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21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems

Food Tank

Raskin and Dibben lend decades of experience and the latest scientific research to this practical guide to successfully incorporating forestry into your growing space. The Kidney and the Cane: Planetary Health and Plantation Labor in Nicaragua by Alex M.

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The Bourbon Industry Relies on White Oaks, Which Are in Decline. Now, They’re All In on Saving Them

Modern Farmer

First, it must be distilled in the United States, and it must be a grain mixture with at least 51 percent corn mash. Ironically, our relatively recent “hands off” approach to forestry is creating exactly the wrong kinds of conditions for oaks to thrive. “We It’s a money-maker for the forestry industry.

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The contribution of farming to the rural environment: A farmer’s viewpoint in 1985

Sustainable Food Trust

On my own farm this period is remembered by a 25-acre Scots pine plantation which was naturally regenerated on land that had previously grown wheat. Alternative economic enterprises like small-scale forestry (up to 10% of the land area), tourism or leisure could be introduced. I ask two questions: 1. Would the planners help?