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Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World

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NZ$ 28.00 each

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Author: Andrew Rimas & Evan D. G. Fraser

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The cow. Central to human existence since time began, cows have served as a source of food, a means of labor, an economic resource, an inspiration for art, and even as a religious icon - many cultures worshipped the cow as a god.
Beef is the captivating history of an animal whose relationship with humanity has shaped the world as we know it. Peppered with lively anecdotes and culinary tidbits, this engaging panoramic view of the cow's long and colorful history spans the globe-from ancient Mediterranean bullfighting rings to the rugged grazing grounds of eighteenth-century England, from the quiet farms of Japan's Kobe beef cows to crowded American stockyards and the remote villages in East Africa that are home to the Masai, to whom cattle mean everything. Leaving no stone unturned, Beef is not only a compelling story but a necessary call to arms, offering practical solutions for confronting the sad current condition of ... more

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Self-Sufficiency Beekeeping

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NZ$ 29.99 each

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Author: Joanna Ryde

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As sustainability and organic living become increasingly popular, so does a desire to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. This timely book will help you to achieve self-sufficiency and make beekeeping a reality. Beekeeping is about management, control and learning to understand the honeybee. It can also become a very enjoyable and sociable pastime - visiting others' hives and picking up vital hints and tips is all part of the fun - and farming and eating honey that your own bees have produced is a pure delight. Joanna Ryde covers all aspects of beekeeping, from the basic tools and equipment needed for setting up a hive to detailed advice on when to harvest honey and honey-inspired recipes, from delicious cakes to beauty products. This really is the definitive guide for anyone thinking of keeping bees.

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A Life on Pittwater

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NZ$ 75.00 each

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Author: Susan Duncan

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Susan Duncan came to Pittwater when she impulsively bought a tumbledown, boxy little shack in Lovett Bay. The move changed her life forever, as she describes in her bestselling title, Salvation Creek. Now Susan lives in Tarangaua, the gracious house built for Dorothea Mackellar in 1925, and is a well-loved member of the small Pittwater community. A Life on Pittwater takes us on a memorable trip to this beguiling place and presents all aspects of its distinctive way of life. There is Susan's lovely home with its gorgeous verandah; the lush surroundings, the bush and the bays; the wildlife and the ever-present dogs; the tinnies, the ferries and the peculiarities of living somewhere without cars; the boatsheds and the working boats; the bushfires; and, above all, the close community life. Welcome to Pittwater, where neighbours stop their tinnies to have a quick chat. It's a place like nowhere else in Australia; and it's also ... more

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Discovering Fruit and Nuts : A comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food-producing plants

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NZ$ 99.99 each

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Author: Susanna Lyle

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This is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to fruit and nut plants that explores old favourites, as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing plants. It contains an A-to-Z guide to more than 220 species and lists of the most popular cultivars in different countries, as well as a general introduction to various aspects of horticulture and plant nutrition. At the back of the book is a table of plants for different garden situations for useful ready-reference. This incredibly thorough an extensively researched book contains everything a gardener needs to know and much that a commercial producer would find valuable in terms of choice of varieties and marketing of the harvest. It provides an inspiration for people to grow and try new foods. More than 220 species; history, description, propagation, harvesting times and methods, cultivation and location needs, pruning, popular varieties, uses of the crop are described, with ... more

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Hen Keeping

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NZ$ 25.00 each

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Author: Jane Eastoe

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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. This trend can be in part explained by the huge demand for organic and locally produced food; after all, what could be more natural than keeping your own chickens and collecting their eggs? This beautiful and practical guide advises on all aspects of chicken keeping, from advice on the full range of breeds available, choosing and buying the right chickens for you, to feeding and naming them and finally housing and caring for them. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, you will find all you need to start and maintain your own chicken run.

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Hobby Farm

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NZ$ 44.00 each

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Author: Kristin Hampshire

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Based on interviews with actual hobby farmers, this book is packed with practical guidance and inspiring possibilities that capture the romance of the hobby farm. This is a highly attractive but hardworking book that's designed to be as inspirational to the big-backyard folks who dream of upgrading as it is to those who are already living the hobby farm lifestyle.

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I Am A Working Dog : Natural Training For Sheepdogs (Revised Edition 2009)

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NZ$ 25.00 each

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Author: Michael Oliver & Tony Shield & Jerram Shield & David Henshaw (illus.)

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The working dogs of New Zealand certainly deserve our respect. Generations of careful breeding have
produced the traits of stock-handling skill, loyalty, hardiness and courage that are now inherent in their
bloodlines.
This book has been written to assist those who use working dogs to handle livestock and provides a practical,
step-by-step guide to training them the natural way. Sound training will ensure that a dog’s potential can be realised and that both handler and dog will enjoy a rewarding relationship during stock work.

This book is an essential handbook for anyone working with these wonderful animals.

‘Make these early lessons fun for your dog and it will soon be very willing to answer your call to scamper over the backs of the sheep..'

First published 2004; this revised edition May 2009.

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Soil Science

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NZ$ 95.00 each

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Author: R. McLaren (Reader in Soil Science, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand)

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An introduction to basic soil science theory which is essential for the proper use and maintenance of this resource. Pedology, soil chemistry and fertility, soil physics and soil management are all considered in a New Zealand context.

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Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs

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NZ$ 69.99 each

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Author: Carol Ekarius

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From the large-rumped Karakul sheep to the wrinkled Fengjing pig, North America is home to an extraordinary array of livestock breeds. Increasingly, a rare breed renaissance celebrates heritage breeds for their contribution to biodiversity, adaptation to specific environments, curious appearance, or ability to produce singular meat, milk, or fibre. At the same time, people continue to need up-to-date information about the major domestic breeds. Finally, a single resource offers detailed information about both common and heritage breeds: Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle, and Pigs by Carol Ekarius.
This attractive, at-a-glance reference, written by one of America's foremost livestock experts, covers 194 of the most significant breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and swine - from the common Guernsey cow to the near-extinct Guinea hog. For each breed, Ekarius provides full-colour photographs, a brief history, ... more

The Contrary Farmer

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NZ$ 45.00 each

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Author: Gene Logsdon

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Critics of American agriculture bemoan the widespread decline of family farms. Gene Logsdon asserts that the solution to this crisis is cottage farming - farming part-time, for fun as well as profit. For those seeking a saner, more authentic connection with a piece of ground, Logsdon explains ways to combine a successful vegetable garden with raising livestock, pastures, grains, and woodlots, the values of pastoral economics ("Stay small and don't borrow money!"), and how to save expenses and avoid erosion by cultivating with hand tools.
The Contrary Farmer combines the virtues of a manual for the practicing farmer with eloquent meditations in praise of hard work and pleasure. The book gives its readers tools and tenets, but also hilarious stories and beautiful evocations of the Ohio countryside Logsdon knows as his place in the universe.

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