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Brukshästen har inte spelat ut sin roll i vårt moderna samhälle tvärtom. Faktum är att det har tillkommit nya arbetsuppgifter för denna trotjänare. Hästen gör mindre åverkan, mindre markskador och är dessutom miljövänligare. I den här boken får vi följa ett antal aktiva brukshästkuskar i Halland, Skåne, Småland och Västergötland och vara med i jordbruk, skogsbruk, evenemangskörningar och andra sammanhang.
Några använder hästarna som ett komplement i jordbruket, medan andra helt förlitar sig på hästen. En av kuskarna har kört med hästar i andras skogar i 50 år och till största delen med griplastarvagn. Med fantastiska bilder fångar Nils Andersson det tysta samspelet mellan kusk och häst som oftast går via tömmarna.
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Detta är en mycket annorlunda bok och kanske den första sitt slag; en bok om hur man får en enklare och SMARTare vardag med hjälp av sin hund. Likaså är det den första boken med tips, råd och fokus på hur man tränar hund om man har en funktionsnedsättning men träningsråden passar alla hundägare som vill träna sin hund på ett kreativt och SMART sätt. I denna bok har erfarenheter och material samlats från SMART hundutbildning, ett 3-årigt Arvsfonden projekt, men här finns också mycket information kring likheter och skillnader mellan SMART hundarna och certifi erade assistans hundar.
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Våra lantraser är ett unikt arv, viktigt att bevara. ”Svenska Lantraser”, första boken någonsin om våra lantraser, ger svar på nästan alla frågor i ämnet: Vad är en lantras? Varför och hur bevara dem? Hur hotas de? inderödssvin och lanthöns, russ och rödkulla, allas ursprung, ppkomst, funktion och status redovisas i detalj. Också utdöda som gotlandsko och skogssvin finns med. Oumbärligt verk för lantrasentusiasten och en guldgruva för alla som är intresserade av husdjur och jordbrukshistoria. Boken utkom första gången 1989. Även om åtskilligt hänt efter därefter gäller fortfarande i stort sett all information i detta verk som av kännare betecknas som standardverket och ”bibeln” för lantrasentusiasterna.
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Pull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the infamous Diddly Squat FarmTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out_________Welcome to Clarkson's farm.It's always had a nice ring to it. Jeremy just never thought that one day his actual job would be 'a farmer'.And, sadly, it doesn't mean he's any good at it.From buying the wrong tractor (Lamborghini, since you ask . . .) to formation combine harvesting, getting tied-up in knots of red tape to chasing viciously athletic cows, our hero soon learns that enthusiasm alone might not be enough.Jeremy may never succeed in becoming master of his land, but, as he's discovering, the fun lies in the trying . . ._________'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' Evening StandardPraise for Clarkson's Farm:'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this' GUARDIAN'Shockingly hopeful' INDEPENDENT'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' TELEGRAPH'Quite lovely' THE TIMESDiddly Squat, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2022
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En engagerad och faktafylld skildring av den svenska grisens kulturhistoria. Här sätts detta mångfasetterade djur in i ett större sammanhang. Och grisen och människan har en lång gemensam berättelse att erbjuda, inte bara djurets kotletter eller dess föga smickrande användning i språket. "En bok om ett av de intelligentaste djuren borde få inledas av djuret självt", skriver Martin Ragnar. Nu är icke detta möjligt, men däremot möter vi grisen i hundratals foton och illustrationer, där den plirande tittar betraktaren i ögonen eller med berättigad misstänksamhet skyggar med blicken, där den leker och bökar, umgås eller bara vegeterar. Ragnar skriver om härstamning och egenskaper, om grisens plats i religionen, om dess renlighet och nyttighet som markberedare, som jaktgris, tryffelsvin och sällskapsdjur. Grisen har likaså varit offerdjur, är både tamsvin och vildsvin, ollonsvin och skogssvin. Här möter lantraser och förädlade grisar, men samtidigt mänsklig grymhet och grishat. Naturligtvis avhandlas även grisen som köttdjur och leverantör av skinka och korvar till människans middagsbord. Därför skriver Ragnar också om slakt och köttprodukter av gris i kyldiskar och olika matvaror. Inte minst möter läsaren den svenska »urgrisen«, återuppstånden som Linderödssvinet på många ställen i denna insiktsfulla lovsång. Två välkända »gris- och matprofiler« har skrivit varsitt företal till boken uppfödaren Rolf-Axel Nordström och mästerkocken Paul Svensson. Martin Ragnar är författare, forskare och både humanist och naturvetare/tekniker med en rad böcker på den digra meritlistan. Hans två senaste matböcker är "Svensk ostkultur" och "Regional matkultur". Martin Ragnar är också ideellt engagerad i olika föreningar med mat på agendan.
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Keep healthy, productive bees without chemicals, stress, or constant intervention. Master beekeeper reveals natural methods that work with bee biology instead of against it, producing more honey with less work while building stronger, disease-resistant colonies.Why Chemical-Free Beekeeping Works Better:Conventional beekeeping relies on treatments that weaken bee immunity and create dependency. This natural approach strengthens hives from within, resulting in healthier bees, better honey yields, and dramatically reduced colony losses.What You'll MasterNatural hive management - work with bee instincts rather than fighting them Chemical-free disease prevention - build immunity through nutrition and environmentStress-free seasonal care - minimal intervention techniques that bees prefer Honey harvesting ethics - take surplus while ensuring winter survivalProblem diagnosis - read bee behavior to prevent issues before they startResults You Can Expect:Beekeepers using these methods report 90% lower colony losses, 40% higher honey yields, and 75% less time spent on hive maintenance compared to conventional chemical-dependent approaches.Transform beekeeping from constant worry to joyful partnership with nature. Your bees (and your harvest) will thank you.
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Året runt på gården Några mil norr om Sunne i Värmland, bor Peter Nilsson med sin familj på en liten gård alldeles intill sjön Frykens strand. Han driver sitt jordbruk på traditionellt sätt och de tre ardennerhästarna har en central roll i deras liv. Alla maskiner och redskap är av traditionell typ och mycket av arbetet utförs med handkraft. Hästarna används istället för traktorn i så väl arbetet i skogen som när det gäller vårsådd, hökörning eller höstplöjning. Lennart Fröding har under flera års tid följt Peter och hans familj i livet på gården. Något som från början bara skulle bli några bilder, utvecklade sig till en riklig dokumentation av livet tillsammans med hästarna. Vi får följa arbetet i skogen såväl som på gärdena runt gården. Följa med under vårens sysslor, slåttern på sommaren och höstens skörd och potatis- upptagning. Följa familjens liv som för de flesta av oss är annorlunda. Följa livet där naturens villkor styr arbetets rytm. Men utvecklingen står inte stilla.
Lennart Fröding är född 1954. Arbetar till vardags som säljare men är en hängiven fotograf på fritiden. Han är uppvuxen på en lantgård utanför Karlstad, där arbetshästen var ett naturligt inslag i arbetet vid sidan av de övriga djuren på gården. Detta har lett till att han har en förkärlek till att skildra det traditionella lantbruket i bilder. Gärna där arbetshästen fortfarande har en framträdande roll. Han har haft ett par fotoutställningar om detta. Det här är hans första fotobok.
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När vi pratar om att människor kan bete sig fåraktigt utgår vi från att alla får beter sig likadant. Det stämmer inte med min erfarenhet. Vissa är tillgivna, andra benägna att stångas. Några är envist självständiga, andra söker hjälp från oss när de behöver det. Och vissa kan få uppdraget att leda hjorden hem. De är lika mycket individer som vi är.
Rosamund Young har drivit ett ekologiskt jordbruk i Costwolds i över fyrtio år. Här berättar hon om ett långt liv i djurens tjänst och delar med sig av anekdoter från det rika djurlivet på Kite s Nest Farm där fårens, kornas, hönsens och grisarnas personligheter får frodas och utvecklas fritt. Det är en berättelse om glädje, upptäckter, samarbete och ibland hjärtesorg. Vi får läsa om får som skäms över att bli gamla, intelligensen hos förment dumma höns, konversationer mellan kor och varför man aldrig ska skicka ett sms när man mjölkar ...
ROSAMUND YOUNG driver ett ekologiskt lantbruk med gårdsförsäljning i England. Hon har tidigare givit ut Kornas hemliga liv (2018) som blev en oväntad succé.
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"Den är ett bevis på kraften i långsamma observationer, och det är en lärdom för oss alla." SUNDAY TIMES
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A beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to animals, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon. Now a Sunday Times bestseller. 'Oh WHY must you bark at the postman?Why must you batter my ears?I know it seems rumBut the postman has comeEvery morning for SEVENTEEN YEARS.'From her very first encounter with a friendly golden Labrador at just three years old, Pam Ayres has been enchanted by animals. Now, for the first time, in this beautiful new illustrated work, she has gathered together her life's work of poems, new and old, dedicated to her love of them. This definitive collection brings to life the charming characters and voices of all creatures great and small through Pam's poetry over the last five decades. From delightful tales of our British wildlife in 'I'm a Starling Me Darling' and the difficulties of keeping farm animals in 'Fleeced', to her hilarious observations of our pets in 'Ode to a Jack Russell' and poignant reflections on the end of their lives in 'Tippy Tappy Feet', Pam Ayres on Animals is a celebration of animals everywhere.
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In Gundog SOS, respected trainer, judge and competitor Laura Hill takes an in-depth look at common mistakes and what can be learnt from them. She looks at avoiding potential pitfalls in the first place, unpacks ‘bad behaviour’, analyses the relevance of the relationship between trainer and dog, and gives practical strategies for improvement in training partnerships. Supported by illustrations, case studies and exercises, this essential resource comprehensively addresses the most frequently occurring training problems and provides workable solutions to help readers to improve or fix them.
Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs, 4th Edition
Care, Facilities, Management, Breeds
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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Stressing the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices, farmer Kelly Klober provides expert advice on making any size hog operation more efficient and profitable in Storey’s Guide to Raising Pigs. The most comprehensive book available on the topic, this fourth edition features the most up-to-date practices, illustrated with color photography. Both beginners and experienced farmers will find all the information they need to select, house, care for, breed, and butcher pigs, along with marketing advice.
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ROSAMUND'S LATEST BOOK THE WISDOM OF SHEEP & OTHER ANIMALS IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW***A Sunday Times bestseller******A Times Book of the Year 2017***WITH A FOREWORD BY ALAN BENNETT'A lovely, thoughtful little book about the intelligence of cows.' James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd's LifeCows are as varied as people. They can be highly intelligent or slow to understand, vain, considerate, proud, shy or inventive.Although much of a cow's day is spent eating, they always find time for extra-curricular activities such as babysitting, playing hide and seek, blackberry-picking or fighting a tree.This is an affectionate record of a hitherto secret world.
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'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens. It's every bit as fascinating and is surely destined to be just as successful' Julian Norton From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been central to the human story. Since our our Neolithic ancestors' first forays into sheep-rearing nearly 11,000 years ago, these remarkable animals have fed us, clothed us, changed our diet and language and financed the conquest of large swathes of the earth.Sally Coulthard weaves this fascinating story into a vivid and colourful tapestry of engaging anecdotes and extraordinary ovine facts, whose multiple strands celebrate just how pivotal these woolly animals are to almost every aspect of human society and culture.This title was published also in the United States under the title Follow the Flock.'A snappy, stimulating book, and certainly not just for shepherds' Mail on Sunday'Full of fascinating social history' Independent'You won't look at a sheep in the same way again' Country Living
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128,000 letters.Over 20,000 cows.Can you find them all?Welcome to the word search that tests just how much you really like cows.From the first page to the last, the cows multiply, starting with a single 'COW' on page one, two on page two, and so forth, leading up to a staggering 200 cows on page 200. In total, over 20,000 cows are hidden within this legendairy puzzle challenge. Part unclimbable mountain, part mindful word search, this book offers a unique way to blend cognitive exercise with relaxation. Craving a serene but stimulating getaway from life's chaos? 20,000 Cows provides just the right balance of calm and complexity.200 Pages of Puzzles: Each page increases the cows you need to find, making each puzzle progressively more challenging.Fun for All Ages: Perfect for kids, adults, and seniors looking to enhance their pattern recognition and concentration skills.Unleash your Cow-petitive Side: Compete with friends and family to see who can spot the most cows. It's an un-bull-ievably addictive way to spend an afternoon!Soothing Moo-indful Fun: Dip into the book when you need time alone from the hustle and bustle of daily life.Whether it's for a lazy Sunday, a family game night, or a quirky gift for that puzzle lover in your life, this book promises hours of entertainment.
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THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHead back down to Clarkson Farm with the bestseller from our favourite welly-wearing wannabe farmer, Jeremy Clarkson___________Enthusiastic trainee farmer Jeremy Clarkson made just £144 in his first year at Diddly Squat Farm. This year he's determined to do better. Not because he now knows what he's doing. But because he's fed up of getting stick from Kaleb.Yet farming continues to be a challenge.For instance . . .· Loading a grain trailer was more demanding than flying an Apache gunship?· Cows were more dangerous than motor-racing?· It's easier to get planning permission to build a nuclear plant than to turn a barn into a restaurant?Jeremy's always got a plan. Loads of them. Often cunning.Not always greeted with wild enthusiasm by Kaleb and Cheerful Charlie, however . . .___________PRAISE FOR DIDDLY SQUAT'Clarkson has done more for farmers in one series than Countryfile achieved in 30 years' James Rebanks, author of A Shepherd's Life'Clarkson has showcased the passion, humour and personalities of the people who work throughout the year to grow the nation's food . . . and brought an understanding of many of the issues faced by farmers to the British public' National Farmers Union'A deserving Farming Champion of the Year' Farmers Weekly'I don't know anything about farming. It's like David Attenborough doing jet-skiing, or Nicholas Witchell saying, "I'm going to be a cage fighter'" Jeremy ClarksonNumber 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2022
Hoping For A Home
How a Woman with a Big Heart Gave New Lives to Animals in Need
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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A collection of unique and heart-warming stories from the life of an RSPCA rescue worker. Janie Ritson shows us the full and wondrous lives of those animals neglected and forgotten.A new talent from Authonomy, HarperCollins’ own talent-spotting website, Janie Ritson writes about her and her husband’s eventful experiences as RSPCA rescue workers.Their encounters range from the truly poignant to the utterly hilarious, including a lovesick macaw, a tea-stealing goat and a sheep who thinks she’s a dog.Janie manages to capture the difficult emotions that every animal lover must go through when faced with a mistreated creature. From heartbreak and sadness to love and joy, she shows us the colourful lives led by wild animals and pets alike, even those that have been abandoned by the very people who were supposed to care for them.A story of family and how animals can effect people’s lives in the most wonderful ways, Hoping for a Home is an inspiring collection for all animal lovers and owners.
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Meet the dogs who searched for life amongst the ruins of the Twin Towers.Many heroes were made on 9/11 and in the weeks that followed. Not all of them showed human courage. Some of them could only show that they were truly man’s best friend. German Shepherds, Labradors and Spaniels accounted for the majority of the four-legged heroes.Over three hundred search and rescue dogs worked the pile at Ground Zero and the crash site at the Pentagon. For hours they searched, fighting off exhaustion with sheer determination and they continued every day long after the hope of finding survivors had passed.There were faithful Guide dogs who helped their sightless owners out of the Twin Towers and led them to safety showed unstinting devotion in the face of adversity. And later, therapy dogs arrived to bring comfort to the bereaved and confused. At every stage of the operation, dogs were there helping humankind in various roles. And invaluably, they provided comfort and reassurance and lifted spirits by their pure presence.Sadly many of the dogs are no longer with us but their achievements will never be forgotten. Isabel George was fortunate that the people close to the dogs were pleased to be asked to share their stories. This book is to honour the dogs and their people.
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We often consider dogs to be our enduring sidekicks but the truth is domestic pigs have played a role in our lives for nearly as long.Pigs are highly social and smart. They like to play. They’re inventive, crafty and belligerent – and incredibly singleminded.Ultimately, we have far more in common with these creatures than we like to admit.Here is a charming ode to one of the most common, yet surprisingly intelligent, animals populating our landscapes. In this gentle and illuminating study, Matt Whyman embarks on a journey to uncover the heart and soul of an animal brimming with more energy, intelligence and playfulness than he could ever have imagined.In his bid to understand what makes a pig tick, having climbed a steep learning curve as a keeper himself, Whyman meets a veterinary professor and expert in pig emotion, as well as a spirited hill farmer whose world revolves around hogs and sows.Packed with fascinating research and delightful anecdotes, this entertaining and informative celebration of all things porcine covers everything from evolution, behaviour and communication to friendship, loyalty and broken hearts – uncovering a surprising notion of family along the way.
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‘Share[s] the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen’ Sunday Times‘Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping … Brilliant’ New York Magazine An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock. Since first domesticating the chicken thousands of years ago, humans have become exceptionally adept at raising them for food. Yet most people rarely interact with chickens or know much about them. In Under the Henfluence, Tove Danovich explores the lives of these quirky, mysterious birds who stole her heart the moment her first box of chicks arrived at the post office.From a hatchery in Iowa to a chicken show in Ohio to a rooster rescue in Minnesota, Danovich interviews the people breeding, training, healing and, most importantly, adoring chickens. With more than 60 billion chickens living on industrial farms around the world, they’re easy to dismiss as just another dinner ingredient. Yet Danovich’s reporting reveals the hidden cleverness, quiet sweetness and irresistible personalities of these birds, as well as the complex human–chicken relationship that has evolved over centuries. This glimpse into the lives of backyard chickens doesn’t just help us to understand chickens better – it also casts light back on ourselves and what we’ve ignored throughout the explosive growth of industrial agriculture. Woven with delightful and sometimes heartbreaking anecdotes from Danovich’s own henhouse, Under the Henfluence proves that chickens are so much more than what they bring to the table.
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‘Share[s] the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen’ Sunday Times‘Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping … Brilliant’ New York Magazine An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock. Since first domesticating the chicken thousands of years ago, humans have become exceptionally adept at raising them for food. Yet most people rarely interact with chickens or know much about them. In Under the Henfluence, Tove Danovich explores the lives of these quirky, mysterious birds who stole her heart the moment her first box of chicks arrived at the post office.From a hatchery in Iowa to a chicken show in Ohio to a rooster rescue in Minnesota, Danovich interviews the people breeding, training, healing and, most importantly, adoring chickens. With more than 60 billion chickens living on industrial farms around the world, they’re easy to dismiss as just another dinner ingredient. Yet Danovich’s reporting reveals the hidden cleverness, quiet sweetness and irresistible personalities of these birds, as well as the complex human–chicken relationship that has evolved over centuries. This glimpse into the lives of backyard chickens doesn’t just help us to understand chickens better – it also casts light back on ourselves and what we’ve ignored throughout the explosive growth of industrial agriculture. Woven with delightful and sometimes heartbreaking anecdotes from Danovich’s own henhouse, Under the Henfluence proves that chickens are so much more than what they bring to the table.
Collins Backyard Chicken-keeper’s Bible
A Practical Guide to Identifying and Rearing Backyard Chickens
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
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Chickens are many things: sources of meat and eggs, lovable pets, amusing images on merchandise, and a source of comfort at the end of a hard day. Whether we’re considering joining the growing flock of backyard chicken-keepers or simply cheered by leafing through images of gorgeous poultry, our love for chickens is strong.The trend for backyard chickens has surged during the pandemic. Amazon searches for chick supplies are up 758%, with local hatcheries recording a 500% demand increase, as people look to reduce environmental impact, improve food traceability, connect with nature, or simply to relish the pure joy of chicken company.The Collins Backyard Chicken-keeper’s Bible is the fourth title in this stunning and engaging series, and the perfect smallholder companion to The Beekeeper’s Bible. It is packed with everything you need to fully embrace your new chicken-keeping lifestyle. A sumptuous aesthetic is paired with practical tips on identifying backyard breeds and supporting good chicken health, from basic brooding to common ailments, the best backyard breed for you to the right equipment for starting your own home flock, packaged into a beautiful, illustrative gift book. Discover the soft cuddliness of a bantam Silkie, the superb egg-sitting skills of a Plymouth Rock, the best method for constructing a chicken coop, and how to keep your chickens happy and thriving. With The Collins Backyard Chicken-keeper’s Bible, discover more about these magnificent and beloved creatures.
More Than Just a Dog
Understanding, Loving and Living with Dogs. an Essential Guide for Humans.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
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'A must-read for anyone who loves dogs.' – Rory Cellan-Jones This book explores what every dog owner knows – that a dog is never just a dog. They are our companions, best friends, members of the family and for some the most important part of our lives. Our ability to make meaningful connections with other animal species and their ability to return the favour is, perhaps, never more beautiful than the bond we have with dogs.Simon Wooler, trainer to Sophie from Romania, social media’s most famous fearful canine, unlocks the heart of the special relationship we have with dogs.He explores how, over millennia, they have inveigled their way into our homes and hearts and evolved to live alongside us. Demystifying the science behind dog behaviour, he explains how they learn (and why they sometimes seem immune to our efforts to train them), how they communicate and what influences the powerful bond they form with their people. Perfect for dog lovers – the essential guide to loving your canine companion. ‘This book is a wonderful read. Full of insights, essential as well as practical advice on dogs.’ Niall Harbison
Little Book of Chickens
An Illustrated Guide to the Extraordinary Lives of Chickens
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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We love chickens. From Instagram stars and therapy chickens to our mugs and calendars, greeting cards and dish towels, our love for chickens is EVERYWHERE. They cheer us, make us laugh, make us love, and help us to see the beauty, joy and humour in life.The trend for backyard chickens has surged in recent years, as people look to reduce environmental impact, improve food traceability or simply to enjoy the joy of chicken company. And whether you're seriously considering your own flock, or just interested to learn more about the world's most common bird, this is the book for you.The Little Book of Chickens is a charming, informative book of all things chicken – learn about their life stages and how clever they really are, plus heaps of fun factoids and truly gorgeous breeds and their colourful eggs – all in a beautifully illustrated gift book. Contents Chapter One: The Story of Chickens, What is a Chicken? · Chicken Anatomy Bantams and Frizzles and Orps, Oh My!: Chicken BreedsChapter Two: Chicken Life From Egg to Chicken: The Chicken Life Cycle · Eggs Chicken Behavior and Calls · Courting and SocializingChapter Three: Raising Chickens Why Keep Chickens? · Keeping Chickens: An Introduction Choose Your Chicken(s) in 5 Easy Steps Equipment and Coops · 12 Best Backyard Chicken Breeds
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The honey bee is a miracle. It is the cupid of the natural world. It pollinates crops; making plants bear fruit and helping farmers make money. But in this age of vast industrial agribusiness, never before has so much been asked of such a small wonder. And never before has its survival been so unclear - and the future of our food supply so acutely challenged. In steps John Miller, or rather in he bounds. Miller tasks himself with the care and safe transportation of billions of bees. He is descended from N.E. Miller, America's first migratory beekeeper, and trucks his hives from crop to crop, working the North Dakotan clover in summer and the Californian almonds in winter. He provides the crucial buzz to farmers who are otherwise bereft of natural pollinators, and does so for a price. But while there is steady demand for Miller's miracle workers, especially from the multi-billion-dollar almond industry (without bees an acre of almonds produces no more than 30 lbs of nuts; with bees, 2,000 lbs), he's faced with ever-mounting hive losses.In addition to traditional scourges like bears, wax moths, American foulbrood, tracheal mite, varroa mite, Africanized bees, overturned tractor trailers, bee thieves, PPB (piss-poor beekeeping), etc., beekeepers now lose hives in the most mysterious of ways, when whole colonies simply fly away, abandoning their combs, in an epidemic known as Colony Collapse Disorder. While bad news is in constant supply, Miller forges ahead because he can't imagine doing anything else. He copes and moves on. He works and sometimes triumphs, all with an inspiring sense of humor. "The Beekeeper's Lament" tells his story and that of his bees, creating a complex, moving, and unforgettable portrait of man in the new natural world.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEARThe new bestseller from the author of The Shepherd's Life'A beautifully written story of a family, a home and a changing landscape' Nigel Slater As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in the Lake District hills was part of an ancient agricultural landscape: a patchwork of crops and meadows, of pastures grazed with livestock, and hedgerows teeming with wildlife. And yet, by the time James inherited the farm, it was barely recognisable. The men and women had vanished from the fields; the old stone barns had crumbled; the skies had emptied of birds and their wind-blown song. English Pastoral is the story of an inheritance: one that affects us all. It tells of how rural landscapes around the world were brought close to collapse, and the age-old rhythms of work, weather, community and wild things were lost. And yet this elegy from the northern fells is also a song of hope: of how, guided by the past, one farmer began to salvage a tiny corner of England that was now his, doing his best to restore the life that had vanished and to leave a legacy for the future. This is a book about what it means to have love and pride in a place, and how, against all the odds, it may still be possible to build a new pastoral: not a utopia, but somewhere decent for us all.'A heartfelt book and one that dares to hope' Alan Bennett'A wonder of a book, fierce, tender, and beautiful' Helen MacdonaldWinner of the Wainwright PrizeWinner of the Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the YearShortlisted for the Orwell PrizeShortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize Longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize
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Donkeys carried Christ into Jerusalem while in Greek myth they transported Hephaistos up to Mount Olympos and Dionysos into battle against the Giants. They were probably the first animals that people ever rode, as well as the first used on a large-scale as beasts of burden. Associated with kingship and the gods in the ancient Near East, they have been (and in many places still are) a core technology for moving people and goods over both short and long distances, as well as a supplier of muscle power for threshing and grinding grain, pressing olives, raising water, ploughing fields, and pulling carts, to name just a few of the uses to which they have been put.Yet despite this, they remain one of the least studied, and most widely ignored, of all domestic animals, consigned to the margins of history like so many of those who still depend upon them. Spanning the globe and extending from the donkey's initial domestication up to the present, this book seeks to remedy this situation by using archaeological evidence, in combination with insights from history and anthropology, to resituate the donkey (and its hybrid offspring such as the mule) in the unfolding of human history, looking not just at what donkeys and mules did, but also at how people have thought about and understood them. Intended in part for university researchers and students working in the broad fields of world history, archaeology, animal history, and anthropology, but it should also interest anyone keen to learn more about one of the most widespread and important of the animals that people have domesticated.
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For much of human history, most of the population lived and worked on farms but today, information about livestock is more likely to come from children's books than hands-on experience. When romanticized notions of an agrarian lifestyle meet with the realities of the modern industrial farm, the result is often a plea for a return to antiquated production methods. The result is a brewing controversy between animal activist groups, farmers, and consumers that is currently being played out in ballot boxes, courtrooms, and in the grocery store. Where is one to turn for advice when deciding whether to pay double the price for cage-free eggs, or in determining how to vote on ballot initiates seeking to ban practices such as the use of gestation crates in pork production or battery cage egg production? At present, there is no clear answer. What is missing from the animal welfare debate is an objective approach that can integrate the writings of biologists and philosophers, while providing a sound and logical basis for determining the consequences of farm animal welfare policies. What is missing in the debate? Economics. This book journeys from the earliest days of animal domestication to modern industrial farms. Delving into questions of ethics and animal sentience, the authors use data from ingenious consumers' experiments conducted with real food, real money, and real animals to compare the costs and benefits of improving animal care. They show how the economic approach to animal welfare raises new questions and ethical conundrums, as well as providing unique and counter-intuitive results.
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When we consider modern American animal advocacy, we often think of veganism, no-kill shelters, Internet campaigns against trophy hunting, or celebrities declaring that they would "rather go naked" than wear fur. Contemporary critics readily dismiss animal protectionism as a modern secular movement that privileges animals over people. Yet the movement's roots are deeply tied to the nation's history of religious revivalism and social reform.The Gospel of Kindness explores the broad cultural and social influence of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Dedicated primarily to laboring animals at its inception in an animal-powered world, the movement eventually included virtually all areas of human and animal interaction. Embracing animals as brethren through biblical concepts of stewardship, a diverse coalition of temperance groups, teachers, Protestant missionaries, religious leaders, civil rights activists, policy makers, and anti-imperialists forged an expansive transnational "gospel of kindness," which defined animal mercy as a signature American value. Their interpretation of this "gospel" extended beyond the New Testament to preach kindness as a secular and spiritual truth. As a cultural product of antebellum revivalism, reform, and the rights revolution of the Civil War era, animal kindness became a barometer of free moral agency, higher civilization, and assimilation. Yet given the cultural, economic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States, its empire, and other countries of contact, standards of kindness and cruelty were culturally contingent and potentially controversial. Diverse constituents defended specific animal practices, such as cockfighting, bullfighting, songbird consumption, and kosher slaughter, as inviolate cultural traditions that reinforced their right to self-determination. Ultimately, American animal advocacy became a powerful humanitarian ideal, a barometer of inclusion and national belonging at home and abroad that endures to this day.