Uit Cambridge Ltd : 130 books
Clay and Lime Renders, Plasters and Paints
A How-To Guide to Using Natural Finishes
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
This book was previously published under the title Using Natural Finishes. With step-by-step instructions for applying lime- and clay-based plasters, renders, and paints, this manual features information on the benefits of natural finishes for personal health, the environment, and buildings. Drawing...
Green Self-Build Book
How to Design and Build Your Own Eco-Home
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Whether you want a turf roof, solar-powered hot water, or a superinsulated (and cost-efficient) house, you need to know the essential elements of the self-build process, and in The Green Self-Build Book, Jon Broome gives an overview of the different methods of sustainable and eco-friendly construction...
by Valerie Belsey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
In this essential handbook for anyone interested in green lanes, Valerie Belsey shows how to identify them on the ground, how to recognize them on antique maps, and how to locate documents and other records that will reveal who used them in past times. She also discusses their ecological value, the...
Building with Straw Bales
A Practical Manual for Self-Builders and Architects
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Straw bale building is a radically different approach to construction, and this book explains, in straightforward and commonsense terms, the principles of the technique, which was pioneered in the United States more than a hundred years ago and is now entering the mainstream. It is used by firms who...
Convergence with Nature
A Daoist Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Exploring our relationship to nature—to animals, to plants, and to natural places—this book asks how that relationship can be shaped into an appropriate one that contributes to the good of people's lives as a whole. Religions and philosophies have much to say about our relationship with nature,...
Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers
How to grow and arrange your own flowers for all special occasions
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Both inspiration and practical information for any bride wanting to plan and grow their perfect wedding flowersFor anyone who wants to add a personal element to their wedding, care for the environment, and save money while they do it, Grow Your Own Wedding Flowers is a must-have book. Filled with...
Hot Beds
How to Grow Early Crops Using an Age-Old Technique
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
The ancient method of growing vegetables in hot beds, used by the Victorians and by the Romans, harnesses the natural process of decay to cultivate out-of-season crops. Jack First has revived and modernized this remarkable technique, and produces healthy vegetables at least two months earlier than...
Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook
From First Foods to Family Meals
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
The Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook is a comprehensive but easy-to-follow guide to feeding babies from weaning to toddlerhood. It recommends a seasonal, whole food organic diet, emphasizing raw food in spring and summer and lightly cooked foods in autumn and winter.
Eat Well, Waste Less
An A–Z Guide to Using Up Leftovers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Do you have to throw away that single carrot? How can you make that cold chicken tasty? Can you use that yogurt at the back of the fridge? We all have leftovers, which often get thrown away; the average household puts over £500-worth of edible food in the trash every year. This book: is packed with...
Growing Self-Sufficiency
Realize Your Dream and Enjoy Producing Your Own Fruit, Vegetables, Eggs and Meat
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide for both the beginner and the experienced gardener. It explains how you can enjoy the satisfaction and pride of providing food for yourself and your family, whether you have just a small balcony or back yard, a large garden, or a homestead...
Grow Your Food for Free (Well, Almost)
Great Money-Saving Ideas for Your Garden
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Don't like spending money in garden stores? Think you can make it yourself for a fraction of the price or find a cheaper option? Dave Hamilton shows you how. By recycling and reusing materials creatively and making the most of what you have, you can gather all you need to grow your food on a budget....
Art of Ageing
Inspiration for a Positive and Abundant Later Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Ageing remains a natural part of life, and it is precisely the impermanence of life that renders it so precious. Knowing that it is brief requires an appreciation of each moment of beauty and wasting no opportunity for learning and love. The Art of Ageing has been written to help achieve these ends....
How to Create a New Vegetable Garden
Producing a Beautiful and Fruitful Garden from Scratch
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Drawing on his years of experience as an expert gardener, Charles Dowding illustrates the simplicity of starting a new vegetable garden with tales and pictures from his first year on his latest plot of land. Filled with insights into the processes that Charles uses to garden so successfully, this...
Garden Awakening
Designs to nurture our land and ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
An award-winning garden designer's unique union of a practical how-to book with stories and philosophy The Wild Way is a step-by-step manual to creating a garden in harmony with the life force in the earth, addressing not only what the people in charge of the land want but also asking what the land...