Presents a history of pumpkins, how they are grown, their nutritional value, and recipes using pumpkin.
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Describes the growth, distribution, history, and nutritional value of the banana. Includes recipes, poems, and jokes.
It's Christmastime in Mistletoe, Maine, and the Historical Society has launched a widespread campaign to celebrate the town's 150th anniversary. Descendants of the founding family, the Snows, have returned for the first time, and Holly is determined to make the family's visit mag...
Things are so bad for recently widowed farmer Mary Bassett and her three children that this Thanksgiving they may not even be able to afford a turkey for their dinner. Suddenly, Mary's wealthy and estranged mother Isabella comes for a visit. Although Isabella finds a kindred spir...
The story of former basketball star and current urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, whose vision of gardening from abandoned urban sites led to a grassroots feeding craze.
"Farmer Eva Sommaripa founded Eva's Garden in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a place 'so close to the ocean, she can smell the sea, so close to woods she can talk to trees.' More than 50 years later she has grown a big green garden life of friends and neighbors, creatures that c...
Learn how mankind is currently defying all four basic elements to engineer big, useful, ambitious, and environmentally friendly projects that will shape our future on planet Earth.
Explore one of the greenest structures in the world as well as new ways to harvest nuclear energy in this informative and enthralling documentary series.
Learn all about the pumpkin, from its history (dating back 11,000 years) to its growth (up to 1300 pounds) to its place in ancient lore ("jack-o'-lantern" comes from an Irish legend).
A collection of short biographies offers sketches of the lives and accomplishments of 150 of history's most influential and brilliant women, including Clara Barton, the legendary Trung Sisters of medieval Vietnam, and others.
In O Christmas Tree, readers learn how evergreens became a common holiday tradition, what kinds of decorations have been used over the years, how many different kinds of trees there are, and more.
This textbook provides students with a comprehensive introduction to organic food and farming. Janet Chrzan, Jacqueline A Ricotta, and contributors explain organic food and organic farming principles; the history of organics; how organic food is grown, distributed, and consumes;...