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The Ever Curious Gardener

by Lee Reich

Curious why caressing your cucumber plants will help them bear more fruit? Or why you should grow oranges from seed even if the fruit is inedible? Or why trees need to sleep and how to help them?

Join acclaimed...

Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming

by Frank Holzman

Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming informs and inspires gardeners, and farmers, who wish to bring quality and integrity into their work with the land. It is about developing close relationships with...

The Food Forest Handbook

by Michelle Czolba & Darrell Frey

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...

Vertical Gardening: Guide On Vertical Gardening For Beginners For Homesteading

by Dean Simpson

Learning the art of vertical gardening takes time and this is the ultimate gardening handbook for those wishing to get started.

Dean Simpson has crafted a world-class vertical gardening book for you and your...

Straw Bale Gardens: Best Straw Bale Gardening For Vegetable Gardening

by Diane Joel

Want to build the perfect DIY garden?

Diane Joel has created the ultimate straw bale gardening guide for those who are ready to take the next step in their gardening journey. This provides a range of gardening...

Homesteading Gardening For Beginners: A Complete Gardening Guide For You

by Sara Jones

Want to learn gardening the right way? Want to know how to self sustain? Many people are aware of the benefits with organic ingredients, but are unable to grow them on their own and cite higher prices as a stumbling...

Ornamental Tropical Shrubs

by Amanda Jarrett

For gardeners lucky enough to live in the subtropical and tropical zones, here are 83 shrubs they can count on to display beautiful flowers and/or colorful, interesting leaves. Stunning color photos and practical...

The Scything Handbook: Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows and Harvest Grain with a Scythe

by Ian Miller & Kiko Denzer

The Zen approach to mowing lawns, wacking weeds, harvesting crops, and building modern homesteader abs!

The Vermont Gardener's Companion

by Henry Homeyer

The Vermont Gardener's Companion tells how to get the most out of Vermont’s short gardening season and details how readers can use organic methods to improve soil, deal with diseases and pests, and get better...

The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work

by Ben Hartman

A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation

To many people today, using the words "factory" and "farm" in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though,...

Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening: How to Grow Nutrient-Dense, Soil-Sprouted Greens in Less Than 10 days

by Peter Burke

The Low-Tech, No-Grow-Lights Approach to Abundant Harvest

Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening offers good news: with nothing more than a cupboard and a windowsill, you can grow all the fresh salad greens you need...

One-Straw Revolutionary: The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka

by Larry Korn

One-Straw Revolutionary represents the first commentary on the work of the late Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 - 2008), widely considered to be natural farming's most influential practitioner....

Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation

by Tradd Cotter

What would it take to grow mushrooms in space? How can mushroom cultivation help us manage, or at least make use of, invasive species such as kudzu and water hyacinth and thereby reduce dependence on herbicides?...

Seed Libraries: And Other Means of Keeping Seeds in the Hands of the People

by Cindy Conner

Community-based initiatives to preserve and protect our food supply

Aquaponics Algae: How to Control, Combat and Get Rid of Algae in Aquaponics System

by Timothy Tripp

Aquaponics is one of several alternative food growing techniques that are being embraced by food growers worldwide. An aquaponic growing system that combines aquaculture (where growers raise aquatic animals...

Hydroponics Advantages and Disadvantages: Pros and Cons of Having a Hydroponic Garden

by Timothy Tripp

There are many challenges that are facing the human species. As the human race advances further into the 21st century, some of the crises and issues we face include a rapidly expanding world population, increasing...

Hydroponics Systems: How to Build a Hydroponic System For Your Garden

by Timothy Tripp

Hydroponics is the art of farming using water solutions without the need of soil as a medium for the plants. This way of farming has been around for a very long time that there were a lot of ancient nations...

Aquaponics Bacteria: Importance of Bacterias in Aquaponics System

by Timothy Tripp

With the increasing use and importance of aquaponics in the commercial and domestic sectors, the awareness of these systems has become more relevant these days. We all may be much familiar with aquaponics systems...

Aquaponics in Winter: How to Heat Your Aquaponic Garden in Cold Climate

by Timothy Tripp

Aquaponics is a food production system that is increasingly being utilized by people all over the world. This farming technique is a sustainable and environmentally friendly form of agriculture that combines...

Hydroponics Fertilizing: The Ultimate Guide on How to Fertilize Your Hydroponic Garden

by Timothy Tripp

Carrying out gardening in the open is a great way to enjoy the local environment and its subsequent produce. But my question is what if you don't have enough outdoor space and soil to grow your produce? That...