Don’t throw out your kitchen scraps—grow them! With clear illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this innovative guide shows you how to cultivate 68 common shoots, seeds, pits, roots, and tubers that might otherwise end up in the compost bin.Why throw away your food scraps when you could grow them into thriving plants? From carrots to caraway seeds and avocados to almonds, have fun transforming fruits, nuts, herbs, spices, and more into houseplants. Dozens of...

Cheap, environmentally friendly and easy to find, who knew that baking soda had so many uses? From gardening to cleaning to cooking to laundry, this miracle powder does it all! Find out how you can care for your home and family naturally with this compilation of hundreds of tips from the Domestic Divo himself, Joshua Trent.

Anyone can grow a herb garden.  Herbs are decorative, attract useful insects, are relatively easy to grow, and above all are delicious when used in cooking or flavouring.   This book tells you how to grow – and store - your own culinary herbs, from seed or from cuttings. Culinary herbs are herbs which, through generations of use, we know are safe and often beneficial to eat, whether they are fresh, dried, or cooked.   It lists 23 of the t...

This 7" x 6", 120 page book is fully indexed. Learn how baking soda was developed into a consumer product, how it works, and more importantly how to use it in an amazing number of ways. In fifteen different catagories, ranging from cooking and cleaning to hygience and home remedies, you'll find ideas you never thought of. Baking soda can be used for cooking, laundry, gardening, skin solutions, kitchen clean up, dental care, caring for kids, crafts and hobbies, bathroom clean up, grooming, ...

This collection of useful recipes, cleaning concepts and tips is full of ideas that have worked for others and will work for you. Whimsical line drawings by illustrator, Martha Campbell add a humorous touch to this wonderful addition of a home reference bookshelf filled with books by Vicki Lansky.A bit if history about, wonderful recipes for, and a lot of amazing uses for—VINEGAR are in this 7" x 6" trade paperback. One hundred and twenty pages fill this fun and practical compendium...

The biggest mistake gardeners make each season is starting out too big and then quickly realizing their large plot requires too much weeding, watering, and backbreaking labor. Vertical gardening guarantees a better outcome from the day the trowel hits the soil—by shrinking the amount of "floor" space needed and focusing on climbing plants that are less prone to insects, diseases, and animal pests.Notable author and gardener Derek Fell has tried and tested thousands of varieties of ...

Sprouts are the ultimate in local food—harvested no further away than your kitchen counter, they are fresh, delicious, and versatile. Homegrown Sprouts is the complete guide to growing your own sprouts. Choose the right sprouter for you, be it a jar, a bag, or a tray, and learn the techniques to use it. Grow a wide variety of sprouts, including wheatgrass, leafy greens, mung beans, and alfalfa. Enjoy them on their own, or discover a variety of serving suggestions from salads to so...

"[A] step-by-step approach to container gardening . . . Smith's practical, assuring, timely, and handsomely produced how-to will see brisk traffic." — Booklist (starred review)Harvest tomatoes on a patio, produce a pumpkin in a planter, and grow broccoli on a balcony! Bestselling author Ed Smith shows you everything you need to know to successfully create and care for an edible container garden, from choosing the right pla...

Discover edible plants right in your own backyard with this enlightening guide to foraging.There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles.Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods.Full-color photographs make identification easy, while tips on common plant loc...

Yogurt takes center stage in "hundreds of recipes for soups, salads, entrées, and desserts from Middle Eastern, Armenian, and Indian cuisines. . . . Timeless" ( Booklist).By internationally acclaimed author Arto der Haroutunian, The Yogurt Cookbook includes glorious, four-color, mouth-watering photographs and over 200 recipes from hearty peasant fare to elegant, light dishes. It tells us the history of yogurt, how to make it and how it is easily u...

Using this simple step-by-step guidebook discover how to produce fresh, organic food for your family—all year round!This comprehensive guide to homesteading provides all the information you need to grow and preserve a sustainable harvest of grains and vegetables; raise animals for meat, eggs, and dairy; and keep honey bees for your sweeter days. With easy-to-follow instructions on canning, drying, and pickling, you’ll enjoy your backyard bounty all winter long....

With the rapid depletion of our planet’s natural resources, we would all like to live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. But in the midst of an economic crisis, it’s just as important to save money as it is to go green. As Gehring shows in this thorough but concise guide, being kind to Mother Earth can also mean being kind to your bank account! It doesn’t matter where your homestead is located—farm, suburb, or even city. Wherever you live, The Homesteading Handbook can help you: