Page 10 RAIN December 1980 MEDIA In Focus: A Guide to Using Films, by . Linda Blackaby, Dan Georgakas, and Barbara Margolis, 1980, 224 pp., $9.95 ppd. from: Cine Information 419 Park Avenue South New York, NY10016 212/686-9897 I 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . FOCUS And now, a thorough guide designed to assist individuals and groups of all kinds in the effective use of films. Every aspect of film presentation receives specific and de-_ tailed treatment, including strategies for using film in fundraising, educational, promotional, and cultural activities. Also incl~ded is .an extensive resource bibliography. In working with a variety of community groups and other film users, the authors found that many were not taking full advantage of 16mm film, partly because they had no answers to their numerous and varied questions. In Focus attempts to consolidate aH the necessary information in a concrete, step-by-step guide. ' Cine Information has another interesting project up its sleeve, a computerized film information network. The Film User's Network is a system of computerized lists that will facilitate contact between filmmakers and filur users. Film users who join will be informed of new films in their areas of interest, including those by independent filmmakers, free of charge. A better idea than advertising, that's for sure! TheEr:id. -MR .FOOD The Home Grown Vegetarian, by Pat Labine, George Burrill and James Nolfi, 1980, $4.50 from: Center for Studies in Food Self-Sufficiency 109 South Winooski Ave., Office 203 Burlington, VT 05401 Here's a book that appeals to my sense of reason, but causes my stomach to rebel. The Home Grown Vegetarian presents both the argument and the information needed for a locally grown, nutritionally sound (though supplemented) vegetarian diet. Sigh, there go the pineapples and bananas. While drawn specifica:lly from Vermont agricultural patterns, the nutritional information and concept are broadly applicable. There is a de- •tailed chapter on nutritional requirements of various vegetarian diets (still a hotly contested issue), with references to sources of additional information. The book goes on to present sample diets for various styles of vegetarian fare (Strict Vegetarian Diet I, II and the lacto-ovo diet) utilizing those foods grown and harvested in the New England region. A cost comparison of this eating system, whether store-bought or home-grown, completes the book. The appendices, which cover approximately a quarter of the publication's 53 pages, provide additional facts and figures on food values and nutritional summaries of the various diets. For people devoutly committed to change on the personal level, this new publication has most if not all of the information and inspiration you'll need. For me, I want to see a recipe book , before I take the plunge. -LS GREENHOUSES Horticultural Management of Solar Greenhouses in the Northeast, by Miriam Klein, 1980, 95 pp., $5.00 from: The Memphremagog Group P.O. Box456 Newport, VT 05855 If you've taken a tour of solar greenhouses you have probably noted that the majority of them are not used as growing spaces. They provide supplemental heat, house an occasional plant and, on sunny days in January, become tea rooms; breakfast nooks, studies, etc. Which is OK, I guess, but I suspect that there's an unhappy gardening experience or no gardening experience behind many of those under-used spaces. A lack of good, organic horticultural information has frightened off many would-be growers. General information could be ferreted out (a bibliography is included in Miriam's book) but I found myself having to modify all of that to suit the very cold/very hot extremes of temperature that I lived with in Minnesota. Regionally specific information is necessary, and for the Northeast at least, that need is met here. Drawn from the Memphremagog Group's own work and the experiences of 20 growers in their area, the book has a combination of science and common sense that fills it with good advice. There are design suggestions for greenhouses "as if plants matter," an annotated list of good plant varieties for solar greenhouses, descriptions of pests and their management, and more. A lot of generally valuable experience is condensed here, but for the Northeastern grower the book is as important a tool in the greenhouse as a trowel. -CC The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse, by Bill Yanda and Rick Fisher, 1980, 108 pp., $8.00 from: John Muir Publications, Inc. P.O. Box613 Santa Fe, NM 87501 The very best beginner's guide to solar greenhousing is back, bigger, more beautiful, and packing'several years more experience between its covers. That first version was quite the groundbreaker, but it was quickly passed by more comprehensive books. This 1980 edition takes "the state of the art" one step further with a wide selection of recent designs and new data observed in the interim four years. It's not simply a "beginner's guide" anymore. -CC CLIMATE AREAS (Side View) hot ~ht iJOr"' Ligl\t, c,ool ~ caol ,-·-::·-...... . WINTER ·,. ... a- ..... _ hot ••... .•.,••.. SPRING/SUMMER/FALL . Nil YU'i •••• a....,',. ~ ......... "' ',, cool From Horticultural Management \ \ ' ' ' . ~ ~ I I I I I I ' . ,_.,
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