This guide to growing edible mushrooms covers 19 varieties, from button mushrooms to immune-boosting reishis—plus recipes and preserving methods.Mushrooms are a joy to grow—for food, as a garden feature, or just for fun—and it's easier than you think! Mushrooms will thrive in your garden, on your windowsill, and even in your basement. The key is to pick the right growing medium for your mushroom—a log, a bale of hay, or a simple pot of dirt—and give it a little shad...

“A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground.” —Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden SupplyOnce a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes the simple idea that by taking care of the earth, the earth takes care of you. The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture is for home gardeners of every skill—with an...

"This permaculture primer is fresh and vibrant. Bring it on!" — Permaculture MagazinePermaculture is more popular than ever, but it can still be a daunting concept. If you are new to permaculture and interested in learning more, Practical Permaculture offers authoritative, in-depth, and hands-on advice for a more holistic approach to sustainable living. Jessi Bloom and Dave Boehnlein, two dynamic leaders in the permaculture community, explain the b...

From the basics of using mushroom kits to working with grain spawn, liquid cultures, and fruiting chambers, Stephen Russell covers everything you need to know to produce mouthwatering shiitakes, oysters, lion's manes, maitakes, and portobellos. Whether you're interested in growing them for your own kitchen or to sell at a local market, you'll soon be harvesting a delicious and abundant crop of mushrooms.

Start your own backyard vegetable garden with this easy-to-use guide for beginner gardeners and new homesteaders!Growing Vegetables & Herbs takes you from start to finish—from garden planning to planting and nurturing, to enjoying your first home harvest. This guide shows you:• How to design the best gardening layout for your space• The ins and outs of weeding, watering, and pest control• Ways to organize your plantings to take advant...

A wonderfully illustrated celebration of the blood, sweat and joy to be had ‘growing your own’ in an allotment – with the in-depth, practical gardening know-how for which Collins is renowned.No longer considered the preserve of old men in sheds, allotment gardening is currently enjoying a renaissance of interest. People of all ages and from all walks of life are digging their own plots in search of the ultimate in fresh, organic produce – and you cannot get more locally-sourced tha...

An accessible and comprehensive guide, filled with everything you need to set up your own mini-farm and live more self-sufficiently.With the help of this handy book, you can grow all the fruit and vegetables your family needs, raise animals for meat and eggs, keep fish and bees, and even produce firewood on a plot of land of just one acre or less – all alongside your work and family life.Whether you have a garden, a paddock or perhaps the corner of a field,...

Straw bale gardening techniques as well as growing vegetables in Raised Beds are both covered in detail in this new exciting gardening method by Norman J Stone called an RS Combo.This gardening technique takes the best out of both these ideas to create an ideal vegetable growing habitat. This virtually guarentees that even with a tiny garden you can produce all the vegetables needed to keep stocked up with home-grown veggies.Check out the RS Combo by clicking on the buy but...

Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is the perfect fit for you.This first volume in the series walks new and experienced gardeners through fun...

**Your Backyard Farming Experience Begins Here!Garlic is one of the most valuable and versatile additions you can make to your garden.**Backyard Farming: Growing Garlic is your expert guide to successfully tending and harvesting garlic.Delicious when fresh and effortless to cure and preserve, garlic is a great choice for homesteads and gardens. Growing Garlic is a comprehensive primer for anyone looking to add garl...

Whether you are taking your first steps in growing some of what you eat, or experienced and looking for inspiration, ideas and some new plants to grow, The New Kitchen Garden is for you.Inspired by a range of gardeners growing food on allotments, on rooftops, in container gardens and in other edible spaces, many of them urban, Mark shows you the full exciting breadth of what a kitchen garden can be.Whether you have a window sill, space for a few pla...

Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or even in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you've ever been envious of your neighbor's dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is the perfect fit for you.This second volume in the series walks new and experienced gardeners through tu...