The Complete Chicken: An Entertaining History of Chickens
by Pam Percy


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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? That’s just about the only question about chickens that isn’t answered in "The Complete Chicken", which pays tribute to the popular poultry. Pam Percy provides a colorful, egg-straordinarily... (read more)

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Practical Poultry Keeping
by Joseph Batty


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11 edition. Coverage of all the main aspects of poultry keeping, including breeding, incubation, storage of eggs, breeds, systems of management, sheds and runs and common ailments.... (read more)

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Extraordinary Chickens
by Step Green Armytage


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Stephen Green-Armytage's fabulous hit book--a look at the bizarre and beautiful world of exotic ornamental chickens first released in Fall 2000--is back in a delightful new edition that can be kept in one's pocket. 157 full-color photos.... (read more)

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Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm
by David Mas Masumoto


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As pleasurable as a perfect peach, Epitaph for a Peach tells the passionate story of one farmer's attempt to rescue one of the last truly sweet and juicy fruits from becoming obsolete in a world that increasingly values commerciality over quality. The... (read more)

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The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us
by Bee Wilson


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Bee Wilson's study of her namesake is both a history of ideas and an exploration of the bee's impact on food and ritual. Beautifully illustrated, "The Hive" portrays a miniature universe and explores the human tendency to see ourselves in it. 60 photos.... (read more)

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The Fairest Fowl: Portraits of Championship Chickens
by Tamara Staples


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In irresistibly strange, undeniably beautiful portraits, photographer Tamara Staples celebrates the finely-feathered champions of the American poultry show circuit, the beauty pageant of the barnyard. Location and detail photography, quotes from poultry... (read more)

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Pocketful of Poultry
by Carol Ekarius


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104 Fabulous FowlPecking, clucking, posing, preening. Whatever they happen to be doing, barnyard birds have a special knack for making us smile. Enjoy their charm and discover interesting facts about your favorite chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese in... (read more)

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Yamsi: A Year in the Life of a Wilderness Ranch (Northwest Reprints)
by Dayton Hyde


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Hyde's exuberant record of a year on his cattle ranch, where hard work and hardships coexist with a dedication to the principles of conservation and sound ecology.... (read more)

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Following the Bloom: Across America with the Migratory Beekeepers
by Douglas Whynott


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Twelve months on the road with America's last cowboys: the migratory beekeepers. In this absorbing work of literary journalism, Douglas Whynott introduces us to the world of migratory beekeeping, a world composed of clandestine state-border crossings... (read more)

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Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
by Samuel Fromartz


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Business writer Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew... (read more)

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Extra Extraordinary Chickens
by Step Green Armytage


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In a follow-up to his first book "Extraordinary Chickens," the photographer presents 61 breeds and 5 species. Through his exquisite photographs, he captures the surprising and expressive personality of these amazing creatures.... (read more)

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Still Life with Chickens: Starting Over in a House by the Sea
by Catherin Goldhammer


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In this beautifully written and frequently funny memoir, Catherine Goldhammer, newly separated, along with her twelve-year-old daughter, starts life anew in a cottage by the sea, in a rustic town where live bait is sold from vending machines. Partly to... (read more)

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Ancient Agriculture: Roots and Application of Sustainable Farming
by Gabriel De Herrera


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GABRIEL ALONSO DE HERRERA, considered the father of modern-day Spanish agriculture, lived in central Spain from the time of his birth, in the 1470s, until his death, around 1540. He learned about agriculture from working in the fields of Talavera de la... (read more)

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Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
by Samuel Fromartz




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Business writer Fromartz traces organic food back to its anti-industrial origins more than a century ago. Then he follows it forward again, casting a spotlight on the innovators who created an alternative way of producing food that took root and grew... (read more)

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Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat
by Howard F Lyman




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Howard Lyman's testimony on The Oprah Winfrey Show revealed the deadly impact of the livestock industry on our well-being. It not only led to Oprah's declaration that she'd never eat a burger again, it sent shock waves through a concerned and vulnerable... (read more)

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Raising Less Corn, More Hell: The Case for the Independent Farm and Against Industrial Agriculture
by George Pyle


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In Raising Less Corn, More Hell George B. Pyle shows us how the famous breadbasket of America is being bought up by large corporations, who produce less food per acre than the small farmer, push those farmers further into debt, pollute the earth and wear... (read more)

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Teach Yourself Beekeeping (Teach Yourself)
by Adrian Waring


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Catch the buzz on beekeeping This indispensable guide gives you everything you need to set up, maintain, and maximize honeybee colonies of all sizes--either in your suburban backyard or on your urban rooftop. With Teach Yourself Beekeeping, you will get... (read more)

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Peace at Heart: An Oregon Country Life
by Barbara Drake


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In 1987, Barbara Drake and her husband sold their home in Portland and moved to a farm in western Oregon's Yamhill Valley. In Peace at Heart, Drake reflects on ten years of country living and on the happiness that this rural landscape has brought her... (read more)

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