Gardening & Horticulture

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Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth - Paperback

$29.99

by Cindy Conner (Author) Row by row - maximize your harvest and feed your soil by developing a customized plan for your garden Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own garden. But for most of us, no matter how plentiful our harvest, homegrown produce comprises only a fraction of what we eat. And while many gardening guides will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about individual crops, few tackle the more involved task of helping you maximize the percen...

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Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and Other Woodland Medicinals: 2nd Edition - Paperback

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by Jeanine Davis (Author), W. Scott Persons (Author) The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals Not all saleable crops are dependent on access to greenhouses or sun-drenched, arable land. Shade-loving medicinal herbs can be successfully cultivated in a forest garden for personal use or as small-scale cash crops. Growing and Marketing Ginseng, Goldenseal and other Woodland Medicinals is a complete guide to these increasingly popular botanicals, a...

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The Urban Farmer: Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land - Paperback

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by Curtis Stone (Author) Farming is taking root in our cities. With only a small capital investment, and without the need to own land, you can become part of this growing movement. The Urban Farmer will help you learn the crops, techniques and business strategies you need to make a good living growing food intensively right in your own backyard. Back JacketMaking a living with intensive food production in small spaces "The Urban Farmer is simply the best guide out there for anyone wanting t...

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The Food Forest Handbook: Design and Manage a Home-Scale Perennial Polyculture Garden - Paperback

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by Darrell Frey (Author), Michelle Czolba (Author) The Food Forest Handbook is a comprehensive guide to creating abundance though low-maintenance, high-yield, sustainable food production based on perennial polyculture management. Back JacketCreate ongoing abundance with low-maintenance, high-yield, sustainable food production The Food Forest Handbook is an outstanding work that should be in the libraries of urban planners, designers, gardeners, property owners, naturalists, and even survival...

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Mycelial Mayhem: Growing Mushrooms for Fun, Profit and Companion Planting - Paperback

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by David Sewak (Author), Kristin Sewak (Author)"A comprehensive and personal tome on the production, business, promotion, and problem solving for the independent mushroom grower." --Taylor Lockwood, renowned mushroom expert & photographer Most supermarket mushrooms are bland and boring; products of an industrial process which typically relies on expensive equipment and harmful pesticides. Many people would like to add more flavorful and diverse fungi to their diets, but lack the knowledg...

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse - Paperback

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by Lindsey Schiller (Author), Marc Plinke (With) Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate Fresh, local nutrient-dense fruits vegetables are hard to find in winter in cold climates. Growing warm-weather crops like tomatoes, bananas, avocados, and other perennials is nearly impossible using conventional structures. The solution for millions of backyard and small-scale commercial growers is self-heating solar greenhouses. The Year-round Solar Greenh...

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The Permaculture Market Garden: A Visual Guide to a Profitable Whole-Systems Farm Business - Paperback

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by Zach Loeks (Author) Zach Loeks brings together his passion for sustainable permaculture food production systems and illustrations to provide a visual guide to the integration of permaculture into the market garden. Profiling crops and ecosystem-based systems, Loeks demonstrates a profitable and sustainable model for the future of market gardening. Front JacketPermaculture tends to be very much in the domain of home gardeners and property owners. But what if we could take it all a step fur...

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The Permaculture Transition Manual: A Comprehensive Resource for Resilient Living - Paperback

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by Ross Mars (Author) Harness the power of permaculture to thrive, not just survive, the great transition from fossil fuels Caught between climate change and a fossil fuel-driven economy that demands ever more growth, the world faces a great transition--by design or disaster--away from fossil fuels to an alternative renewable energy future. But what proven tools are available to aid in making a successful, deliberate transition to resilient and sustainable living? For the first time, the p...

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Worms at Work: Harnessing the Awesome Power of Worms with Vermiculture and Vermicomposting - Paperback

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by Crystal Stevens (Author) Fertilize your garden naturally--a guide to growing your plants in healthy, happy soil People want to know where their food comes from, who grows it and how it is grown. Interest in permaculture, backyard composting, and gardening in general, is growing. So how does the budding gardener ensure that his soil is healthy and nutrient-rich enough to support all the produce he intends to grow? Here's a hint--think worms Vermiculture is the healthiest and most cost-eff...

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Backyard Bounty - Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Gardening in the Pacific Northwest - Paperback

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by Linda Gilkeson (Author) Grow more food, with less work, in any yard - now completely revised and expanded Are you itching to start your own garden or grow more in the one you have, but feel that gardening is too challenging or time-consuming for your busy schedule? Now completely updated and expanded, Backyard Bounty will demystify gardening, bringing it back to the down-to-earth, environmentally practical activity that anyone can enjoy. Author and master gardener Linda Gilkeson cove...

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The Food Lover's Garden: Growing, Cooking, and Eating Well - Paperback

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by Jenni Blackmore (Author), Jenni Blackmore (Illustrator)"Your 'one stop shop' for everything from seed to plate . . . This book will leave you . . . ready to launch your own journey to food self-sufficiency." --Lisa Kivirist, author Soil Sisters Put off by the origin-unknown, not-so-fresh, pesticide-laden herbs at the grocery store? Hungry for delicious high-quality vegetables and looking to have some control over where your food comes from? Foodie meets novice gardener in this deliciously...

The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook: How to Design and Build Swales, Dams, Ponds, and Other Water Harvesting Systems - Paperback

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by Douglas Barnes (Author) The Permaculture Earthworks Handbook covers the functions, design, and construction of nine types of earthworks to maximize water availability in any climate. It's a practical guide for landscape designers, permaculturists, and landowners seeking to maximize food production and ecosystem resiliency at the lowest cost and impact. Back JacketMAXIMIZE YOUR WATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL with efficient, cost-effective earthworks Required reading for students of permacultu...

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Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-Free Pond Without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals - Paperback

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by Robert Pavlis (Author) Build a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds. The antidote is a natural pond, free of hassle, cost, and complexity and designed as a fully functional ecosystem, ideal for biodiversity, swimming, irrigation, and quiet contemplat...

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Homegrown & Handmade - 2nd Edition: A Practical Guide to More Self-Reliant Living - Paperback

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by Deborah Niemann (Author), Joel Salatin (Foreword by)The author of Ecothrifty shows you how to life more self-sufficiently with her guide to modern homesteading―no farm required. Food recalls, dubious health claims, scary and shocking ingredients in health and beauty products. Our increasingly industrialized supply system is becoming more difficult to navigate, more frightening, and more frustrating, leaving us feeling stuck choosing in many cases between the lesser of several evils. That's...

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The Aquaponic Farmer: A Complete Guide to Building and Operating a Commercial Aquaponic System - Paperback

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by Adrian Southern (Author), Whelm King (Author)The Aquaponic Farmer is a complete practical guide to understanding, constructing, and operating a family-farm scale commercial cold-water aquaponic system for raising trout and vegetables. It details a commercial Deep Water Culture system, with step-by-step design, construction, and management principles, based on actual production numbers.Back Jacket Profitable cold-water fish and vegetable production. Join the aquaponic farming revolution! I...

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The Year-Round Hoophouse: Polytunnels for All Seasons and All Climates - Paperback

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by Pam Dawling (Author)Growing in hoophouses reduces the impact of increasingly unpredictable climate on crops, mitigates soil erosion, extends growing seasons, and strengthens regional food supply. The Year-Round Hoophouse teaches how to site, design, and build a hoophouse and successfully grow abundant produce all year in a range of climates.Back JacketDesign and build a hoophouse or polytunnel, and grow abundant produce year-round in any climate I can think of no better introduction to the...

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The Ever Curious Gardener: Using a Little Natural Science for a Much Better Garden - Paperback

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by Lee Reich (Author)The Ever Curious Gardener is an irreverent romp through the natural science of plants. Ideal for gardeners moving beyond back-of-the-seed-pack planting, it digs into the science "behind the scenes" in the garden. Acclaimed gardener, scientist, and author Lee Reich offers insights and practical guidance on growing a much better garden.Front JacketLeave it to Lee to blend science with real-world application, mixed with a chuckle or two throughout the pages. A fresh, fun, an...

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DIY Mushroom Cultivation: Growing Mushrooms at Home for Food, Medicine, and Soil - Paperback

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by Willoughby Arevalo (Author)"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 Cultivation is full of proven, reliable, low-cost techniques for home-scale cultivation that eliminate the need for a clean-air lab space to grow various mushrooms and their mycelium. Beautiful full-color photos and ste...

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The School Garden Curriculum: An Integrated K-8 Guide for Discovering Science, Ecology, and Whole-Systems Thinking - Paperback

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by Kaci Rae Christopher (Author)The School Garden Curriculum provides an integrated K-8 framework and over 200 weekly lessons that weave science, permaculture, and environmental education into place-based, immersive learning. For teachers aiming to blend science and life skills while inspiring environmental stewardship. Back JacketSow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards ... offers hundreds of lessons for fall, winter, and spring that can be accomp...

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Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors: Breathe New Life Into Your Home with Large Plants - Paperback

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by D. J. Herda (Author)Some of the most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Growing Trees and Shrubs Indoors is the definitive guide to what makes these plants special, focusing on how they can beautify your home, clean airborne pollutants, and help you and your family live longer, healthier, happier lives. Front JacketGrow trees and shrubs indoors to beautify and purify your home A fascinating, encyclopedic compendium dealing with the nature and car...

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DIY Autoflowering Cannabis: An Easy Way to Grow Your Own - Paperback

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by Jeff Lowenfels (Author)A totally new category of plants -- as easy to grow as tomatoes, perfect for gardenersCannabis prohibition is ending around the world, and there's a new bud in town -- auto-flowering cannabis. As easy to grow as tomatoes, auto-flowering cannabis is the perfect new plant for the home gardener who has limited time and space. Unlike commercially grown cannabis, auto-flowering cannabis plants are small, container-grown, day-neutral, require no special lights or equipment...

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The Elderberry Book: Forage, Cultivate, Prepare, Preserve - Paperback

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by John Moody (Author)Your go-to guide for everything from cultivation to wine-making with one of humanity's oldest plant friends Spanning history and geography, The Elderberry Book takes you on an adventure, deepening your appreciation of a plant that has played a crucial role across the world for thousands of years. Through this fun, inspirational, and educational resource, discover: Elderberry's amazing history Cultivating and foraging, from the balcony to the backyard Various tradition...

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Your Edible Yard: Landscaping with Fruits and Vegetables - Paperback

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by Crystal Stevens (Author)The author of Grow Create Inspire gives readers "a beautiful synthesis of organic, regenerative, and permaculture practices for an abundant yard anywhere" (Matt Powers, author of Regenerative Soil). Journey into the good food movement by unleashing the potential of your yard, transforming it into a beautiful and vibrant space that offers a continuous supply of food. Using dozens of beautiful color photographs and watercolor planting charts, infographics, and landsca...

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Beginning Seed Saving for the Home Gardener - Paperback

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by James Ulager (Author)How home gardeners with limited time and garden space can reclaim the joy and independence of seed saving Beginning Seed Saving for the Home Gardener explores how seed saving is not only easier than we think, but that it is essential for vibrant, independent, and bountiful gardens. Many home gardeners refuse to eat a grocery store tomato, but routinely obtain seeds commercially, sometimes from thousands of miles away. And while seed saving can appear mysterious and in...

Soil Science for Gardeners: Working with Nature to Build Soil Health - Paperback

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by Robert Pavlis (Author)Build healthy soil and grow better plants Robert Pavlis, a gardener for over four decades, debunks common soil myths, explores the rhizosphere, and provides a personalized soil fertility improvement program in this three-part popular science guidebook. Healthy soil means thriving plants. Yet untangling the soil food web and optimizing your soil health is beyond most gardeners, many of whom lack an in-depth knowledge of the soil ecosystem. Soil Science for Gardeners is...

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Plough Quarterly No. 4: Earth - Paperback

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by Bill McKibben (Author), Eugene H. Peterson (Author), N. T. Wright (Author)This issue of Plough Quarterly explores our relationship with the natural world. Hear from leading scientists, farmers, writers, activists, theologians, and artists who have set their hearts and minds and hands to caring for the earth for generations to come. Bold, hope-filled, and down-to-earth, Plough Quarterly features thought-provoking articles, commentary, interviews, short fiction, book reviews, poetry and artw...

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Organic Gardening in Cold Climates - Paperback

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by Sandra Perrin (Author)If you live in the north country you don't have to settle for anemic tomatoes on your grocer's shelves. Organic Gardening in Cold Climates can teach you how to reap a vegetable bounty despite a short growing season. Gardeners from the Rocky Mountains to New England can enjoy luscious red tomatoes, fresh kale, and baby carrots chilled by the damp earth in their own backyard.Sandra Perrin learned how to grow vegetables before agricultural chemicals were ubiquitous and t...

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Magical Herbalism: The Secret Craft of the Wise - Paperback

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by Scott Cunningham (Author)Natural magic utilizes the world around us for magical purposes. Herbs are one of the most important tools for natural magic, and the best introduction to this system is found in Scott Cunningham's Magical Herbalism. This book presents a complete system of magic using herbs. You will learn the theory of magic and the tools you'll need. Then you'll get countless techniques for using herbs for magic. Need a protection method? "Pick several protective herbs and bind ...

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Jude's Herbal Home Remedies: Natural Health, Beauty & Self-Care Secrets - Paperback

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by Jude Todd (Author)Discover a simpler, more natural way of life. Pour yourself a cup of chamomile tea, find a quiet corner, and browse through the wealth of natural remedies, household tips, and beauty secrets presented in this tried and true guidebook. Now updated and expanded, Jude's Herbal Home Remedies offers more than 800 treatments, tinctures, tonics, and teas, using many easy-to-find herbs, as well as a comprehensive herbal index with over 200 illustrations.Author BiographyIn her mor...

Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden - Paperback

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by Sally Jean Cunningham (Author)Discover the secrets of a naturally pest-proof vegetable garden with Great Garden Companions. Let master gardener Sally Jean Cunningham show you how to keep pests and diseases at bay with her unique companion-gardening system. By planting special combinations of vegetables, flowers, and herbs, you can minimize pest and disease problems and create a high-yielding, beautiful gardenBack Jacket"Great Garden Companions is a book as fresh as the first spring carrot,...

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Lasagna Gardening: A New Layering System for Bountiful Gardens: No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding! - Paperback

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by Patricia Lanza (Author)Lasagna Gardening, a gardening system that works-- so you don't have to! Turn in your tiller for a stack of old newspapers! Replace your shovel with a layer of grass clippings! Let Pat Lanza show you how you can create lush, successful, easy-care gardens in practically any location without hours of backbreaking digging or noisy tilling. * Practical, first-person advice from an experienced gardener* Great ideas to let you spend more time enjoying your gardens and less...

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Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden: Creating Backyard & Balcony Habitats for Wildlife - Paperback

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by Catherine J. Johnson (Author), Susan McDiarmid (Author), Edward R. Turner (Illustrator)Welcoming Wildlife to the Garden is a backyard ecologist's handbook for helping wildlife thrive in the backyard or on the balcony. The book takes readers through the planning, design, and realization stages of creating wildlife habitats, using ecologically sound gardening and landscaping techniques, and 46 projects for housing and feeding birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. Welcoming Wildli...