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2) In my garden
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Language
English
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Description
A young girl describes what she loves most in her garden during each season.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
This book is a pictorial guide by Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States, that describes how she and her daughters planted a vegetable garden on the White House's South Lawn as part of an initiative to raise awareness about childhood obesity. In February 2010, she launched Let's Move!, a nationwide initiative to address the epidemic of childhood obesity by bringing healthier food into schools and communities, and encouraging kids to be...
Author
Publisher
Acres U.S.A
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Around the globe most people get their calories from "annual" agriculture -- plants that grow fast for one season, produce lots of seeds, then die. Every single human society that has relied on annual crops for staple foods has collapsed. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food,...
Author
Publisher
Monacelli Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive reference offers gardens from many periods of history--Islamic, Renaissance, English Landscape, Arts & Crafts, and more--and geographically diverse environments--from a nighttime sculpture garden on the Oregon coast, to a sustainable water garden in the mountains of Vermont, and the Mughal garden at the Indian president's palace in New Delhi. They are inspirational works made by both talented amateurs and major international garden...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Presents a portrait of a Santa Fe community garden, revealing how students and other citizens work together to select and grow annual plants, create compost, release butterflies, harvest edibles, and protect garden beds for the winter--
18) Practical projects for self-sufficiency: DIY projects to get your self-reliant lifestyle started
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wanted to build your own chicken coop, cider press, or herb-drying rack? How about a clever two-bin composter, horse-blanket washing machine, or genuine Langstroth beehive? In Practical Projects for Self-Sufficiency, you'll find these projects and a couple of dozen more to help you develop and grow your self-reliant lifestyle. Where most self-sufficiency books give you pages of words and a couple of small drawings for an explanation,...
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