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The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition by Bill Mollison Staff Pick During the many years it was out of print, The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition garnered something of a cult following, while high demand and limited availability drove its price into the hundreds. Thanks to the good folks at Tagari... (read more) Your price: $59.00 New - Trade Paper 
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The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers by Debra Prinzing Staff Pick Every February, supermarket floral departments overflow with a seemingly endless supply of nondescript red roses... but have you ever stopped to wonder where they all come from? Chances are, not from anywhere near where you live. Most "factory flowers... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Hardcover
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American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America by Michelle Obama Publisher Comments In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. It is a garden with roots in the American past, stretching back to George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, but it is also a garden... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life's Work at 72 by Molly Peacock Publisher Comments In 1772, upon the death of her second husband, Mary Delany arose from her grief, picked up a pair of scissors, and, at the age of seventy-two, created a new art form: mixed-media collage. Over the next decade, Mrs. Delany produced an astonishing 985... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz Publisher Comments How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it actually feel an insects tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they actually remember the weather? For centuries we have collectively marveled at plant... (read more) Your price: $23.00 New - Hardcover
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Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup by Mark Haskell Smith Publisher Comments Reporting for the Los Angeles Times on the international blind tasting competition held annually in Amsterdam known as the Cannabis Cup, novelist Mark Haskell Smith sampled a variety of marijuana that was unlike anything he’d experienced. It... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz Publisher Comments How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it actually feel an insect's tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they actually remember the weather? For centuries we have collectively marveled at plant diversity... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City by Patrick Blanc Publisher Comments Nobody is more familiar than Blanc with the secrets of the plants, from all over the world, that live on almost nothing, in the most unlikely situations, carpeting the forest understory in semi-darkness or clinging to rocky cliff faces. From Paris to... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Plant a Little Seed by Bonnie Christensen Publisher Comments With a little help from a watering can, bright sunlight, and a lot of patience, two friends plant seeds in their community garden and watch how they grow. Slowly, the seeds turn into sprouts, which grow into stems, followed by leaves and ... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Hardcover
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Homesweet Homegrown: How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live by Robyn Jasko and Jennifer Biggs Staff Pick Just as a small plot of land can yield a bountiful harvest, this unassuming little book packs quite a punch. Jasko's friendly, informative, and unfussy instructions cover all the basics of growing, preparing, and preserving your own food, while Biggs's... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Companion Planting: Bob's Basics (Bob's Basics) by Bob Flowerdew Publisher Comments According to Flowerdew, the key to successful organic gardening is working with nature, rather than against it, to get your plants to thrive. This practice is called companion planting, and it is explained in this volume with a style that is both no... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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Designing and Planting Borders by Roger Harvey Publisher Comments What, where, and how to plant colorful borders that will transform any garden Beds and borders provide the framework for a garden, but it can be a daunting task to design and plant them. This book provides exciting planting ideas and schemes for... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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Prescription for Herbal Healing, 2nd Edition: An Easy-To-Use A-To-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies by Phyllis Balch Publisher Comments The definitive source for choosing the optimal herbal therapy- thoroughly revised and updated. Millions of Americans are turning to herbal therapies to heal what ails them-either as an alternative or as a supplement to traditional medicine. From the... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Marijuana: Let's Grow a Pound: A Day by Day Guide to Growing More Than You Can Smoke by Seemorebuds Synopsis Designed in a journal entry format, Lets Grow a Pound is an easy to follow day-by-day guide for growing a bigger, more potent crop in a small space with little financial investment. The secrets of SeeMoreBuds success are the use of a 1000 high pressure... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Designing Small Gardens by Ian Cooke Publisher Comments A guide that will inspire stunning results, whether for an entire garden or just a small border Small gardens can be as versatile as their gardeners—personal, peaceful havens; sophisticated spaces for entertaining; or bold showcases for... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Complete House and Grounds: Learning from Andrew Jackson Downing's Domestic Architecture by Caren Yglesias Publisher Comments Andrew Jackson Downing, now considered the father of American landscape architecture, was among the first to develop aesthetic theories that differed sharply from those perpetuated in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe. He designed houses... (read more) Your price: $40.95 New - Hardcover
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Stand Up and Garden: The No-Digging, No-Tilling, No-Stooping Approach to Growing Vegetables and Herbs by Mary Moss Sprague Publisher Comments Knowing where our food comes from is a huge issue; food safety and costs seem to figure more prominently in our lives all the time. Many people would like to grow their own vegetables but don't know how to begin--digging, plowing, planting, weeding, and... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Composting (Bob's Basics) by Bob Flowerdew Publisher Comments The best fertilizer for your organic garden is compost. It's easy to make, economically friendly, and teeming with nutrients. In this highly useful installment of his Bob's Basics series, Bob Flowerdew takes you through all the steps necessary to make a... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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The Incredible Edible Landscape by Joy Bossi Publisher Comments Marksblackpot.com is one of the longest-running Dutch oven blogs on the Internet. Now you can have its greatest recipes in this convenient-to-take-camping book, including easy, traditional dishes, like Dutch Oven Chicken and Potatoes, and more elaborate... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Penjing: The Chinese Art of Bonsai: A Pictorial Exploration of Its History, Aesthetics, Styles and Preservation by Zhao Qingquan Publisher Comments The bonsai tree has become a near-ubiquitous aspect of Japanese art. Less recognized, penjing is a traditional Chinese art which encompasses bonsai and expands upon it. This lovely book showcases the Chinese art of penjing in all its aspects and covers... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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