Cooking with Hayboxes
The Aprovecho Institute has a lot of information about cooking with insulated cookers - or ‘hayboxes’, as they call them. They will send details of construction, insulation materials and recipes. Write to...
Aprovecho Institute, 80574 Hazelton Road, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424, USA.
Solar Box Cookers
This American group have plenty of information available on solar cooking. They have various designs for solar cookers, recipes, and a newsletter. Write to...
Solar Box Cookers International, 1724 Eleventh Street, Sacramento , CA 95814, USA.
Controlling Crop Pests and Diseases
A Tropical Agricultural Extension Handbook by Rosalyn Rappaport
Macmillan 112 pages
ISBN 0-333-57216-5 paperback
This practical handbook gives details of pests and diseases and the kind of damage they cause. It contains information on how to use a knapsack sprayer safely and apply both chemical and naturally occurring pesticides. It gives a good balance between the use of chemicals and natural products. There is also a useful section on protection against larger animals and wind, with information about growing and maintaining strong hedges. Of particular interest are the comic strips and diagrams where the farmer is placed at the centre of the exchange of new ideas.
Manual De Hortalizas
(Basic Guide to Gardening) by Traugot Horsh
This book, written in Spanish, is a complete guide to gardening aimed at agricultural extension workers. Reasons for gardening, preparation of land, insect and disease control and soil types are all covered. The emphasis is on organic gardening.
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Departamento de Comunicaciones del CEPAD, Apartado Postal 3091, Managua, Nicaragua, Central America.