Books

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The Backyard Orchardist by Stella Otto

For every gardener desiring to add apples, pears, cherries, and other tree fruit to their landscape here are hints and solid information from a professional horticulturist and experienced fruit...

The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases by Barbara Pleasant

Expert Barbara Pleasant shows you how to easily identify common garden diseases and then provides simple, inexpensive, organic treatments to heal your plants and prevent recurrence. The entry for...

Keeping the Harvest: Home Storage of Fruits & Vegetables by Nancy Chioffi Gretchen Mead

Nothing says “cozy” like a rustic kitchen strung with dried garlic and herbs, while jars of handmade jelly sit on the counter waiting to be slathered onto freshly baked bread. Enjoy the bountiful...

Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use by Rosemary Gladstar

Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day. In this...

The Beginner’s Guide to Preserving Food at Home by Janet Chadwick

Freeze, dry, can, root cellar, and brine your favorite produce right at home. For those with a bounty of fresh produce but short on time, Janet Chadwick’s introduction to the world of preserving...

The Veggie Gardener's Answer Book by Barbara W. Ellis

Do you ever wish you had a master gardener right next door? Now you do, with this little reference that delivers big vegetable truths to all your questions:* What are the easiest vegetable crops to...

Complete Idiot's Guide to Beekeeping by Dean Stiglitz

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Beekeeping has all the information a begin­ning beekeeper needs to know to start a hive and keep it buzzing. Expert beekeepers Dean Stiglitz and Laurie...

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Green Living Handbook by David Gershon

Now, in an expanded edition, Green Living Handbook (originally called EcoTeam) is available to the trade for the first time. The original book has been translated into 22 languages, and with more...

NOFA Guide: Humane and Healthy Poultry Production: A Manual for Organic Growers (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series) by Karma Glos

Part of the NOFA guides. Includes information on: Organic poultry basics Establishing the facilities (housing and equipment, choosing and using litter, outdoor access, brooding, grazing...

NOFA Guide: Growing Healthy Vegetable Crops: Working with Nature to Control Diseases and Pests Organically (Organic Principles and Practices Handbook Series) by Brian Caldwell

Part of the NOFA Guides. Includes information on: Basic concepts of pest control (host susceptibility, soil health, genetic resistance, ecosystem factors) Practical approaches (crop cultural...

NOFA Guide: Compost, Vermicompost, and Compost Tea: Feeding the Soil on the Organic Farm by Grace Gershuny

Part of the NOFA Guides series.  Information on composting techniques, including: Principles and biology of composting Temperature, aeration and moisture control Composting methods Materials...

NOFA Guide: Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping: Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm by Seth Kroeck

Part of the NOFA guides. This volume covers: Historical roots of cover-crop techniques Thinking beyond this season’s cash crop (disease and pest reduction, weed suppression, cash vs. cover...