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Perk up your garden, your cooking, and your health with this “comprehensive look at microgreens”—from arugula to Tokyo Bekana—includes recipes (City Bitty Farm).
Dubbed a culinary buzzword by National Public Radio, microgreens—vegetables harvested soon after sprouting—have become one of the hottest food trends. With simple instruction, Microgreens teaches how to plant, grow, and harvest microgreens
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"When Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain. Little did he know, that grain would change his life. Years later, after finishing a PhD in plant biochemistry and returning to his family's farm in Montana, Bob started experimenting with organic wheat. In the beginning, his concern wasn't health or the environment; he just wanted to make a decent living and some chance encounters led him to organics....
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It was the ultimate fantasy - a villa set amidst waving palms on a private West Indian beach. There Arielle Pasteur hoped to find the solitude she craved. Instead, she found herself sharing the beach with a man who sparked memories of a painful past she thought she'd put behind her. Handsome fashion photographer Chris Howe seemed like overbearing egotist. Yet behind the celebrity façade lurked a tenderness that begins to soften Arielle's protective...
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One of the greatest experimental scientists of all time, Michael Faraday (1791–1867) developed the first electric motor, electric generator, and dynamo - essentially creating the science of electrochemistry. This book, the result of six lectures he delivered to young students at London's Royal Institution, concerns another form of energy - candlelight. Faraday titled the lectures "The Chemical History of a Candle," choosing the subject because,...
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"Her mother abandoned her, her father disowned her, and her husband left her. Can Brooklyn be convinced that it is possible to forgive the greatest of betrayals? Brooklyn Myers escaped her broken home and her embittered, unloving father by eloping to Reno at the age of 17. But when she was pregnant with their first child, her husband abandoned her as well. Not welcome back home in Thunder Creek, Brooklyn stayed in Reno and raised her daughter Alycia...
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This bestselling guide to growing a wide range of vegetables organically includes:
● the basics — how to plan your garden and prepare the soil, make compost, develop a planting guide, propagate, and sow and germinate seeds
● a comprehensive, A—Z guide to growing over 115 vegetables including Asian greens and unusual varieties
● growing Australian bush food, as well as a wide range of exotic herbs and spices
● growing mushrooms, plus...
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The New Grow Bible for all natural, regenerative cannabis farming! Award-winning cannabis cultivators and regenerative farmers Jacob Johnson and Karla Avila of Flowerdaze Farm share their season-long recipe book for the beyond-organic gardener, providing a complete guide to cannabis cultivation and soil building using only all natural, homemade or farm-sourced ingredients. Ideal for both commercial farmers and home gardeners who desire to grow exceptional...
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Snails and slugs are a huge garden nuisance. They can vastly change the scope of a garden in just one night of foraging. This book truly gives you 29 ways you can get rid of those snails and slugs that tend to devour your garden. Most of these ways are easy to use and inexpensive. Don't wait until they eat everything you planted. Find out how to get rid of them now.
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Jonathan Sturm's "...blog is unusual in that, although chockablock with his opinions, it's not overwhelmingly about him. Instead, his focus is on ideas. And what a range of interests he has - from Tasmania's electoral system to food, from software to building a house of steel." So said ABC Radio's Richard Aedy in 2002. So when Jonathan finally fulfilled his promise of finishing his second book on gardening, you might expect it to be a little different...
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Nestled snuggly in the corner of my basement, a covered wooden box sits on legs that stand four feet high. Most people passing by don't even notice it. There is no smell and no litter. The basement temperature is like baby bears porridge-just right. More importantly, the temperature inside the box is neither too hot nor too cold. As I lift the cover to show a friend the secret to my gardening success, her face dims and all she can say is that "it...
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Tomaten begeistern Groß und Klein mit ihrer großen Vielfalt an Formen, Farben und Ge-schmacksrichtungen. Sie sind voller gesunder Inhaltsstoffe und noch dazu vielseitig verwertbar. Nicht umsonst sind die paradiesischen Früchte, auch Paradeiser genannt, so beliebt. In den letzten Jahren sind Tomaten zum Top- Gemüse avanciert und werden im Garten genauso gerne angebaut wie im Topf auf dem Balkon. Ältere, aber auch manch neuere Sorten sind für...
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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 need to know. From understanding what compost is and how to make it to using and storing it, this guide carefully explains this sustainable, low-cost way to produce rich soil in your backyard. With detailed...
16) From My Garden
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This book is based on my personal experiences as a gardener, garden writer, workshop facilitator, lecturer, and permaculture designer. Most of the gardening I have done has been undertaken in urban environments. I have created small to medium gardens for myself and others on balconies, decks, and backyards. I love growing plants in containers.
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A guide to organic vegetable gardens and small-scale farming with an emphasis on sustainability. Biodynamic farming, with its focus on ecological sustainability, has emerged as the gold standard in the organic gardening movement. Daron Joffe-known as Farmer D-has made it his mission to empower, educate, and inspire people to become conscientious consumers, citizens, and stewards of the land. In this engaging call to action, Farmer D teaches us to...
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Many people fantasize about having an organic garden in their backyard. Organic means that it is without the use of any chemicals. Of course everyone will enjoy eating and cooking nutritious vegetables. However, before you can start to enjoy those lush green vegetables, you must have a plan to reap the benefits. There are many factors that contribute to making your garden a successful and beautiful one. There are also some challenges you may encounter...
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An Ecological Gardener's Handbook explains how Nature gets plants to grow – without a human in sight. It shows how gardeners can use these same natural processes to create healthy, vibrant, productive gardens without using toxic chemicals or pesticides. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of creating a vibrant garden eco-system, and provides gardeners with a range of simple, practical steps to follow. Stunning photographs of unusual gardens from...
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This is a step by step guide to planting in the Sonoran Desert. I will show you how and where I gathered my information. You can start an urban garden or small scale farm of your own in the Sonoran Desert. I hope that you will glean what you need to be inspired and encouraged to grow. In this guide book you will look at things in a different way and learn to see the utility of something to be re purposed on a budget. I have taken a path that offered...
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