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	AGRI-CULTURE Reconnecting People, Land and Nature Jules Pretty Agri-Culture envisages the expansion of a new form of food production and consumption founded on more ecological principles and in harmony with the cultures, knowledges and collective capacities of the producers themselves. It draws on many stories of successful agricultural transformation in developing and industriazed countries. The time has come for the next agricultural revolution. 280pp AGC £19.99 add to cart

	ALTERNATIVE IRRIGATION The Promise of Runoff Agriculture Christopher Barrow A detailed look at water and soil conservation and how to improve yields. Includes conservation techniques, harvesting water, mist, fog and dew, terracing and bunds, and storing flood water. Written for countries that frequently experience drought but full of fascinating information about sustainable agriculture which is applicable anywhere. 172pp AI1 £24.95 add to cart

	BARNS, SHEDS & OUTBUILDINGS Byron D Halsted First published in the 1880's, this guide like it's companion volume Fences, Gates and Bridges is a treasure trove of practical information. Farm buildings of all types are covered. Being American in origin, the designs don't seem familier to us but the ideas behind them are extremly practical and well thought out. Where else would you find designs for a combined oven and smoke house or an ice house for instance? 236pp BSO £10.95 add to cart

	BEEKEEPING Andrew Davies How to become a beekeeper including advice on hives and equipment, common problems, collecting honey and dealing with swarms. 96pp BEE £7.99 add to cart

	BUILD IT DIY Projects For Farmers, Smallholders & Gardeners Joe Jacobs Using recycled materials wherever possible, engineer and smallholder Joe Jacobs provides clear, step-by-step instructions for over 50 DIY projects for both inside and outside the home farm. The projects include a polytunnel greenhouse, beehives, chicken arks and runs, gates, hurdles and fencing, cloches, a dog kennel, feed bins, a heat pump installation, a heated orphan lamb feeder, an incubator, nesting boxes and renewable energy projects. 160pp. BIJJ £12.99 add to cart

	BUILD YOUR OWN POULTRY HOUSE & RUN This newly expanded edition includes a house design for 6-8 hens, complete with perches, nestbox, pop-hole, door and run which can be scaled up or down for a smaller or larger house. Also includes an easy to make bantam house for 3-4 birds. There is a detailed cutting list as well as timber, fixture, tools and fittings requirements. Full description of the construction method. A2 Sized Plan. BPH £3.00 add to cart

	CHICKEN COOPS Judy Pangman 45 building plans for coops suitable for back gardens to small farms. Hoop houses, A-frames, converted sheds, to designs using recycled materials. Also simple ways to make waterers, feeders and nestboxes. Includes a section on what to consider when designing your coop, such as food, water, ventilation and temperature. Colour photos and diagrams. 158pp CC45 £14.99 add to cart

	THE CHICKEN HEALTH HANDBOOK Gail Damerow A book packed with information about how to hatch healthy chicks, provide proper nutrition, fight parasites, spot diseases and infections at their early stage and treat them effectively, protect flocks from predators and build safe houses and runs. An excellent book with useful charts for easy reference. 344pp CHH £14.99 add to cart

	THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY John Seymour Encyclopaedic in format, this is an A-Z and includes smallholding skills, how to grow vegetables throughout the year, animal husbandry, making beer and preserves and countless other useful gems. John Seymour is hailed as the father of self-sufficiency and quite rightly so. A perennial classic. 256pp BSS £20.00 add to cart

	THE CONCISE GUIDE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY John Seymour This charming book, bound with a canvas-textured hard cover, looks as if it came from the shelves of your grandfather’s library. Laid out and well illustrated like the reference books of your childhood, it focuses on ‘how to grow your own, live healthily and waste nothing’. With sections ranging from ‘The meaning of self-sufficiency’ to ‘In the kitchen’, it even provides recipes for making your own jam and tips for storing your harvest. The must have guide to self-sufficiency! 256pp CGSS £12.99 add to cart

	COTTAGE ECONOMY William Cobbett First published in 1821, this has enjoyed classic status as the founding bible of self-sufficiency. It covers everything from a backyard plot to a farm and has lost none of its relevance over the ensuing 180 years. Cobbett wrote this to promote his personal philosophy of self-sufficiency, which he viewed as the foundation of family happiness, and he has left us one of Britain’s greatest and most witty rural reads. 216pp CE2 £8.99 add to cart

	FENCES, GATES & BRIDGES George A. Martin First published in the 1880's, this guide like it's companion volume Barns, Sheds and Outbuildings is a treasure trove of practical information. Tried and tested solutions to your fencing problems. Covers temporary as well as permanent fencing and offers ideas for dealing with a wide range of soils and topography. 192pp FGB £9.95 add to cart

	GROWING GREEN Organic Techniques For A Sustainable Future Jenny Hall & Iain Tolhurst This is an essential reference guide for all organic growers, researchers and students. It introduces the concept of stock-free organics and shows, through case studies, that when growers abandon the use of animal by-products and manures they can be rewarded with healthier crops, less weeds, pests and diseases. 346pp GGO £18.99 add to cart

	GUIDE TO BEES & HONEY Ted Hooper A classic reference book for experienced beekeepers, first published in 1976 but equally relevant today, the beginner is led with clarity through the choice of hives and equipment, the tactics of beekeeping and removal and preparation of honey. Thorough indexing allows you to answer specific queries quickly and easily, making this an ideal guide. 272pp GTB £12.99 add to cart

	HENKEEPING Jane Eastoe A year in the life of a henhouse with breed directory. 96pp HEN £7.99 add to cart

	HOME GROWN FRUIT Jane Eastoe All you need to know about growing your own fruit. Growing advice, pruning and care, pests, diseases, making jam and chutneys. 96pp HGF £7.99 add to cart

	HOME GROWN VEGETABLES Diana Galligan Clearly laid out, planting guide, vegetable varieties, soil preparation, planning and maintenance, pests, diseases, storing your crops. 96pp HGV1 £7.99 add to cart

	INCUBATION A Guide to Hatching & Rearing Katie Thear There is nothing like hatching your own birds. This well illustrated book covers the use of small to medium sized incubators and brooders, as well as larger systems for more exotic species. Presented in a clear and concise way, with an emphasis on practical techniques and DIY tips. 96pp IGH £6.95 add to cart

	KEEPING CHICKENS Jeremy Hobson & Celia Lewis This book is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide for anyone thinking about keeping chickens. From understanding chickens to choosing a breed, where to get chickens, housing and cleaning, feeding, information on eggs, health and care of chickens and even egg recipes and crafts. 160pp KC1 £14.99 add to cart

	KEEPING QUAIL Katie Thear This new edition, with its colour photographs, provides an up-to-date and practical coverage of the selection, housing, feeding, breeding and breed development of Coturnix and aviary breeds of quail. With quail eggs adding value to any farm shop, egg producers as well as the hobbyists will find it invaluable. Illustrated throughout with good diagrams and photographs. 96pp KQ1 £7.95 add to cart

	LANGSTROTH'S HIVE & THE HONEY BEE LL Langstroth An unabridged reprint of the original classic published in 1878. The techniques illustrated are still employed today by beekeepers the world over making this an authorative resource for all apiarists. 464pp LHH £15.00 add to cart

	MEAT A Benign Extravagance Simon Fairlie Meat is an exploration of the difficult environmental, ethical and health issues surrounding the human consumption of animal flesh. It lays out in detail the reasons why we must decrease the amount of meat we eat, both for the planet and for ourselves, and explores how different forms of agriculture shape our landscape and culture. At the heart of this book, Simon Fairlie argues that society needs to reorientate itself back to the land, both physically and spiritually, and explains why an agriculture that can most readily achieve this is one that includes a measure of livestock farming. 336pp MBE £19.95 add to cart

	MORE SCENES FROM A SMALLHOLDING Chas Griffin Another highly entertaining and informative journey through life on Chas Griffin’s organic smallholding in Wales combining humour and practicality; his experiences with pigs, tractors and slurry, dowsing and crystals, bee stings and winemaking and living with ME will bring tears to your eyes. 360pp MSS £7.99 add to cart

	NATURAL BEEKEEPING Organic Approaches To Modern Apiculture Ross Conrad An excellent guide to organic apiculture, clearly detailing holistic methods for hive health. Ideas for working with the hive, genetics and breeding, mites, pests, environmental and human threats, hive diseases and the honey harvest. 256pp NBK £27.50 add to cart


	ORGANIC FARMING & GROWING Francis Blake This comprehensive handbook is a completely revised and updated edition, taking into account new materials and techniques of organic husbandry. It outlines the principles of organic agriculture, giving advice to those considering going organic and a step-by-step guide to conversion. It includes general principles and practice, soil care and pest control, protected cropping, fruit and vegetable crops, and livestock. 222pp OFG £14.99 add to cart
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STARTING WITH TITLES

STARTING WITH A SMALLHOLDING

David Hills
A practical book providing essential guidelines to the care and welfare of livestock, as well as to the efficient and enjoyable running of a small acreage. It features: what to look for in a smallholding; how to find the right place for you; how to develop the skills needed to run your smallholding; space, time, energy, and costs; how to plan and prioritise; garden and pasture care; animals and poultry selection and care. 96pp

SS9 £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH BANTAMS

David Scrivener
This excellent book is written by an experienced bantam and large fowl poultry breeder. Covering soft feather bantams, hard feather bantams, true bantams and rare breed bantams, it is an ideal introduction to a popular subject. 96pp

SWB £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH BEES

Peter Gordon
Written for those who are new to beekeeping, this book aims to clarify the essential procedures. Step-by-step instructions take you through each stage, with photographs and illustrations to further clarify the techniques. This is an essential guide for the beginner during the first few years of beekeeping. 96pp

SWB2 £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH CHICKENS

Katie Thear
Currently the UK’s best-selling book on chickens, this guide contains all you need to know to start keeping chickens on a small scale. It covers everything from choosing a house to selecting, buying and caring for hens. Over 90 breeds are illustrated, many in colour. Feeding, breeding, eggs and seasonal care are discussed, as well as dealing with problems should they occur. Written in a clear and concise way – an ideal introduction. 96pp

SWC1 £6.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH DUCKS

Katie Thear
Covers domestic and ornamental breeds for the beginner. Full of practical tips, it provides information on how to set up a small unit and manage ponds and streams, essential information for the welfare of these wonderful birds. Covers all aspects of keeping, breeding and rearing ducks. 96pp

SWD £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH GEESE

Katie Thear
Available now, a new guide to keeping domestic breeds and ornamental geese on a small or commercial scale. Housing, pasture and water access, feeding, care and management, breeding, selling and showing. All the domestic breeds and a selection of ornamentals in full colour. 96pp

SWG £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH GOATS

Katie Thear
An ideal introduction to goats and goatkeeping from a highly experienced goatkeeeper and smallholder. A practical, up to date and well illustrated book, includes current regulations. 104pp

SWG2 £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH PIGS

Andy Case
A straightforward and readable book for the small scale pig keeper, this is an excellent and practical introduction that is also up-to-date with the relevant regulations. It covers housing and free-range management, feeding, breeding and rearing, buying and selling. Written by a well known pig breeder and small farmer, it is ideal as an up-to-date and accessible book on pigs. 80pp

SWP2 £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH SHEEP

Mary Castell
This gives clear guidance as to what is involved, what initial decisions need to be made, and how much land and equipment are needed. It describes the tasks involved in sheep husbandry, with advice on when and how to carry out the tasks. Suggestions are made as to how difficulties can be avoided by working with the natural instincts of sheep. 96pp

SWS3 £7.95 add to cart

STARTING WITH TURKEYS

Katie Thear
A new publication to add to the very popular ‘Starting With...’ series. This is an ideal introduction to keeping turkeys on a small scale. It covers all of the stages of management including producing free range and organic turkeys for Christmas. 96pp

SWT1 £7.95 add to cart

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