Hayden, Nancy J.
Summary: "Northern Vermont's Nancy and John Hayden have spent the last 25 years transforming their draft horse-powered, organic vegetable and livestock operation into an agroecological, regenerative, biodiverse, organic fruit farm, fruit nursery, and pollinator sanctuary. In Farming on the Wild Side they explain the philosophical and scientific principles that influenced them as they phased out sheep...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible and increasingly threatened creatures. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, 'Wings of Life' utilizes riveting high-speed, closer-than-close filmmaking techniques to showcase in spectacular detail...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment 2013
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Summary: When you are outside on a summer's day, have you ever seen fine powder on a flower or floating on the breeze? That's pollen, almost invisible, waiting for the only thing it needs -- a ride on the wind, or a wing, or a feather. And it's the pollinators, small and mighty, who hold the world together with their work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: Historic towns and cities and natural wonders of northern New England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989
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Summary: This book looks at how pollinators make the world a better place, as well as the threats they face and how people can protect them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.8642 LONSummary: "Whether you want to eat lobster in Maine, climb New Hampshire's White Mountains, or go skiing in Vermont, the local Fodor's travel experts in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are here to help! Fodor's Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2023
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Summary: An enticing illustrated look at pollination, one of the most astonishing marvels of the natural world. Pollination is essential to the survival of most plants on Earth. Some plants rely on the wind to transport pollen from one flower to another. Others employ an array of ingenious strategies to attract and exploit pollinators, whether they be insects, birds, or mammals. This beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 571.8 WALMcClafferty, Carla Killough
Summary: Draws on primary source documents and photographs of historical artifacts to examine the lives of men and women enslaved by the Washington family, and includes information on the present-day archeological survey of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.3 MCCGriswold, Mac K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973.41 GRIGaydos, Ellyn
Summary: "As a seasonal farmer in upstate New York and Vermont-living hand-to-mouth, but in love with the land and its creatures-Ellyn Gaydos understands the delicate balance between loss and gain. Choosing such work instead of moving to the city with her long-distance boyfriend, Gaydos recognizes her role in cycles bigger than herself. Yearning to be a mother, she recognizes, too, how new life is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GAYDOS, ELLYN GAYHarris, Tim
Summary: Did you know a honeybee visits about 50 to 100 flowers during each nectar-collection trip? You'll discover loads of interesting facts about 35 common pollinating insects -- from ladybugs, moths, and beetles to bees, wasps, flies, and butterflies -- including appearance, history, and breeding, and details of how to attract them to your garden. From ladybugs whose larvae love to munch on herbs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Old Pond Publishing, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 571.8 HAREierman, Kim
Summary: "The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment-the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator Victory Garden offers practical solutions for winning the war against the demise of these beneficial animals. Pollinators are critical to our food supply and responsible for the pollination of the vast...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2020
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Summary: Presents basic information about Vermont, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.3 TIEBoothroyd, Jennifer
Summary: Many insects drink nectar and collect pollen from flowers, and in the process they help plants reproduce. Readers will investigate how bees, butterflies, ants, and other insects assist in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Company 2015
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Summary: Stow your pesticides and learn how to foster a beautiful, healthy garden that attracts bees, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators. Hays explains the synergy between plants and pollinators. She helps you make the right choices for plant selection, nutrients, growing practices and so much more. You will improve your garden-- and the lives of whose who spend time in it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 638 HAYHirsch, Rebecca E.
Summary: Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee populations. Some bee species are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 595.79 HIRJohnson, Lorraine
Summary: With many pollinators threatened, gardeners can make a real difference by planting native species that support these amazing creatures. If you're a gardener (or aspiring gardener) in the northern US, this guide is a go-to reference to the most beneficial plants in your area. Through profiles of more than 300 native plants, featuring illustrations and photos, you'll discover information about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Weidenfeld 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 945.34 PARErickson, Vernon D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1997
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3775 BIRRagsdale, Bruce A.
Summary: "George Washington spent most of his time farming, often employing experimental methods. Washington saw slave-powered scientific agriculture as the key to the nation's prosperity. Bruce Ragsdale argues that it was slave labor's inefficiency as much as itsinhumanity that finally convinced Washington to emancipate the men and women bonded to him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 RAGFord, Adam
Summary: Provides the history of vermouth, the history of vermouth in America, and recipes for vermouth cocktails.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.2 FOREmbry, Paige
Summary: Our Native Bees is the result of Paige Embry's yearlong quest to learn more about the forgotten, yet fundamental, native bees of North America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.79 EMBHolbrook, Jay Mack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holbrook Research Institute 1982