You don't have to be a health nut to embrace organic gardening. The World Health Organization estimates that there are up to a quarter of a million pesticide related deaths per year. They are designed to kill, and boy do they

Learn how to eliminate toxins in your food by growing your own organic garden. This book will take you from start to finish through all steps of the process:

Plan for a successful garden Prep your land Plant for optimal growth Feed your food only the best Maintain and care for your precious sprigs Harvest the right way to make room for more Store your food to last

It's easier than you think. If you've been gardening for years or are just beginning to grow your own food, organic gardening can provide you with peace of mind and pride in your produce.

Many people are concerned about the use of chemicals to control pests, especially where children or pets are concerned, and are turning to natural solutions to solve this age old problem. The truth is apart from the possible long term health problems, modern factory farming and chemical pesticides are actully less effective in the long term to organic gardening. With pest control in the home and garden, nature provides all the solutions if you know where to look. This book will teach you everything you need to know to not only protect your home and garden from pests but to also protect home, garden and food from pesticides.

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Working with the ancient skill of dowsing can help you in all aspects of you garden, making decisions about design, helping you map growing conditions and choosing the best plants for each spot.

It can help you choose the best suppliers and the healthiest plants.

Dowsing can help you solve problems in the garden, it can help you plant and harvest your vegetables at the right time and help you plan a herb garden.

This book will teach you how to work with the ancient skill of dowsing, introducing dowsing rods, the forked stick and the dowsing pendulum.

It will show you how to include dowsing in every stage of your gardening, from initial design and planning, through choosing your suppliers and picking the best plants, to harvesting and storing your vegetable crops.

In fact, dowsing and gardening were just made for each other

Local nurseryman, Paul Dowlearn, of Wichita Valley Landscape and Nursery, has published his book, The Lazy Man's Garden: Maximum return; Minimum input. The book focuses, as the title suggests, on minimal effort in gardening and yard care with a quality output. Dowlearn writes, "Americans are intensively growing millions of acres of lawn grasses. We are also attempting to grow mostly non-native exotic hybrids for ornamentals. Much of this traditional culture is not sustainable. Vegetable gardening is one of the few things that survived our landscaping ethic to give the homeowner benefits that go beyond aesthetics. Utilizing native plants, creating habitat for wildlife, and seeking out old tried and true heirloom plants are current trends that promise a more relaxed, eco-friendly style. Homeowners today are demanding low water, low maintenance, and plants that don't need to be replaced on a seasonal basis. The landscaping industry has been slow to respond. Although there are a growing number of landscape professionals who share the viewpoint of the author, they are, unfortunately still in the minority. How far will the 20th Century horticulture and agriculture regimes carry us into the 21st Century? Are we really getting our money's worth out of our landscaping investment? Are all these different fertilizers, chemicals, and hardware truly necessary? Not so, says The Lazy Man. Follow the journey from where we've been, where we are, to where we are going with a lifetime gardener, landscaping veteran, and naturalist. Read on...."

One Green Thumb and Nine Sticky Fingers is both a serious and humorous guide that highlights some of the ancient sacred rituals and cycles and will inspire both today's novice and expert gardeners. Natural cycles are the spine and theme of One Green Thumb. My book reminds my readers that to survive, modern man must live in balance with plants and animals. This book will inspire individuals and families who want to learn how to understand and grow organic vegetables and flowers, enjoy the protection and privacy of trees, and promote a more balanced lifestyle for themselves and humanity. Mother Nature's rhythmic cycles are signposts that guide the reader through mankind's eons of trial and error with her gifts: the ability to recognize wild weeds as edible herbs, as well as to plant and harvest healthy organic plants. The reader learns here to follow the simplest rules of horticulture to maintain humans', animals', and insects' life cycle integrity. We can learn to re-educate ourselves to respect all creatures right to life without poisoning ourselves with toxic chemicals. With inspiration and education today's gardeners will contribute toward a more harmonious and productive future environment for humanity.