Steve Solomon

The decline of cheap oil is inspiring increasing numbers of North Americans to achieve some measure of backyard food self-sufficiency. In hard times, the family can be greatly helped by growing a highly productive food garden, requiring little cash outlay or watering. Currently popular intensive vegetable gardening methods are largely inappropriate to this new circumstance. Crowded raised beds require high...

Centuries of agriculture have dramatically depleted our soils, causing the nutritional value of fruits, grains, and vegetables to decline dramatically. However, the process of returning soil to true fertility is widely misunderstood. The Intelligent Gardener is an essential guide to achieving better health for you and your family by remineralising your soil using natural materials to grow nutrient-dense produce.