Out of the scientist's garden : a story of water and food /
"Although a practising scientist in the field of water and agriculture, the author has written, in story form accessible to a wide audience, about the drama of how the world feeds itself. The book starts in his own fruit and vegetable garden, exploring the 'how and why' questions abou...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Pub.,
2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Prologue: Entering the scientist's garden; Acknowledgements; Part 1: The view from our garden; The colour of water; A year in the vegetable garden; Intrigue in the orchard; Feathered thieves; The lapsed organic gardener; Outsmarting pests and disease; Flavour; Part 2: A journey through soil; The tale of Clever Clover; Soil and soil scientists; The Machingalana is talking to me; Watering grass; Grey water and the washing machine; At the end of the river; The Goldilocks principle; Part 3: Feeding ourselves; A short history of agriculture; What we eat; To till or not to till.
- Permaculture to agroforestryThe road to Tompi Seleka; Simplicity; Saving water; Epilogue: Reflections in the scientist's garden; Chapter notes.