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Hungry Planet - What The World Eats
NEW! By Peter Menzel & Faith D’Aluisio. On the banks of Mali’s Niger River, Soumana Natomo and his family gather for a communal dinner of millet porridge with tamarind juice. In the USA, the Ronayne-Caven family enjoys corndogs-on-a-stick with a tossed green salad. This age-old practice of sitting down to a family meal is undergoing unprecedented change as rising world affluence and trade, along with the spread of global food conglomerates, transform diets worldwide. In HUNGRY PLANET, the creative team behind the best-selling Material World, presents a photographic study of families from around the world, revealing what people eat during the course of one week. Each family’s profile includes a detailed description. One of the best books I have ever read, and a favorite of the Baker Creek staff. Hundreds of photos. Large format, 288 pages, hardcover.
Item Code: BK133
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A World of Presidia - Food, Culture $ Community
NEW! By Anya Fernald and Piero Sardo It vibrantly tells the stories of 65 groups of traditional food artisans-from 30 different countries and the unique crops and foods they are working to preserve. The book’s color photographs and detailed descriptions bring Brazil’s umbu fruit, Mexico’s rare corn and Chile’s Purén white strawberries to life. One of the most beautiful and interesting books I have read covering the International ‘Slow Food’ movement and heirloom foods in full color! A MUST! 180 pages.
Item Code: BK132
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Hidden Dangers in Kid's Meals DVD
NEW! A great film by Jeffrey M. Smith. School districts, supermarkets, and even whole countries have banned genetically engineered foods, fearing that they are not safe. Discover the evidence that confirm that these dangerous foods should never have been approved, and find out how to protect yourself, your family and the next generation. 110 mins. DVD format.
Item Code: BK131
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Garden Seed Inventory (NEW! 6th Edition)
This is the best source guide to heirlooms in the USA! Comprehensive inventory of 274 North American seed catalogs. This new 6th edition lists about 8,494 non-hybrid vegetables with varietal descriptions and ordering info. Find the seeds you want and get great info on practically all non-hybrid seeds offered in North America. A treasure from Seed Savers Exchange. Larger format. 496 pages.
Item Code: BK105
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This Organic Life
By Joan Dye Gussow. This Organic Life is a memoir about a love affair -- an obsession -- with food. Joan Gussow, renowned nutritionist and food writer, recounts her quest to prove that she can eat well without visiting a supermarket. The result is a witty and often moving story of seasonal ups and downs, spiced with recipes and gardening tips. Paper, 288 Pages.
Item Code: BK108
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100 Vegetables and Where They Came From
By William Woys Weaver. Full of amazing histories of heirloom vegetables. Gardeners have been excitedly waiting over a year for this one. Weaver is perhaps the best known Heirloom garden writer in America, and his books are the best! Find out about a violet carrot which the Greeks brought back from India following the conquests of Alexander the Great, rare lentils from Ethiopia, and exciting vegetables from Argentina to Zimbabwe. This book is full of growing info, culinary uses, resources and more. Includes beautiful drawings. 288 pages, hardcover.
Item Code: BK109
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The Best of Times: 1870-1915 (Heritage Gardening at Cradle Knoll Farm)
By Doris Bickford-Swarthout. An incredible book that is lavishly illustrated with historic photos and woodcut art. It covers historic gardening like few others do; rich in history, garden methods and much more from golden age of American gardening, and one of America’s best periods. This 119 page hardcover is a must for all heritage gardeners; includes many sources. I found this book impossible to put down.
Item Code: BK110
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100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden
272 pages, many full-color. The best book on tomatoes ever printed. Gives detailed descriptions of 100 heirloom favorites of author Carolyn Male, Ph.D., (who is also an avid Seed Saver). Discover their wonderful histories, how to save seeds, etc. You will love the 100 full page photos by Frank Iannotti. A new classic! Flexibound cover.
Item Code: BK111
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Natural Remedies Encyclopedia
NEW-2ND EDITION! By Vance Ferrell. Home remedies for over 500 diseases, this book is full of old-fashioned folk medicine. It combines the best folk remedies with modern nutritional facts, easy to read. A must for natural living. Hardcover, 840 pages, Sale.
Item Code: BK112
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Seed to Seed
2ND EDITION! By Suzanne Ashworth. The expanded 2nd edition now includes seed starting info, too! Complete seed-saving guide for 160 vegetable crops, with detailed information on each vegetable: pollination methods, isolation distances, caging and hand-pollination techniques, proper methods for harvesting, drying, cleaning and storing the seeds. This is the best book ever written on seed saving. Easy to read, it is a must for all seed savers & our best seller! 320 Large pages.
Item Code: BK113
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Melons for the Passionate Grower
By Dr. Amy Goldman. This stunning book contains nearly 150 luminous photos of rare and unique melons, by Victor Schrager. It includes the fascinating tales of 100 melons and watermelons, with details about characteristics and peculiarities. Many of the varieties included are on the verge of extinction (like our Ali Baba). This book contains recipes, growing how-to, and seed sources. It is the new classic on heirloom melons. We think this may be the best garden book ever published. This brilliant book is sure to please. Dr. Amy Goldman was a speaker at our 2002 "Heirloom Garden Show" and gave a superb seminar that was enjoyed by our passionate customers. 176 pages and a flexible hardcover.
Item Code: BK114
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The Compleat Squash
By Dr. Amy Goldman. This
is the best book we have found in a long time...At last a book for all squash
lovers, it includes many of our unique varieties
like 'Yokohoma' and 'Sucrine Du Berry', and
about 150 other varieties that are illustrated
with glorious, large photos by award-winning
photographer Victor Schrager, who brings out
their eclectic beauty in luminous color portraits.
Amy Goldman's The Compleat Squash
unearths the personalities--yes, personalities-
-of the pumpkin and the squash. Goldman lovingly
ponders their case histories and culinary
merits, plus growing, harvesting, and seed-saving
instructions are included for the gardener,
and for the cook a selection of recipes that
show off the unique, lovely flavors of these
versatile vegetables. This is the best book on
squash ever published and a great companion
to 'Melons For The Passionate Grower.' Dr. Amy Goldman will be a speaker at
the 2005 "Spring Planting Festival." April 24-25 in Mansfield, Missouri. 214
pages. Oversized 10"x12" hardcover.
Item Code: BK125
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Seeds of Deception
By Jeffrey M. Smith. Genetically
Engineered Food Endangers Health; Political Corruption Exposed. An
explosive exposé shows the foods that are, in fact, unsafe. The book presents
overwhelming evidence documenting serious potential health risks. We love
this book! 289 pages.
Item Code: BK121
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Clyde's Garden Planner
This unique chart presents gardening events in a "time phased" format so that it is possible to see at a glance the entire planting, growing and harvesting period. It shows proper indoor and outdoor planting times relative to spring and fall frost dates for 22 common garden vegetables. Since frost dates vary from region to region, the chart will slide, making it useful in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere where frost is a critical gardening factor. The front of the chart shows the spring season, and the flip side acts as a guide for fall gardeners. Frost dates are included in the directions. Developed by a friend and customer, this handy chart is a favorite of our staff and customers to our store, so we have added it to the catalog. A must for new gardeners.
Item Code: CGP101
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Great Herb Mixes You Can Make
NEW! By Jim Long. With this book you can start your own herb business, make herb products to sell, or make lots for gifts for your friends. It includes over 100 herb seasonings, dream blends, bath herb mixes, allergy eye pillows, relaxing aromatherapy pillows, body care products, patterns, tips for selling and a very helpful resource list. 102 pages.
Item Code: BK139
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Making Herb Vinegars
NEW! By Jim Long. In this book you will find information about the kinds of vinegars to use and which method for making an herbal vinegar best suits your needs. There are 55 recipes for making herb and fruit vinegars for cooking, salads and other culinary uses. You will also find recipes for using herb vinegars for the bath, for hair rinses, face splashes and simple first aid. 35 pages.
Item Code: BK138
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Sensational Salsas - From Apple to Zucchini
NEW! By Jim Long. Salsa can be made from all kinds of fruits and vegetables. From bananas to canteloupe, from watermelon salsa to traditional tomato, this book is stuffed with easy, delicious and exciting new salsas. 34 pages.
Item Code: BK137
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Tomato Festival Cookbook
This book by our seed
saver friend, Lawrence Davis-Hollander,
serves up a succulent selection of tomato
recipes and a whole lot more. Bursting
with valuable information such as tips on
seed-saving, advice on growing spectacular
tomato crops, preserving tomatoes,
tomato lore & profiles tomato growers.
Many two-color illustrations. A new winner!
320 pages.
Item Code: BK118
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The Have-More Plan - "A Little Land - A Lot of Living"
By Ed and Carolyn Robinson. This reprint
of the 1943 back-to-the-land classic explains
how to find land, build a homestead, grow fruits and vegetables, raise
livestock, build farm structures, and more. 72 page, large-format, paperback,
photographs and illustrations throughout.
Item Code: BK119
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Carrots Love Tomatoes
Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte
This classic has taught generations of gardeners how to use the natural benefits of plants to protect and support each other. Here is a reader's complete reference to which plants nourish the soil, which keep away bugs and pests, and which plants just don't get along. 555,000 copies in print. 224 pages.
Item Code: BK135
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Fed Up! (DVD)
Genetic Engineering, Industrial Agriculture and Sustainable Alternatives by Angelo Sacerdote
About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically-engineered ingredients, and the biotech industry is spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, governmental officials, and activists, Fed Up! presents an entertaining and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution, and what we can do about it. The DVD includes three archival films in their entirety. The archival films are, "Chicken of Tomorrow," "Death to Weeds," and "Man and His Culture." 58 minutes.
Item Code: BK130
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Micro Eco-Farming
By Barbara Berst Adams. A great
new book by one of our writers for "The Heirloom Gardener" magazine. This
book teaches farming on a tiny, but very profitable scale. Learn to make a
living right out of your backyard, raising and marketing natural & unique crops,
selling them to niche markets. This exciting book is a must for anyone interested
in growing crops for market,(and home gardeners) 174 Pages.
Item Code: BK126
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living
By Carla Emery. The massive book that covers living off the
land like no other! Easy to use info and sources for thousands of items. Learn
to grow natural gardens, seed saving, canning, raising animals, keeping bees and
so much more! Carla has been working on this gem for 32 years, making it the
king of all homesteading books and the largest book we sell. 885 Pages.
Item Code: BK127
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Cooking Vegetarian For Normal People
New second edition! By Mindy Breckenridge. You can have it all--delicious, nutritious, vegetarian dishes that are easy to make and your family will eat! This new, improved version of Mindy's book includes beautiful artwork created by Debbie Gettle. Soups, breads, entrees, side dishes, desserts; all elegantly adapted for the vegan diet. Softcover, 186 pages.
Item Code: BK117
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Weedless Gardening
This book by Lee Reich, who is a regular contributor to The Heirloom Gardener magazine, introduces a system that protects the soil, contributes to plant health, reduces water needs, and of course, mitigates weed problems by keeping the seeds dormant. And it works everywhere! Paperback with illustrations throughout, 208 pages.
Item Code: BK145
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All New Square Foot Gardening
Grow More in Less Space, by Mel Bartholomew. This beautiful, full-color book offers lots of instructions and plans for Mel’s square foot gardening methods. Great tips and ideas thoughout. It is definitely one of the best books we’ve seen yet on growing a lot in a small space. In this new version the author unveils 10 new improvements that save you time and money, all with a lot less work. We are proud to have Mel as a speaker at our 2007 Spring Festival! 271 pages
Item Code: BK146
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Organic Seed Production and Saving
A new staff favorite by our friend, Bryan Connolly, this seed-saving primer is at once thoughtful and concise. Chock-full of clear and well-organized advice about seed saving and plant history as well as other topics important to seed savers. There is indeed wisdom in this book, offered simply but accurately from a knowledgeable and experienced source. Published by the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA). 112 pages.
Item Code: BK147
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Ancient Agriculture
by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera. The first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Today, farmers, gardeners, and ecological horticulturists are striving to work in harmony with nature, using traditional irrigation methods 100 illustrations. 168 pages.
Item Code: BK148
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Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes:
How to Grow a Rainbow Garden.
by Rosalind Creasy. An introduction to organic gardening which explains how to grow a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables in unexpected colors, outlining simple guidelines for planning, planting, caring for, and troubleshooting a rainbow garden. Also includes some special recipes. full-color illustrations throughout. A wonderful gift for those green-thumbed kids! Ages 7 to 11. 40 pages.
Item Code: BK149
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Farmer John's Cookbook:
The Real Dirt on Vegetables.
by Farmer John Peterson. This is the companion book to the critically acclaimed documentary “The Real Dirt on Farmer John” which has won awards at major film festivals worldwide. Full of exciting recipes grouped by season and by vegetable, provides cooking tips, serving suggestions, and evocative descriptions of each dish. Also included in the book is an Illustrated Vegetable Identification Guide and tips on long-term vegetable and herb storage. 360 pages.
Item Code: BK150
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Uncommon Fruits For Every Garden
This book by Lee Reich, who is a regular contributor to The Heirloom Gardener magazine introduces you to the wonderful world of rare fruit, including Pawpaws, Kiwi, Currants, Persimmons, Jujube, Medlars and many others! Learn how to grow, harvest and use these delicious, and healthful fruits. A fun book for any one interested in heritage fruit.
51 color photos, 308 pages.
Item Code: BK151
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Easy Dips Using Herbs
By Jim Long. New Book from Jim Long! Includes 112 delicious party dip recipes, most using fresh or dried herbs, plus 43 ethnic dip recipes from around the world. All are easy to make in minutes in your own kitchen, for your entertaining or parties. 104 pages, spiral bound, 155 recipes in all.
Item Code: BK152
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Fabulous Herb and Flower Sorbets
By Jim Long. In this book you will find a wealth of recipes for making easy, simple, elegant and exciting sorbets and frozen desserts from herbs and flowers. 36 pages.
Item Code: BK153
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Herbs, Just for Fun, A Beginner's Guide to Starting an Herb Garden
By Jim Long. Full of great information for starting an herb garden. Includes plans for 3 small herb gardens - a tea garden, a kitchen herb garden, and a fragrance garden. There is information about growing, propogating and using herbs with Jim’s recipes for using the herbs that you’ve grown. You’ll also find sources for mail order plants and seeds listed. Jim is a speaker at our "Spring Festival". 19 pages.
Item Code: BK154
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Genetic Roulette
New!
By Jeffrey Smith. What you don't know CAN
hurt you. The biotech industry's claim that
genetically modified (GM) foods are safe
is shattered in this groundbreaking book
outlining sixty-five health risks of the foods
that Americans eat every day! This comprehensive,
well-researched exposé is ideal for
anyone concerned about our food supply.
Presented in the clear, accessible style that
made Jeffrey Smith's Seeds of Deception
the world's best-selling book on genetically
engineered foods. Hardcover, 319 pages.
Item Code: BK161
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Grow Organic
New!
By Doug Oster and Jessica Walliser. We
are so happy to offer this terrific book coauthored
by our friend—consummate
gardener, columnist, and radio host—
Doug Oster, along with his knowledgeable
co-host and co-author, Jessica Walliser.
Excellent, easy-to-follow advice on
gardening and organic methods, including
composting, soil management and
organic pest control. A must for anyone
considering organic gardening. Softcover,
224 pages.
Item Code: BK162
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Roses Love Garlic
New!
By Louise Riotte. The perfect companion
to Louise’s book, Carrots Love Tomatoes,
this book is a treasure-trove of information
about herbs, flowers and wildflowers.
Includes many garden tips and techniques,
as well as sound advice on cut
flowers, dried flowers, making dyes, cosmetics,
herbal remedies, and, of course,
companion planting with flowers and
herbs. Softcover, 249 pages
Item Code: BK163
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Gardening With Heirloom Seeds
New!
By Lynn Coulter. Loads of gorgeous photographs—this book would be worth
buying for the pictures alone, but it also is
full of wonderful descriptions, history, and
growing tips for 50 favorite heirloom varieties.
A beautiful sampler for new or seasoned
heirloom enthusiasts. Softcover, 316 pages
Item Code: BK164
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Giant Tomatoes
New!
By Marvin H. Meisner, M.D. The quintessential
'how-to' on growing BIG tomatoes, this
lively book outlines a variety of methods
of growing for size. Amazing and excellent
photographs, tons of information about cultivation,
pollination and seed saving, as well
as details on varieties with 'big' potential.
Softcover, 150 pages.
Item Code: BK165
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The Vegetable Gardeners Bible
New!
By Edward C. Smith. If you could only have one gardening book, this might
be the one to pick. Well-written and nicely illustrated with lovely color
photographs, this extremely comprehensive guide covers everything you
want to know about sowing, growing, harvesting, composting, soil testing,
raised beds, no-till, vertical gardening, water, soil, mulch, fertilizer,
tools, cover crops, natural methods for disease and pests, AND includes an
awesome 118-page A-Z Plant directory. Hardcover, 309 pages.
Item Code: BK166
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Totally Garlic Cookbook
New!
By Helene Siegel and Karen Gillingham. Entrées, soups, salad dressings,
salsa, dips, spreads, breads (even a recipe for pineapple garlic upside-down
cake!)—a garlic lover's dream, and a wonderful
little gift item. Softcover, 95 pages.
Item Code: BK167
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Perennial Vegetables
New!
By Eric Toensmeier. At last, a comprehensive
work on edible, perennial vegetables
for those serious about practicing permaculture,
or gardening enthusiasts who would
like to expand their paradigm of perennials
beyond just asparagus and artichokes. Beautifully
illustrated with color photographs,
this guide covers everything you need to
know to grow over 100 delicious, perennial
vegetables. Softcover, 241 pages.
Item Code: BK168
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Storeys Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds
New!
By Carol Ekarius. Easily the best
book we've seen on the subject,
this fabulous book is a goldmine
of information for virtually every
type of poultry you might want
to raise: chickens, ducks, geese,
turkeys, emus, guinea fowl, ostriches,
partridges, peafowl,
pheasants, quails, and swans;
history and important facts
about 128 varieties. Well-organized,
comprehensive and gorgeously
illustrated with stunning
photos—we highly recommend
this book! Softcover, 278 pages.
Item Code: BK170
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Mad Sheep
New!
By Linda Faillace. An unforgettable and personal account of one family,
raising sheep on a small farm in rural Vermont, up against a bullying and
corrupt government agency. Heartbreaking and true; if you value safe
food and just government, this compelling and well-written book may be
the scariest book you read all year! Softcover, 324 pages.
Item Code: BK171
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Cooking With Heirlooms
New!
By Karen Keb Acevedo, Editor,
Hobby Farms magazine.
We are excited to offer Karen’s
beautiful book, chockfull
of amazing recipes combined
with mouthwatering
photos. Easily the best book
we’ve seen about using traditional
crops in the kitchen,
with well-written, easy-to-follow
recipes, and peppered
with information about traditional
varieties and the
people who grow them. A
book we will treasure, and
a sure favorite for gardeners
everywhere. Hardcover, 232
pages
Item Code: BK172
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Heirloom Farm
New!
Has everything you need to know
about saving seeds and growing
heirloom produce and flowers. Articles
on seed history, starting seeds,
heirloom flowers, cooking, preserving,
heirloom tomatoes, slow food
and an interview with William Woys
Weaver are included in this magabook
™. 128 pages.
Item Code: BK173
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Organic Farm
New!
has everything you need to know
about returning your farm to its
organic roots. Articles on soil building,
market gardening, all season
gardening, organic herbs, compost,
tools, OG pest control and
information about becoming certified organic are included in this
magabook™. 128 pages.
Item Code: BK174
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Growing and Using the Top Ten Most Popular Herbs
New!
By Jim Long. Another gem from our long-time friend, Jim, this
book is an excellent beginner’s guide with basic growing information and
recipes for each herb. An attractive and user-friendly resource perfect for
anyone who loves herbs, from folks interested in growing a few pots of
kitchen herbs, to enthusiasts planning a large herb garden. Softcover, 36
pages.
Item Code: BK160
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