Gardening
Gardening is the perfect outdoor, at home activity during the summer and a great way to cut down those grocery bills. Whether you’re a novice or an experienced gardener, these books will guide you to the perfect summer garden!
A simpler, fresher look at the organic approach in the whole garden, Grow Organic teaches you how to grow more than just your standard fruits and vegetables. Grow your own herbs, flowers, shrubs, and trees, and learn about composting and recycling, attracting beneficial wildlife, and preventing and managing pests and diseases – all organically, and without the use of chemicals. Aimed at the beginner gardener but complete enough for the more advanced, this book is guaranteed to please both!
As part of our recently launched MADE WITH CARE series, Grow Organic was made using FSC certified paper (Forest Stewardship Council), vegetable-based inks, and without a jacket. To learn more about the entire MADE WITH CARE series, click here.
Learn everything you can about growing vegetables – whether in a garden or a yard, on a balcony or rooftop in the city – in this handy gardening guide. Alan Buckingham breaks gardening down in easy-to-understand language covering topics from lettuce to herbs to beans. Click here to learn more!
These practical activity books are filled with fabulous activities for the whole family. Focused around some of children’s favorite pastimes, every colorful page reveals something new to try, from creating unique sandwiches to pressing your favorite flowers with the flower-pressing paper included.
Grow It, Cook ItThe rambunctious spirit of Grow It, Cook It! is evident in each cheerful page, step-by-step project, and entertaining trivia tidbit. Children learn to prepare delicious, healthy, and seasonal dishes from produce they’ve grown in their own garden. Participation in all aspects of the food growth and preparation engenders a sense of accomplishment, and imparts the manifold benefits of eating fresh, local food.
This light-hearted and informative reference shows how to make the best compost using ingredients that are easily found around the house. Perfect for today's environmentally conscious gardener, and written for new and experienced composters alike. Features step-by-step sequences to reveal all the techniques needed for perfect composting.
The New Self-Sufficient Gardener
This revised edition of an old favorite, first published in 1978, explains how to cultivate and preserve all types of fruit, herbs, and vegetables, as well as how to keep bees and raise chickens. With over 600 illustrations, this book is the perfect summer guide to self-sufficiency!
