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Compact Farms is a guide for anyone dreaming of starting, expanding, or perfecting a profitable farming enterprise on five acres or less. The farm plans explain how to harness an area's water supply, orientation, and geography in order to maximize efficiency and productivity while minimizing effort. Profiles of well-known farmers such as Eliot Coleman and Jean-Martin Fortier show that farming on a small scale in any region, in both urban and rural settings, can provide enough income to turn the endeavor from hobby to career.

Mason Bee Revolution explains how docile, hard-working, solitary mason bees (and their compatriots, the leafcutter bees) are even more productive pollinators than honeybees, and keeping them can be a fun, easy, backyard hobby for gardeners, conservationists, foodies, and families everywhere. While scientists search for answers to save the honeybee, Dave Hunter and his company, Crown Bees, are leading the effort to increase the population of other highly efficient pollinators.

Marijuana has been illegal in the United States since 1937. Yet, thanks in large part to a loosely connected underground world of breeders, dealers, and smokers, there are currently more than 2000 varieties available. And since 1996, when California first passed legislation allowing for legalized medical marijuana, the underground has slowly surfaced, pushing what was once a decentralized, lawless world closer to the corporate world of business, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals.

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant—though this time the obsessions revolves around the intoxicating effects of marijuana rather than the visual beauty of the tulip. How could flowers, of all things, become such objects of desire that they can drive men to financial ruin?

From retailers to growers, producers, and suppliers, there's a seemingly never-ending list of startup opportunities in this emerging market. In Start Your Own Cannabis Business, cannabis, biotech, and entrepreneurship reporter Javier Hasse introduces forward-thinking entrepreneurs like you to the industry and shares hard-earned tips and success stories from pioneers and visionaries in the marijuana industry.  

Called "a veritable tree whisperer" by the Wall Street Journal, Peter Wohlleben is known across the world for his illuminating books about forests and how to help them thrive. Now, the German forester invites listeners into his home for the first time in Our Little Farm, describing the steps he and his wife, Miriam, have taken to live sustainably and in harmony with nature.

Finally, a book that simplifies the beginning skills of urban homesteading and provides easy lessons for those ready to be more self-sufficient. We are all different and live in different situations. This book will get you started in ways you might not have thought of, no matter where you are.

Growing a garden of cannabis indoors allows you to closely observe its development, without having to deal with the usual array of outdoor pests, nosy neighbors, law enforcement, or harsh weather conditions. Once you have an ideal system in place, an indoor grow is a predictable way to grow excellent-quality weed. If you do it right, you won’t need to look anywhere else to stock up.

This book is a guide for the first-time gardener, giving a clear guide to starting their own raised bed garden with an eye on space economy and realistic goals. This audiobook will start by explaining the growth cycle before walking the listener through harvest, preparing, and planning for the next growing season.

Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a how-to manual for the budding gardener and experienced green thumb alike, full of creative and easy-to-follow designs that guide you to having your yard and eating it, too. Permaculture designer and avid grower Michael Judd takes the listener on a step-by-step process to transform a sea of grass into a flourishing edible landscape that pleases the eye, as well as the taste buds.

This 2 in 1 collection will teach you how to grow your very own cannabis plants indoors, as well as how you can make extracts out of them - such as delicious pot brownies and butane hash oil! How To Grow Cannabis - A Beginner’s Guide To Growing Cannabis Indoors teaches you about choosing the right location, grow lights, and more. DIY Cannabis Extracts - A Step-By-Step Guide To Making Oils, Edibles & Other Great Goodies shows you how to make cookies, brownies, butter, and more with your cannabis.

I want to thank you for downloading the book, Air Plants. This book contains all the information that you need to know about air plants in a compact and to-the-point format. The book is targeted toward people who want to learn about purchasing, caring for, and reviving air plants, which are great for individuals who have limited space and time for plants. The book begins with a look at how to go about choosing an air plant according to your space and general life constraints.

Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the worst urban slums in North America, who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood. It is a story of recovery, of land and food, of people, and of the power of farming and nourishing others as a way to heal our world and ourselves.

This is the alkaline diet book everyone is using to lose weight NATURALLY without killing yourself in the gym. A documentary is presently being made through other sources to give you a clearer perspective about the importance of having an alkaline body, using an alkaline diet, and how far big pharma will go to keep the information away from the masses.

The pawpaw, a close relative of the tropical custard apple, grows throughout much of North America yet culturally and horticulturally we know very little about it. This mini manual by edible landscape author Michael Judd jumps right into growing, caring for, harvesting, and using pawpaws—from seed to table. Judd demystifies fruit growing in direct easy-to-follow steps that quickly brings confidence to the newbie grower while expanding the horizons of curious gardeners. 

Companion Planting Gardening Guide for Beginners is the ultimate science-based guide to successful gardening through companion planting for a healthier, mighty, and bountiful tiny farm. Companion planting consists of strategically planting certain plants, herbs, and vegetables in an order that maximizes your space, while also setting your garden up to yield the best results.

Homesteading is something that many people don't understand, and it is all about living a self-reliant and simpler life. Many people find it a way to get back in touch with their roots and feel more fulfilled in their life. It is also a great way for many people to teach values and a work ethic to your children. Of course, that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the benefits that homesteading can provide.

In this plain-talking audio handbook, William Whittaker explains all of the homesteading gardening basics required to set up and set your self-sufficiency homesteading dreams into motion without having to shift through loads of "B.S." or fancy and confusing terminology. This homesteading handbook is a useful kick starter for novice gardeners wishing to avoid costly common mistakes while quickly turn their homesteading ideas into a money-saving (instead of money draining) reality.

Growing your own herb garden at home can be a rewarding experience. Having no garden at home or very little outside space is no barrier to growing edible plants to use in your everyday cooking. From the smallest of balconies to even a modest window sill in your kitchen you too can grow yourself a beautiful little herbs garden, providing you with unlimited herbs. Herbs are not only a wonderful addition to a kitchen garden they can also provide medicinal uses for everyday ailments.

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