Earth Day Eating: “Food Matters”
If you regularly read this blog, you know I’m a bookworm. So, in honor of upcoming Earth Day, and (GASP!) my Birthday, I’m reviewing the great new book by Mark Bittman Food Matters. I heard Mark interviewed on NPR right …
Don’t Throw it, GROW IT! Book Review
I enjoyed pilfering from the publishing table at Garden Writers this year. However, I always review books, often on multiple sites, so I feel less guilty, sort of. The book Don’t Throw it, GROW IT! is an adorable little gem, re-published in 2008 by Storey …
Wicked Plants, by Amy Stewart
Wicked Plants, by Amy Stewart, was published this spring or summer. I already forget when, because it feels like we’ve had this book around forever, or at least had Amy around forever doing PR for it. Her PR guy is a genius! If you’ve seen …
Book Review: Gardening Nude
Shawna Coronado grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, a small community in the heart of the breadbasket (farm country), of the United States. Her family was anything but normal, her parents had an unconventional marriage, and her father passed away when she was just 13 years old. Her grandparents’ farm became a place of solace. She wandered around in nature, not really doing anything constructive, other than mowing …
Book Review: Plants in Garden History
One of my favorite gardening books, ever, is Plants in Garden History, by Penelope Hobhouse. Apparently, it is Oprah’s favorite gardening book, too. (Or, at least a favorite of those who choose Oprah’s favorite gardening books. I love to watch Oprah, but I just …
Organic Gardening Book Reviews: The Gardener’s A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food
With my new vegetable gardening project this spring, I have been reading a bunch of gardening books. You name it, I have it or have read it. I personally helped Chris select the books for the Organic Gardening Bookstore. They are all good ones. It is my mission to eventually review them …
