Keyword: gardening

Backyard Bounty
The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
by Linda Gilkeson

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? Would you like to enjoy fresh, home-grown produce every month of the year?
Backyard Bounty …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Eco-yards
Simple Steps to Earth-Friendly Landscapes
by Laureen Rama

Many urban yards are essentially unproductive patches of grass, requiring constant attention for no return. Through sustainable, organic landscaping, these small or large plots of land can become part of the solution to today's environmental …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

From Container to Kitchen
Growing Fruits and Vegetables in Pots
by D.J. Herda

More and more people are recognizing the need for nutritious, local, sustainable food, but organic options can be costly, and the produce sections of most supermarkets are packed with fruits and vegetables that have racked up more frequent flier …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Energy-Wise Landscape Design
A New Approach for your Home and Garden
by Sue Reed

Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America's total energy use, and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of …
related subjects: Green Building , Food and Gardening

The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City
by Tom Javits, Helga Olkowski, Farallones Institute, Sim Van der Ryn & Bill Olkowski

The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City is a comprehensive guide to achieving a completely sustainable urban lifestyle by creating a mini-ecosystem where residents grow their own fruits and vegetables, raise chickens, rabbits, and …
related subjects: New Catalyst Books

Gardening for the Faint of Heart
by Robin Wheeler

This humorous yet practicalgardening guide will help youget "down to earth". Packedwith whimsical illustrationsand overflowing with usefulsuggestions, Gardening for theFaint of Heart is ideal for thenovice gardener. Learn abouteverything from …
related subjects: Food and Gardening , New Catalyst Books

Guerrilla Gardening
A Manualfesto
by David Tracey

The term "guerrilla" may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerrilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons are shovels, and the mission is to transform an …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Gardening When It Counts
Growing Food in Hard Times
by Steve Solomon

The decline of cheap oil is inspiring increasing numbers of North Americans to achieve some measure of backyard food self-sufficiency. In hard times, the family can be greatly helped by growing a highly productive food garden, requiring little cash …
related subjects: Food and Gardening , Post Carbon Prep / Peak Oil