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Books on Gardening

Raised bed gardening with chickens

VICTORY EGG GARDEN: Bring back the Victory Garden to America's backyard! by George Lansing 

Vegetables, fruit, and eggs all fresh from your suburban backyard? Yes, it's possible. The Victory Egg Garden is the ideal book to help you recapture the agricultural spirit of our nation's past to maintain a frugal, efficient, green, and rewarding lifestyle.  This book covers the essential principles of making the most of your backyard and the financial, family, health, and spiritual benefits benefits of backyard gardening.  

This book covers simple instructions on each essential step of growing a raised bed garden and introduces the creative idea of adding chickens and a run system to one of your raised beds to help compost and fertilize your future garden space. (81 Pages) $9.95

Books on sustainable lifestyle

VICTORY EGG GARDEN BUILDING PLANS by George Lansing

Detailed, illustrated building plans for an attractive and functional chicken house and raised bed garden system that will compliment your backyard, conserve space, and help you yield more produce than a typical suburban garden. (34 Pages) $50    

 
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STARTING SEEDS INDOORS by Ann Reilly

32 Pages | $3.95

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GARDENING IN CLAY SOIL by Sara Pitzer

32 Pages | $3.95

   

THE VEGETABLE GARDENER'S BIBLE by Edward C. Smith

309 Pages | $24.95

 

   

BERRIES RASPBERRIES & BLACKBERRIES by Louise Riotte

32 Pages | $3.95

   

GREAT GRAPES: GROW THE BEST EVER by Annie Proulx

32 Pages | $3.95

   

IMPROVING YOUR SOIL by Stu Campbell

32 Pages | $3.95

 

GARDENING ANSWERS

32 Pages | $3.95

 

Pest-Proofing Your Garden by Ruth Harley

32 Pages | $3.95

 

EASY COMPOSTERS YOU CAN BUILD by Nick Noyes

32 Pages | $3.95

 

CONTAINER GARDENING by Patti Barrett

32 pages | $3.95

 
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BUILDING & USING COLD FRAMES by Charles Siegchrist (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

(32 pages) $3.95

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GROW SUPER SALAD GREENS by Nancy Bubel (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

(32 pages) $3.95

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Grow the Best Tomatoes by John Page

32 Pages | $3.95

 
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GROW THE BEST BLUEBERRIES by Vladimir G. Shutak & Robert E. Gough (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

32 Pages | $3.95

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IMPROVING YOUR SOIL by Stu Campbell (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

32 pages | $3.95

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WIDE ROW PLANTING by Dick Raymond (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

32 pages | $3.95

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THE GARDENER'S A-Z GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC FOOD by Tanya L.K. Denckla

484 pages | $22.95

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Controlling Garden Weeds by Barbara Pleasant

32 Pages | $3.95

 
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CARROTS LOVE TOMATOES by Louise Riotte

219 pages | $14.95

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LET IT ROT! by Stu Campbell

153 pages | $12.95

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Books on Food Storage

COLD STORAGE FOR FRUITS & VEGETABLES

32 Pages | $3.95

 

BUILD YOUR OWN UNDERGROUND ROOT CELLAR by Phyllis Hobson

32 Pages | $3.95

 

THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PRESERVING FOOD AT HOME

231 Pages | $14.95

 

 
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FIX, FREEZE, FEAST by Katin Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik

250 pages | $14.95

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SERVING UP THE HARVEST by Andrea Chesman

501 pages | $16.95

 

   

THE CLASSIC ZUCCINI BOOKBOOK by Nancy C. Ralston, Marynor Jordan, and Andrea Chesman

311 Pages | $16.95

 
   

KEEPING THE HARVEST by Nancy Chioffi & Gretchen Mead

201 Pages | $14.95

 
   

THE VEGGIE GARDENER'S ANSWER BOOK by Barbara W. Ellis

428 Pages | $14.95

 
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ROOT CELLARING by Mike and Nancy Bubel

298 pages | $14.95

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Books on Animal Husbandry

EGGS AND CHICKENS by John Vivian

32 Pages | $3.95

 

RAISING A HEALTHY RABBIT by Nancy Searle

32 Pages | $3.95

 

RAISING GAME BIRDS by Mavis and Monty Harper

32 Pages | $3.95

 

RAISING DUCKS & GEESE by John M. Vivian

32 Pages | $3.95

 
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STOREY'S GUIDE TO RAISING CHICKENS by Gail Damerow

341 pages | $18.95

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Books on Herbs, Remedies

HEALING HERBAL WINES, VINEGARS & SYRUPS by Joyce A. Wardwell

32 Pages | $3.95

 

GROW 15 HERBS FOR THE KITCHEN by Sheryl L. Felty

32 Pages | $3.95

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Books on Brewing, Liqueurs

BUILDING HOMEBREW EQUIPMENT by Karl F. Lutzen & Mark Stevens

32 Pages | $3.95

 
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MAKING LIQUEURS FOR GIFTS by Mimi Freid

32 pages | $3.95

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Books on Butchering, Meats, and Dairy

BUILDING A SMOKEHOUSE

32 Pages | $3.95

 
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BASIC BUTCHERING OF LIVESTOCK & GAME by John J. Mettler Jr., DVM

192 pages | $16.95

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THE HOME CREAMERY by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley

214 pages | $16.95

 

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Books on Homesteading, Landscaping
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BUYING COUNTRY LAND by Peggy Tonseth (A Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin)

(32 pages) | $3.95

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THE HAVE-MORE PLAN by Ed and Carolyn Robinson

(69 pages) | $9.95

 

 

JUST IN CASE by Kathy Harrison

(239 pages) | $16.95

 

 

GRAFTING FRUIT TREES by Larry Southwick

32 Pages | $3.95

 

WHAT TO DO WHEN THE POWER FAILS by Mary Twitchell

32 Pages | $3.95

 
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THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD edited by Carleen Madigan

367 pages | $18.95

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PRUNING TREES, SHRUBS & VINES

32 Pages | $3.95

 
landscaping

LANDSCAPING WITH FRUIT by Lee Reich

191 pages | $19.95

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