This is a story of simpler but harder times. This story takes place during the Great Depression in a small Midwestern town in Indiana where Harry and his friends are young boys looking for adventure. These boys set off on a project to dam the river, which takes them on an adventure beyond their imagination. Through this story we learn about friendship, teamwork, love, and family. It is witty, funny, and tender, and carries us back to what it means to be a child. This is a coming-of-age story that is reminiscent of Stand by Me and October Sky. It is the story of lifelong friendships that develop as we grow and learn together.

When a crisis hits, we all wish we could be a little more self-sufficient. With Breaking the Grid, you can learn to live completely off the grid or just be a little more environmentally conscious. In this comprehensive guide, you can find step-by-step photographed instructions for everything from making your own paper products to microgardening, from building furniture to harnessing solar power, and from making your own brown sugar to sewing sutures in an emergency situation. With projects for first-time gardeners and hardcore homesteaders alike, there’s something for everyone!

This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.

Organic gardening has developed a huge following, yet, the original "organic gardening" has not. Eating Wild explore the world of harvesting our vegetables and fruits where they grow naturally, whether it is the common weeds we find in our gardens and lawns, or the myriad plants that can be harvested in the wild. There, they grow untainted by pesticides and herbicides. Eating Wild provides listings of more than fifty North American herbs and other edible plants that can be wild harvested, along with descriptions of their medicinal and nutritional benefits. He provides dozens of recipes and scores of remedies using these plants. His knowledge of plants and intimate understanding of their uses comes from six decades of using these natural food sources, as well as from information passed down from his ancestors, and the First Nations people of North America, who provided him with much of the wisdom to enjoy wild plants. Eating Wild is an ongoing work, with regular blogs by the author found at www.robertflee.com, or http://eatingwild.blogspot.com.