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Beekeepers keep bees for three reasons: bees are pollinators and their presence increases a garden's productivity; there is a fascination with how they live, collect food and colonise; and they produce honey. This book offers 35 building projects for everything from hive components to frames to swarm catchers.

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From Josh Volk, author of the best-selling Compact Farms, these inventive tools and step-by-sep instructions for making and modifying them, help small, diversified farms simplify and streamline their operations for less wear and tear on human workers and for greater efficiency overall.

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A comprehensive guide to the entire process of slaughtering and butchering beef through step-by-step photographs.

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The most comprehensive beekeeping resource ever published.

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Small is beautiful, and these 15 real farm plans show that small scale farmers can have big time success. Compact Farms is an illustrated guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on less than five acres.

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"Packed with research, expert testimonies, and a healthy dose of humour, 'Compost City' gives us essential strategies on composting in small, shared, diversely crowded spaces"--

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This bulletin has been excerpted in part from The gardener's weed book: earth-safe controls, by Barbara Pleasant (Storey Publishing, 1996)

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This in-depth practical guide shows farmers, ranchers, and gardeners how to reduce the impact of less-than-optimal rainfall on crops and livestock with innovative, yet simple techniques for enhancing the water retention of soil and developing a drought management plan.

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Experienced farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen offers practical advice for choosing the right fencing for your needs, planning and installing your fence, and performing ongoing testing and maintenance.

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Healthy pregnancies, safe births, and thriving calves are critical to every cattle operation, and in remote farm locations, the veterinarian is not always readily available. The author covers various routine situations likely to arise before, during, and after calving.

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The Xerces Society, one of the most prominent conservation organizations in the United States, presents a comprehensive guide to creating farm habitats that will attract beneficial insects to reduce crop damage from pests without using pesticides.

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Ann Larkin Hansen shows you how to identify and refine your specific land needs using checklists and questionnaires.

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A readable, practical and illustrated guide to the ancient craft of beekeeping, an increasingly more popular leisure pursuit.

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A user-friendly guide to keeping happy and healthy pigs in your outdoor space, whether for produce, profit or pleasure.

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A straightforward, step-by-step, guide to keeping bees in an urban environment from two of the UK's most experienced and respected beekeepers and writers on the subject.

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An evocative and life-enhancing account of running a community farm and raising a family in New York State.

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Talks about how to raise, manage, and market grass-fed cattle. This book covers various aspects of raising and care, including herd selection, breeding, yearly cycles, cultivating and maintaining healthy soil and grass, fencing and pasture rotation, winter grazing, pests and diseases, and necessary equipment.

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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

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Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are struggling to cope with the increase in demand and gardens resound to the contented cluck of chickens.

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Take more pleasure in owning a backyard flock with low-cost, imaginative projects that reduce chores, solve common problems, and benefit chickens and chicken-keepers alike, from a predator-proof chicken run to self-filling waterer, automatic coop doors, and more.

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Now in paperback and just in time for the start of bee season, Marina Marchese's much-loved, inspirational, and practical memoir of learning to raise honeybees and launching her own successful honey business.