Agriculture and farming Reviews
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"I warmly recomend Keeping Chickens,it was a lovely illustrated book, with the different breeds and starter information with what to think about and breed background given. I read the book from cover"... (read full reviews)
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"This book is perfect, approachable, informative, and stunning photography. Kept chickens for a while but we learned a lot more from this entertaining book!"... (read full reviews)
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"A beautifully presented book jammed full of everything you could possibly want to know about life on the farm during the war.
You start with a fantastic meet the farmers section which then leads into"... (read full reviews)
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"Book review by Matthew Davies:
Indoor insect pests handbook Vol1. There are a number of insect books on the market and my questions is always this – ‘what makes this book different?’ Clearly, the need"... (read full reviews)
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"Tim Tyne’s Sheep Book for Smallholders, this book sets a new standard in sheep books. Being new to sheep keeping Tim’s book has given me the confidence to diagnose and tackle problems myself, enabling"... (read full reviews)
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"This new book about beekeeping covers everything today's beekeepers need to know to be able to keep bees healthy. Better than Hooper and Yates for both understanding your role in supporting bees in"... (read full reviews)
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"I highly recommend this book to all pig lovers. Its packed with hugely useful information as well as charming anecdotes and poems. The illustrations are superb and its the kind of book you'd return to"... (read full reviews)
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"I bought and read this book having kept bees for 4 years using natural/sustainable beekeeping methods including both long and Warré hives.
It's a real beekeeping gem! Dr. Heaf's writing style is"... (read full reviews)
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"This is an essential read for anyone thinking of starting with pigs, through to more experienced pig keepers.
It is a true Haynes pedigree, being both hugely informative with clear in-depth step by"... (read full reviews)
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"I had read this book before and wanted my own copy - that in itself will tell you how much I enjoyed this book. This book was very hard to source, but 5 stars to Waterstones for tracking it down for"... (read full reviews)
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"An excellant book successfully combining the, often difficult botanical science, with the mysteries of the garden plant. Having spent my working life in horticulture, it's a pity it has just been"... (read full reviews)
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"So interesting to read of things that sound as if they come from the 18th century - yet are within living memory. The central heating generation may have difficulty picturing such living conditions,"... (read full reviews)
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"Enjoyed reading this book very much, it flows so easily and is a must have for new and experienced bee keepers alike. It is not a regurgitated compilation of copied material from other bee keeping"... (read full reviews)
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"A brilliant book! Informative, funny, calming and easy to read.
It has even got my husband into beekeeping (from a distance of approximately ten feet!!)
I couldn't manage without it now!!"... (read full reviews)
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"'Country Living' and the National Trust bring you an informative and well-presented guide to hen keeping. Great little book."... (read full reviews)
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"A excellent crop husbandry text for students and practitioners"... (read full reviews)
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"This is a great WEE book! Not only is there a great amount of folklore and history about the use of urine through the ages, there is tons of practical advice on how to use and recyle it for use in"... (read full reviews)
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"Ah - at last a book written for the UK Worm Virgin. George Pilkington asks the question, "Why Waste Your Waste?". It is a very good question. With UK local Councils sliding irrecoverably"... (read full reviews)
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"A second slice of humour and wit from Chas of the smallholding variety. This builds on and adds to the first book commonly referred to in this book as SfaS. Once again I couldn't put it down and was"... (read full reviews)