I read this book because I wanted to know how market gardeners used to grow vegetables near Paris before the advent of synthetic fertilizers (the book was released in 1845). And the answer is: they developed techniques to take advantage of a steady supply of horse manure.
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Le travail à la houe by Gareth Lewis
« L’agriculture à la houe, de façon simple, implique de frapper de manière répétitive un sol avec un outil tranchant …
Llaverac says: 👎 Many statements about the state of our society or the history of the world were questionable or downright inaccurate. 👍 There's also a lot of traditional agricultural knowledge for European countries that I hadn't seen before.
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CosmoBacchus, vol. 1 by Jean-Benoît Meybeck (CosmoBacchus, #1)
Un caviste et un auteur de bandes dessinées nous embarquent dans un road trip à la découverte des domaines viticoles, …
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CosmoBacchus, vol. 2 by Jean-Benoît Meybeck (CosmoBacchus, #2)
Poursuivant leur enquête sur les différentes façons de produire du vin, nos deux héros, un caviste et un auteur de …
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CosmoBacchus, vol. 3 by Jean-Benoît Meybeck (CosmoBacchus, #3)
Notre auteur continue son enquête et découvre que les théories anthroposophiques, berceau de la biodynamie, ont également alimenté des courants …
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Forêt comestible & haie fruitière by Antoine Talin
4 stars
Créer un jardin-forêt ou une haie fruitière en climat tempéré, méditerranéen et montagnard.
Le jardin-forêt est au cœur des design …
Llaverac says: This book mentions some permaculture principles without feeling the need to recapitulate them all 💚 (there are so many places where you can find them), provide concrete examples of what you can expect and goes straight to the point.
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The Permaculture City by Toby Hemenway
Permaculture is more than just the latest buzzword; it offers positive solutions for many of the environmental and social challenges …
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Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
4 stars
Updated with a new introduction from Robin Wall Kimmerer, the special edition of Braiding Sweetgrass, reissued in honor of the …
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The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments by Nigel Palmer
Revitalize your garden―and go beyond compost―by making your own biologically diverse inoculants and mineral-rich amendments using leaf mold, weeds, eggshells, …
