Gardening for Vegetables by Shawna Landry Price verified 4 hours ago

Unlock the Secrets to a Thriving Vegetable Garden with "Gardening for Vegetables"! Are you ready to transform your backyard into a bountiful vegetable oasis? "Gardening for Vegetables" by Shawna Landry is your ultimate guide to growing delicious, healthy, and organic produce right at home. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, this comprehensive book will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to cultivate a thriving vegetable garden. Why Choose "Gardening for Vegetables"? • Expert Guidance: Benefit from Shawna Landry's 20+ years of gardening expertise. Learn tried-and-true techniques and insider tips that will set you up for success from the very first planting. • Step-by-Step Instructions: From planning your garden and preparing the soil to selecting the best vegetable varieties and maintaining your plants, every chapter is designed to guide you through each stage of the gardening process with ease. • Sustainable Practices: Discover eco-friendly gardening methods that promote sustainability and environmental stewardship. Learn how to compost, conserve water, and create a garden that benefits both you and the planet. • Grow Your Favorites: Detailed profiles of popular vegetables, including tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, and more, help you choose the right plants for your climate and space. Tailor your garden to your tastes and needs. • Troubleshooting Tips: Overcome common gardening challenges with practical solutions and expert advice. Say goodbye to pests, diseases, and other obstacles that can hinder your garden's success. Join the Gardening Revolution! In "Gardening for Vegetables," Shawna Landry combines her passion for gardening with practical wisdom, making it accessible for everyone. Whether you have a sprawling backyard or a small urban space, this book will inspire and empower you to grow your own fresh, organic vegetables. Get Your Copy Today! Don't miss out on the opportunity to cultivate a garden that provides ...

Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home

The Futures We Make: How our hobbies help make us whole and heal the planet by Paul Wildman (1 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

https://www.facebook.com/TheFuturesWeMake - Hobbies -- now that sounds like a great idea. We all have them in various guises. Most of them are hands-on and can be done in our spare time. So can we harness our hobbies to help the world? To help save our planet? Not only is this eBook a call to celebrate and recognise the importance hands-on craftwork plays in humanity, i.e. craft as play (adults) and play as craft (children). It is also a call to use this craftwork for the planets future! This eBook responds with a resounding YES!... Yet but how? The way we are purchasing our 'stuff', wastes millions of dollars we spend on gadgets and increases pollution and surveillance encouraged through expenditure tracking. All this is taxing the limited resources of our planet. All the while, this enhances the position of corporations and governments in controlling our day-to-day lives, yet does nothing to help our families and ourselves even in the short term. A handyperson, jack-of-all-trades and master of none, kitchen whiz, undertake hobbies green thumb, geek, hacker, IT nerd, wilder, prim-itive/prime-itive, survivalist and so forth. We can find them in sheds, kitchens, intentional communities, eco-villages, hackerspaces, gardens and IT labs. All these folks use a horizontal way of innovating, learning, sharing information -- peer-with-peer. For too long, our hands on hobby skills have been overlooked and therefore not recognised for the positive contribution they can offer to our planet's problems. Towards the end of the eBook, we undertake a fill-it-in step-by-step 'action plan' where one can help take your day-to-day hobby and use it to help save the planet! A big ask? Well, maybe. A bit silly? No way. You are already well on your way with your present hobby. Give this step-by-step process a go and let us know the results on the eBooks Facebook page. Our planet deserves our crafty help!

Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home

The Canine-Campus Connection: Roles for Dogs in the Lives of College Students (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond) by Mary Renck Jalongo (Purdue University Press) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A primary mission of universities is promoting student success and well-being. Many college and university personnel have implemented initiatives that offer students the documented benefits of positive human-animal interaction (HAI). Accumulating evidence suggests that assistance dogs, therapy dogs, and shelter dogs can support student wellness and learning. The best programs balance the welfare of humans and canines while assessing students' needs and complying with all laws and regulations. Contributors to this edited volume have drawn upon research across many disciplines as well as their extensive practical experiences to produce a timely and valuable resource -- for administrators and students. Whether readers are just getting started or striving to improve well-established programs, The Canine-Campus Connection provides authoritative, evidence-based guidance on bringing college students and canines together in reciprocally beneficial ways. Part one examines the interactions between postsecondary students and canines by reviewing the literature on the human-canine bond. It establishes what necessarily must be the top priority in canine-assisted activities and therapy: the health and safety of both. Part two highlights four major categories of dogs that students are likely to interact with on and off campus: service dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), therapy dogs, and homeless dogs. Part three emphasizes ways in which dogs can influence student learning during classes and across aspects of their professional development. Part four considers future directions. Authors take the stance that enriching and enlarging interactions between college students and canines will require university personnel who plan and evaluate events, projects, and programs. The book concludes with the recommendation that colleges and universities move toward more dog-friendly campus cultures.

Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Transforming Trauma: Resilience and Healing Through Our Connections With Animals (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond) by Philip Tedeschi (Purdue University Press) (28 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Have you ever looked deep into the eyes of an animal and felt entirely known? Often, the connections we share with non-human animals represent our safest and most reliable relationships, offering unique and profound opportunities for healing in periods of hardship. This book focuses on research developments, models, and practical applications of human-animal connection and animal-assisted intervention for diverse populations who have experienced trauma. Physiological and psychological trauma are explored across three broad and interconnected domains: 1) child maltreatment and family violence; 2) acute and post-traumatic stress, including military service, war, and developmental trauma; and 3) times of crisis, such as the ever-increasing occurrence of natural disasters, community violence, terrorism, and anticipated or actual grief and loss. Contributing authors, who include international experts in the fields of trauma and human-animal connection, examine how our relationships with animals can help build resiliency and foster healing to transform trauma. A myriad of animal species and roles, including companion, therapy, and service animals are discussed. Authors also consider how animals are included in a variety of formal and informal models of trauma recovery across the human lifespan, with special attention paid to canine- and equine-assisted interventions and psychotherapy. In addition, authors emphasize the potential impacts to animals who provide trauma-informed services, and discuss how we can respect their participation and implement best practices and ethical standards to ensure their well-being. The reader is offered a comprehensive understanding of the history of research in this field, as well as the latest advancements and areas in need of further or refined investigation. Likewise, authors explore, in depth, emerging practices and methodologies for helping people and communities thrive in the face of traumatic events and their long-term impacts. As ...

Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home