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Growing Cities
Will Allen - First Run Features
Format: DVD
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From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. Growing Cities goes coast to coast to tell the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, activists, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this country feeds itself. From... |
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The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: 322 Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs
Robert E. Gough - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback
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Learn how to collect, save, and cultivate the seeds from more than 300 vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers, trees, and shrubs. It’s easy, and it’s fun! Authors Robert Gough and Cheryl Moore-Gough thoroughly explain every step in the seed-saving process. Descriptions of seed... |
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Old Manhattan Has Some Farms
Susan Lendroth - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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In this new take on "Old MacDonald," farmers are city dwellers and farms consist of rooftops, empty lots, patios, hydroponic labs, and other urban nooks. |
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Seedswap: The Gardener's Guide to Saving and Swapping Seeds
Josie Jeffery - Roost Books
Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated introduction to saving seedshow to harvest seeds from your own garden, set up a seed library to share with your community, and grow plants from your own seed stash. With a directory of plants and easy-to-follow instructions, this is the perfect book for first-time gardeners.In... |
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Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden
Niki Jabbour - Storey
Format: Paperback
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Follow your zany muse and get creative with your vegetable garden. Niki Jabbour brings you 73 novel and inspiring food garden designs that include a cocktail garden featuring all the ingredients for your favorite drinks, a spicy retreat comprising 24 varieties of chile peppers, and a garden... |
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The Tiny Seed
Eric Carle - Picture Book Studio
Format: Hardcover
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Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Carried aloft by the autumn wind, the tiny seed, along with other bigger seeds, travels far over the world. the journey... |
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Seed Libraries: And Other Means of Keeping Seeds in the Hands of the People
Cindy Conner - New Society
Format: Paperback
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Seed Libraries is a practical guide to saving seeds through community programs, including: step-by-step instructions for setting up a seed library, a wealth of ideas to help attract patrons and keep the momentum going, and examples of existing libraries and other types of seed... |
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