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A longtime contributor to Field and Stream, Bill Heavey knew more than a little about hunting and fishing when he embarked on an ambitious project a few years ago to see how far he could get eating wild. But Heavey knew next to nothing about gardening or foraging, and he lives in northern Virginia, close to Washington, D.C. The rural wilds, this was not. Is it any surprise that his tasty triumphs were equaled by his hilarious misadventures?

Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman’s hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna konditorei. Nigel records the small things, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. In A Thousand Feasts he details a soup for breakfast, packing a suitcase for a trip and watching a butterfly settle on a carpet, hiding in plain sight. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese.

Whether you're a beginner looking to create a new lawn from scratch or an experienced gardener seeking to enhance your lawn care skills, the "Lush Lawn Secrets Bundle" provides the knowledge and guidance you need to achieve the lawn of your dreams. Listen, learn, and let your lawn become the envy of the neighborhood.

Planting, renovating, maintaining, and caring for your lawn, with a season-by-season guideline, gives you the knowledge to make your lawn fit for a king!

Drawing on years of professional experience and a multitude of successful harvests, Eugene Zellwood has compiled everything you need to know to start, maintain, and reap the rewards of a home vegetable garden. You'll be amazed at the difference the information in this audiobook will make in how you approach gardening and think about the environment in which you're growing. Whatever your experience level, now you're ready to try a new strategy--one that is tried and true.

Gardens are places where we are up close and personal to God's daily miracles of creation, death, and rebirth--life itself. Indeed the act of gardening can be a deeply personal experience in spiritual growth. But life, like gardening, is sometimes messy dirty, and hard. Gardening Mercies is a beautifully practical guide to discovering the garden's many lessons in hope, peace, love, mercy and redemption.

The center of a natural sanctuary where ancient mysteries are hidden among the towering trees and whispering leaves. It's easy to forget the calm beauty and quiet wisdom that may be discovered deep inside the forest in our hectic world. But we ask you to calm down, take a deep breath, and discover the beauties of the wooded world inside this audio. "The Ways of Woods" is a celebration of the wonder and mystery found in nature's embrace rather than merely a guidebook.

In Chaos Gardening, you surrender control and let nature take over. You will find it easy, exciting, and fun! No matter what garden style you choose, THE MEADOW GARDEN is your guide to cutting through the mountain of information online. This book strips gardening to its roots to help you create a low-maintenance wildflower wonderland that's as raw, natural, and breathtaking as nature intended.

In a world filled with uncertainties, it's crucial to have a plan in place to safeguard your family's safety during a catastrophe. "The Ultimate Prepper Pantry Survival Guide: 90 Days of Nutritional Survival Food to Stockpile Ensuring Your Family's Safety During a Catastrophe" is your essential roadmap to never get caught unprepared when disaster strikes.

Sie möchten Kräuter anbauen und Ihrer Familie einen enormen Gesundheitsschub verschaffen, wissen aber nicht, wie Sie anfangen sollen? Suchen Sie nach einer kostengünstigen Möglichkeit, Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden auf natürliche Weise zu fördern, ohne sich auf die Apotheke zu verlassen? Dann lernen Sie in 5 einfachen Schritten, Ihre eigene Medizin anzubauen - Ihre Gesundheit und Ihr Wohlbefinden beginnt bei Ihnen und Ihrem Garten.

Chris Smith’s first encounter with okra was of the worst kind: slimy fried okra at a greasy-spoon diner. Despite that dismal introduction, Smith developed a fascination with okra, and as he researched the plant and began to experiment with it in his own kitchen, he discovered an amazing range of delicious ways to cook and eat it, along with ingenious and surprising ways to process the plant from tip-to-tail: pods, leaves, flowers, seeds, and stalks. Smith talked okra with chefs, food historians, university researchers, farmers, homesteaders, and gardeners.

Have you ever imagined being able to serve home-cooked meals, salads, and soups made from vegetables grown right in your home? Have you ever wanted to have your own garden, but just don’t have the space for it? In this simplified guide, you will learn all about why indoor gardens are so great, the benefits of setting one up, and how you can set yours up in a few easy steps. It will teach you how to make the most of your space, from your kitchen countertops to your windowsill, walls, balconies, and pretty much anywhere else in your home.
 

Jennifer Jewell brings listeners on an insightful year-long journey exploring the outsize impact one of nature's smallest manifestations—the simple seed. She examines our skewed notions where "organic" seeds are grown and sourced, reveals how giant multinational agribusiness has refined and patented the genomes of seeds we rely on for staples like corn and soy, and highlights the efforts of activists working to regain legal access to heirloom seeds that were stolen from Indigenous peoples and people of color.

Permaculture gardening at its best. Permaculture is a holistic approach to living in harmony with nature. When it comes to gardening, it means growing local, fresh, organic produce that supports the environment.

Oaks sustain a complex and fascinating web of wildlife. The Nature of Oaks reveals what is going on in oak trees month by month, highlighting the seasonal cycles of life, death, and renewal. From woodpeckers who collect and store hundreds of acorns for sustenance to the beauty of jewel caterpillars, Tallamy illuminates and celebrates the wonders that occur right in our own backyards. The Nature of Oaks will inspire you to treasure these trees and to act to nurture and protect them.

Marta McDowell has revealed the way that plants have stirred some of our most cherished authors, including Beatrix Potter, Emily Dickinson, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. In her latest, Unearthing The Secret Garden, she delves into the professional and gardening life of Frances Hodgson Burnett. McDowell paints an unforgettable portrait of a great artist and reminds us why The Secret Garden continues to touch us after more than a century. This deeply moving book is a must-listen for fans of The Secret Garden and anyone who loves the story behind the story.

Imagine this: In the morning, you pluck a few mint leaves from your backdoor herb garden and add them to your tea. A few hours later, you step out onto your patio and collect a handful of lettuce leaves for your lunch salad. Just before dinner, you harvest a few basil leaves and cherry tomatoes for a delicious caprese pasta. In her trademark warm and informative style, bestselling author and expert gardener Maggie Stuckey shares everything you need to know to succeed with container gardening: planning, gearing up, planting, nurturing, and harvesting.

This complete guide to homesteading provides the information you need to get started sustainably growing your own food, raising animals organically, and even power everything off-the-grid. You don’t need 50 acres in the country, and you don’t need to invest lots of money into equipment you don’t need.

Are you hoping to cultivate a lush garden, but you're concerned that you won't have enough room to do so? This book, Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners, will show you how straightforward it may be to design, construct, and cultivate your very own raised-bed garden in any space you have available.

Whether you're a total beginner to gardening or looking to broaden your horizons when it comes to regional planting, you'll uncover new insights within this guide that will make it easier than ever to plant and enjoy your harvest.