Growing Vegetables-heirloom - untreated - sustainable - vegetable seeds

*(and fruit, nuts, berries, grains and other crops) than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine
John Jeavons, 7th edition, 2006, 288 pp.
A fully revised, updated and expanded edition of the book that helped revolutionize food production around the world, and in our backyard gardens. Yes, it is possible to grow fresh vegetables for a family of four on the front lawn! The classic book on GROW BIOINTENSIVE^(R) gardening for beginners to advanced gardeners. The most complete and practical book of its kind, proven effective in all types of garden conditions. This book is every gardener’s guidebook to healthier and more beautiful gardens.

This major revision updates everything, with the most current information, techniques and data, as well as important current topics like soil sustainability and the future of farming. All charts and plans are updated; the bibliography is expanded by 25%; more help in working toward sustainable soil fertility is included. Best of all, an index has been added to make the book easier to use, which readers have requested for many years. Everyone who has used and enjoyed previous editions will want this book--the best thing any gardener can do for their garden!

“...possibly the most detailed explanation of the Intensive gardening method available.”-The New York Times

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BEA-0310

The Sustainable Vegetable Garden:

The Backyard Guide To Higher Yields and Healthy Soil
John Jeavons & Carol Cox, revised 1999, 118 pp.
This is a simpler, more basic version of How to Grow More Vegetables, based on a simple garden plan. Formerly titled Lazy Bed Gardening, this book has been revised to include the latest information on GROW BIOINTENSIVE techniques. Includes a new chapter on seed saving. Especially suitable for teachers planning a school garden, or for anyone who prefers a shorter simpler introduction to GROW BIOINTENSIVE. “A lazy bed is a deeply prepared bed (2’ deep) whose growing area can produce up to four times more than an equivalent area prepared less deeply and planted in rows. So the gardener has only one bed to dig, one bed to fertilize, one bed to water, one bed to weed - only one-quarter the area it would take to produce the same amount of yield by other methods.” This book combines our experiences from How to Grow More Vegetables... and Booklets #14 and #26 into a new understanding of how to grow all your own food in the backyard, while also caring for the health of your soil and the planet. The emphasis is on food gardening and improving the soil through crop selection. New gardeners can now benefit from direct garden research in over 130 countries - this method has been tried everywhere, on every type of soil, in all climates, and it works for epicurean gardeners as well as third world farmers. It gives specific recommendations on the best crops for beginning gardeners, and how much to grow for a family’s needs.

$12.95

BGE-1220

Gardener’s Reference Poster

poster pp.
Basic gardening information at a glance. An easy-to-read wall chart that tells where, when, and how to start nearly all garden vegetables. Bill and Betsy Bruneau, this catalog’s managers, have included site selection, spacing, water needs, specific cultivation information, companions, when to harvest and much more. Fully laminated in plastic for long life in the potting shed. Poster runs horizontally so that it is actually easy to read. Black-and-white illustrations.

$9.95

BGE-1305

The New Self-Sufficient Gardener

The New Self-Sufficient Gardener
John Seymour, 2008, 256 pp.
The first edition was prized by many, but this edition is better! Well written, well illustrated and with a dash of humor - a wonderful book for the new and experienced gardener alike. Practical, inexpensive, and useful suggestions for somebody as small-scale as a container gardener all the way up to a 25-acre farmer. The book covers everything even remotely gardening related. Recommended tool shed & contents, how to raise rabbits or chickens, how to make wines, and on & on.

$19.95

BGE-1310

The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food

Tanya L.K Denckla, 2003, 485 pp.
When John Jeavons special-ordered this book for gifts over and over, we decided to put it in the catalog. Tanya has gathered together the facts on growing 765 vegetables, fruits, nuts and herbs. Includes concise information on germination, insect control, companion planting, harvesting, storage and more. The book began with a database on her home computer and grew into a book when a friend asked for a copy. A good, quick reference for a gardener with a packet of seeds in one hand, a spade in the other, muddy shoes and a need for some answers fast!

$24.95

BGE-1230

Four-Season Harvest

Eliot Coleman, rev. ed. 1999, 242 pp.
Elliot Coleman has fresh green vegetables from his garden all winter, in Maine. This is how he does it, without expensive heating, but with many ingenious homemade solutions and careful selection of crops and planting methods. On a trip to southern France, he realized that Maine is at the same latitude. This sent him on a search for ways to grow plants year round, and European crops bred for that purpose. Full of ideas, plans and great color pictures so you can do it too.

$24.95

BGE-1227

Salad Leaves for All Seasons

Charles Dowding, 2008, 199 pp
Far more than lettuce is covered in this gem of a book from a British gardener. The main message of this book is that tasty fresh greens can be enjoyed year-round with careful planting and harvesting..often by cutting from the same plant over and over with the appropriate timing. Growing in small spaces, under cover, and with an eye to the calendar are all techniques that are carefully explained. The author introduces us to the whole range of greens that can be grown for salads and also for stir-fries and so on. Includes beautiful and inspiring photographs.

$22.00

BGE-1330

The Holistic Garden

Clinton R Kraft, 1995, 60 pp.
This small homemade-style book is written by an avid gardener who has read our Ecology Action publications and put them to use in his own garden. What intrigues me about this one is that he concentrates on the most nutritious plants, rather than on the usual popular ones. He shares his own experiences with crops chosen for their hardiness, nutrition, and contribution to the soil. Reading this is like having a conversation with a neighbor who is really turned on about feeding both himself and the earth from his own garden.

$5.95

BGE-1550

Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden

As told to Gilbert Wilson, 1917, 129 pp.
Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa, was born in 1839. She was an expert gardener who shared her traditional Native American ways in this book, first published in 1917. Includes planting and harvest traditions, ceremonies, songs, and recipes, focusing on the traditional crops; corn, squash, beans, sunflowers, and tobacco.

$11.95

BGE-1335

Zen of Gardening in the High and Arid West

David Wann, 2003, 219 pp.
We get a lot of questions from gardeners in the high dry western mountains, and this book has the answers. John Jeavons has a quote on the back, "This book contains a wealth of gardening information -- not just for the region for which it is written, but for gardeners everywhere. filled with an immense number of tips, this inspiring guide includes a diverse number of topics -- from fruit trees to Gandhi and politics, building soil to drying flowers, biologically intensive practices, season extenders, lowering energy bills with horticulture, flowering bulbs, water conservation and more. It's a great buy!"

$17.95

BGE-1700

Pathways to Abundant Gardens

Craig R. Elevitch, 2007, 114 pp.
This inspirational book, with beautiful photos of farmers in their gardens in Hawai'i, is filled with quotes from over twenty successful gardeners, speaking not of the small details, but of the larger overview each of them has developed, the basic foundations of their ways of gardening. John Jeavons, author of "How to Grow More Vegetables," calls this "One of the most beautiful, exciting, and inspiring books I have seen!" Also includes a wide selection of gardening tips, gleaned from the experience of the gardeners. Heeding the advice of these wise folks will indeed lead to an abundant garden.

$15.00

BGE-1280

The Bountiful Container

R M Nichols McGee and M Stuckey, 2002, 431 pp.
With a few exceptions, everything edible that’s grown in the ground can be successfully raised in a container. This is the book for folks without garden space, or whose physical challenges make container gardening the best option. Covers vegetables, herbs, fruit, and edible flowers, with information on what kinds of containers to use, soil mixes, plant combinations, and recipes. A fine gift for someone who can’t have a traditional garden but dreams of home-grown food! See also our Container Garden Seed Collection, page xx.

$17.95

BGE-1240

Greenhouse Gardener’s Companion

Shane Smith, 2nd Edition, 2000, 544 pp.
A classic updated…written from 20 years of experience, and covering construction choices, equipment, natural pest control, crop selection, scheduling tips, and everything else you need to know to grow vegetables and flowers year-round. Includes many charts and appendices.

$22.95

LHO-6717

How To Grow More Vegetables Book and all 3 basic seed collec

How To Grow More Vegetables Book and all 3 basic seed collections. If you want a sustainable garden this is the book to start with! Our Grow biointensive method of growing is very popular with backyard gardeners who want to get the highest yield from their limited garden space, while imrproving their soil. Our method is also the best way to grow all your food in a complete diet. This collection contains the book and all the seeds you need to grow a model of a complete diet while feeding the soil. Book and 15 pkts. NAME: How to Grow More Vegetables and fruit, nuts, berries, grains and other crops) than you ever thought possible on less land than you can imagine DESCRIPTION: A fully revised, updated and expanded edition of the book that helped revolutionize food production around the world, and in our backyard gardens. Yes, it is possible to grow fresh vegetables for a family of four on the front lawn! The classic book on GROW BIOINTENSIVE gardening for beginners to advanced gardeners. The most complete and practical book of its kind, proven effective in all types of garden conditions. This book is every gardener’s guidebook to healthier and more beautiful gardens. This major revision updates everything, with the most current information, techniques and data, as well as important current topics like soil sustainability and the future of farming. All charts and plans are updated; the bibliography is expanded by 25%; more help in working toward sustainable soil fertility is included. Best of all, an index has been added to make the book easier to use, which readers have requested for many years. Everyone who has used and enjoyed previous editions will want this book--the best thing any gardener can do for their garden! “...possibly the most detailed explanation of the Intensive gardening method available.”-The New York Times NAME: Vegetable Seed Collection DESC: One packet each of the following: Derby Snap Beans, Golden Bantam Corn, Bronze Arrow Lettuce, Rutgers Tomato, Sugar Baby Watermelon, Nantes (Tip Top) Carrot, Straight Eight Cucumber, Haogen Melon, Southport White Globe Onion, White Lisbon Green Onion. 10 pkts. NAME: Calorie Crops Collection DESC: One packet each of the following: Hard Red Spring Wheat, Taylor’s Dwarf Bean, Hulless Oats. 3 pkts NAME: Compost Crop Mix DESC: Ecology Action Special Mix – For years we have been recommending a formulation of fava, vetch, wheat and rye as a particularly beneficial compost crop for your garden. We are now offering this as a pre-mixed packet of wheat, vetch, and rye, along with a separate packet of favas, which are planted separately.

$45.75

BGE-1222

Develop a Sustainable Vegetable Garden Plan

Develop a Sustainable Vegetable Garden Plan DVD
Cindy Conner, 2009, 66 minutes
An intense video course in garden planning packed with information. Cindy takes you through the steps of putting together a notebook with your complete plan. A companion CD contains worksheets to help you figure how many seeds and plants you need, when to plant and where, and when to expect a harvest. Meet some of Cindy's friends and visit their gardens as they explain how garden planning has helped them.

$40.00

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