Showing posts with label Book Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Reviews. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology Book Review
Insects and Gardens Book Review. The premis of this book is that it is time we stopped waging war on Insects. Read more
Monday, September 1, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
City Farmer--Adventures in Urban Food Growing--Book Review
City Farmer--Adventures in Urban Food Growing--Book Review. Although the reviewer got off to a slow start, this book turned out to be both entertaining and informative. Read more.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control--Book Review
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control--Book Review. This handbook provides complete guide to maintaining a healthy garden and yard in the Earth friendly way. Read more.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Great Garden Companions--Book Review
Great Garden Companions Book Review. Make the most from your garden by planting plants near each other that get along. Read more.
Vegetables from a Country Garden--Book Review
Vegetables from a Country Garden Book Review. Anstace and Larry Esmonde White were part of my Saturday morning for many years on their PBS show, live from Kemptville, called From a Country Garden. This book brings more of their down home gardening wisdom. Read more
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Crops in Pots Book Review
Crops in Pots Book Review. The Table of Contents is set up like a restaurant menu--each arrangement of plants is another entrée in the never ending "pottibilities". Read more
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces--Book Review
Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces Book Review You may think you do not have the space or knowledge to begin gardening but the Author challenges you to begin. Read more
The Urban Food Revolution Book Review
The Urban Food Revolution, Changing
the Way We Feed Cities
by
Peter Ladner
New Society Publishers, October 1, 2011, Trade
Paperback
ISBN - 13: 9780865716834; Indigo list price:
$18.95
In “The Urban Food
Revolution” former Vancouver city councillor Peter Ladner provides a
comprehensive overview of policies and practices that impede or simplify the
process of turning vacant or ornamental urban lands into productive space for
growing food and communities. Multiple case studies make this both a
fascinating read and an invaluable guide for urban food advocates. From
communities that ban anything but grass in their residents’ front yards, to new
developments constructed around planned communal gardens, Ladner effectively
charts the challenges and opportunities for urban food gardening. This book is
intended less for gardeners than for those who wish to be politically active in
their communities. However, it is highly read-able and provides so many useful
and intriguing examples that it is bound to inspire gardeners who have a sense
of community spirit.
Review by R. Last
Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton
Saturday, February 1, 2014
From Seed to Table
From Seed to Table, by Janette Haase, is a practical, month by month guide to eating and growing green. Read more
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