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A lively, passionate argument for the backyard vegetable garden, drawing on science, history, and stories from the author’s garden. Our parents saw supermarkets and processed foods as the height of convenience. But nothing is moreconvenient than grocery shopping in the backyard. A vegetable garden offers the best defense againstrising food prices, the most environmentally sound way to eat, and better exercise than any gym. It willturn anyone into a wonderful cook, since nothing tastes more vibrant than homegrown. And it can takeless time every week than a trip to the supermarket.In Grow the Good Life, Michele Owens, an amateur gardener for almost two decades, makes an entertaining and persuasive case for vegetable gardens. She starts with two simple but radical ideas: Growing food on a small scale is easy, and it is absurdly rewarding.
About the Author
Michele Owens is a joyful vegetable gardener of two decades. She is a founding partner of Garden Rant, one of the most popular and influential gardening blogs, and writes about gardening for publications that have included O, The Oprah Magazine, Garden Design, and Organic Gardening.She is also the co-author of three nationally best-selling business books, Executive Warfare, Career Warfare, and Brand Warfare, with former John Hancock CEO David F. D'Alessandro. Brand Warfare was named one of the best business books of 2001 by Library Journal.She is the former chief speechwriter for Governor William F. Weld of Massachusetts and worked on his 1996 Senate campaign. She was also a staff speechwriter for another distinctive voice in American politics, Governor Mario Cuomo of New York.She lives with her family in Saratoga Springs and Salem, NY.
