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Start and nurture your own thriving community garden with this seasoned guide to cultivating your local outdoor space. Community gardening is a growing movement that is taking root in towns and cities all over the world. Groups of likeminded people are...

"By harnessing the power of plants to grow more plants, my garden - which at the outset was always intended to be organic - quietly became vegan by stealth. Realising I had crafted a vibrant, nature-filled and no-dig garden from scratch, and was able to...

Growing awareness of the importance of soil health means that microbes are on the minds of even the most casual gardeners. After all, anyone who has ever attempted to plant a thriving patch of flowers or vegetables knows that what you grow is only as...

Maria Thun, a pre-eminent expert in biodynamic cultivation methods - sometimes referred to as "premium organic" - has here compiled over 100 of her best gardening tips based on 50 years' research. Find out: * how to produce abundant and tasty crops; *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399580024Author Orin MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988474918Author Lee ButtalaFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Seed Savers Exchange, IncorporatedPublisher Seed Savers Exchange,...

How do you cook heartnuts, hawthorn fruits or hostas? What's the best way to preserve autumn olives or to dry chestnuts? Forest gardening - a novel way of growing edible crops in different vertical layers - is attracting increasing interest, for...

Bioactivated charcoal - called biochar - is the new darling of organic gardeners, embraced for its outstanding abilities to enrich the soil and improve plant growth. Gardening with Biochar is the first comprehensive guide to understanding, making, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993201707Author Jane GilbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 105Imprint Carbon Clarity PressPublisher Carbon Clarity Press

'This beautifully presented book gives readers the nitty-gritty guide for five diverse ways to nourish ourselves from stewarding nature's abundance.'David Holmgren, co-originator of Permaculture'This book may change your life and your community.'Costa...

In his insightful book, Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides the inside story of manure - our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only...

Scientist/gardener Carol Deppe combines her passion for organic gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields - resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, sustainable agriculture,...

The award-winning television and podcast host Joe Lamp'l is here with insider tips and next-level insight for creating a lush, fruitful, and resilient vegetable garden.*Winner of the GardenComm 2023 Laurel Media Awards Silver Award in the Book...

Grow beautiful fruits, vegetables, and flowers with rich soil you produce yourself! Whether you have experience with compost or have always wanted to learn more and see how you can incorporate it into your lifestyle, this book provides everything you...

The perfect season-led book to help you grow the best organic vegetables, fruit and herbs in a small urban space Many of us are trying to be more mindful in our approach to eating by choosing seasonal ingredients, and growing our own fruit and...

"Offering clear and comprehensive instructions for low-tech growing for a range of budgets, interests, and scales, this book offers practical inspiration and a sense that "hey, I can do this!" -- DANIELLE STEVENSON, owner, DIY Fungi DIY Mushroom...

"Eliot is the reason I'm cooking. . . . I've followed that path because Eliot made it possible, and exciting, to farm in the four seasons."-Dan Barber, chef "There is hardly a more well-known or well-respected name among organic farmers than Eliot...

Whether you are a novice looking to get started with bees, an experienced apiculturist looking for ideas to develop an integrated pest-management approach, or someone who wants to sell honey at a premium price, this is the book you've been waiting for. ...

A food forest is a productive landscape developed around a mix of trees and perennials. Rooted in permaculture principles, this integrated approach to gardening incorporates a variety of plants such as fruit and nut trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial...

Learn How to Grow Flowering Plants"Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here." Publishers Weekly#1 Best Seller in Annual Flowers Gardening, Bulb Flower Gardening, and Perennial Gardening.In the mountains...

If you're tired of battling blight on your tomatoes, losing your basil to downy mildew, and watching deer raid your vegetable garden, you'll find all the answers you need right here. In The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, author and...

Go back to basics-compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more-with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold).Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to...

Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal five sunny, gently sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963085016Author Ron L. EngelandFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Filaree ProductionsPublisher Filaree ProductionsWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

For readers of Milkwood, Grown & Gathered, Joel Salatin and Michael Pollan, comes a joyful and practical guide to looking after the earth wherever you call home. Futuresteading is a practical and inspirational guide to living in a way that values...

This book will teach you everything you need to know about feeding your garden, orchard or smallholding with homemade and chemical-free `teas'. It is packed with recipes for creating nutrient-rich, healthy soil, to give you healthy plants and...

First published in 1977, this book-from one of America's most famous and prolific agricultural writers-became an almost instant classic among homestead gardeners and small farmers. Now fully updated and available once more, Small-Scale Grain Raising...

"Captures the spirit and allure of these captivating birds in every fascinating fact, historical tidbit, amusing anecdote, species profile and plant pick." -Birds & Blooms Hummingbirds inspire an unmistakable sense of devotion and awe among bird lovers...

Whether you garden on a small city lot or on a large country property, Composting for a New Generation covers everything you need to know to make great compost quickly. Composting is not just about reducing food and yard waste; it's also about improving...

Rudolf Steiner, the often undervalued, multifaceted genius of modern times, contributed much to the regeneration of culture. In addition to his philosophical teachings, he provided ideas for the development of many practical activities including...

The original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar, now in its 62nd year.The simple, two-week-to-view layout features detailed planting, tending and harvesting information to help both seasoned biodynamic farmers and beginner gardeners maximise the...

Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are struggling to cope with the increase in demand and gardens resound to the contented cluck of chickens. Chickens are back in style with a vengeance: poultry breeders are...

An extensive and info-packed bible of home vegetable growing from the editors of the world's most-visited gardening resource, Gardening Know How. With the experts from Gardening Know How at your side, cultivating loads of fresh, homegrown food has never...

"Tallamy lays out all you need to know to participate in one of the great conservation projects of our time. Read it and get started!" -Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing...

Over 200,000 copies sold-fully updated! Dye your own wool, raise chickens, make your own cheddar cheese, build a log cabin, and much much more.Anyone who wants to learn basic living skills-the kind employed by our forefathers-and adapt them for a better...

'He was the best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times' GUARDIAN'Infuriating, irascible ... a brilliant gardener and a brilliant writer' Monty Don, ObserverChristo Lloyd was recognised as one of the foremost gardeners and...

Practically Pagan - An Alternative Guide to Gardening takes the spooky out of alternative and keeps the magic. Elen Sentier brings together, and expands on, recent scientific discoveries, and shows how close they are to the old ways that were labelled as...

Smith's legendary high-yield gardening method emphasizes wide rows, organic methods, raised beds, and deep soil. Succeed with fussy plants, try new and unusual varieties, and learn how to innovatively extend your growing season. With thorough profiles of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781510753822Author Julie Bruton-SealFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 1066gDimensions(mm)...

Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or...