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This highly understandable and entertaining book distils best practice research on science communication into accessible chapters, supported by case studies and examples. With practical advice on everything from messages and metaphors to metrics and ethics, you will learn what the public think about science and why, and how to shape scientific research into a story that will influence beliefs, behaviours and policies.

In a world where hunger persists amid abundance and climate change threatens our very existence, Shannon Dobbs presents a groundbreaking solution to our broken food system. This isn't just another book about the problem—it's a comprehensive guide to fixing it. Dobbs, an Army veteran turned food system innovator, unveils the revolutionary Nexus and Nodes model. This scalable approach bridges the gap between food waste and food insecurity, turning challenges into opportunities for community empowerment and environmental healing.

Dive into the world of livestock guardians and how to use them to safeguard your herd. Are you experiencing issues with predators attacking your livestock? Looking for tips on choosing the best guardian dogs for protecting your livestock against threats? Did you know that besides dogs, llamas, donkeys, and other animals can serve as livestock guardians? Whether you’re a farmer, rancher, herder, homesteader, or involved in animal husbandry (or if you plan to become any of the above in the future), you’ll need to consider acquiring adequate protection for your herd.

Professor Erika Szymanski makes wine science accessible to non-experts. Rather than approach wine science as body of facts about wine, Szymanski explores how wine science can open up multiple ways of seeing, understanding, and appreciating wine. Too often, wine science is presented as a comprehensive body of knowledge that enthusiasts aiming to become experts should memorize. This book instead uses scientific research to explore wine as an endlessly rich cultural phenomenon.

"Hen House Handbook: Raising Chickens for Beginners." is your gateway to a fulfilling journey of self-sustainability and healthy living. By raising backyard chickens, you'll gain control over your food supply, connect with nature, and foster a deeper understanding of life's rhythms. With this comprehensive guide, you'll navigate the complexities of chicken raising with confidence, embracing the joys and challenges along the way. Your backyard will become a vibrant ecosystem, filled with clucks of contentment and the satisfaction of fresh, organic eggs.

In Smart Homesteading: Unlock the Secrets of Self-Sufficiency with AI, embark on a transformative journey to integrate cutting-edge sustainable technology into your homestead. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to enhance your existing setup, this guide will show you how artificial intelligence (AI) can revolutionize your approach to self-sufficiency.

Adéntrese en el mundo de la agricultura familiar y descubra el arte de criar conejos para obtener una carne que le hará la boca agua. Esta completa guía le lleva de viaje a través de las prácticas consagradas de la cría de conejos, proporcionándole las habilidades, el conocimiento y la confianza para crear una fuente sostenible de sabrosa proteína justo en su patio trasero.

Mientras que la industria de los sustitutos lácteos crece, el consumo de leche va en picada. Exitse mucha incertidumbre acerca de los beneficios y los riesgos de estos productos, ¿eres de los que consume leche o leche falsa?

The Problem with Solutions combines an analysis of the rise of tech company solution culture with findings from actual research on the sector's ill-informed attempts to address the problems of food and agriculture.

Comer es mucho más que un placer y una necesidad: la dieta y los hábitos alimenticios son ahora mismo el factor de salud pública que más puede ayudarnos a prevenir numerosas enfermedades, desde muchos tipos de cáncer hasta la diabetes. Pero comemos mal. Ingerimos, por lo general, mucha más cantidad de lo que necesita nuestro organismo para funcionar bien, y la calidad tiende a ser cada vez peor. Hace tiempo que la industrialización llegó a la alimentación y ello ha provocado problemas de salud pública.

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Smart Alec, King of the Heap, offers fresh and hilarious perspectives on coop tribulations and human complexities. His sharp insights on life, mortality, and the natural order as he bridges chicken-keeping with suburban folklore will enlighten and amuse you. Whether you’re looking to keep hens for fresh, delicious eggs or to become more conscious about what you eat, Smart Alec has the inside scoops on coops, food, and egg production.

Are you sick and tired of not having all the goat herd information in one place? You see, raising a goat or a herd of goats doesn’t need to be complicated. Even if you’ve tried raising goats before and failed. The truth is, it’s much simpler than you think. Imagine how you’ll feel once you have raised a healthy herd from infancy to adulthood and how your life could change for the better. So even if you’re terrified of goats, you can still have a happy herd with Raising Goats for Beginners.

Desde la cuenta de Instagram Bromatología en casa®, Mariana Al, técnica en alimentos, Daniela Crimer, ingeniera agrónoma, y Erica Pitaro Hoffman, ingeniera en alimentos, concientizan e informan sobre prevenir y erradicar infestaciones y la manera correcta de limpiar nuestro hogar y comprar y manipular alimentos. Porque saber es siempre mejor que no saber y, sobre todo, porque #NoPasaHastaquePasa.

Since The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens was first published in 2011, tens of thousands of people have discovered the joys and benefits of a backyard flock. Now Andy Schneider is back with The Chicken Whisperer’s Guide to Keeping Chickens, Expanded & Revised. Keeping backyard chickens is a fun, simple way to to reconnect with the earth, the community, and your food sources—and you can do it, even with limited space in your backyard. Let the Chicken Whisperer teach you everything he knows and everything you need to know about raising a backyard flock!

Have you ever wondered why honey bees are so vital to the health and vitality of our world? Join retired educator Howard Steel as he whimsically shares his passion for these amazing creatures and his experiences with beekeeping. Discover why these incredible producers are endangered and how we can help protect them with simple, personal lifestyle changes. Find out about the intricate and fascinating role of the honey bee in ecosystem pollination. Be inspired and learn how to start up your own hive right in your backyard!

Growing vegetables in a raised bed grid garden (a.k.a. square foot garden) is a great way to maximize your vegetable growing efforts, and at the same time dramatically reduce your workload. A grid garden is simple to assemble and operate. Growing in one-foot squares means that you can truly maximize your vegetable production in an environment that is great fun to operate and will assure a regular harvest of healthy vegetables. If you are growing vegetables in raised beds, then your production and crop rotation can be maximized by using the simple techniques employed in grid gardening.

Hugelkultur, also sometimes referred to as hugel bed, is a permaculture gardening technique for growing vegetables in heaps made from timber and covered over with topsoil. In this short introduction to a well established but little known growing concept, you will discover what it involves and how it can be used to great advantage particularly in dry arid regions. With a proper understanding and application of this simple technique, vegetables can be grown with minimum irrigation—and less backache!

Flügelnah verfolgen Thomas Radetzki und Matthias Eckoldt die Prozesse im Bienenstaat. Sie schildern die sich wandelnden Rhythmen im Volk, die virtuose Kommunikation der Bienen und ihre fein abgestimmte Kooperation bei allen Handlungen. Als das erfolgreichste Unternehmen der Welt demonstrieren die Bienen, dass ein Gemeinwesen auf Dauer nur bestehen kann, wenn alle Beteiligten dabei gewinnen. Beispielgebend finden sie in ein Gleichgewicht des Nötigen und zeigen eine Alternative zu unserem Wachstumsstreben, dem nicht nur die Bienen zum Opfer zu fallen drohen.

Take a walk through the climate regions of the world and discover the effect of climate change on plants and how plants are coping in changing climatic conditions. As extreme weather conditions take over our planet, what will be their effect on plants? How can plants cope with these changing conditions? Which plants already survive in extreme and changing environments?