The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food - A Crop-By-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs

Informationen zum Autor Tanya Denckla Cobb is the author of Reclaiming Our Food and The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food and is director of the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, where she co-founded and chairs the Sustainable Food Collaborative and has taught food system planning. She co-founded and serves as faculty for the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. At home, she enjoys the restorative energy of gardening and cooking. She lives in rural Virginia. Klappentext "The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth review of the most effective organic pest control practices, including recipes for how to make your own pest deterrent sprays"-- Vorwort The essential, at-a-glance guide to growing a bountiful food garden-including detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. Zusammenfassung The essential, at-a-glance guide to growing a bountiful food garden-including detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter 1        Creating a Self-Sustaining GardenChapter 2        VegetablesChapter 3        Fruits & NutsChapter 4        HerbsChapter 5        Organic RemediesChapter 6        Allies & Companions                         Afterword Bibliography Recommended Reading Resources Metric Conversions Acknowledgments Index

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Denckla Cobb
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2024
• EAN: 9781635867909
• ISBN: 978-1-63586-790-9
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Backyard Homestead
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle, HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living, GARDENING / Techniques, Specialized gardening methods, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Gardening: fruit and vegetable, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Self-sufficiency and sustainable lifestyle(s)