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Urban Gardening
by Will Cook • 2012
Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.
3.49
180
Urban Gardening Summary
Urban Gardening 93%
Your apartment can feed you. The guide to growing food in containers, from windowsill to rooftop.
by Will Cook 2012
3.49
180 ratings
Growing Marijuana Box Set
by Alfonso Garcia • 2021
From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.
1.00
1
Growing Marijuana Box Set Summary
Growing Marijuana Box Set 92%
From first seed to cured harvest: grow marijuana indoors or out, beginner or advanced.
by Alfonso Garcia 2021
1.00
1 ratings
Carrots Love Tomatoes
by Louise Riotte • 1975
Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.
4.04
3k+
Carrots Love Tomatoes Summary
Carrots Love Tomatoes 92%
Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.
by Louise Riotte 1975
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Self-Sufficiency Garden
by Huw Richards • 2024
365 kilos of food from your backyard: the design, the compost, and the month-by-month plan.
4.28
323
The Self-Sufficiency Garden Summary
The Self-Sufficiency Garden 91%
365 kilos of food from your backyard: the design, the compost, and the month-by-month plan.
by Huw Richards 2024
4.28
323 ratings
Backyard Winter Gardening
by Caleb Warnock • 2013
Grow salads in January without a heated greenhouse. The low-tech method that fed Paris in winter.
3.83
186
Backyard Winter Gardening Summary
Backyard Winter Gardening 91%
Grow salads in January without a heated greenhouse. The low-tech method that fed Paris in winter.
by Caleb Warnock 2013
3.83
186 ratings
All New Square Foot Gardening
by Mel Bartholomew • 1981
A grid-based method that uses 80% less space and 90% less water, and yields more food.
4.16
9k+
All New Square Foot Gardening Summary
All New Square Foot Gardening 91%
A grid-based method that uses 80% less space and 90% less water, and yields more food.
by Mel Bartholomew 1981
4.16
9k+ ratings
The Practical Permaculture Project
by Sophie McKay • 2022
Feed your family from a backyard that waters itself, builds soil, and heals the land.
4.29
138
The Practical Permaculture Project Summary
The Practical Permaculture Project 91%
Feed your family from a backyard that waters itself, builds soil, and heals the land.
by Sophie McKay 2022
4.29
138 ratings
The New Organic Grower
by Eliot Coleman • 1989
How to make a living from five acres by farming with nature, not against it.
4.41
1k+
The New Organic Grower Summary
The New Organic Grower 91%
How to make a living from five acres by farming with nature, not against it.
by Eliot Coleman 1989
4.41
1k+ ratings
Creating a Forest Garden
by Martin Crawford • 2010
A garden that works like a forest: seven edible layers, self-building soil, zero tillage.
4.44
433
Creating a Forest Garden Summary
Creating a Forest Garden 90%
A garden that works like a forest: seven edible layers, self-building soil, zero tillage.
by Martin Crawford 2010
4.44
433 ratings
Gardening for a Lifetime
by Sydney Eddison • 2010
Your body is aging; your garden shouldn't retire. The low-impact shifts that keep you growing.
3.76
274
Gardening for a Lifetime Summary
Gardening for a Lifetime 90%
Your body is aging; your garden shouldn't retire. The low-impact shifts that keep you growing.
by Sydney Eddison 2010
3.76
274 ratings
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon • 2006
Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.
4.05
982
Gardening When It Counts Summary
Gardening When It Counts 90%
Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.
by Steve Solomon 2006
4.05
982 ratings
Teaming with Nutrients
by Jeff Lowenfels • 2013
Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.
4.30
399
Teaming with Nutrients Summary
Teaming with Nutrients 90%
Plants eat through physics, chemistry, and fungi. Feed the biology, not just the soil.
by Jeff Lowenfels 2013
4.30
399 ratings
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture
by Christopher Shein • 2013
Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.
3.84
493
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture Summary
The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture 90%
Your garden as a forest: the permaculture design that feeds you while it rebuilds itself.
by Christopher Shein 2013
3.84
493 ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 90%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
The Backyard Parables
by Margaret Roach • 2013
What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.
3.65
436
The Backyard Parables Summary
The Backyard Parables 90%
What dies in the garden teaches what survives in you. Three decades of digging both.
by Margaret Roach 2013
3.65
436 ratings
The One-Straw Revolution
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 1975
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
4.33
9k+
The One-Straw Revolution Summary
The One-Straw Revolution 90%
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 1975
4.33
9k+ ratings
The Permaculture Garden
by Graham Bell • 1994
A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.
3.88
103
The Permaculture Garden Summary
The Permaculture Garden 90%
A garden that hardly needs you: design it like a forest once, harvest for decades.
by Graham Bell 1994
3.88
103 ratings
Back to Basics
by Abigail R. Gehring • 2007
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
4.20
2k+
Back to Basics Summary
Back to Basics 90%
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
by Abigail R. Gehring 2007
4.20
2k+ ratings
Sara Snow's Fresh Living
by Sara Snow • 2009
Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.
3.78
130
Sara Snow's Fresh Living Summary
Sara Snow's Fresh Living 90%
Toxins in your toothpaste, chemicals in your crib: a room-by-room detox for the whole house.
by Sara Snow 2009
3.78
130 ratings
Sowing Seeds in the Desert
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
4.34
724
Sowing Seeds in the Desert Summary
Sowing Seeds in the Desert 89%
Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012
4.34
724 ratings
Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less
by Renee Dang • 2022
From roof to tap in nine days: the 7-step plan for harvesting your own clean rainwater.
4.04
26
Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less Summary
Harvesting Rainwater for Your Homestead in 9 Days or Less 89%
From roof to tap in nine days: the 7-step plan for harvesting your own clean rainwater.
by Renee Dang 2022
4.04
26 ratings
Just in Case
by Kathy Harrison • 2008
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
3.85
494
Just in Case Summary
Just in Case 89%
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
by Kathy Harrison 2008
3.85
494 ratings
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2007
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
4.05
113k+
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 88%
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
by Barbara Kingsolver 2007
4.05
113k+ ratings
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch • 2016
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
3.98
115
How to Survive Off the Grid Summary
How to Survive Off the Grid 88%
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
by Tim MacWelch 2016
3.98
115 ratings
Folks, This Ain't Normal
by Joel Salatin • 2011
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
4.21
5k+
Folks, This Ain't Normal Summary
Folks, This Ain't Normal 88%
Food that travels 1,500 miles, animals that never graze, costs hidden: a farmer's case for normal.
by Joel Salatin 2011
4.21
5k+ ratings
The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies
by Nicole Apelian • 2021
Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.
4.58
827
The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary
The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies 88%
Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.
by Nicole Apelian 2021
4.58
827 ratings
Soil and Sacrament
by Fred Bahnson • 2013
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
4.17
264
Soil and Sacrament Summary
Soil and Sacrament 88%
What if the holiest ground you'll ever touch is in a garden?
by Fred Bahnson 2013
4.17
264 ratings
Designing Regenerative Food Systems
by Marina O'Connell • 2022
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
3.75
4
Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary
Designing Regenerative Food Systems 88%
Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.
by Marina O'Connell 2022
3.75
4 ratings
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook
by James Green • 2000
Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.
4.40
1k+
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook Summary
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook 88%
Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.
by James Green 2000
4.40
1k+ ratings
The Profitable Hobby Farm
by Sarah Beth Aubrey • 2010
Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.
3.71
157
The Profitable Hobby Farm Summary
The Profitable Hobby Farm 88%
Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.
by Sarah Beth Aubrey 2010
3.71
157 ratings
Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies
by Anne Kennedy • 2017
150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.
4.25
278
Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary
Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies 88%
150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.
by Anne Kennedy 2017
4.25
278 ratings
Grass, Soil, Hope
by Courtney White • 2014
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
4.04
168
Grass, Soil, Hope Summary
Grass, Soil, Hope 88%
Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.
by Courtney White 2014
4.04
168 ratings
The Feast Nearby
by Robin Mather • 2011
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
3.79
2k+
The Feast Nearby Summary
The Feast Nearby 88%
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
by Robin Mather 2011
3.79
2k+ ratings
Healing Herbal Teas
by Sarah Farr • 2016
What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.
4.27
366
Healing Herbal Teas Summary
Healing Herbal Teas 88%
What an herb tastes reveals what it heals. A formula for blending personalized medicinal teas.
by Sarah Farr 2016
4.27
366 ratings
I Quit Sugar for Life
by Sarah Wilson • 2014
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
3.87
588
I Quit Sugar for Life Summary
I Quit Sugar for Life 88%
A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.
by Sarah Wilson 2014
3.87
588 ratings
Meet the Frugalwoods
by Elizabeth Willard Thames • 2018
An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.
3.74
7k+
Meet the Frugalwoods Summary
Meet the Frugalwoods 88%
An 82 percent savings rate: how two professionals quit their jobs and bought a Vermont homestead.
by Elizabeth Willard Thames 2018
3.74
7k+ ratings
Eat Well, Save More
by Cath Armstrong • 2012
Four people, $80 a week: no coupons, just price tracking and a stocked pantry.
3.57
7
Eat Well, Save More Summary
Eat Well, Save More 88%
Four people, $80 a week: no coupons, just price tracking and a stocked pantry.
by Cath Armstrong 2012
3.57
7 ratings
The Green Budget Guide
by Nancy Birtwhistle • 2024
101 household swaps that shrink your bills and your waste, using what you already own.
4.23
274
The Green Budget Guide Summary
The Green Budget Guide 88%
101 household swaps that shrink your bills and your waste, using what you already own.
by Nancy Birtwhistle 2024
4.23
274 ratings
Restoration Agriculture
by Mark Shepard • 2013
Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.
4.30
1k+
Restoration Agriculture Summary
Restoration Agriculture 88%
Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.
by Mark Shepard 2013
4.30
1k+ ratings
You Can Farm
by Joel Salatin • 1998
No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.
4.31
2k+
You Can Farm Summary
You Can Farm 88%
No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.
by Joel Salatin 1998
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
by Richard Wiswall • 2009
The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.
4.08
157
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook Summary
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook 88%
The business manual organic farmers actually need: plan for profit, track costs, and pay yourself.
by Richard Wiswall 2009
4.08
157 ratings
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology
by Vandana Shiva • 2015
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
3.96
436
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary
Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 88%
Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.
by Vandana Shiva 2015
3.96
436 ratings
Zero Waste Home
by Bea Johnson • 2013
A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.
3.75
8k+
Zero Waste Home Summary
Zero Waste Home 88%
A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.
by Bea Johnson 2013
3.75
8k+ ratings
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks
by Gail Damerow • 2013
Incubation specs, brooder setups, and hatch-failure fixes for five poultry species in one manual.
4.34
142
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks Summary
Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks 88%
Incubation specs, brooder setups, and hatch-failure fixes for five poultry species in one manual.
by Gail Damerow 2013
4.34
142 ratings
The Herbalist's Way
by Nancy Phillips • 2005
Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.
4.37
183
The Herbalist's Way Summary
The Herbalist's Way 88%
Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.
by Nancy Phillips 2005
4.37
183 ratings
The Unsettling of America
by Wendell Berry • 1977
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
4.33
7k+
The Unsettling of America Summary
The Unsettling of America 88%
America's farming crisis is really a crisis of character. The soil tells the story.
by Wendell Berry 1977
4.33
7k+ ratings
The Art of Simple Food
by Alice Waters • 2007
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
3.94
27k+
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food 88%
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
by Alice Waters 2007
3.94
27k+ ratings
Dirt to Soil
by Gabe Brown • 2018
After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.
4.46
2k+
Dirt to Soil Summary
Dirt to Soil 87%
After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.
by Gabe Brown 2018
4.46
2k+ ratings
Stone by Design
by Lew French • 2005
Stone walls that feel discovered, not built. A mason's philosophy of leaving the stone alone.
4.38
48
Stone by Design Summary
Stone by Design 87%
Stone walls that feel discovered, not built. A mason's philosophy of leaving the stone alone.
by Lew French 2005
4.38
48 ratings
The Minimalist Vegan
by Michael Ofei • 2017
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
3.70
267
The Minimalist Vegan Summary
The Minimalist Vegan 87%
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
by Michael Ofei 2017
3.70
267 ratings
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