From the Ground Up - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From the Ground Up write by Jeanne Nolan. This book was released on 2013. From the Ground Up available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When Jeanne Nolan, a teenager in search of a less materialistic, more authentic existence, left Chicago in 1987 to join a communal farm, she had no idea that her decades-long journey would lead her to the heart of a movement that is currently changing our nation's relationship to food. Now a leader in the sustainable food movement, Nolan shares her story in From the Ground Up, helping us understand the benefits of organic gardening-- or the environment, our health, our wallets, our families, and our communities.
The New Organic Grower
The New Organic Grower - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New Organic Grower write by Eliot Coleman. This book was released on 1995-10-01. The New Organic Grower available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With more than 45,000 sold since 1989, The New Organic Grower has become a modern classic. In this newly revised and expanded edition, master grower Eliot Coleman continues to present the simplest and most sustainable ways of growing top-quality organic vegetables. Coleman updates practical information on marketing the harvest, on small-scale equipment, and on farming and gardening for the long-term health of the soil. The new book is thoroughly updated, and includes all-new chapters such as: Farm-Generated Fertility—how to meet your soil-fertility needs from the resources of your own land, even if manure is not available. The Moveable Feast—how to construct home-garden and commercial-scale greenhouses that can be easily moved to benefit plants and avoid insect and disease build-up. The Winter Garden—how to plant, harvest, and sell hardy salad crops all winter long from unheated or minimally heated greenhouses. Pests—how to find "plant-positive" rather than "pest-negative" solutions by growing healthy, naturally resistant plants. The Information Resource—how and where to learn what you need to know to grow delicious organic vegetables, no matter where you live. Written for the serious gardener or small market farmer, The New Organic Grower proves that, in terms of both efficiency and profitability, smaller can be better.
The Organic Gardener
The Organic Gardener - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Organic Gardener write by Christine & Lavelle Lavelle, Michael. This book was released on 2011. The Organic Gardener available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Whether starting an organic garden from scratch or applying organic principles to an existing garden, this book is filled with step-by-step information that will help you achieve your goal.
The Organic Gardener
The Organic Gardener - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Organic Gardener write by Catharine Osgood Foster. This book was released on 1972. The Organic Gardener available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A guide to organic gardening contains practical suggestions for planting vegetables, flowers, and herbs with emphasis on nutritional soil and biological rather than chemical control.
Teaming with Microbes
Teaming with Microbes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Teaming with Microbes write by Jeff Lowenfels. This book was released on 2010-09-10. Teaming with Microbes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it.” —American Gardener When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. Teaming with Microbes offers an alternative to this vicious circle, and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life—not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. This must-have guide is for everyone, from those devoted to organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy plants without resorting to chemicals.
