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Home, Garden, and DIYMarch 2015
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On Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March 2015, we will have books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and more on sale at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre.
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| Start a community food garden: the essential handbook by LaManda JoyHow do you turn a hopeful idea for a community garden into a functional reality? Start with this handbook from experienced gardener and organizer LaManda Joy. Not only does Joy break down the basics of growing, she also describes what needs to happen before breaking ground: finding a site, raising funds, managing neighborhood volunteers, designing the garden...the list of tasks can seem overwhelming, but with Joy's practical guidance, even thorny logistics and personality clashes can be addressed in a positive, sensible way. Geared toward newcomers to grassroots projects but relevant even for experienced organizers, Start a Community Food Garden is an "essential and accessible resource" (Booklist). |
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Handmade for the garden: 75 ingenious ways to enhance your outdoor space with DIY tools, pots, supports, embellishments & more
by Susan Guagliumi
Presents 75 projects for making garden structures and accessories using inexpensive, readily-available materials, including such items as rustic fencing, plant markers, painted terracotta pots, stakes, hypertufa planters, and sieves
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Love leather accessories: 20 easy leather accessories to sew
by Zoe Larkins
Love Leather Accessories is a totally unique title focusing on cute leather accessories and jewelry from very cool designer Zoe Larkins. Young crafters will love this collection of 20 kitschy, cool leather accessories with Zoe explaining the steps you need to take to hand stitch each design and achieve great results really quickly! Designs are striking and reflect seasonal themes such as love heart shoe clips for February, a dippy egg necklace for April, and juicy strawberry earrings for June and will certainly appeal to modern crafters working with a new material.
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Street craft: yarnbombing, guerilla gardening, light tagging, lace graffiti and more
by Riikka Kuittinen
Street Craft is the next chapter in the story of Street Art. Encompassing urban crochet, craftivism, yarnbombing, origami and lace graffiti, guerrilla gardening, street sculpture, light projections, miniature installations and more, this book reveals the surprising, controversial and sometimes simply beautiful creations transforming cities around the world.
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"The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams." ~ Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer, philosopher, and naturalist
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| Honeybee: lessons from an accidental beekeeper by C. Marina MarcheseAuthor C. Marina Marchese's first taste of fresh, raw honey changed her life - literally. After touring a neighbour's honeybee hives, she abandoned her nine-to-five job to learn all that she could about bees, beekeeping, and honey, eventually creating her own business. In this "engaging, delightfully informative" (Publishers Weekly) book, she shares a wealth of bee facts, history, and lore as well as practical information on beekeeping, honey-harvesting, and making food, drinks, and personal care products with honey. Crafters, gourmets, and fans of Holley Bishop's Robbing the Bees will find Honeybee to be one sweet read. |
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| Homegrown honey bees: an absolute beginner's guide to beekeeping by Alethea Morrison; photgraphs by Mars VilaubiEven as bees face increasing environmental threats, the practice of beekeeping is gaining popularity. Aspiring apiarists who are considering a hive of their own would do well to check out Homegrown Honey Bees before embarking on their first year of beekeeping. From selecting appropriate equipment to the first honey harvest, author Alethea Morrison describes best practices for newbies and shares her beekeeping wisdom, illustrating her points with real-life examples and close-up photos of hive life. Pragmatic, friendly and accessible, Homegrown Honey Bees is ideal for beginning beekeepers; those with more experience may find inspiration in Tony Pisano's Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment. |
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| The rooftop beekeeper: a scrappy guide to keeping urban honeybees by Megan Paska; illustrated by Masako KuboLocavores and city gardeners will be all a-buzz over this attractive introduction to urban beekeeping. Despite a childhood fear of the stinging insects, author Megan Paska has become an adventurous New York City beekeeper who puts readers at ease with her chatty tone before diving in to the nitty-gritty of bee biology and hive management (complete with checklists and how-tos). As if that wasn't enough, the book winds up with a chapter of recipes for turning honey or beeswax into salves, candles, or tasty edibles. With color photographs as well as charming retro-modern illustrations, The Rooftop Beekeeper is just as lovely as it is useful. |
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Wisdom for beekeepers: 500 tips for successful beekeeping
by James E. Tew
Keeping bees in your own backyard, whether out in the country or right in the heart of the city, is all the rage these days. In this delightful collection of 500 beekeeping tips, honeybee expert Jim Tew provides all you need to know to get started in this rewarding hobby. For easy reference, the tips are divided into ten chapters, covering all aspects of beekeeping, from hives and equipment through buying your first bees to managing your colony and processing your honey crop.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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