The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food

Name: The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781635867909
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A Crop-by-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs

By Tanya Denckla Cobb

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The latest addition to Storey's bestselling Backyard Homestead series, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. Author Tanya Denckla Cobb spent years gathering and recording all the... Read More

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The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food

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The essential, at-a-glance guide to growing a bountiful food garden-including detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook.

Description

The latest addition to Storey's bestselling Backyard Homestead series, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden.

Author Tanya Denckla Cobb spent years gathering and recording all the key information she needed to run her community farm, including when to start seeds for each type of crop (and at what temperature), how far apart to space seedlings, how to tell when a crop is ready to harvest, and notes on preservation.

The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth review of the most effective organic pest control practices, including recipes for how to make your own pest deterrent sprays.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635867909

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 February 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Illustrations throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 328

Collections

Home & Garden Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Tanya Denckla Cobb

About the Author

Tanya Denckla Cobb is is the author of Reclaiming Our Food and The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food, a professional environmental mediator at the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation, and a teacher of food system planning at the University of Virginia. She co-founded a community forestry nonprofit organization, served as Executive Director of the Virginia Urban Forest Council, and facilitated the birth of the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute and the Virginia Food System Council. At home, she enjoys the restorative energy of gardening and cooking. She lives in Virginia.