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Gardening with Less Water

Low-Tech, Low-Cost Techniques; Use up to 90% Less Water in Your Garden

by David A. Bainbridge ...

This beginner-friendly guide offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently — using up to 90 percent less water for the same results.With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant’s roots with little ... Read more

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This beginner-friendly guide offers simple, inexpensive, low-tech techniques for watering your garden much more efficiently — using up to 90 percent less water for the same results.With illustrated step-by-step instructions, David Bainbridge shows you how to install buried clay pots and pipes, wicking systems, and other porous containers that deliver water directly to a plant’s roots with little
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Year-Round Gardening

Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season

by Lena Israelsson ...

Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall? Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Gardening, is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest. Growing year round is possible, and this book can teach you the best methods to do it the right way.Year ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall? Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Gardening, is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest. Growing year round is possible, and this book can teach you the best methods to do it the right way.Year
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The Compact Garden

A Beginner's Guide to Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces

by Marv Lopez, Char Lopez ...

You don’t need a lot of land to create a beautiful, bountiful garden.Char and Marv of Planted in the Garden are urban gardeners from Toronto who fell in love with growing food, not only for the fresh homegrown vegetables, but to show that small spaces can still produce big harvests. In their debut gardening book, you’ll find instructions for:Creating a small-space garden: Learn how to set up ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

You don’t need a lot of land to create a beautiful, bountiful garden.Char and Marv of Planted in the Garden are urban gardeners from Toronto who fell in love with growing food, not only for the fresh homegrown vegetables, but to show that small spaces can still produce big harvests. In their debut gardening book, you’ll find instructions for:Creating a small-space garden: Learn how to set up
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Simply Living Well

A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home

by Julia Watkins ...

Recipes, DIY projects, and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life, from the creator of @simply.living.well on InstagramIn this timely and motivational guide, author Julia Watkins shares rituals, recipes, and projects for living simply and sustainably at home. For every area of your household—kitchen, cleaning, wellness, bath, and garden—Julia shows you how to eliminate wasteful packaging, ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Recipes, DIY projects, and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life, from the creator of @simply.living.well on InstagramIn this timely and motivational guide, author Julia Watkins shares rituals, recipes, and projects for living simply and sustainably at home. For every area of your household—kitchen, cleaning, wellness, bath, and garden—Julia shows you how to eliminate wasteful packaging,
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The Tiny But Mighty Farm

Cultivating High Yields, Community, and Self-Sufficiency from a Home Farm - Start growing food today - Meet the best varieties, tools, and tips for success – Turn your mini farm into a business – Nurture yourself, your family, and your neighbors

by Jill Ragan ...

In The Tiny But Mighty Farm, author Jill Ragan of YouTube’s Whispering Willow Farm teaches you how to turn a typical suburban backyard into a productive mini farm.Backyard mini farming is about regular people who live in regular houses turning all or part of their property into a productive, high-yielding mini farm. Unlike gardening, mini farming takes a very deliberate approach, with the main ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

In The Tiny But Mighty Farm, author Jill Ragan of YouTube’s Whispering Willow Farm teaches you how to turn a typical suburban backyard into a productive mini farm.Backyard mini farming is about regular people who live in regular houses turning all or part of their property into a productive, high-yielding mini farm. Unlike gardening, mini farming takes a very deliberate approach, with the main
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Gardening For Everyone

Growing Vegetables, Herbs, and More at Home

by Julia Watkins ...

A guide to creating and growing a backyard kitchen garden simply and sustainably—from planning to planting to harvest, with profiles of essential vegetables and herbs, ecological tips, and fun and creative projectsGrowing food in your backyard (or through container gardening on a porch or windowsill!) is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to nourish yourself, be self-sufficient, and ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

A guide to creating and growing a backyard kitchen garden simply and sustainably—from planning to planting to harvest, with profiles of essential vegetables and herbs, ecological tips, and fun and creative projectsGrowing food in your backyard (or through container gardening on a porch or windowsill!) is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to nourish yourself, be self-sufficient, and
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RHS Grow for Flavour

Tips & tricks to supercharge the flavour of homegrown harvests

by James Wong, Royal Horticultural Society ...

Use James Wong's revolutionary tips and tricks to grow:- Tomatoes that are 1.5 times sweeter than usual, with 50% more vitamin C- Chillis with double the fire power- Blueberries that are 3 times richer in antioxidants... and that's only the beginning!Have you ever grown a batch of lovingly nurtured tomatoes only to be disappointed by the flavour when you harvest them? Bestselling gardening writ... ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Use James Wong's revolutionary tips and tricks to grow:- Tomatoes that are 1.5 times sweeter than usual, with 50% more vitamin C- Chillis with double the fire power- Blueberries that are 3 times richer in antioxidants... and that's only the beginning!Have you ever grown a batch of lovingly nurtured tomatoes only to be disappointed by the flavour when you harvest them? Bestselling gardening writ...
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BEGINNERS GUIDE TO HYDROPONIC GARDEN

The Beginners Guide to Start a Hydroponic Garden at Home, with Practical Pictures & Illustrations on how to Start Growing Fruits, Herbs and Vegetables Without Soil

by HENRY WHITE ...

Discover secrete about Hydroponics and how to startup your own hydroponic garden with the help of this detailed guide!Do you want to make your own soil-free garden? Have you been hearing about hydroponic gardens and you want to give it a try, but you’re scared on where to start from? Then this book is all you need to get started!This fundamental hydroponics guide gives you a step-by-step methods ... Read more

$6.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover secrete about Hydroponics and how to startup your own hydroponic garden with the help of this detailed guide!Do you want to make your own soil-free garden? Have you been hearing about hydroponic gardens and you want to give it a try, but you’re scared on where to start from? Then this book is all you need to get started!This fundamental hydroponics guide gives you a step-by-step methods
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The Tao of Vegetable Gardening

Cultivating Tomatoes, Greens, Peas, Beans, Squash, Joy, and Serenity

by Carol Deppe ...

The Tao of Vegetable Gardening explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (The Resilient Gardener, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables—tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens—and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that ... Read more

$26.79 CAD

The Tao of Vegetable Gardening explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (The Resilient Gardener, Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables—tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens—and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that
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Composting for the Absolute Beginner

How to Improve Your Soil for Better Organic Gardening

by Dede Cummings ...

In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this will be an essential addition to every gardener’s library.Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered here include:What ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, this will be an essential addition to every gardener’s library.Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. Topics covered here include:What
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The Year-Round Harvest

A Seasonal Guide to Growing, Eating, and Preserving the Fruits and Vegetables of Your Labor

by Catherine Abbott ...

Do you . . .. . . love harvesting juicy heirloom tomatoes--but are at a loss for how to extend their shelf life?. . . dig up buckets full of robust potatoes--but don't know how to store them to resist rot?. . . dream about growing vibrant, crisp greens into the colder months--but can't come up with a system that works?If so, this book is for you. Inside, you'll find all you need to grow and store ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Do you . . .. . . love harvesting juicy heirloom tomatoes--but are at a loss for how to extend their shelf life?. . . dig up buckets full of robust potatoes--but don't know how to store them to resist rot?. . . dream about growing vibrant, crisp greens into the colder months--but can't come up with a system that works?If so, this book is for you. Inside, you'll find all you need to grow and store
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Hydroponics

Questions & Answers for Successful Growing

by Howard M. Resh ...

Drawing on the knowledge of an international leader in hydroponic food production, this book reviews many questions associated with hydroponic culture and offers useful suggestions. The questions relate to hydroponic systems, plant varieties, plant nutrition, plant culture, plant disease and pest management, environmental factors, optimum ranges, production and marketing. ... Read more

$44.77 CAD

Drawing on the knowledge of an international leader in hydroponic food production, this book reviews many questions associated with hydroponic culture and offers useful suggestions. The questions relate to hydroponic systems, plant varieties, plant nutrition, plant culture, plant disease and pest management, environmental factors, optimum ranges, production and marketing.
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Gardener's Guide to Compact Plants

Edibles and Ornamentals for Small-Space Gardening

by Jessica Walliser ...

Covering a broad array of landscape plants, including edibles, flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs, evergreens, and perennials, horticulturist Jessica Walliser takes a deep dive into the emerging category of compact plants.Whether short, narrow, columnar, or dwarf, this new and exciting group of plants provides the same decorative function as full-sized ornamental plants, but in a fraction of ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Covering a broad array of landscape plants, including edibles, flowering and fruiting trees and shrubs, evergreens, and perennials, horticulturist Jessica Walliser takes a deep dive into the emerging category of compact plants.Whether short, narrow, columnar, or dwarf, this new and exciting group of plants provides the same decorative function as full-sized ornamental plants, but in a fraction of
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Vegetables, Chickens & Bees

An Honest Guide to Growing Your Own Food Anywhere

by Carson Arthur ...

Everyone's in the garden! And there's no better time to grow your own vegetables than now. For gardening success--in any space!--this is the only book you need.Want to grow your own veggies but don't know how? Whatever type of space you have (backyard, front yard, balcony, patio, rooftop, window sill, patch of grass) this book shows you how to grow your own garden-fresh vegetables, starting now. ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Everyone's in the garden! And there's no better time to grow your own vegetables than now. For gardening success--in any space!--this is the only book you need.Want to grow your own veggies but don't know how? Whatever type of space you have (backyard, front yard, balcony, patio, rooftop, window sill, patch of grass) this book shows you how to grow your own garden-fresh vegetables, starting now.
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The New Organic Grower, 3rd Edition

A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, 30th Anniversary Edition

by Eliot Coleman ...

**This fully illustrated 30th anniversary edition of the landmark organic farming book offers new photos and updated information for small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners.“One of America’s most innovative farmers.” —Michael Pollan, New York Times–bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind**A pioneer of the organic movement in the United States, Eliot Coleman’s books and ... Read more

$33.59 CAD

**This fully illustrated 30th anniversary edition of the landmark organic farming book offers new photos and updated information for small-scale market growers and serious home gardeners.“One of America’s most innovative farmers.” —Michael Pollan, New York Times–bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind**A pioneer of the organic movement in the United States, Eliot Coleman’s books and
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Coeur de fermière

Récits de verger, de poules et de biodiversité

by Julie Aubé ...

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«À force d'avoir le territoire dans les veines et les fermiers comme idoles, j'ai décidé d'aller m'enraciner à la campagne.»Un retour à la terre haut en couleur. S'étalant sur une période de cinq ans, ce récit retrace les aventures rurales de la nutritionniste Julie Aubé, de même que les apprentissages qu'elle a récoltés en chemin. De Montréal à Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, avec un léger détour par l ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

«À force d'avoir le territoire dans les veines et les fermiers comme idoles, j'ai décidé d'aller m'enraciner à la campagne.»Un retour à la terre haut en couleur. S'étalant sur une période de cinq ans, ce récit retrace les aventures rurales de la nutritionniste Julie Aubé, de même que les apprentissages qu'elle a récoltés en chemin. De Montréal à Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, avec un léger détour par l
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The Pocket GreenFarm

How to Achieve Food Self-Sufficiency in Your Apartment, Balcony, or Backyard

by David Roothaven ...

The Pocket Farm: How to Achieve Food Self-Sufficiency in Your Apartment, Balcony, or BackyardDo you feel frustrated by rising grocery costs and want to grow your own fresh, organic food? Are you looking for a simple, step-by-step guide to create a productive garden in even the smallest spaces? Do you want to enjoy the satisfaction of harvesting your own vegetables, herbs, and fruits year-round?If ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Pocket Farm: How to Achieve Food Self-Sufficiency in Your Apartment, Balcony, or BackyardDo you feel frustrated by rising grocery costs and want to grow your own fresh, organic food? Are you looking for a simple, step-by-step guide to create a productive garden in even the smallest spaces? Do you want to enjoy the satisfaction of harvesting your own vegetables, herbs, and fruits year-round?If
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The Vegetable Gardening Book

Your complete guide to growing an edible organic garden from seed to harvest

by Joe Lamp'l ...

The award-winning television and podcast host Joe Lamp’l is here with insider tips and next-level insight for creating a lush, fruitful, and resilient vegetable garden.Just when you think you have a secure grip on what it takes to grow a vegetable garden, a pro like Joe comes along to surprise you with a wheelbarrow full of new-to-you information to knock your gardening socks right off. In The ... Read more

$30.39 CAD

The award-winning television and podcast host Joe Lamp’l is here with insider tips and next-level insight for creating a lush, fruitful, and resilient vegetable garden.Just when you think you have a secure grip on what it takes to grow a vegetable garden, a pro like Joe comes along to surprise you with a wheelbarrow full of new-to-you information to knock your gardening socks right off. In The
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Little Farm in the Garden

A Practical Mini-Guide to Raising Selected Fruits and Vegetables Homestead-Style

by Susan Colleen Browne ...

Series Book 3 - Little Farm in the Foothills
Interested in growing your own food? From the author of the award-winning Little Farm in the Foothills homesteading memoir comes a friendly, down-to-earth little guide for starting and maintaining a thriving food garden. In Little Farm in the Garden, Susan Colleen Browne shares the evolution of her own homestead garden with warmth and humor.Whether you’re starting with a pot, a small plot, or ... Read more

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Interested in growing your own food? From the author of the award-winning Little Farm in the Foothills homesteading memoir comes a friendly, down-to-earth little guide for starting and maintaining a thriving food garden. In Little Farm in the Garden, Susan Colleen Browne shares the evolution of her own homestead garden with warmth and humor.Whether you’re starting with a pot, a small plot, or
... Read more
The Mini Farming Bible

The Complete Guide to Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre

by Brett L. Markham ...

When Brett Markham published a small black and white handbook about how to run a successful mini farm-he never dreamed how popular the book would soon become. In 2010 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. published Brett’s book in full color with over a hundred of the author’s own photographs-and Mini Farming became an instant bestseller spawning four additional Mini Farming books on everything from fermenting ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

When Brett Markham published a small black and white handbook about how to run a successful mini farm-he never dreamed how popular the book would soon become. In 2010 Skyhorse Publishing Inc. published Brett’s book in full color with over a hundred of the author’s own photographs-and Mini Farming became an instant bestseller spawning four additional Mini Farming books on everything from fermenting
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Easy Container Gardening: 5 Steps to Grow Fresh Organic Vegetables in Small Urban Spaces

Natural Health, #1

by Lynda Goldman ...

Series Book 1 - Natural Health
Easy Container Gardening for Growing Fresh Organic VegetablesDo you yearn to grow fresh organic vegetables but don’t have space for a garden?Now you can have fresh healthy vegetables at your fingertips, and save money from buying expensive imports.An expert gardener and “accidental farmer” reveals her easy tips for vegetables that practically grow themselves.Discover:10 Beautiful benefits of ... Read more

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Easy Container Gardening for Growing Fresh Organic VegetablesDo you yearn to grow fresh organic vegetables but don’t have space for a garden?Now you can have fresh healthy vegetables at your fingertips, and save money from buying expensive imports.An expert gardener and “accidental farmer” reveals her easy tips for vegetables that practically grow themselves.Discover:10 Beautiful benefits of
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Sprouts, Shoots, and Microgreens

Tiny Plants to Grow and Eat in Your Kitchen

by Lina Wallentinson ...

Learn how to grow (and consume) sprouts, shoots, and microgreens at home without using expensive or complicated equipment—all you need is tap water and a glass jar, and you’re ready to go! This is an easy, fast, and smart way to fit healthy greens into your diet. Following Lina Wallentinson’s instructions, in just a few days, you’ll see dry seeds transform into burgeoning green sprouts.In Sprouts, ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Learn how to grow (and consume) sprouts, shoots, and microgreens at home without using expensive or complicated equipment—all you need is tap water and a glass jar, and you’re ready to go! This is an easy, fast, and smart way to fit healthy greens into your diet. Following Lina Wallentinson’s instructions, in just a few days, you’ll see dry seeds transform into burgeoning green sprouts.In Sprouts,
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Plants You Can't Kill

101 Easy-to-Grow Species for Beginning Gardeners

by Stacy Tornio ...

"I kill everything I plant."Does this sound like you or someone you know? Give yourself a pat on the back because admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. And lucky for you, you can easily turn your brown thumb into a green one with the help of Plants You Can’t Kill.Seriously-it doesn’t matter how many plants you’ve killed in gardens past. It’s time to put those experiences ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

"I kill everything I plant."Does this sound like you or someone you know? Give yourself a pat on the back because admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. And lucky for you, you can easily turn your brown thumb into a green one with the help of Plants You Can’t Kill.Seriously-it doesn’t matter how many plants you’ve killed in gardens past. It’s time to put those experiences
... Read more
No-Dig Gardening

Raised Beds, Layered Gardens, and Other No-Till Techniques

by Bella Linde, Lena Granefelt ...

Discover how to create a weed-free, sustainable, abundant garden with the no-till gardening method!The no-dig or no-till gardening method is an easy and climate-smart technique that is gaining in popularity and revolutionizing the gardening world. This book teaches you everything you need to start and care for a kitchen garden without any digging, watering, or weeding. Too good to be true? Find ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Discover how to create a weed-free, sustainable, abundant garden with the no-till gardening method!The no-dig or no-till gardening method is an easy and climate-smart technique that is gaining in popularity and revolutionizing the gardening world. This book teaches you everything you need to start and care for a kitchen garden without any digging, watering, or weeding. Too good to be true? Find
... Read more

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