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[Carol Deppe] 2nd edition. Great info for both farmers and gardeners on how to breed your own locally adapted varieties, with inspiring tales of such interesting vegetables as popping chickpeas, hairy mustards, purple peas, rainbow corn, storage watermelons, and many more. Softcover, 384 pp. |
$27.95
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[Rowen White and Bryan Connolly] A simple and thorough introduction to on-farm seed saving, breeding and selection for farmers and gardeners. Step-by-step instructions for creating a new breeding project, from deciding on goals and finding seedstock to making selections and evaluating crops.... |
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[Charles Siegchrist] This handy booklet gives easy-to-follow instructions for the use and construction of cold frames. Softcover, 32 pp. |
$3.95
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[Jeff McCormack, Kathleen Maier, Patty Wallens] A comprehensive treatment of Bahamian bush medicine, dedicated to the preservation and continued use of this knowledge before it is lost. Covers 120 medicinal plants, including details of administration and dosage, pharmacology, and cross-cultural... |
$37.00
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Central Virginia grower Cindy Conner takes us through a year in her garden. Using hand tools she grows cover crops amongst her vegetable crops to keep down weeds and nourish the soil, then cuts down the cover crops to use for mulch and compost. Features many of our veggie faves (Bloody Butcher... |
$35.00
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Central Virginia bio-intensive mini-farmer Cindy Conner is back with a winning DVD and accompanying CD to help you enjoy your garden to the max. Cindy shows you how to put together a plan unique to your garden conditions and growing preferences. Field trips to a half-dozen gardens illustrate her... |
$40.00
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[Eliot Coleman] Organic grower Eliot Coleman grows food year-round on his farm in Maine; those of us further south can too! Besides spring and summer vegetables, Coleman gives great advice on growing fall and winter veggies in cold frames, under row covers, and inside unheated greenhouses (high... |
$24.95
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[Steve Solomon] Here's the scoop on traditional techniques that produce the most food in hard times, without a lot of mulch, compost, and water. Current popular intensive vegetable garden styles require a lot of water, fertility, and organic matter. This book shows you how to reduce your garden... |
$19.95
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Our useful 4-page guide is included free with all fall onion and garlic shipments. However, if you wish to get this guide separate from a fall onion and garlic shipment, order it using this item number! |
$1.25
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[C. Forrest McDowell, PhD & Tricia Clark-McDowell] This small, inexpensive treasure of a book distills the basics into 68 colorful, accessible, even humorous, pages. The authors have decades of experience growing food and teaching others to grow food. This book is a step-by-step guide to producing... |
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[Jim Long] Ozarks herbalist Jim Long's overview of the US's most popular herbs: basil, lavender, parsley, mint, rosemary, oregano/marjoram, thyme, sage, chives, and cilantro. Good growing, harvesting, and drying info, with tasty recipes as well. 2007. Softcover, 36 pp. |
$6.95
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[Ron Engeland] This is the definitive sourcebook for growing garlic organically. Written for gardeners and small farmers, it covers everything from site preparation through planting, fertilizing, harvesting, storing, and marketing. Also includes chapters on the history and evolution of garlic... |
$16.95
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We are currently sold out of this book. We will have it available again by 3/20/13. [James Green] An indispensable guide for anyone who wants to make their own herbal medicines. The author is a practicing herbalist and medicine-maker who teaches at the California School of Herbal Studies. This... |
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[C. Forrest McDowell, PhD & Tricia Clark-McDowell] Over a million copies of this delightful and inspiring book are in print. It's used by hundreds of municipalities, organizations, and businesses to spread the word about home composting. It covers pretty much all you need to know in a simple,... |
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[Jim Long] Step-by-step directions for making full-sized garden trellises, miniatures for the deck planter, gates, arbors, and decorative fences as well. Information is included for finding and choosing trellis wood, descriptions of the best kind of wood to use, along with recommended tools and... |
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This excellent book is no longer directly available for purchase as of February 2013 -- according to the folks at Penn State Publications the book is only available now as part of a larger information... |
$19.95
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[Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac] Combines the magical world of Native American stories with the nurturing experience of gardening. Learn how to grow traditional "Three Sisters" gardens of corn, beans, and squash. Explore the relationships between people and the gardens of the Earth, seed... |
$16.95
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[Nancy Bubel] Comprehensive, updated guide to seed and seedling care, indoors and out. Topics include light and temperature requirements, transplanting, diagnosis and correction of problems, requirements of vegetable crops, pollination, selection, seed saving, and seed storage. Contains numerous... |
$17.95
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[Dr. John Nazavio] "John Navazio has made a keystone contribution to the future of the grassroots organic seed movement. The Organic Seed Grower is a fundamental resource for the preservation and improvement of agricultural biodiversity." -- Dr. Jeff McCormack, SESE founder.... |
$49.95
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[Bryan Connoly with contributing editor CR Lawn] A how-to guide for the small producer. This tenth book in NOFA's Organic Principles & Treatises covers techniques for growing and harvesting seeds, combining this with an explanation of the importance of crop plant genetic diversity. Written for... |
$12.95
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[Carol Deppe] Oregon farmer and plant breeder Carol Deppe's new book is a great read for intermediate and advanced growers. Deppe gives good strategies for how to successfully garden when health and other issues limit one's time. She focuses on 5 main subsistence foods (corn, beans, squash,... |
$29.95
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[Peter Hatch] The gardens of Thomas Jefferson continue to inspire gardeners. In this beautifully annotated book, Peter Hatch, who led the restoration of the gardens at Monticello, takes us on a tour of their history, from the first artichokes and asparagus planted in 1770 through the horticultural... |
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[Bill Best] Highlights Appalachian varieties like Lazy Wife Greasy bean, Cherokee Flour corn, Case Knife bean, and Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter tomato, along with the stories of the seed savers that have preserved them. For over 50 years Bill Best has been in the forefront of a movement to... |
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[Suzanne Ashworth] 2nd edition. This is the first thorough and comprehensive book on seed saving intended for both new and experienced seed savers. It covers all major and minor vegetable crops, many herbs, and unusual or rare vegetable crops. Discusses pollination dynamics, methods of... |
$24.95
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[Janisse Ray] Seed savers are stubborn and passionate people. Join Janisse Ray as she meets seed savers all over the U.S., and hear stories of heirlooms like Candy Roaster squash and Running Conch cowpea – varieties that will be lost if we fail to save and share the seeds. The author is a Georgia... |
$17.95
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[Harvey Ussery] Virginia grower Harvey Ussery’s excellent comprehensive guide to raising chickens and other poultry naturally. Includes topics such as raising one’s own poultry feed, grazing poultry for soil fertility, working with heirloom breeds, and much more. Full color, great... |
$39.95
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[Gene Logsdon] An engaging introduction to grains for intermediate and advanced growers. Covers grains of all sorts (rye, wheat, barley, oats, rice, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, etc.) as well as corn and beans. We wish it included some more details and numbers, but it's still an informative... |
$29.95
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Now sold out for 2013 -- new edition will be available September 2013 A yearly guidebook to using the cosmic rhythms in working the land to help determine the best times for planting, pruning, and harvesting. Based on ages of farming experience and observation,... |
$14.95
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[Pam Dawling] A practical guide for farmers or serious gardeners raising a variety of crops on a few acres. The author is a contributing editor to Growing for Market magazine. She provides a wealth of how-to growing details, time-saving field techniques, and extensive info on variety selections... |
$34.95
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[George Kuepper] A simple guide to small-scale, ecological production of pure sorghum syrup. Chapters on harvesting, milling, juicing, cooking, packaging, labeling, pricing, and more. Includes sources of supplies and equipment. Spiral bound paperback, 96 pp. |
$16.95
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[E. Pfeiffer] 3rd edition. The presence of common garden weeds provides valuable clues about your soil, your garden environment, and the kinds of conditions that favor weed growth. This book tells you how to read the weeds. Softcover, 80 pp. |
$13.95
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[Sandor Katz] This book is a fave. Nearly 100 home recipes for vegetable ferments (sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles); bean ferments (miso, dosas); dairy ferments (yogurt); cheesemaking (and vegan alternatives); sourdough and other grain fermentations from Cherokee, African, Japanese, and Russian... |
$25.00
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This book is currently sold out. We are trying to find additional copies. [Doug Elliot] An illustrated forager's guide to the edible and medicinal roots, tubers, corms, and rhizomes of North America. Over 55 plants are covered as edibles, teas, medicines, toothpaste, shampoo, and dyes. This is an... |
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[Brett Grohsgal and Julia Shanks] Over 50 delicious, inexpensive,
seasonally inspired recipes designed for the winter CSA subscribers
at Even’ Star Organic Farm in Maryland. The authors
draw on their combined 35 years of professional cooking
experience to bring recipes designed to use the... |
$12.00
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Certified Organic
Heirloom
particularly suited to the mid-Atlantic & similar regions
Ecologically Grown
