2007-01-01 This book serves as a companion to 100 Tropical Fruits, Nuts, and Spices for the Central African Home Garden. Drawing on over 30 years of experience in Central Africa, Roy Danforth and fellow authors have developed this manual to guide people in establishing a variety of multipurpose trees in the...
Key Resource1992-03-10 This text examines the strategies and techniques of Low-External-Input and Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) in the tropics and analyzes the scientific principles behind them. The central aim of the book is to show development workers how they can assist small-scale farmers in making the best use...
Key Resource2001-12-28 This book is about global hunger, and our backyard garden. It looks at the opportunities that the future holds for people facing hunger all over the world, with these objectives: 1. To create an awareness that there is a world of potential beyond tomatoes and green beans. 2. To note what some of...
Key Resource1998-06-01 This is a much needed practical handbook which bridges the gap between nutritional problems and agricultural solutions. This book helps community workers and local groups identify nutritional needs and grow the required food crops organically.
Key Resource1995-01-19 All organic gardening methods can yield bountiful crops over multiple growing cycles using minimal resources in a suburban environment. Whether you hope to harvest your first tomatoes next summer or are planning to grow enough to feed your whole family in years to come, this book is your...
Key Resource1971-01-19 Authors' articles published in Organic gardening and farming, 1953-1971. Can you really have a productive garden without plowing, hoeing, weeding, cultivating, and all the other bothersome rituals that most gardeners suffer through every growing season? "Sure," says Ruth Stout, a prolific author...
Key Resource1995-01-19 The purpose of this handbook is to support training in and implementation of ecologically sound and productive use of resources in agriculture. It is designed to assist in the practical introduction of improved agricultural practices. It can serve as a reference for trainers, extension workers,...
Key Resource1981-01-19 A new way to garden in less space with less work. This book explains "What is square foot gardening?", "Does it really work?" and "Who can use the square foot method?" ASIN:B01FEKVRX4 ECHO Library also holds the 2018 published "All New Square FootGardening 3rd edition fully updated" shelved at...