Textbooks

Fish Cooking for Anglers – From Catch to Finished Dish With Fish Cooking for Anglers, Jörg Strehlow shows you how to transform a fresh catch into a delicious fish dish. The book guides you step by step – from the proper handling of the fish to serving it on your plate. Basic techniques are explained clearly. These include gutting, scaling, and filleting. Making stocks and other important basics of fish cooking are also covered. Tips on selecting the perfect wine round out the knowledge. Numerous varied recipes provide new ideas in the kitchen. It doesn't matter whether you use freshwater or saltwater fish. Even store-bought fish can be prepared perfectly with the recipes presented. A practical book for anglers, home cooks, and anyone who enjoys preparing fish themselves. Ideal for expertly processing your catch and delighting family or guests with special fish dishes. 160 pages.

120 species in over 350 brilliant live illustrationsThis unique identification guide presents around 120 native, immigrant, and introduced species from streams, rivers, and lakes.Experienced author and nature photographer Wolfgang Hauer combines in-depth expertise with impressive image quality, enabling reliable and quick species identification.In addition to precise short descriptions, the detailed photos are particularly impressive, revealing even subtle distinguishing features. The work is supplemented by fascinating information on biology, habitat, environmental requirements, endangerment, and significance for angling.An indispensable companion for nature lovers, anglers, biologists, and aquatic ecologists.Details:ISBN: 978-3-7020-1897-9244 pages364 color illustrationsHardcover

Book "Fishing - Learn Step by Step" The practical fishing guide for beginners, young anglers, and those returning to the sport. When do pike and tench bite? What equipment is suitable for which target fish? And what tricks can improve your success rate? Fishing expert Markus Bötefür provides solid and easy-to-understand knowledge about fishing in this practical book. Step by step, you will learn more about fish, bodies of water, fishing gear, bait, and the right fishing techniques. Over 100 photos make the explanations clear and help you put what you've learned directly into practice on the water. The fishing tips for eel and zander are particularly useful. They illustrate the different behaviors of the fish species and explain which method and bait are suitable for each. 128 pages. Ideal for beginners and those returning to fishing Easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions Over 100 illustrative photos Tips on equipment, bait, and fishing techniques Practical knowledge for numerous native fish species A modern basic course for everyone who wants to fish successfully and enjoyably.

Master distiller Rita Vitt has been combining the multifaceted aromas of flowers and herbs in her liqueur recipes for over 20 years. The noble and sometimes unusual compositions offer every liqueur lover new taste delights and encourage creative use of everyday, often overlooked treasures from nature. In each of the 50 recipes, the liqueur expert gives you precise instructions for collecting, preparing and maturing. From the sweet, flowery mullein-marigold liqueur to the spicy-green ribwort plantain-lady's mantle liqueur - let yourself be surprised by new flavor nuances! 128 pages.

​Fly Fishing Today – The Practical Handbook for Beginners and AnglersDiscover the fascinating world of modern fly fishing! This practical handbook guides you step by step from the very beginning to successful fly fishing.The experienced guides from Flyrus clearly explain the most important basics and offer valuable practical tips. Learn the correct casting technique, discover interesting facts about lures and insects, and find out what really matters on the water. The book also presents selected fly fishing waters in Germany.Whether you're just starting out with fly fishing or want to expand your knowledge, the modern and practical approach makes getting started easy. 160 pages.Learn casting technique, understand flies, discover suitable waters – and fish successfully with a fly.

​The Pocket Atlas of Forest Damage helps you quickly and accurately identify damage to forest trees. Easily recognizable characteristics help you differentiate between damage patterns of various causes in 20 tree species and genera.A clear identification key is provided for each tree species, facilitating systematic detection of damage.This makes the atlas ideal for practical use in the forest.Whether in forestry, environmental protection, research, or education – this handy reference work provides reliable and understandable support for professionals and interested parties in assessing forest damage.713 color photos, 272 pages, hardcover

Recognize the most important site characteristics and analyze which natural forest community is best for you to choose tree species. ~Can exotic tree species, such as Douglas fir, be part of the solution? ~With descriptions of all techniques that can be used for forest conversion.Since forest conversion can take years or decades, the author explains the most important damaging factors and derives how damage can be avoided in the long term. Possible replacement tree species for spruce are explained as well as the basics of natural forest management, the importance of forest communities and the silvicultural processes with which a natural mixed forest can be planted.Identify the most important site characteristics and analyze which natural forest communities are present The best way to choose the tree species is to guide you.20 color photos, 22 bw drawings. 202 pages. ~

Machines, development, timber harvesting Forest management is no longer imaginable without technology. In addition to the minimum equipment of an ax and chainsaw for felling, limbing and cutting to length, cable winches or crane trailers are also used. In addition to introducing the functions and uses of all important forestry machines, this book gives tips and advice on how to protect the soil during timber harvesting and how to avoid damage to the remaining stock. Calculation models for calculating the company's own costs or the purchase of forestry machines as well as tips for selecting a suitable contractor round off this book and help the farmer, but also the small forest owner, to select the right technology and the optimal procedure for wood harvesting.

Alles zur Gewinnung und Zubereitung von erstklassigem Wildbret. Dieses Handbuch deckt den gesamten Prozess von der Jagd bis zur Küche ab.Inhalt:Versorgung des Wildes, Hygiene und LebensmittelrechtDetaillierte Zerwirkkunde mit Schritt-für-Schritt-FotosÜber 50 einfache und schmackhafte Wildrezepte160 Seiten geballtes Praxiswissen

Market venison quickly and successfully. Hunting training ends with the legal regulations on game hygiene and game care. Hunter and outdoor specialistCarsten Bothe ~ starts where the training ends. From practice for practice, this practical handbook in our successful series ~Land &~ Works ~valuable tips on how to successfully market venison, for example, you can get up to 200 euros for a piece of roe deer and also save a lot of time when processing it. All weaving processes are described in great detail and illustrated with many step-by-step pictures. In addition to useful information and calculation examples, all steps on the way from game to delicacy in the kitchen are documented. The question of how to deal with bad shots is also examined.Using roe deer and wild boar, all sequences of actions, from knocking out the cover and rinding to processing the cuts, are specifically described and witnessed. Equipment and tools for weaving are also explained. 160 pages, numerous color photos.

Processing beeswax is a completely healthy and sustainable hobby. The use of such an original natural product has a demonstrably lower impact on the environment than the consumption of industrially manufactured products. For this book, the beekeeper Falco and his wife Anne Tietjen have put together over 50 carefully selected recipes and show what you can make yourself from beeswax. No matter whether you want to make your own insect repellent, shoe polish, wood care, oilcloths, decoration, natural cosmetics or water candles with children - there is something suitable for everyone when choosing recipes. Be inspired by the diverse DIY ideas!

​Whether you are a beginner or an experienced goat farmer - this book offers you compact and understandable knowledge about breeding processes. It covers practical aspects such as selecting the right breeding animals and offers helpful checklists to support you. It also explains the theoretical principles of goat breeding. You will learn how a breeding program works, what breeding value estimation means and how you can apply these values on your farm. Various questions and challenges are explained in a practical way using five fictitious goat farms. 48 color photos, 24 drawings, 15 tables. 136 pages.

Farm animal with many talents Everything about selection, feeding and careBreeding and products With 19 breed portraits This book offers you detailed information about choosing a breed, its characteristics and needs. Detailed chapters provide you with everything you need to know about housing in stables and free-range systems. Continue to learn what and how much goats eat and how to prevent, detect and treat disease. Breeding, birth and rearing as well as the extraction and utilization of products such as meat, wool and fur are explained.

All the raw materials that the sheep offers.No other farm animal is as versatile as the sheep. In addition to its qualities as a grazing animal and landscape steward, it provides the raw material for essential products for almost all areas of life.This book offers a complete overview of all the raw materials that sheep offer us as a farm animal. With its renewable products milk and wool, it supplies the raw materials for milk and cheese products as well as for warming and insulating textiles in clothing and home furnishings. Its meat is low-allergenic and healthy. The most delicious dishes can be prepared from it. Fur and skin and everything that can be made from them - clothing, shoes, bags and bed linens - have natural properties and advantages that no plastic or synthetic fiber can replace.Numerous photos, instructions and recipes make you want to, to process the raw products from the sheep themselves.

Do you have the dream of refining an apple tree or refining a rose yourself? This doesn't have to remain a dream: This book introduces you to the best grafting methods from grafting to grafting. All techniques for refining berries, roses or fruit trees are explained to you so clearly that you can use them straight away. Thanks to its easy-to-understand instructions and clear photographs, this compact guide to refining plants by Heiner Schmid has become a classic. You will be introduced to the topic with background information and practical tips and will be equipped with the professional tools you need to refine your shrubs and trees yourself.

Regardless of whether you are a beginner or an experienced self-catering user, here you will find technically precise and at the same time easy-to-understand information about the equipment and maintenance of greenhouses and cold frames. In addition to the basics about climate, water and soil, you will learn interesting facts about growing vegetables and herbs with valuable tips for growing young plants on time. Detailed information will help you identify and treat plant diseases. Practical: With work calendar for the entire gardening year, so you know exactly what needs to be done month after month.

Tractor technology is becoming increasingly complex. This manual, which has been proven many times in practice, helps to save money and provides the necessary specialist knowledge in a comprehensive, precise and easy-to-understand manner. The main topics are the basics of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and work processes. Of course, this manual, which was developed using examples from Deutz, Fendt and Steyr, is suitable for all makes and types. It is an indispensable basis for every farmer and agricultural machinery mechanic when troubleshooting and repairing tractors. 392 pages, 544 photos, 56 tables

Local wild herbs are rich in valuable ingredients and have a wide range of uses in the kitchen and as medicinal products. In this book we will show you how to do it: where to find edible wild plants and how you can safely identify and recognize edible wild herbs. You will also learn simple recipes for the best wild herb dishes and how you can use wild herbs as medicinal herbs. Clear drawings and precise plant portraits help you to correctly identify wild herbs, fruits and berries, to learn about the effects of medicinal herbs and to use wild plants in a variety of ways in the kitchen.

​Wraps - a gentle healing method for the whole familyWraps are a holistic and gentle healing method for colds, fever, stomach and back pain, joint complaints and more. They also promote healthy sleep and are suitable for all age groups - from children to the elderly.This book provides you with the necessary know-how to successfully apply wraps and compresses. The authors explain which compresses help with various ailments, how to prepare them and how to apply them correctly. You will also receive lots of recovery tips and information on medicinal plants and household remedies such as curd cheese.Learn the art of compresses and support your health in a natural way! 80 color photos, 144 pages.

​Healthy chickens in your own garden - it's that easy!Chickens in your own garden are trendy! But what to do if a chicken gets sick? In her guide, vet Dr. Katrin Sewerin presents the most common chicken diseases that you as the owner can recognize and treat. Whether it's crop blockage, diarrhea, colds, problems laying eggs, parasites or stress caused by heat and cold - Dr. Sewerin offers practical solutions for every situation.Each disease is clearly presented: General, recognition, causes, prevention, treatment. Individual chicken treatment is particularly emphasized, as often not all animals are affected. The egg diagnosis also explains why some eggs look unusual.With helpful tips for the stall pharmacy and precise dosage information, you are well equipped. 61 color photos, 128 pages.

​Traditional home remedies that work, quick help from the medicine cabinetExperience the power of traditional home remedies! Onion juice helps with coughs, a curd compress for sprains and a tea made from mint, lemon balm, aniseed and camomile for flatulence. If you have a runny nose, a sore leg or a tummy ache, Karin Buchart offers tried and tested recipes from regional folk medicine. Simple and effective: home remedies made from foods and herbs that you also have at homeHow to prevent illness: Strengthen the immune system, improve intestinal floraRunny nose, dry cough, sore throat: the best home remedies for coldsWhether you're feeling unwell or ill, suffering from a childhood illness or age-related complaints: Teas, herbs and compresses that helpFrom arteriosclerosis to gout and joint pain to the menopause: 400 pages full of tried and tested home remediesAll the home remedies presented in the book have one thing in common: they are easy to use and have been passed down within families for generations. Many of the recipes come from the Alps and the Pinzgau region. 400 pages.

With step-by-step photos, detailed instructions and chapters on the necessary tools and equipment, the main food safety measures, the preparation for slaughter and the rapid and humane processing of the animals, the cutting of the carcasses into cuts and packaging and Freezing to ensure freshness, this comprehensive guide provides poultry farmers with the information they need to respectfully make the most of their meat. 176 pages.

Are you looking for alternatives to conventional antibiotics? These often lead to resistance or intolerance. You can often do without it and treat early illnesses with herbal antibiotics. The herbs and spices are usually tolerated without side effects and strengthen the immune system thanks to their vital substances. In this book, alternative practitioner Claudia Ritter explains when it makes sense to use herbal antibiotics, explains how they work and provides a wealth of healing recipes for the most important complaints. Portraits of the most important spices and herbs with antibiotic effects make the book a resource for the medicine cabinet. 144 pages.

Essig selbst herstellen – einfach, kreativ und Schritt für Schritt erklärt. Ob aus Obst, Wein oder Most – dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie mit einfachen Mitteln hochwertigen Essig in kleinen oder größeren Mengen herstellen. Die Autoren begleiten Sie durch den gesamten Herstellungsprozess – von der Frucht über die Essigmutter bis zum fertigen Essig. Praktische Tipps zur Verfeinerung von Ansatzessigen sowie Antworten auf häufige Fragen erleichtern den Einstieg. 128 Seiten. Das Buch enthält außerdem: über 30 Rezepte mit und rund um Essig ein Essiglexikon mit den wichtigsten Essigsorten einen Fehlerkompass zur einfachen Problemlösung Ein praktischer Ratgeber für alle, die Essig selbst herstellen und vielseitig verwenden möchten.