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100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From
Garden
100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden Preserved 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From By William
by families, collected by seed savers, passed around among Woys Weaver; Illustrated by Signe Sundberg-Hall Hardback
farmers, heirloom tomatoes are now being sought out by , 336 pages ISBN: 9781565122383 (1565122380) Published
more and more home gardeners as an alternative to the by Algonquin Books about 100 Vegetables and Where They
bland sameness of commercial hybrids. And happily, these Came From A perfect leek from France. Flavorful zucchini
growers are discovering that heirlooms are not only vastly from Italy. An infamous potato from Ireland, and a humble
more flavorful, but are just as hardy and easy to cultivate lentil from Ethiopia. 100 Vegetables offers a veritable
as the hybrids. Dr. Carolyn J. Male, who has raised more cornucopia of vegetables and stories from around the
than a thousand heirloom tomatoes, here presents 100 world--from Argentina to Zimbabwe, from Australia to the
consistently top-performing varieties for North American United States. William Woys Weaver--veggie connoisseur,
gardeners. There are red tomatoes, yellow tomatoes, green, gardener, and historian--guides us through a range of
orange, purple, and even black tomatoes--like Black from peppers, potatoes, peas, gourds, onions, tomatoes, greens,
Tula, with green shoulders and a dusky rose-black coloring. and a whole lot more. Not every carrot is the same. All
There are cherry tomatoes, too--try Martino's Roma, beans aren't equal. Take the Petaluma Gold Rush
SKU Price a paste with spectacular yield and built-in tolerance SKU Price bean, a rugged legume, grown for over 150 years and
16681 16.95 of blossom end rot. For every gardener, no matter how 16783 18.95 brought to California by an American whaler from Peru.
experienced, here's everything you need to know to grow and harvest tomatoes with real Or the violet carrot, which the Greeks brought back from India following the conquests of
taste. About Carolyn J. Male Carolyn J. Male, Ph.D., is a professor of microbiology at the College Alexander the Great. Mixing history, culinary suggestions, practical information, and personal
of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. She is also a major voice on AOL's tomato forum, and anecdotes, Weaver introduces us to unusual heirloom vegetables as well as to common
an author whose articles appear in Kitchen Gardening, The American Cottage Gardener, and favorites. He provides answers to general questions, such as the difference between a yam and a
The Historical Gardener. Dr. Male scientifically--and lovingly--has raised more than a thousand sweet potato, and presents lively portraits of one hundred vegetable varieties, which he's
different varieties of heirloom tomatoes in her zone 5 garden in upstate New York. grown and harvested in his own kitchen garden. Organized alphabetically by common name,
100 Vegetables includes beautifully detailed drawings throughout and a helpful appendix of
seed resources. about William Woys Weaver William Woys Weaver is an organic gardener, food
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Northwest Herb Lover’s Handbook All the Onions
A Guide To Growing Herbs for Cooking, Crafts, and Home All the Onions Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletin A-204
Remedies Mary Preus The soothing smell of lavender, By Betty E. M. Jacobs Paperback , 32 pages ISBN:
rosemary's piney flavor, the bright colors of nastur- 9781580172257 (1580172253) Published by Storey
tiums . . . herbs are wonderful things! In this handsome Publishing about All the Onions Choosing right varieties
volume, Mary Preus provides a delightful entree into the Seeds, transplants, or sets starting from seed Transplanting
world of herbs with detailed instructions on how to grow Care, Harvest and Braiding Pest and Disease List: Onions,
50 of the most popular herbs and create an herbal lifestyle. Chives, Garlic, Leeks, Potato Onions, Shallots, Egyptian
Easy and delicious recipes, herbal crafts and gifts, landscap- Onions and Welsh Onions. Since 1973, Storey’s Country
ing with herbs, traditional and modern medicinal use, Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instruc-
aromatherapy--it's all here in The Northwest Herb tions designed to help readers master dozens of country
Lover's Handbook. living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than
170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity re-
flects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike
to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. about
SKU Price SKU Price Betty E. M. Jacobs With her husband, Betty E. M. Jacobs
16498 16.95 16936 3.99 started Canada’s first commercial Herb Farm in 1965 on a
southern Vancouver Island. Their experience running this farm for eight years and a lifetime of
interest in herbs led to Betty’s book, Growing & Using Herbs Successfully. More about the author

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An Herbalist’s Guide to Growing & Using Basic Bread Baking
Echinacea
An Herbalist’s Guide to Growing & Using Echinacea A Basic Bread Baking Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin
Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin By Kathleen Brown A-198 By Glenn Andrews Paperback , 32 pages ISBN:
Paperback , 32 pages ISBN: 9781580172813 (1580172814) 9781580172196 (1580172199) Published by Storey
Published by Storey Publishing about An Herbalist’s Guide Publishing Ingredients that make the difference Basic
to Growing & Using Echinacea Since 1973, Storey’s Country Techniques Unleavened breads Tons of recipes
Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instruc-
tions designed to help readers master dozens of country
living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than
170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity
reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers
alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
about Kathleen Brown Author Kathleen Brown is an herbal
teacher, writer, and gardener. She is author of Storey’s
Herbal Teas and has served as president of the Rocky Moun-
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Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game By John J. Mettler Pa- Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties The Gardener's
perback , 208 pages ISBN: 9780882663913 (0882663917) and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed
Published by Storey Publishing about Basic Butchering of Saving by Carol Deppe All gardeners and farmers should
Livestock & Game This is the book for anyone who hunts, be plant breeders, says author Carol Deppe. Developing
farms, or buys large quantities of meat. The author takes new vegetable varieties doesn't require a specialized
the mystery out of slaughtering and butchering everything education, a lot of land, or even a lot of time. It can be
from beef and veal, to venison, pork, and lamb. The text done on any scale. It's enjoyable. It's deeply
is clear and easy-to-follow. Combined with 130 detailed rewarding. You can get useful new varieties much faster
illustrations by Elayne Sears, the reader is provided with than you might suppose. And you can eat your mistakes.
complete, step-by-step instructions. Here is everything you Authoritative and easy-to-understand, Breed Your Own
need to know: At what age to butcher an animal How to Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's and Farmer's
kill, skin, slaughter, and butcher How to dress out game in Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving is the only guide
a field Salting, smoking, and preserving Tools, equipment, to plant breeding and seed saving for the serious home
the setup More than thirty recipes using all kinds of meat gardener and the small-scale farmer or commercial grower.
SKU Price about John J. Mettler John J. Mettler, Jr., D.V.M., is a retired SKU Price Discover: how to breed for a wide range of different traits
16929 16.95 large-animal veterinarian in upstate New York and has 16405 27.95 (flavor, size, shape, or color; cold or heat tolerance; pest
written several books on animals, including Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game and Horse and disease resistance; and regional adaptation) how to save seed and maintain varieties how
Sense. An avid sportsman, his appreciation of the noble turkey was the inspiration for his most to conduct your own variety trials and other farm- or garden-based research how to breed for
recent book, Wild Turkeys. John has written on a broad range of veterinary topics for various performance under organic or sustainable growing methods In this one-size-fits-all world
magazines and has written a veterinary column for American Agriculturist for over 20 years. He of multinational seed companies, plant patents, and biotech monopolies, more and more
has professional memberships that include the New York State Veterinary Medical Society (past gardeners and farmers are recognizing that they need to “take back their seeds.” They need to
chairman), the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Society for Theriogenology, save more of their own seed, grow and maintain the best traditional and regional varieties,
and the American Veterinary Medical Association. and develop more of their own unique new varieties. Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The
Gardener's and Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving shows the way,
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Carrots Love Tomatoes Cold-Climate Gardening
Carrots Love Tomatoes Secrets of Companion Planting for Cold-Climate Gardening How to Extend Your Growing
Successful Gardening By Louise Riotte Paperback , 224 Season by at Least 30 Days By Lewis Hill Paperback , 320
pages ISBN: 9781580170277 (1580170277) Published by pages ISBN: 9780882664415 (0882664417) Published by
Storey Publishing about Carrots Love Tomatoes This classic Storey Publishing about Cold-Climate Gardening Early and
has now taught generations of gardeners how to use the late grosts, arctic winds, an dinhospitable terrain are just a
natural benefits of plants to protect and support each few of the obstacles facing those who garden in the icebox
other. Here is a reader’s complete reference to which plants region of the United States and Canada. Lewis Hill has
nourish the soil, which keep away bugs and pests, and spent a lifetime in northern Vermont, and is undaunted by
which plants just don’t get along. Here is a complete guide the challenges of weather and climate. His system for how
to using companion planting to grow a better garden. to garden more and better in the time that you do have
555,000 copies in print. about Louise Riotte Beloved is covered in this extensive 308-page guide. Cold-Climate
Storey author and life-long gardener Louise Riotte passed Gardening has much information that will prove invaluable
away in 1998 at the age of 89. She wrote 12 books on to northern gardeners: how to grow food, how to land-
gardening, companion planting, and garden lore, among scape, techniques to employ that will protect vulnerable
SKU Price them the ever-popular Carrots Love Tomatoes, which has SKU Price plantings, how to warm up the soil earlier, and which
16774 14.95 sold approximately 515,000 copies. Her father taught her 16926 16.95 species are appropriate to your area. Not just for those who
to believe in and practice astrology, while her mother was a practicing herbalist. Together they live in the snow belt, this book will also be useful to those who garden in microclimates (such as
inevitably influenced her life and her books, Roses Love Garlic, Astrological Gardening, Sleeping deep valleys or hillsides) or for those who want to extend their gardening season in any climate.
with a Sunflower, Catfish Ponds & Lily Pads, and her most recent book, Raising Animals by the Horticulture has deemed it “an immensely useful book,...written with style, wit, and clarity....”
Moon. Her own line drawings are included in all her books. Before authoring books, Riotte was You will garner advice, tips, guidance, and encouragement necessary to have a successful
a ghost writer for Simon & Schuster and for Jerry Baker’s radio gardening show, and she wrote a gardening season in spite of Mother Nature's ravages. about Lewis Hill Lewis Hill has been
number of articles for Organic Gardening as well. Riotte took pride in her garden near her home a nurseryman for more than 55 years. He is the author of 15 books (half written in collaboration
in Ardmore, Oklahoma, which her son Eugene helped care for in her later years. with his wife, Nancy Hill) that total more than 600,000 copies in print. Lewis's Secrets of
Plant Propagation was selected by American Horticultural Society as one of its choices for the
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Cold-Climate Gardening Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All
Climates
Cold-Climate Gardening How to Extend Your Growing Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates Second
Season by at Least 30 Days By Lewis Hill Paperback , 320 Edition by Robert Kourik Drip irrigation is the best way to
pages ISBN: 9780882664415 (0882664417) Published by help any plant flourish and survive tough times, especially
Storey Publishing Early and late grosts, arctic winds, an short or long droughts. Pick the wrong “stuff
dinhospitable terrain are just a few of the obstacles facing ” and you easily can feel overwhelmed. Robert
those who garden in the icebox region of the United States Kourik’s Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and
and Canada. Lewis Hill has spent a lifetime in northern All Climates clearly explains how to use less water yet
Vermont, and is undaunted by the challenges of weather increase the yields of vegetables and promote the growth
and climate. His system for how to garden more and better and flowering of all plants—trees, shrubs, and
in the time that you do have is covered in this extensive container plants—in any climate, even where it rains
308-page guide. Cold-Climate Gardening has much infor- irregularly. In the tradition of the original groundbreaking
mation that will prove invaluable to northern gardeners: book, this fully revised edition incorporates new informa-
how to grow food, how to landscape, techniques to employ tion essential for gardeners, including how to manage
that will protect vulnerable plantings, how to warm up limited water supplies with precision and efficiency,
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16958 16.95 area. Not just for those who live in the snow belt, this book 16434 24.95 and the knowledge is shared in Kourik’s inimitable,
will also be useful to those who garden in microclimates (such as deep valleys or hillsides) or friendly, down-to-earth, and easy-to-understand style. Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and
for those who want to extend their gardening season in any climate. Horticulture has deemed All Climates reveals how to: Utilize drip irrigation for everything you grow—trees, shrubs,
it “an immensely useful book,...written with style, wit, and clarity....” You will garner advice, hanging plants, container plants, and vegetable and flower gardens —and save up to 50
tips, guidance, and encouragement necessary to have a successful gardening season in spite of percent of your water compared to sprinklers. Use a streamlined configuration of hardware and
Mother Nature’s ravages. about Lewis Hill Lewis Hill has been a nurseryman for more than 55 tubing. Choose the best, sturdiest hardware that will last for decades in your home landscape
years. He is the author of 15 books (half written in collaboration with his wife, Nancy Hill) that and vegetable garden. Pick tubing that has no emitters punched on the outside—these
total more than 600,000 copies in print. Lewis’s Secrets of Plant Propagation was selected by have a tendency to break off—and use this tubing buried beneath the surface to irrigate
American Horticultural Society as one of its choices for the “75 Great Garden Books.” The Hills live without losing any water to wind or evaporation. Roll out a drip system in a very short period of
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Ecological Aquaculture Eggs and Chickens
Ecological Aquaculture A Sustainable Solution by Laurence Eggs & Chickens Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-17 By
Hutchinson Ecological Aquaculture offers a design frame- John Vivian Paperback , 32 pages ISBN: 9780882661919
work for successful ecological aquaculture in all but the (0882661914) Published by Storey Publishing Has a
most extreme climates and regions. The systems described chapter on producing your own food!
are not wasteful or polluting; they are self-sustaining.
While primarily aimed at people with a freshwater resource
who want to make use of it in a sustainable way, Ecological
Aquaculture is also a work of groundbreaking ideas and
practices for those interested in environmental manage-
ment and aquatic ecosystem enhancement and repair. It
serves as a reference work for academic research and a
practical guide for planning authorities and conservation
programs. The book includes two AIDGAP freshwater iden-
tification guides. About the Author Laurence Hutchinson
SKU Price Laurence Hutchinson evaluates and works on aquaculture SKU Price
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Europe, and Asia. He is a member of the Freshwater Biological Association and the Organic
Aquaculture Initiative. ...

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Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal Family Friendly Farming
Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal War Stories from the Local Family Friendly Farming A Multi-Generational Home-Based
Food Front by Joel Salatin Drawing upon 40 years’ Business Testament by Joel Salatin Saving the landscape,
experience as an ecological farmer and marketer, Joel rebuilding entrepreneurial rural families, and protecting
Salatin explains with humor and passion why Americans nutritious food are the themes of this timeless treatise-
do not have the freedom to choose the food they purchase hence the word “testament.” Delving into the soul of the
and eat. From child labor regulations to food inspection, Salatin family's nationally acclaimed Polyface Farm,
bureaucrats provide themselves sole discretion over author Joel Salatin offers Family Friendly Farming as the
what food is available in the local marketplace. Their key to dealing with resource issues, food policy, and social
system favors industrial, global corporate food systems fabric. With humor and personal stories, he opens his
and discourages community-based food commerce, family and farm convictions for all to see, share, and enjoy.
resulting in homogenized selection, mediocre quality, and Written from his unabashed “Christian libertarian environ-
exposure to nonorganic farming practices. Salatin’s mentalist capitalist” perspective, his ideas are guaranteed
expert insight explains why local food is expensive and to encourage and challenge virtually every “ism” in the
difficult to find and will illuminate for the reader a deeper culture. It will captivate anyone passionate about healing
SKU Price understanding of the industrial food complex. About SKU Price the land, healing families, and healing the food supply. For
16431 23.95 the Author Joel Salatin Called “the high priest of the 16435 35 several decades young people have been leaving the family
pasture” by The New York Times, Joel Salatin likes to refer to himself as a “Christian-libertarian- farm. The ones left behind are now responsible for society's greatest resources: clean land
environmentalist-lunatic farmer.” He lives with his family on Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah and clean food. Anyone dedicated to preserving these resources will find in these pages a non-
Valley of Virginia. Salatin has developed a system of pasture rotation that produces nutrient-rich governmental, self-empowerment approach to environmentalism and food safety. The heart of
grass and maximizes the composting of animal waste. Each species on the farm is dependent on this book is aimed toward parents tired of their Dilbert cubicle at the end of the expressway who
another. The cows, for example, eat the nutrient rich grass in Pasture A and then are moved to want to reconnect with their children through a pastoral lifestyle. It's written for anyone
Pasture B. The chickens then move to Pasture A where they pick through the cow pies ... who yearns to grow old working with and being adored by value-sharing grandchildren and
honored by passionate, productive adult children. Family Friendly Farming can make any family
business more viable and any family more functional. The ten-chapter section on how to get the
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Fast and Easy Ways to Cook Vegetables Favorite Pickles & Relishes
Fast and Easy Ways to Cook Vegetables Storey Country Favorite Pickles & Relishes Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
Wisdom Bulletin A-105 By Penny Noepel Paperback , 32 A-91 By Andrea Chesman Paperback , 32 pages ISBN:
pages ISBN: 9780882665214 (0882665219) Published by 9780882663340 (0882663348) Published by Storey
Storey Publishing Publishing about Favorite Pickles & Relishes Since 1973,
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered
practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers
master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily.
There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and
their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire
of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal
independence in everyday life. about Andrea Chesman
Andrea Chesman is the author of several cookbooks, includ-
ing, Mom’s Best Desserts and Mom’s Best
One-Dish Suppers. She lives in Vermont with her husband
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Fertilizers for Free Food Drying Techniques
Fertilizers for Free Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletin Food Drying Techniques Storey's Country Wisdom Bul-
A-203 By Charles Siegchrist Paperback , 32 pages ISBN: letin A-197 By Carol W. Costenbader Paperback , 32 pages
9781580172240 (1580172245) Published by Storey ISBN: 9781580172189 (1580172180) Published by Storey
Publishing about Fertilizers for Free Since 1973, Storey’s Publishing Blanching Air-drying Sun-drying Dehydrator
Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on Oven-drying Pasteurizing Packing Rehydrating Fruit Leath-
instructions designed to help readers master dozens of ers Drying Herbs Drying Meats about Food Drying Tech-
country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more niques Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins
than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popular- have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to
ity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly
alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series,
and their remarkable popularity reflects the common de-
sire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal
independence in everyday life. about Carol W. Costenbader
Food writer Carol Costenbader has cooked and preserved
SKU Price SKU Price homegrown fruits, herbs, and vegetables for more than
16959 3.99 16938 3.99 35 years. Besides The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest,
her books include Storey's Well-Stocked Pantry Series: Mustards, Ketchups & Vinegars
and Preserving Fruits & Vegetables. Second in command of the family vegetable garden and a
volunteer cook at Christian Ministries Homeless Shelter, Carol is founder of The Health Adventure
and Friends of the Health Adventure, a good health teaching facility. Carol and her family divide
their time between central Florida and the mountains of North Carolina.

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Four-Season Harvest Fresh Food from Small Spaces
Four-Season Harvest Organic Vegetables From Your Fresh Food from Small Spaces The Square-Inch Gardener’s
Garden All Year Long BY Eliot Coleman Foreword by Barbara Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting
Damrosch “Four-Season Harvest is a magnificent work. by R. J. Ruppenthal “Growing some of one’s own food is
It's enticing, inspiring, sensible, and it opens a whole vital to understanding the cycle of life on our planet and
new world for the home grower.” —Peter Fossel, establishing a measure of independence from the brutality
Country Journal If you love the joys of eating home-garden of the global food production system. Unfortunately, many
vegetables but always thought those joys had to stop at urban dwellers avoid gardening due to a perceived lack
the end of summer, this book is for you. Eliot Coleman of space. Ruppenthal explodes these barriers by showing
introduces the surprising fact that most of the United us in cogent hands-on detail how to cultivate meaningful
States has more winter sunshine than the south of France. quantities of healthful food from the air, sun, water, and
He shows how North American gardeners can successfully earth available to us in our own spaces, no matter how
use that sun to raise a wide variety of traditional winter small.” —Stephen and Rebekah Hren, authors of
vegetables in backyard cold frames and plastic covered The Carbon-Free Home Books on container gardening have
tunnel greenhouses without supplementary heat. Coleman been wildly popular with urban and suburban readers,
SKU Price expands upon his own experiences with new ideas learned SKU Price but until now, there has been no comprehensive “how-to”
16409 24.95 on a winter-vegetable pilgrimage across the ocean to the 16462 24.95 guide for growing fresh food in the absence of open land.
acknowledged kingdom of vegetable cuisine, the southern part of France, which lies on the Fresh Food from Small Spaces fills the gap as a practical, comprehensive, and downright fun
44th parallel, the same latitude as his farm in Maine. This story of sunshine, weather patterns, guide to growing food in small spaces. It provides readers with the knowledge and skills neces-
old limitations and expectations, and new realities is delightfully innovative in the best garden- sary to produce their own fresh vegetables, mushrooms, sprouts, and fermented foods as well as
ing tradition. Four-Season Harvest will have you feasting on fresh produce from your garden to raise bees and chickens—all without reliance on energy-intensive systems like indoor
all through the winter. To learn more about the possibility of a four-season farm, please visit lighting and hydroponics. Readers will learn how to transform their balconies and windowsills
Coleman's website www.fourseasonfarm.com About the Author Eliot Coleman Eliot has into productive vegetable gardens, their countertops and storage lockers into commercial-
over 30 years experience in all aspects of organic farming, including field vegetables, green- quality sprout and mushroom farms, and their outside nooks and crannies into whatever they
house vegetables, rotational grazing of cattle and sheep, and range poultry. He is the author of can imagine, including sustainable nurseries for honeybees and chickens. Free space for the city
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Fresh from the Garden Cookbook Wildly Successful Plants Northern California
Fresh from the Garden Cookbook Recipes Inspired by From the author of Golden Gate Gardening (over 20,000
Kitchen Gardens Ann Lovejoy In this new book, Ann exu- copies sold) comes this complete guide to the most reli-
berantly consolidates her gardening and cooking expertise able, must-have plants for Northern California gardens.
into a year-round feast of fruits, vegetables, and herbs, Pam Peirce pinpoints 50 often overlooked main plant
complete with color photographs. Her simple, uncluttered species that effortlessly add dazzle to gardens throughout
recipes emphasize bright flavors and a creativity centered Northern California. These tough yet beautiful plants
on an abundance of fresh produce, from the familiar to bloom yearlong and persevere in gardens despite neglect,
the more exotic. Fresh from the Garden will appeal even drought, or frost. This book profiles these “”regional survi-
to readers who don’t have a vegetable garden or orchard vors,”” spotlighting such plants as calla lilies, nasturtiums,
in their backyard: Thanks to the ever-expanding farmers cineraria, and more. A resource for all gardeners, it includes
markets and popular community-supported agriculture chapters on the history, climate, and care of plants, as well
programs in the Pacific Northwest, fresh, organic produce is as weeds, annuals, perennials, bulbs, succulentscactus,
always easy to come by. and shrubs. It also contains lists of other well-adapted
plants beyond those in the 50 species profiled.
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From Vines to Wines Garden Seed Inventory
From Vines to Wines The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes Garden Seed Inventory, Sixth Edition An Inventory of Seed
and Making Your Own Wine By Jeff Cox Paperback , 256 Catalogs Listing All Nonhybrid Vegetable Seeds Available
pages ISBN: 9781580171052 (1580171052) Published by in the United States and Canada by Seed Savers Exchange
Storey Publishing Create you own backyard winery! From Garden Seed Inventory is an essential reference for all
breaking ground to savoring the finished product, Jeff serious vegetable growers who care about seeds and
Cox's From Vines to Wines is the most complete and preserving our common garden heritage. This comprehen-
up-to-date guide to growing flawless grapes and making sive “catalog of catalogs” is now available in an updated
extraordinary wine. Wine connoisseurs, gardeners, and sixth edition, and lists nearly 8,500 nonhybrid varieties
home winemakers will find the latest techniques in this of everything from amaranth to zucchini. As traditional
fully revised and updated edition. With thorough, illus- plant breeding gives way to bioengineering and patented
trated instructions, you'll learn how to: -- Choose and varieties, it has become even more important to recognize
prepare a vineyard site -- Construct sturdy and effective and preserve our rich vegetable legacy: seeds brought to
trellising systems -- Plant, prune, and harvest the perfect this country by immigrants from every corner of the world,
grapes for your climate -- Press, ferment, age and bottle or developed here by farmers and breeders for superior
SKU Price your own wine -- Judge wine for clarity, color, aroma, body, SKU Price taste, regional adaptability, disease resistance, and other
16931 18.95 and taste about Jeff Cox Freelance author and journalist 16410 26 virtues. Far from being obsolete or inferior, these varieties
Jeff Cox is a contributing editor to Organic Gardening magazine, The Wine News, and is the represent the cream of our vegetable crops. Garden Seed Inventory opens the door and invites
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Grafting Fruit Trees Grow the Best Strawberries
Grafting Fruit Trees Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin Grow the Best Strawberries Storey’s Country Wisdom
A-35 By Larry Southwick Paperback , 32 pages ISBN: Bulletin A-190 By Louise Riotte Paperback , 32 pages
9780882662091 (0882662090) Published by Storey ISBN: 9781580171588 (1580171583) Published by Storey
Publishing Definition of terms Wound Dressing Why Graft? Publishing Since 1973, Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletins
Types of Grafts When to Graft or Bud Source of Scion and have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to
Bud Wood Ten Essentials of Successful Grafting Ten most help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly
asked questions and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series,
and their remarkable popularity reflects the common de-
sire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal
independence in everyday life. about Louise Riotte Beloved
Storey author and life-long gardener Louise Riotte passed
away in 1998 at the age of 89. She wrote 12 books on
gardening, companion planting, and garden lore, among
them the ever-popular Carrots Love Tomatoes, which has
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16826 3.99 16960 3.99 to believe in and practice astrology, while her mother was
a practicing herbalist. Together they inevitably influenced her life and her books, Roses Love
Garlic, Astrological Gardening, Sleeping with a Sunflower, Catfish Ponds & Lily Pads, and her
most recent book, Raising Animals by the Moon. Her own line drawings are included in all her
books. Before authoring books, Riotte was a ghost writer for Simon & Schuster and for Jerry
Baker’s radio gardening show, and she wrote a number of articles for Organic Gardening as well.
Riotte took pride in her garden near her home in Ardmore, Oklahoma, which her son Eugene
helped care for in her later years.

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Growing & Using Dill Growing & Using Herbs Successfully
Growing & Using Dill Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin Growing & Using Herbs Successfully By Betty E. M.
A-200 By Glenn Andrews Paperback , 32 pages ISBN: Jacobs Paperback , 240 pages ISBN: 9780882662497
9781580172219 (1580172210) Published by Storey (088266249X) Published by Storey Publishing about
Publishing When, where and how to plant. Harvesting and Growing & Using Herbs Successfully Nowhere will you
Preserving TONS of Recips Dill Butter Recipe Dill Vinegar find more complete and straightforward information on
Recipe Appetizers, Soups, Etc... growing, harvesting, and using herbs. If fanciful prose
and personal anecdotes are not your cup of tea (although
we can’t resist it!), this book will satisfy your thirst
for hard-core, unfiltered horticultural know-how. This
illustrated guide teaches readers how to plant, propagate,
harvest, dry, freeze, store, and sell (both wholesale and
retail) 64 of the most popular herbs. One of the best and
most straightforward works on growing herbs that this
reviewer and zealous herb grower has read.-- New York Bo-
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16809 3.99 16961 14.95 Gardens and Rodale Book Clubs. Over 113,000 copies sold.
about Betty E. M. Jacobs With her husband, Betty E. M. Jacobs started Canada’s first commercial
Herb Farm in 1965 on a southern Vancouver Island. Their experience running this farm for eight
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Growing & Using Lavender Growing Great Garlic
Growing & Using Lavender Storey's Country Wisdom Growing Great Garlic The Definitive Guide for Organic
Bulletin A-155 By Patricia R. Barrett Paperback , 32 pages Gardeners and Small Farmers BY Ron L. Engeland The
ISBN: 9780882664750 (0882664751) Published by Storey first garlic book written specifically for organic garden-
Publishing about Growing & Using Lavender Since 1973, ers and small-scale farmers Growing Great Garlic is the
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered definitive grower's guide written by a small scale
practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers farmer who makes his living growing over 200 strains of
master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. garlic. Commercial growers will want to consult this book
There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and regularly. The author tells us: which strains to plant when
their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire to fertilize when to plant when to prune flower stalks how
of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal to plant when to harvest Plus, how to store, market, and
independence in everyday life. about Patricia R. Barrett process the crop. Growing Great Garlic makes a genuine
Author Patti Barrett is stress-free as she gardens and cleans contribution in the field of garlic classification that will
at home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Her dwelling help the public recognize several distinct varietal types
encounters much traffic--she lives with her husband, of garlic. About the Author Ron L. Engeland For the past
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Herbal Antibiotics Holy Shit
Herbal Antibiotics Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug- Holy Shit Managing Manure To Save Mankind by Gene
Resistant Bacteria By Stephen Harrod Buhner Paperback , Logsdon Illustrations by Brooke Budner “With a combina-
144 pages ISBN: 9781580171489 (1580171486) Published tion of deep knowledge, longtime farming experience,
by Storey Publishing about Herbal Antibiotics Current infor- and great humor, Gene Logsdon tells us everything we
mation about antibiotic resistant microbes and the herbs don't know about human and animal wastes, and
that are effective in fighting them. about Stephen Harrod what to do about it. As the author writes, 'Sooner or
Buhner Some have titled Stephen Harrod Buhner as one of later we have to live in the same world as our colons.'
the forerunners of our time for the return to an ecological Not to mention the wastes of all the animals we raise for
foundation of healing. However, he comes from a long food! This is the book to read if you give a crap about crap.”
line of medical practitioners and healers. His grandfather —Sim Van der Ryn, Author of The Toilet Papers In
was president of the Kentucky Medical Association and his insightful new book, Holy Shit, Managing Manure To
his great-uncle was Surgeon General of the United States. Save Mankind, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides
Stephen has added to this family heritage by becoming the inside story of manure—our greatest, yet most
a respected figure in herbal medicine. He is the author of misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a
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16962 12.95 Liver, as well as Sacred Plant Medicine; One Spirit, Many 16934 17.5 human manure—worth billions of dollars in fertil-
Peoples; and Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers. He is a national lecturer on herbal medicine and izer value—but that spends a staggering amount of money to do so. This wastefulness
is an adjunct faculty member at the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies. Stephen has makes even less sense as the supply of mined or chemically synthesized fertilizers dwindles and
served as president of the Colorado Association for Healing Practitioners and as a lobbyist on their cost skyrockets. In fact, he argues, if we do not learn how to turn our manures into fertil-
herbal and holistic medicines and education in the Colorado legislature. izer to keep food production in line with increasing population, our civilization, like so many
that went before it, will inevitably decline. With his trademark humor, his years of experience
writing about both farming and waste management, and his uncanny eye for the small but
important details, Logsdon artfully describes how to manage farm manure, pet manure, and
human manure to make fertilizer and humus. He covers the field, so to speak, discussing topics
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Homebrewers Garden Homegrown Whole Grains
Homebrewers Garden The Homebrewer's Garden Homegrown Whole Grains Grow, Harvest, and Cook Wheat,
How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops, Barley, Oats, Rice, Corn and More By Sara Pitzer Paperback ,
Malts, Brewing Herbs By Joe Fisher and Dennis Fisher Pa- 168 pages ISBN: 9781603421539 (160342153X) Published
perback , 192 pages ISBN: 9781580170109 (1580170102) by Storey Publishing A backyard field of grains? Yes,
Published by Storey Publishing Grow Your Own...Brew Your absolutely! Wheat and corn are rapidly replacing grass
Own! If you have a backyard, or even a sun-facing porch, in the yards of dedicated locavores across the country.
you can greatly enhance the flavor, aroma, and uniqueness For adventurous homeowners who want to get in on the
of your homebrew by growing your own hops, brewing movement, Homegrown Whole Grains is the place to begin.
herbs, and malt grains. Easy instructions will help you put Growing whole grains is simpler and more rewarding than
the “home” into your homebrew from setting up your first most people imagine. With as little as 1000 square feet of
hop trellis, to malting grain at home, to brewing recipes land, backyard farmers can grow enough wheat to harvest
specially formulated for homegrown ingredients. When you 50 pounds in a single afternoon - and those 50 pounds
grow your own organic ingredients, you can be sure they can be baked into 50 loaves of fresh bread. In addition to
are the freshest and purest available. about Joe Fisher Joe providing information on wheat and corn, Homegrown
SKU Price Fisher is a freelance writer who has worked as an assistant SKU Price Whole Grains includes complete growing, harvesting,
16873 14.95 tapster in Oxford, where he became acquainted with real 16771 14.95 and threshing instructions for barley, millet, oats, rice,
beer. He has written many articles for The New England Coastal News, a bi-monthly newspaper rye, spelt, and quinoa, and lighter coverage of several specialty grains. Readers will also find
on maritime subjects. Committed kit brewers with a history of success, Joe and his brother helpful tips on processing whole grains, from what to look for in a home mill to how to dry corn
Dennis are members of the American Homebrewer's Association, Seed Savers Exchange, and remove the hulls from barley and rice. Chapters for each grain include inventive recipes
Flower & Herb Exchange, Maine Organic Farmers' and Gardeners' Association. They for cereals, desserts, casseroles, salads, soups and stews, and, of course, home-baked breads,
have written for Zymurgy magazine and live and brew in Winterport, Maine. Together they have the crowning achievement of the home grain grower. Sara Pitzer shares dozens of ideas for
written Storey's Brewing Made Easy, Great Beer From Kits, and The Homebrewer's using whole grains - from cooking sturdy wheat berries in a slow cooker to malting barley for
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wheat, barley, quinoa, and the other grain crops are healthful additions to every diet. about
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Sustainable Food How to Stay Alive in the Woods
How to Buy Right and Spend Less Wondering whether it’s How to Stay Alive in the Woods A Complete Guide to Food,
worth it to splurge on the locally raised beef? What about Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere By Bradford Angier
those organic carrots? New in the Chelsea Green Guides Hardback , 320 pages ISBN: 9781579122218 (1579122213)
series, Sustainable Food: How to Buy Right and Spend Less Published by Black Dog & Leventhal about How to Stay
helps the average shopper navigate the choices, whether Alive in the Woods HOW TO STAY ALIVE IN THE WOODS is a
strolling the aisles of a modern supermarket or foraging practical, readable-and potentially indispensable-manual
at a local farmers market. This down-to-earth, casual for anyone venturing into the great outdoors. Broken
guide—small enough to be slipped into your pocket— down into four essential sections, Sustenance, Warmth,
answers these and other questions for the shopper: Orientation and Safety, this enlightening guide reveals how
What are the differences among organic, local, fair-trade, to catch game without a gun, what plants to eat (full-color
free-range, naturally raised, and biodynamic foods? How illustrations of these make identification simple), how to
affordable is it to subscribe to a CSA farm—and what are build a warm shelter, make clothing, protect yourself and
the advantages? Is it better to choose wild Alaskan salmon signal for help. Detailed illustrations and expanded instruc-
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placements for sweeteners from faraway lands? What do the distinctions between shade-grown
and trellised coffee mean? Is shark okay to eat? How about mackerel? Why is the war on plastic
bags so important? Sustainable eating just got easier. About the Author Elise McDonough Elise
McDonough trained at New York City’s Natural Gourmet Institute, but her informal training in
counterculture cuisine began at the Cleveland Food Co-op, where she was initiated into the
world of food politics, strange ingredients, and alternative diets. She lives in New York, where
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The Ann Lovejoy Handbook of Northwest Keeping the Harvest
Gardening
In this updated second edition of Ann Lovejoy's Keeping the Harvest Discover the Homegrown Goodness
definitive gardening manual, Lovejoy explains how to cre- of Putting Up Your Own Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs Over
ate gorgeous ornamental gardens follwing the principles 200,000 copies in print! Revised and updated to meet the
and techniques of organic and sustainable gardening. USDA guidelines. By Nancy Chioffi and Gretchen Mead Pa-
Emphasizing good soil prep, composting, drainage, mulch- perback , 208 pages ISBN: 9780882666501 (0882666509)
ing, and proper plant selection. Lovejoy covers every step Published by Storey Publishing In all my years I don't
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goal of creating a lovely garden without chemical fertilizers ent types of food storage methods. Exhaustive diagrams,
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photographs throughout show the splendid results. How much to plant with garden planning chart showing
variety and yield. Nutritional Effects of Storing Food Freez-
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fruitvegetables, sulfuring, fruit leathers, drying herbs, and microwave drying herbs. Common
storage methods and Grains; root cellars, building a root cellar, storage containers, outdoor stor-
age, storing grains, and sprouting seeds for food. Part Two; very detailed instructions, specific
vegetables and fruits, and best methods. Over 40 pages. Fruits and Berries; tips for canning,
yield fresh to canned, syrups, and fruit juices of many types. Part III; exhaustive list of charts and
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