |
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