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Mark Kurlansky's new book takes us back to the food of a younger America. Before the national highway system brought the country closer together, before chain restaurants brought uniformity, and before the Frigidaire meant that frozen food could be stored for longer, the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional. It helped to form the distinct character, attitudes, and customs of those who ate it.

This book really is for the absolute beginner. We'll cover all the basics in a motivating, easy-to-digest way, and allow nature to do the heavy lifting. We'll discover your green thumb that's been there all along. We'll take good care of our fellow human and our planet. And we'll have a lot of fun doing it! Friend, you really can live the dream, and make it your reality. It all starts with one step.

Mushrooms aren’t just easy to grow and delicious to eat. Even for beginners, they represent an opportunity to start a lucrative business that is much easier than many other types of farming, which requires only limited experience or knowledge and doesn’t require acres of land to get started. Whether you want to grow mushrooms as a hobby, give yourself an additional source of food that is readily available, or start a small-scale business, Growing Mushrooms is the perfect book to get you going and provides all you will need in the initial stages and beyond.

Understand the fundamentals of microgreen farming from the comfort of your own home. Discover insider knowledge on how the microgreen business works. Learn about the core principles of starting a microgreens business and scaling it up into a profitable enterprise. Find out more about everything you need to know to grow microgreens and all required accessories. Understand the different techniques used for growing microgreens. Learn how to accurately identify your target audience, reach them, and create a proper business from these farming operations.

To bring your dream of being an urban homesteader to reality, you need to start today! The good news is that you can start practicing urban homesteading within the city. Yes, you may not have enough garden space to grow corn and wheat. However, you can still harvest an incredible amount of many crops using a collection of containers and setting them on your yard, balcony, or local community garden.

Whether the subject is pentobarbital in canned dog food, aflatoxin in kibble, or salmonella in commercial raw pet foods, Toxic provides insight into pet food industry practices and gives pet owners tips to help keep their animal companions safe and healthy.

For most of history, humans did without refined sugar. Granulated sugar was first produced in India around the sixth century BC, yet for almost 2,500 years afterward sugar remained marginal in the diets of most people. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. How did sugar find its way into almost all the food we eat, fostering illness and ecological crisis along the way? The World of Sugar begins with the earliest evidence of sugar production.

If you’ve struggled with inconsistent results from tutorials or found other resources too complicated, this book is your comprehensive, step-by-step guide to mastering the art of food preservation. Packed with practical advice, expert tips, and foolproof methods, The Preserver’s Handbook is designed to help you avoid common mistakes and achieve success in every method.

In this audiobook, I will explain the essential training that every puppy parent needs to know. This training will start as soon as your puppy is home, and it will teach your puppy how to live in your home and be happy, content, and well-behaved! Your puppy really can be the perfect dog!

The fundamentals of permaculture are simple: care for people and the Earth, and share what you have. With these in mind, practitioners promote a system with a sense of respect for all life on the planet. You may, however, be anxious about not knowing what to do. After all, not everybody knows about permaculture. But don’t worry–you don’t need to be an expert to start your own permaculture garden.

As Julia Child once said, “It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.” Historically, she’s been right—and not just in the kitchen. Uniquely flourishing in just about every climate and culture around the world, onions have provided the essential basis not only for sautés, stews, and stir fries, but for medicines, metaphors, and folklore. Abundantly commonplace yet extraordinarily indispensable, the onion is Kurlansky's newest global food fixation as he sets out to explore how and why the crop reigns over Wales to Italy and everywhere in between.

All bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. What’s the difference? In order to be classified as a bourbon, it must be at least 51% corn. In addition, it needs to be aged in a brand-new oak barrel and made in the United States. My love, fascination and curiosity have always been about all American Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye. So, this book is all about How to Distill the Great American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye If you like to know how to make delicious, refreshing American-style whiskey for yourself at home, then this book is for you.

In his lively, unprecedented close-up portrait of Ferran Adrià, award-winning food writer Colman Andrews traces this groundbreaking chef’s rise from resort hotel dishwasher to culinary deity, and the evolution of El Bulli from a German-owned beach bar into the establishment voted annually by an international jury to be “the world’s best restaurant”.

"Wine Wisdom: Wine Guide for Beginners" answers all your wine questions and is your essential companion to the world of wine. This guide is crafted with the novice in mind, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable learning experience and an instant elevation of your wine knowledge.

We all know that losing weight is the easy part. It's keeping the weight off that's hard. In Get with the Program!, Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer, Bob Greene, gives you the keys to losing weight and staying fit for a lifetime.

More than anything else, this is a book about love. In this deeply moving account, you will hear about Rambo, a sheep who informs the staff when another animal is in trouble; and Paulie, a former cockfighting rooster who eats lunch with humans; Dino, an old toothless pony who survived a fire; and many more. Alongside these horses, roosters, pigs, sheep, rabbits, cows, and other animals is a staff of loving humans for whom every animal life, even that of a frog rushed to the vet for emergency surgery, has merit.

Dogs Deserve Home-Cooked Meals: A Comprehensive Look at Planning and Preparing Homemade Dog Food, is the ultimate guide to making delicious and nutritious meals for your furry friend. This book offers a comprehensive look at the benefits of homemade dog food, as well as a variety of recipes and meal ideas for dogs at different life stages.

"The Art of Perfect Cookies: A Guide for Cookie Bakers" is your ultimate companion on a delectable journey through the world of cookie baking. Immerse yourself in a delightful exploration of techniques, flavors, and creative twists that will elevate your cookie game.

What is the secret process for turning your food product idea into a shelf-stable manufactured item? Having a business plan is one thing, but the magic happens in the food science laboratory! The technical part of the food industry has always been a mystery because most food scientists work directly for food companies and are not allowed to share proprietary methods or know-how.

All tequilas are mezcals; all mezcals are made from agaves; and every bottle of mezcal is the remarkable result of collaborations among agave entrepreneurs, botanists, distillers, beverage distributors, bartenders, and more. How these groups come together in this "spirits world" is the subject of this fascinating new book by the acclaimed ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan and the pioneering restauranteur David Suro Piñera.