"An extensive, hands-on guide to growing a productive organic food garden"--Page 4 of cover.

"If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide-an "if I can do it, you can do it" case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a...

Learn how to use ecologically friendly, intensive biodynamic metho ds to produce large amounts of vegetables in very tiny spaces.

"No-till farming is the new best practice for preventing soil erosion, building soil biology, and providing growing conditions for vibrant, healthy crops. But for organic vegetable farmers and gardeners-and any farmer who wants to avoid herbicide use-the seemingly insurmountable dilemma with no-till has been how to control weeds without cultivating. In this thorough, practical guide, expert organic farmer Bryan O'Hara provide the answers. O'Hara systemically...

"Transform your garden into a self-sustaining haven for nature and wildlife. Ecological garden designer Matt Rees-Warren shares inspirational design ideas and practical projects to help you create a garden that is both beautiful today and sustainable tomorrow. The Ecological Gardener will give you the tools to create an abundant garden from the soil up - a garden that welcomes birds and bees and showcases native planting and wild flowers, with minimal...

An expert guide and introduction for the burgeoning locavore movement on growing, preserving, and cooking with heirloom vegetables, by the farmer whom the "New York Times" called the "Indiana Jones of seeds."

A comprehensive guide to composting discusses what can be composted, how to balance a bin's contents for optimum decomposition, vermicomposting, and how and when to use compost in a garden.

The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power. Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems to life for the home gardener by demonstrating sustainable growing methods for spectacular organic produce on a small but intensive scale. How to Grow More Vegetables...

"Thanks to research conducted over the last few decades, we know that many (and probably all) plants get a significant portion of their nutrients by attracting endophytic bacteria. Gardeners and small-scale growers need to know about endophytic bacteria and the rhizophagy cycle because they have profound implications for how they raise plants. Knowing about them will help readers increase their plant's health and productivity"--