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English
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Migration within the country, particularly of males, is mainly motivated by the desire to improve economic conditions and can be considered a sensitive index of economic opportunities. This book examines the impact on the redistribution of population on the basis of internal migration based on the data of the 1971 census. This redistribution does not explain in true sense the quantum and characteristics at various points of time which usually help...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden, poet and scholar Camille T. Dungy recounts the seven-year odyssey to diversify her garden in the predominately white community of Fort Collins, Colorado. When she moved there in 2013, with her husband and daughter, the community held strict restrictions about what residents could and could not plant in their gardens. In resistance to the homogenous policies that limited the possibility and wonder that...
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Publisher
Readers to Eaters
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This picture book biography brings to life the pioneering woman farmer who founded Eva's Garden more than 50 years ago in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and continues to introduce culinary herbs, greens, flowers and wild foraged goods to Boston area chefs and eaters.
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Series
Building relationships volume 8
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a Purple flower suddenly sprouts next to a Blue, all sorts of confusion ensues. Fortunately, Momma Blue is there to remind everyone about the beauty of diversity, including how the wind, rain, sun and bees treat all flowers the same regardless of the color of their petals or the size of their stems. Award-winning author Julia Cook shares a timely and valuable lesson about appreciating differences and embracing diversity in life and in friendships.--Publisher....
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Seeds are natures consummate survivors. The next time you admire a field of waving green grassland or a stunning grove of acacia, stop to consider how it got that wayoften against incredible odds. Seeds can survive freezing temperatures and drought. They can pass through our digestive systems without damage and weather a trip across the ocean, hitching a ride on marine debris. They can even endure complete desiccation, a feat taken to extraordinary...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Before you resort to chemical sprays - which can kill all insects, not just the pests you're targeting - learn how to manage insects by increasing plant diversity, establishing "trap" plants, and using repellents and tools including your basic garden hose. Understanding the life cycle and reproductive physiology of the insect will help you make the most effective management choices.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Has North America taken too many risks with its agriculture? In gardens of destiny we meet Dan Jason, an organic gardener on Salt Spring Island, on the Canadian west coast. Jason is the head of the Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada, a network of gardeners from around the world working to preserve as much plant diversity as possible. This film explores Dan's garden and seed world and investigates with several sustainable development specialists such...
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Publisher
Scientific American, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect's tiny legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they actually remember the weather? For centuries we have collectively marveled at plant diversity and form. But now, in What a Plant Knows, the renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz presents an intriguing look at how plants themselves experience the world - from the colors they see to the schedules they keep. Highlighting...
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