Book Reviews
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Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for All Senses and Seasons
Ever since the Slow Food movement, started by Carlo Petrini in the 1980s, began to gain worldwide attention, “slow” has become the new “it” word. Everything, we are now advised, should be done slowly. From art to parenting to travel, if we have to do it, and if we already can’t find time to do it, the curious solution seems to be to just do it—but even...
Gaia's Garden
I just finished reading this book. I have been reading as many books on permaculture that I can for the past month. This is by far the best book on the subject that I have found. Since permaculture was developed in Australia, most of the books deal with different plant and animal species and you have to constantly exchange north for south and vice versa. This book deals...
Sepp Holzer's Permaculture
A book review of Sepp Holzer's Permaculture book, 'A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening.' I have to say that I was very eager to obtain a copy of Sepp Holzer's book which I advanced ordered early in January of this year. Our Permaculture class studied the masters on the subject such as Bill Mollison, David Holmgren,...
Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times
Gardening can be a way to connect with nature, enjoy delicious produce for much less than you'd pay at the market or experiment with heirloom varieties or the latest cutting-edge hybrids. But becoming a proficient gardener is also a way to increase your self-sufficiency and prepare for the rigors of hard times. As author Carol Deppe, a long-time gardener with a PhD in biology and decades of...
Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System
Worm composting is fun, easy and educational. It even has a fancy scientific name that you can throw out at your next party: vermicomposting. The acknowledged bible of vermicomposting is Mary Appelhof's Worms Eat My Garbage.The basic idea of worm composting is that you set up a bin of some kind in which you place your daily garbage and some worms. The worms eat the garbage, turning it into...
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