<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[bl results for (ca:630* OR ca:631* OR ca:632* OR ca:633* OR ca:634* OR ca:636.1* OR ca:636.2* OR ca:636.3* OR ca:636.4* OR ca:636.5* OR ca:637* OR ca:638* OR ca:639*) NOT (su:(talking books) OR an:periodicals OR su:(dvd collection) OR an:playaway OR su:(graphic novels))]]></title><description><![CDATA[bl results for (ca:630* OR ca:631* OR ca:632* OR ca:633* OR ca:634* OR ca:636.1* OR ca:636.2* OR ca:636.3* OR ca:636.4* OR ca:636.5* OR ca:637* OR ca:638* OR ca:639*) NOT (su:(talking books) OR an:periodicals OR su:(dvd collection) OR an:playaway OR su:(graphic novels))]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/christchurch/rss/search?query=%28ca%3A630%2A%20OR%20ca%3A631%2A%20OR%20ca%3A632%2A%20OR%20ca%3A633%2A%20OR%20ca%3A634%2A%20OR%20ca%3A636.1%2A%20OR%20ca%3A636.2%2A%20OR%20ca%3A636.3%2A%20OR%20ca%3A636.4%2A%20OR%20ca%3A636.5%2A%20OR%20ca%3A637%2A%20OR%20ca%3A638%2A%20OR%20ca%3A639%2A%29%20NOT%20%28su%3A%28talking%20books%29%20OR%20an%3Aperiodicals%20OR%20su%3A%28dvd%20collection%29%20OR%20an%3Aplayaway%20OR%20su%3A%28graphic%20novels%29%29&amp;searchType=bl&amp;custom_edit=true&amp;suppress=true&amp;f_NEWLY_ACQUIRED=PAST_30_DAYS&amp;sort=newly_acquired&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;title=Farming&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:01:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Fruit]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many benefits to cultivating fruit in your garden, from discovering new varieties that cannot be purchased in supermarkets and reducing your food miles, to enjoying the uplifting sight of apple trees blossoming in spring. Written for gardeners of all skill levels, this book highlights the best varieties of both top and soft fruit for growing at home or in a community garden or allotment. Drawing on over 50 years of horticultural experience, Chris Whitelock delivers straightforward, practical guidance based on modern gardening techniques.]]></description><link>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1600136</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1600136</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Whitelock, Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1600136037</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Practical Guide to Growing Top and Soft Fruit</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words From the Hedge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hedges are as old as civilisation and as emblematic of the British countryside as chalk streams, hay meadows and oak trees. But unlike woodland and rivers, farmland hedges remain on the periphery of the public consciousness, often going unnoticed and almost always underappreciated. Wielding his pen as deftly he does a billhook, professional hedgelayer Richard Negus takes us on a journey that reveals these ribbons of thorn and barb are so much more than mere decoration or boundary markers. They are essential for much-needed wildlife recovery. If we don’t get our hedges right, there is little hope for species like the almost-extinct turtledove. And yet, no hedge is truly ''wild''; each one is a testament to generations of human skill and labour, requiring ongoing maintenance to survive and thrive. But there is a problem: we need more hedgelayers, and this is something Negus is trying to solve. Introducing a lively band of fellow countrymen and countrywomen along the way, Negus explores everything from the practical complexities of modern farming and land ownership to the challenges faced by conservationists. Written with vigour and humour, as well as rare insight and honesty, Words from the Hedge is a timely exploration of how we can use hedges to make the British countryside a place where nature has a home.]]></description><link>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1758062</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1758062</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Negus, Richard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1758062037</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Hedgelayer&apos;s View of the Countryside</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Ass]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you resolve a midlife crisis? Margaret Winslow, an overworked college professor in New York City, answered a for-sale ad for a "Large White Saddle Donkey." Hilarity ensued, along with life-threatening injuries and spirit-enriching insight. Walk with Winslow and Caleb the donkey through training traumas, expert-baffling antics, and humiliating races, and share in Winslow's gradual understanding of Caleb's true, undeniable gifts: a willingness to be true to himself no matter the circumstances, to trust, and to forgive. As she and Caleb learn to thrive, you'll learn the importance of being true to your own pure and powerful self.]]></description><link>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1759330</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1759330</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Winslow, Margaret (Geologist)]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1759330037</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How A Donkey Challenged Me to Accept His True Nature and Rediscover My Own</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Horsemakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A biographical history of the people that shaped the New Zealand thoroughbred.The Horsemakers tells the story of 25 individuals or families that helped make the New Zealand thoroughbred internationally famous. Every purchase helps fund CatWalk's spinal cord injury research.]]></description><link>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1760811</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1760811</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[De Lore, Brian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1760811037</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Biographical History of the People That Shaped the New Zealand Thoroughbred</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghosts of the Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pioneering Miss White, a woman who lived in Nicola Chester's village eighty years earlier, realised her ambition to farm during World War II. Nicola, too, dreamed of becoming a farmer in the present day, but working with horses was the only path open to her. Was it easier for women to become farmers in the 1940s than it is now? Moving between her own attempts to find ways to be a farmer and Miss White's modernisation of a derelict farm, Nicola explores the landscape, wildlife and people that connect their lives and the ghosts that flit between their worlds. Increasingly, Nicola's journeys into past and present entwine, and she begins to question Miss White about those farming methods that have left Nicola fighting for a living countryside in the modern day. In telling this forgotten story of Miss White, Nicola vividly brings to life a rural world both gritty and glorious, encouraging us to find purpose and hope as we create new rural communities around us.]]></description><link>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1595713</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S37C1595713</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chester, Nicola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://christchurch.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/1595713037</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>Two Women&apos;s Journeys Through Time, Land and Community</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url/></item></channel></rss>