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Curl up with a good gardening book
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The holidays are over. The temperatures have plummeted. Now is the perfect time to curl up with a mug of tea and a good gardening book. Yes, I have go-to reference books when I have a gardening question. But I treasure a…
Read MoreCategory: Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener Tags: Author:Annette, Books
Beach Books for Veggie Gardeners
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All right, maybe not the beach. But as we exit spring and enter the “oh maybe I’d rather stay indoors in the AC” season, I’ve got some recently-published books that might encourage you to get out there and make your…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Books, companion planting, Food Gardening, insect pests, regenerative gardening, Soil
Reviews of two bean cookbooks
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Guest post by Sharon Gordon. Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett, 2004. Barrett shares the regional diversity of bean dishes eaten during her 20 years of travel in Italy. Whether your favorites are cannellini, borlotti, chickpeas, favas,…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Sharon, Books, Legumes, Year of Beans and Peas
Links of interest for January
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More vegetable-related links to entertain you on cold winter days. In no particular order. From Jane Brody and the New York Times: doctors are now prescribing vegetables, not pills. If you happen to be visiting Italy, maybe you can get…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Books, Seed Catalogs
Joe the Gardener: Still Resting on His Hoe Handle after 68 Years
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Joe the Gardener No one’s ever given me a horse, so I’ve never looked a gift horse in the mouth. But recently a friend gifted me with a copy of Successful Gardening, a paperback collection of wisdom compiled by the…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Bob, Books
Book reviews: local/regional food gardening
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This post has been on my list of things to do for months. Sorry for the delay, but consider it as a recommendation for winter reading/Christmas gifts. There are many excellent food gardening books out there, but few of them…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Books
Book Review: Protect Your Garden
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Protect Your Garden: Eco-Friendly Solutions for Healthy Plants by Ed Rosenthal is a great book for young gardeners and young-in-experience gardeners, but it’s also one more experienced gardeners will occasionally take into the garden, too. It’s very well organized, helped tremendously for those…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Nancy, Books
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