Grow Your Food Forest: A Permaculture GuideUnpublished

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"A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground." --Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden Supply Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes the...

The revised and expanded edition of the classic, comprehensive how-to guide on successful land management and how to build durable and productive land-based systems Complete with full-color photography and detailed design drawings Author Ben Falk describes how...

Design, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intended--in layers.  Say goodbye to long, straight rows of vegetable plants lined up and waiting for attacks from pests and diseases, and say hello to...

Today's gardeners want a bit of everything-vegetables, fruit, medicinal herbs, flowers for pollinators, and even chickens for eggs. The dream is to build a diverse landscape that serves multiple functions, but achieving that goal can be intimidating and overwhelming. Homesteader Leah M. Webb...

An organic gardening expert "empowers readers with skills and understanding" so they can ensure their vegetable gardens thrive in good times--and in bad (Sandor Ellix Katz). Perfect for vegetable gardeners at all levels of experience The Resilient Gardener is a conceptual...

2021 AHS Book Award Winner Companion planting has a long history of use by gardeners, but the explanation of why it works has been filled with folklore and conjecture. Plant Partners delivers a research-based rationale for this ever-popular growing technique, offering dozens of ways you can use...

More than 150,000 copies sold--National Bestseller! Go back to basics--compost, raising chickens, water and irrigation, dealing with pests, and much more--with this unique, full color bestseller (over 400,000 sold). Mini Farming describes a holistic...

Let expert forager and Appalachian native Whitney Johnson (@appalachian_forager) be your friendly guide to foraging over 50 North American species of edible and medicinal fungi.  Go Forth and Forage is a detailed field guide to identifying, harvesting, and...

An accessible exploration of 48 medicinal and culinary herbs to grow and use year-round, with information on gardening, cooking, and integrating herbs as part of a holistic wellness routine. Herbs bring in more bees, more birds, and more beneficial insects to the garden. They...

"Ideas for beautifully growing vegetables, herbs, and fruit all over your yard" (Better Homes & Gardens)from award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas   What if, instead of relegating our vegetable patch to a remote corner...

The benefits of foraging for food are far and wide. Whether you're looking for ways to become more self-sufficient, save money, or develop healthier habits, this guide is an extensive on-the-go directory of more than 100 profiles for wild plants, herbs, fruits, nuts, mushrooms, seaweeds, and...

How to Forage for Wild Foods without Dying is a book for anyone who likes to go on nature walks and would like to learn about the edible plants they're most likely to come across-no matter what region they're in. Author Ellen Zachos shares her considerable expertise,...

Learn how to build an enduring, resilient, and biodiverse landscape prized by pollinators and people alike from the foremost authority on gardening in North America. The second book in the American Horticultural Society's series of growing guides, Essential Guide to...

Within this comprehensive reference book lie the secrets to keeping your garden beautiful despite the elements, with design and planting concepts for prolonged wintry conditions. Though many plants go dormant in wintry months, there are many inspiring cultivars and varieties...

A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner. Homeowners spend billions of hours-and dollars-watering, mowing, and...