‘Banana Systems in the Humid Highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: Enhancing Resilience and Productivity’ addresses issues related to agricultural intensification in the (sub)humid highland areas of Africa, based on research carried out in the Great Lakes Region by the Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa. ...
No Cow Left Behind From investigative journalist and bestselling author John Robbins comes a collection of essays on food politics, sustainability, and revolution. Holy cow. With words like food additives, GMOs, and Big Food buzzing around, it’s getting harder to choose what to eat. And even the most well-informed eaters have a thing or two to learn about real food and the food system. Gathering and updating articles from his& ...
In the late 1940s, Shay leaves school as soon as he can to become a trailer-boy on a Gardner truck that is noisy, cold and limited in speed. The driver, Fred, is one of the old school, a transport man through and through, who knows the best cafes and pubs and all the tricks of the trade. Shay soon comes to love this life on the road despite long hours and frequent absences from his home in Kent. In those days, lorries were less able to cope with ...
For Rob and Charlie this was the start of memorable years driving Massey Ferguson combines the length and breadth of the American wheat belt. This is Rob's story, a vivid account of endless hours of work, rattlesnakes, truck wrecks, summer lightning, tornados, favourite bars and the 'honeys' at the grain elevators. Rob went on to do five years' harvesting with Dale Starks who comes to life in these pages with all his wisdom a ...
Book centers on an item beloved around the world.The average American eats 11.5 pounds of chocolate a year; chocolate is a $21.1 billon industry in the US.Entertaining and moving book from the world’s expert on chocolate.Shows what it means to have the world’s greatest job; reveals the perils facing the industry; teaches how to know if you are eating high-quality chocolate.Energetic UK-based author is excellent with media.&am ...
In this reprint of a book from 1951 nine-year old twins Peter and Pauline go from the city to the farm and learn about the countryside. And they find hidden treasure! However, before the treasure they first encounter two grey Ferguson tractors and all the implements with which they work. They're taught about the revolutionary Ferguson system and the genius of inventor Harry Ferguson – for this book was published by Harry Ferguson Limited as ...
