Food isn't just what we eat, it connects us to our family, our community and the world around us. We live in a challenging time in history, facing unprecedented global crises. Local food initiatives by small farmers, community workers, and activists offer solutions to many of these large complex problems. Solutions at the local level can give us personal and community agency, connecting us with one another and inspiring new ways of thinking, sharing and creating value. This book focuses on alternative food networks, food sovereignty, and social economics, through case studies of real people and communities in both urban and rural New Zealand, as well as through a global lens. These inspiring stories and helpful insights provide a compass that can help us to navigate towards a more equitable and sustainable future.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 308

Dimensions: 150 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 23-09-2021

Omlet's easy-to-clean, safe and stylish Eglu chicken houses became an instant design icon when they were launched in 2004. Omlet quickly became most popular brand among chicken keepers, appealing to a new generation of people wanting to keep chickens as pets in their back gardens. This complete guide covers everything a novice chicken keeper needs to know, and reimagines the way you live with and look after your chickens. From helping you select the right variety of chicken to buy and setting up your coop, through to training them, rearing chicks and even showing them at events, this really is a one-stop guide to becoming a confident and expert owner. As well as background history on the chicken, there is a wealth of information on eggs and delicious recipes for cooking your eggs perfectly. Questions posed by Omlet's chicken-keeping customers are all answered here, with special emphasis on how to look after your chickens, dealing with common pests and diseases, and a year round planner to help you keep on top of the little maintenance jobs. With advice on practical matters such as runs and coops, to what and how to feed your chickens for maximum fowl fitness, this eggcellent guide from Omlet aims to ensure you have the happiest chickens on the planet.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 192

Dimensions: 178 x 229 mm

Publication Date: 01-03-2022

A Guide to the Deer of the World is a long-overdue review of deer as we understand them today and includes several species which have only recently become known to science. Writing for a wide readership in a straightforward and easily accessible style, Charles Smith-Jones has produced an authoritative and attractive reference work with a strong conservation focus. Lavishly illustrated throughout in colour, the guide looks at deer evolution, biology and lifestyles in general before covering each of the fifty-five true deer, seven musk deer and ten chevrotain species as well as their subspecies in more detail with photographs, general information and distribution maps. In addition, there are fact boxes which include descriptions of individual recognition features, habitats, behaviour, breeding and conservation issues for each member of this widely diverse and fascinating group of animals. Forming an iconic and important part of almost all the world's ecosystems, many of the species featured are elusive and only very rarely photographed or observed. Any areas of taxonomical confusion and ongoing discussion are highlighted in readily understandable terms. This book will have a valued place in the library or on the coffee table of any nature lover or deer enthusiast.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 210 x 270 mm

Publication Date: 14-07-2022

Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide is here to unbundle the complicated world of pruning and provide step-by-step instructions to beginners. Calm trees is the overall aim. A less is more approach to cutting with a focus on training as well as pruning. This doesn’t mean wild, woolly things that need ladders – compact and productive are our guiding lights. The goal of this guide is to school you in the basics and bring an understanding of the seasonal rhythm of fruit trees. A strong start to your pruning journey!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 75

Dimensions: 148 x 210 mm

Start learning your first 1 to 10 numbers with our First Numbers Board Book. Tractor Ted is on the farm with lots of machines and is ready to start counting. Thick board pages are easily turned by little hands and each number shows a different machine busy at work.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 16

Dimensions: 170 x 195 mm

Tractor Ted and Midge are exploring the farm to see what is happening! They find Farmer Tom checking the engine on his tractor, chickens in the farmyard and ducklings on the pond! Young children will love lifting the flaps as they turn the pages and follow Tractor Ted and Midge around the farm. With bright, bold real life farm images, a simple, easy-to-read story and a whole host of favourite farm machines and farm animals to enjoy, this Lift-the-Flap book is bound to become a firm bedtime (or anytime) favourite!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 16

Dimensions: 173 x 198 mm

Join Tractor Ted as he helps Midge the dog find the machine that harvests carrots. There are so many to choose from but there is only one that can do the job. Do you know which one it can be? Our Tractor Ted Story Books depict real-life farm fun that supports early learning development for children aged from 6 months to 5 years.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 225 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 01-10-2018

Start learning your first colours with our First Colours Board Book. Tractor Ted is on the farm and ready to start seeing all the different colours of the machines, animals and lots more. Thick board pages are easily turned by little hands and there are lots of examples showing each colour. First Book Series for pre-school learning Start learning your first colours Thick pages for easy turning by little hands

Bind: hardback

Pages: 15

Dimensions: 170 x 195 mm

Publication Date: 01-12-2023

Join Midge the dog in Tractor Ted's latest farm adventure! Tractor Ted and Midge have had another fun day on the farm. Now it is time for bed but Midge says she isn’t ready and still wants to play. Tractor Ted shows her why a good night’s sleep is so important. This gorgeously written and produced story book complete with real life farm photos makes the ideal gift for any young child. A bedtime routine is so important in helping your little one settle down at night and reading a bedtime story can be part of this routine. This bedtime story is bound to become a bedtime classic as little ones will learn how all the animals go to sleep at night and so they must too!

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 280 x 225 mm

Publication Date: 01-10-2018

What can you do when you’re trapped in a technology time warp? When Louis’s parents decide he spends too much time “glued to screens” they come up with their worst idea ever – a total ban on tablets, computers and mobiles! Louis needs a plan to fight back, and fast! Can his best friend, Maddy, come to the rescue? From the author of My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy comes the latest hilarious volume of Louis the Laugh’s adventures.

Bind: paperback

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 01-07-2016