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Winner of the American Horticulture Society Book Award "Phillip's first-hand knowledge anchors this innovative and highly readable book in practical wisdom that both beginner and long-time fruit growers will find invaluable."--Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's Garden Many people want to grow fruit on a small scale but lack the insight to be successful orchardists. As The Holistic Orchard illustrates, growing tree fruits and berries is something virtually anyone can do. A holistic grower knows that producing fruit is not about manipulating nature but more importantly, fostering nature. The Holistic Orchard demystifies the basic skills everybody should know about the orchard ecosystem, focusing on: Orchard design Soil biology Organic health management Grafting Planting Pruning Choosing the right varieties for your climate Includes a step-by-step instructional calendar to guide growers through the entire orchard year! Fruit profiles include: pome fruits (apples, pears, asian pears, quinces) stone fruits (cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums) berries (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, currants, and elderberries) Phillips completely changed the conversation about healthy orcharding with his first bestselling book, The Apple Grower, and now he takes that dialogue even further by exploring: The connections between home orcharding and permaculture The importance of native pollinators Plantings with shade-tolerant berry bushes and other insectary plants Information on cover crops and biodiversity Safe, homegrown solutions to pest and disease challenges All along the way, Phillips' expertise and enthusiasm for healthy growing shines through, as does his ability to put the usual horticultural facts into an integrated ecology perspective. With The Holistic Orchard in your hand you have every reason in the world to confidently plant that very first--or next--fruit tree!

Regenerative practices for the farm, garden, orchard, forest, and landscape Mycorrhizal fungi have been waiting a long time for people to recognize just how important they are to the making of dynamic soils. These microscopic organisms partner with the root systems of approximately 95 percent of the plants on Earth, and they sequester carbon in much more meaningful ways than human "carbon offsets" will ever achieve. Pick up a handful of old-growth forest soil and you are holding 26 miles of threadlike fungal mycelia, if it could be stretched it out in a straight line. Most of these soil fungi are mycorrhizal, supporting plant health in elegant and sophisticated ways. The boost to green immune function in plants and community-wide networking turns out to be the true basis of ecosystem resiliency. A profound intelligence exists in the underground nutrient exchange between fungi and plant roots, which in turn determines the nutrient density of the foods we grow and eat. Exploring the science of symbiotic fungi in layman's terms, holistic farmer Michael Phillips (author of The Holistic Orchard and The Apple Grower) sets the stage for practical applications across the landscape. The real impetus behind no-till farming, gardening with mulches, cover cropping, digging with broadforks, shallow cultivation, forest-edge orcharding, and everything related to permaculture is to help the plants and fungi to prosper . . . which means we prosper as well. Building soil structure and fertility that lasts for ages results only once we comprehend the nondisturbance principle. As the author says, "What a grower understands, a grower will do." Mycorrhizal Planet abounds with insights into "fungal consciousness" and offers practical, regenerative techniques that are pertinent to gardeners, landscapers, orchardists, foresters, and farmers. Michael's fungal acumen will resonate with everyone who is fascinated with the unseen workings of nature and concerned about maintaining and restoring the health of our soils, our climate, and the quality of life on Earth for generations to come.

The book is designed to be read 90 days in a row. You'll have days when it's hard to squeeze this reading in, when you're too tired, busy, don't feel well, on vacation, and many other distractions. I had those days in writing the book too. Taking a day off is okay, but get back at it the next day and keep reading daily. I wrote this hoping you would read it 90 days straight to build momentum in your life, so do your best to read every day. I sincerely hope that the principles and daily practices i teach in this book will help you achieve greatness in whatever area of your life you desire. This empowering guide will teach you:How to define success on your own termsHow to cultivate a more positive mindsetHow to develop a growth mindsetHow to find joy and meaning in everyday lifeHow to overcome negative thought patternsHow to build resilience and bounce back from setbacksHow to set and achieve your goalsThis book serves as a roadmap for your personal growth, by offering daily affirmations for the whole month of september.It will empower you to build emotional resilience, allowing you to bounce back from setbacks and maintain a positive outlook in the face of adversity.By developing a robust emotional mindset, you can better manage stress, anxiety, and other negative emotions.

"After a shocking presidential assassination in the early 2030s, this second installment of the Tribulation Cult series continues to follow the lives of four former college friends. Their divergent life paths take two of their number to the very summit of world politics. As the nation continues to split along liberal and conservative lines, the future of Christianity in America becomes increasingly divisive."--

"Beginning with the emergence of the New Left out of the tumultuous 1960s, the first two installments of Tribulation Cult stretch over three generations, climaxing with the election of 2048. Center stage are four college friends who follow divergent life paths two Christians who become ministers, their liberal counterparts who rise to the summit of world politics.The journeys of the four focus many interconnected themes in the lives of men and women who must decide where they stand as the nation increasingly splits along liberal and conservative lines, and what role the church is meant to play in that divide. Will true Christians be viewed as a cult, ostracized from mainstream society, culture, and politics?"--

Forty-year-old widow Marie Buchan decides to have an adventure and plans a summer in Scotland, unexpectedly ending up at the center of a passionate love triangle.

The first exploration of Texas's Speaker of the House--a role that has evolved from powerless obscurity to heavyweight political pre-eminence

The need for agile business intelligence (BI) is growing daily, and TIBCO Spotfire combines a self-service feature set with essential enterprise governance capabilities to deliver analytics solutions. Spotfire is easy and intuitive to use and can also be a rewarding development environment for all BI users. Starting with data and visualization ...

Sure, everyone takes notice when the stock market rises dramatically-or suddenly plunges-but do you realize that most of the time, the stock market is doing nothing but making very slight deviations from the previous day, week, month, and year? What you need is the strategy that generates returns in the most common market condition-when the market is trading sideways. The Iron Condor is that strategy, and this book will teach you how to master it. When other strategies, meant to be used in big market moves, underperform-the iron condor will enable you to generate income because it is a combination of two popular leverage options strategies: the bull-put credit spread and the bear-call credit spread, one of which will always be profitable. It''s no surprise that it is the go-to strategy the most experienced options traders use. Iron Condor: Neutral Strategy for Uncommon Profits introduces you to this strategy with concepts, ideas, and rules of thumb gleaned from the PowerOptionsApplied newsletter''s successful trading of the iron condor over the past five years. But this book goes deeper than just theory and concept to bring you real-world examples featuring real profits and actual mistakes. From the professional experiences shared in this guide, you will learn to: ΓÇó Search for, find, analyze, enter, manage, roll, and exit the iron condor strategyΓÇó Select the right security, including indexes and ETFs ΓÇó Determine the right broker to use when placing an iron condor trade ΓÇó Reduce and manage risk involved with trading iron condors ΓÇó Optimize the strategy for maximized returns Complete with profit and loss diagrams and actual calculations, fact-based statistics and probability, this book gives you the knowledge you need to put the iron condor to work-and see how powerful this strategy can be for you.

In Scotland's Shetland Islands, a clan patriarch has died, and a dispute over the inheritance has frozen an entire community's assets. When a letter from the estate's solicitor finds Loni Ford, she is stunned. Orphaned as a child, Loni has always wanted a link to her roots. She sets out on a journey of discovery, but is this dream too good to be true?

The first history of race relations in Dallas from its founding until today.

In the Shetlands, Loni Ford discovers her inheritance is not at all what she expected, nor is local leader David Tulloch. A city girl at heart, she is surprised at how much she enjoys the peaceful atmosphere of the place. But change threatens that peace, as does a dangerous man intent on controlling the island--and Loni is all that's standing in his way.

Two essays, printed back to back in a single volume, offer complementary solutions to the democratic deficit in Britain and the USA.