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Resilient Kitchens

American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis, Essays and Recipes

by Philip Gleissner, Harry Eli Kashdan, Reem Kassis, Stephanie Jolly, Krishnendu Ray, Tien Nguyen, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Mayukh Sen, Geetika Agrawal0, Fernay McPherson1, Antonio Tahhan2, Sangeeta Lakhani3, Keenan Dava4, Tim Flores5, Angelo Dolojan6, Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri7 ...

Winner of the James Beard Award for Best Book in Food Issues and AdvocacyImmigrants have left their mark on the great melting pot of American cuisine, and they have continued working hard to keep America’s kitchens running, even during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. For some immigrant cooks, the pandemic brought home the lack of protection for essential workers in the American food ... Read more

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Winner of the James Beard Award for Best Book in Food Issues and AdvocacyImmigrants have left their mark on the great melting pot of American cuisine, and they have continued working hard to keep America’s kitchens running, even during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. For some immigrant cooks, the pandemic brought home the lack of protection for essential workers in the American food
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Instant Insights: Improving the sustainability of dairy production

by Various authors, Ms Sophie Bertrand, Dr J. Upton, E. Murphy, Dr Laurence Shalloo, M. Murphy, I. J. M. De Boer, Professor Peter Groot Koerkamp, Dr Stephanie A. Terry, Dr Carlos M. Romero, Dr Alex V. Chaves, Dr Tim McAllister, Dr Elie Jami, Dr Itzhak Mizrahi, Dr Jack B. Hetherington, Dr Pablo Juliano, Dr Rodolfo Garcia-Flores ...

Series Book 98 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on best practices for improving the sustainability of dairy production. The first chapter reviews the main, internationally accepted methods available to evaluate the environmental impact of dairy farming, identify levers of action and set environmental targets.The second chapter considers how dairy farms can manage both energy consumption and water in ... Read more

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This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on best practices for improving the sustainability of dairy production. The first chapter reviews the main, internationally accepted methods available to evaluate the environmental impact of dairy farming, identify levers of action and set environmental targets.The second chapter considers how dairy farms can manage both energy consumption and water in
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Coal and Coalbed Gas

Future Directions and Opportunities

by Romeo M. Flores, Tim A. Moore ...

Coal and Coalbed Gas: Future Directions and Opportunities, Second Edition introduces the latest in coal geology research and the engineering of gas extraction. Importantly, the second edition examines how, over the last 10 years, research has both changed focus and where it is conducted. This shift essentially depicts "a tale of two worlds"—one half (Western Europe, North America) moving away from ... Read more

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Coal and Coalbed Gas: Future Directions and Opportunities, Second Edition introduces the latest in coal geology research and the engineering of gas extraction. Importantly, the second edition examines how, over the last 10 years, research has both changed focus and where it is conducted. This shift essentially depicts "a tale of two worlds"—one half (Western Europe, North America) moving away from
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Cherries

Botany, Production and Uses

by Joanna Pulawska, Marlene Ayala, Teresa Barreneche, Tim Beliën, Michael Blanke, Jorunn Børve, Donato Boscia, Geza Bujdoso, José Antonio Campoy0, Thierry Candresse1, Sezai Ercisli2, Ricardo Flores3, Thomas Forge4, Milica Fotiric Akšic5, Michael Gétaz6, Daniela Giovannini7, David Gónzalez-Gómez8, Maria Herrero9, Monika Höfer0, Károly Hrotkó1, Jovana Hrustic2, Amy Iezzoni3, Antonio Ippolito5, Delano James6, Wihelm Jelkmann7, Martin Jensen8, Monika Kaluzna9, Moritz Knoche0, Kirsten Koppler1, Kouman Koumanov2, Nemanja Kuzmanovic3, Gregorio López-Ortega4, Slawomir A Lux5, George Athanasios Manganaris6, Marta Mari7, Mekjell Meland8, Monika Michalecka9, Dragan Milatovic0, Denise Neilsen1, Gerry Neilsen2, Aleksa Obradovic3, László Palkovics4, Vicente Pallás5, Nikolaos T Papadopoulos6, Janos Apostol7, Gérard Charlot8, Miroslawa Cieslinska9, James Delano0, Kirsten Köppler1, Vicente Pallas2, Ronald Perry3, Anna Poniatowska4, Joël F. Pothier5, Javier Rodrigo6, José Quero-García7, Elzbieta Rozpara8, Michela Ruinelli9, Simona Marianna Sanzani0, Maria Saponari1, Mirko Schuster2, Brankica Tanovic3, Peter Toivonen4, Anita Végh5, Aleš Vokurka6, Yan Wang7, Bénédicte Wenden8, Matthew Whiting9, Andreas Winkler0, Ana Wünsch1, Juan Pablo Zoffoli2, Manuel Joaquín Serradilla Sánchez3, Daniel Valero Garrido4, Gregory A Lang6, Lynn E Long7 ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
Sweet and sour cherries (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus) are important fruit crops for which demand is high and growing. A significant number of new varieties, rootstocks and training systems have been released or developed in recent years in order to improve the efficiency and profitability of cherry orchards. Cherries: Botany, Production and Uses covers the genetics, ecophysiology, production, ... Read more

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Sweet and sour cherries (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus) are important fruit crops for which demand is high and growing. A significant number of new varieties, rootstocks and training systems have been released or developed in recent years in order to improve the efficiency and profitability of cherry orchards. Cherries: Botany, Production and Uses covers the genetics, ecophysiology, production,
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Tastes Like War

A Memoir

by Grace M. Cho ...

Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award in LiteratureA TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year in 2021This evocative memoir of food and family history is "somehow both mouthwatering and heartbreaking... [and] a potent personal history" (Shelf Awareness).Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine... ... Read more

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Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award in LiteratureA TIME and NPR Best Book of the Year in 2021This evocative memoir of food and family history is "somehow both mouthwatering and heartbreaking... [and] a potent personal history" (Shelf Awareness).Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine...
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Aquaponics Food Production Systems

Combined Aquaculture and Hydroponic Production Technologies for the Future

Edited by Simon Goddek, Alyssa Joyce, Benz Kotzen, Gavin M. Burnell ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly ... Read more

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This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic systems, which combine aquaculture and vegetable food production offer alternative technology solutions for a world that is increasingly
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Bioenergy Production by Anaerobic Digestion

Using Agricultural Biomass and Organic Wastes

Edited by Nicholas Korres, Padraig O'Kiely, John A.H. Benzie, Jonathan S. West ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Bioenergy
Interest in anaerobic digestion (AD), the process of energy production through the production of biogas, has increased rapidly in recent years. Agricultural and other organic waste are important substrates that can be treated by AD.This book is one of the first to provide a broad introduction to anaerobic digestion and its potential to turn agricultural crops or crop residues, animal and other ... Read more

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Interest in anaerobic digestion (AD), the process of energy production through the production of biogas, has increased rapidly in recent years. Agricultural and other organic waste are important substrates that can be treated by AD.This book is one of the first to provide a broad introduction to anaerobic digestion and its potential to turn agricultural crops or crop residues, animal and other
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Female Nomad and Friends

Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World

by Rita Golden Gelman ...

In 1987, Rita, newly divorced, set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad. She wrote a book about her ongoing journey and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter—against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision. She has met thousands of readers, stayed in their homes, and sat around kitchen tables sharing stories ... Read more

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In 1987, Rita, newly divorced, set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad. She wrote a book about her ongoing journey and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter—against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision. She has met thousands of readers, stayed in their homes, and sat around kitchen tables sharing stories
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Biorefinery in the Pulp and Paper Industry

by Pratima Bajpai ...

The traditional pulp and paper producers are facing new competitors in tropical and subtropical regions who use the latest and largest installed technologies, and also have wood and labor cost advantages. Due to the increasing global competition, the forest products prices will continue to decrease. To remain viable, the traditional producers need to increase revenue by producing bioenergy and ... Read more

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The traditional pulp and paper producers are facing new competitors in tropical and subtropical regions who use the latest and largest installed technologies, and also have wood and labor cost advantages. Due to the increasing global competition, the forest products prices will continue to decrease. To remain viable, the traditional producers need to increase revenue by producing bioenergy and
... Read more
An Economist Gets Lunch

New Rules for Everyday Foodies

by Tyler Cowen ...

A leading economist, “who may very well turn out to be this decade’s Thomas Friedman” (Wall Street Journal), illuminates the state of American food todayTyler Cowen, one of the most influential economists of the last decade, wants you to know that just about everything you’ve heard about how to get good food is wrong. Drawing on a provocative range of examples from around the globe, Cowen reveals ... Read more

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A leading economist, “who may very well turn out to be this decade’s Thomas Friedman” (Wall Street Journal), illuminates the state of American food todayTyler Cowen, one of the most influential economists of the last decade, wants you to know that just about everything you’ve heard about how to get good food is wrong. Drawing on a provocative range of examples from around the globe, Cowen reveals
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Environmental Performance of Feed Additives in Livestock Supply Chains. Guidelines for Assessment: Version 1

by FAOoftheUN ...

The production and the use of feed additives influence the environmental impact of livestock production. The use of feed additives significantly acts on feed efficiency, and thus animal and environmental performance. The methodology developed in these guidelines aims to introduce a harmonized international approach to the assessment of the environmental performance of feed additives in livestock ... Read more

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The production and the use of feed additives influence the environmental impact of livestock production. The use of feed additives significantly acts on feed efficiency, and thus animal and environmental performance. The methodology developed in these guidelines aims to introduce a harmonized international approach to the assessment of the environmental performance of feed additives in livestock
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The Nom Wah Cookbook

Recipes and Stories from 100 Years at New York City's Iconic Dim Sum Restaurant

by Wilson Tang, Joshua David Stein ...

A RECOMMENDED BOOK FROM:Bon Appetit * The New York Times Book Review * Epicurious * Plate * Saveur * Grub Street * Wired * The Spruce Eats * Conde Nast Traveler * Food & Wine * HeatedFor the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world’s greatest dim sum from New York’s Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang tells the story of how the restaurant came to be—and how to prepare ... Read more

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A RECOMMENDED BOOK FROM:Bon Appetit * The New York Times Book Review * Epicurious * Plate * Saveur * Grub Street * Wired * The Spruce Eats * Conde Nast Traveler * Food & Wine * HeatedFor the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world’s greatest dim sum from New York’s Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang tells the story of how the restaurant came to be—and how to prepare
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