WOODBURNING
WOODBURNING
The Greener Way to Fuel your Home
The Greener Way to Fuel yyour our Home
With grave concerns about our profligate use of fossil fuels and dire warnings of ‘peak oil’, climate change and spiralling energy costs, what is the greener alternative to heat our homes? Enter the efficient woodburner.
Author John Butterworth, a long-time convert to woodburning, tells you why wood is such a ‘green’ fuel; how to select the most appropriate type of woodfuel and woodburner; how to determine the size and design of heating system for your needs, the right questions to ask your intended supplier and how to source and even grow your own fuel! This is the essential guide for anyone considering a woodburning stove or boiler, offering a down-to-earth and practical approach to an important but complex subject.
Distributed in the USA by MBI
£12.99 $15.99
By John Butterworth
Published by The Good Life Press Ltd. The Old Pigs�es Cli�on Fields, Lytham Road Preston PR4 0XG www.goodlifepress.co.uk www.homefarmer.co.uk
WOODBURNING
Far greener than fossil fuels - it is in fact ‘carbon neutral’ - wood has long been the fuel of choice for those living ‘off the grid’, but is now becoming a viable option for all (with a little help from the proposed ‘Renewable Heat Incentive’), with a new generation of clean, efficient woodburners on the market.
By John Butterworth
The A-Z of
Companion Planting
Some plants, on the other hand, just simply don’t get on. The A-Z of Companion Planting explains the theory and the practice. It looks at its usage historically and brings the practice up to date with today’s gardening techniques and our desire for chemical-free vegetables. Then the author guides you through which crops, herbs, grasses and fruits can be planted together (and equally important, which mustn’t) to make sure that you get the very best crop with the highest yields – and naturally! Jayne Neville, herself a practitioner of companion planting, discusses and explains the reasoning behind it, giving the reader a fuller and more rounded understanding of an ageold gardening practice which modern reliance on ‘chemical warfare’ has unjustly marginalised. With the current trends towards both permaculture and no-dig gardening, this might just be your passport to healthy and environmentfriendly crop production!
The A-Z of Companion Planting
Some plants thrive in each others’ company. They offer protection from bugs and diseases, provide shade and enrich the earth with nutrients. Planting basil, for example, next to tomatoes helps to ward off whitefly and a patch of nasturtiums not only looks good, but keeps the nasty aphids away from your runner beans.
The A-Z of
Companion Planting
Combined with a handy, easy to use diagnostic table and plenty of photographs, Jayne Neville’s book is destined to be a classic reference text on companion planting.
www.goodlifepress.co.uk www.homefarmer.co.uk Distributed in the USA by MBI
£9.99 $15.99
By Jayne Neville
Published by The Good Life Press Ltd. The Old Pigsties, Clifton Fields Lytham Road, Preston PR4 0XG
By Jayne Neville