Black pepper is one of the most important spice crops of India. Organic cultivation of black pepper focuses basically on isolation. Ginger is another important spice crop used for its aromatic and medicinal properties. It belongs to the Zingiberaceae family and believed to be a native of south-east Asia. Turmeric also belongs to the family Zingiberaceae and it is an herbaceous perennial. India is the largest producer of turmeric in the world, followed by Thailand, Central America, Latin America, and Taiwan.

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.

Suzy Lowry Geno walks the hills and creek side of Old Field Farm seeking a simpler peace-filled life like those of her grandparents and great-grandparents who worked those acres before her. But as she finally began to rest in the true joys of faith, family and slower living, she was forced back into the realities of the world of technology in the struggle to save her husband's life. Journey with her as she hays goats, waters chickens, gathers eggs, makes goat milk soap; minds her little farm store; gets a traffic ticket racing her husband to a blood transfusion; tries, fails, and tries again to make her homestead a success; and suffers a frightening snake bite, all while walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Join her in "Simple Times at Old Field Farm" as she emerges triumphantly on the mountainside "keeping her hands busy and her heart open."

Start vermicomposting now In this concise and efficient how to guide, author Johnny Autonomy will introduce you to the process of vermicomposting at home using the same principles as professional worm farms do. Autonomy's step by step instructions will inform you on how to make a functional worm composting bin; how to acquire your composting earthworms (red worms) and provides parameters for how many worms, how much to feed and how to maintain the compost bin environment. Learn the important basic information about worm castings and how to use them. The troubleshooting guide will help keep your composting enjoyable and your worm bins functioning smoothly for years to come. Whatever your motivation is to compost with earthworms, let Johnny Autonomy help you get off to a great start.

Curious in what worm farming is? What it takes to get started? How you can make it Fun and Profitable? This is just a few of the questions that are answered within "Worm Farming: Everything You Need to Know To Setting up a Successful Worm Farm" The ULTIMATE guide to worm farming... Discover the many benefits of what is also known as, vermicomposting. You can get free fishing bait, use as source of food for wild birds, fish and chickens, create a nutrient rich potting soil that is a fun hobby while teaching you about the environment. You will see that getting started in worm farming is much easier than you think Details on space requirements, type of worms to use, what to feed them and much, much, more are revealed in this informative book. Worm farming can be a fun way to generate some income from the worms or nutrient-rich soil that you sell. Our tips on running a successful worm farm and understanding the business aspects of it, will help as your startup roadmap. Get started today with this comprehensive guide to worm farming. Scroll up and Buy Now for Instant Access

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"Curious and Interested in Aquaponics?" "Want to grow organic vegetables and have fresh fish to eat?" "looking to discover how to build your own backyard aquaponics system?" This Practical Guide Is Designed For Those Folks Who Want To Grow Their Own Organic Fruits and Vegetables, With The Added Benefits Of Fresh Fish As Their Healthy Source Of Protein. Let me show you how to build and maintain your very own aquaponics system. I give you step-by-step instructions on how to do just that within the pages of this guide. You'll will finally learn how: To completely become self-sufficient by growing healthy organic fruits, vegetables and fresh water fish.

Cornell University Professor Roger A. Morse's classic book on the production of comb honey. He considered comb honey production and queen rearing to be the benchmark of an accomplished beekeeper. Comb honey is exactly as the bees produce it, with natural comb and no heating or filtering during the production by the bees. Comb honey is a gourmet item in many fine eating establishments, often coupled with fine cheeses and fresh fruit. The book is one of the best on the topic of comb honey production using traditional methods.

From Eryn Paige, author of How to Grow Glorious Wheatgrass at Home Tutorial - With Salty Sea Mineral Eco-Fertilization for Superior Mineral Rich Soil. What is sea salt fertilization? Is salt really bad for soil, and for us too? Is seawater and its salt destructive, or are they a tremendous secret ally that can grow more nutritious plants that lead to increased disease resistance and better health - for both plants and us? Well, join Eryn Paige on her journey to revealing the incomparable storehouse of nutrients in the salty ocean that can dramatically help our soil and thus humankind. Pivotal information that can dramatically help us all.... How much unnecessary unwellness, hormonal imbalance, disease, and suffering exist because our soil is mineral depleted and is bombarded with harmful chemicals that also permeate our environment? Eryn believes now is the time to awaken to the hidden powers in the phenomenal solution of vintage seawater and its sea salt.... You will see several colorful and educational pictures, including pictures of her unhealthy and sickly looking wheatgrass, and then see how good sea salt from seawater solved so many growing challenges and produced batch after batch of vigorous, lush, and more succulent wheatgrass with an even sweeter flavor. There is so much to learn from Mother Nature. Are marine creatures immersed in clean seawater with 90 plus minerals in phenomenal health, especially as compared to land animals eating foods grown in mineral depleted soil? Does the animal kingdom love and actually need salt to survive? What astounding positive health changes can occur in mice when sea salt fertilized foods are eaten? Is all sea salt the same? What is the right kind of sea salt to use? What salt should you absolutely not use? Get the answers to those questions, plus so much more in this book. Read Sea Salt Fertilization - Healthier Soil and a Healthier You and it is undeniable that you will never look at the powerful ocean the same. With the knowledge in this book, and henceforth implementing sea salt fertilization on a global scale, a much healthier world can await us all. What are we waiting for? Eryn is also author of How to Grow Glorious Wheatgrass at Home Tutorial - With Salty Sea Mineral Eco-Fertilization for Superior Mineral Rich Soil. She knew a standalone book on this sea salt fertilization subject was necessary to help spread the good news on this extremely significant topic.

A least toxic approach to raising food in urban gardens based on the authors' experiences in Berkeley, CA. Authors are both entomologists noted for organic least toxic pest control who specialized in gardening in small spaces with deep mulches made by composting and transplanting and methods for extending the season. Written with beginners in mind who have little time for gardening with many personal anecdotes. Illustrated with line drawings by Kathy Green. We cover the basics: soil structure and soil improvement, odorless composting, insect control, selecting vegetable varieties for small areas, pest free food scrap storage for composting, intensive interplanting, beekeeping, rooftop meat and greens, setting up community gardens, raising rabbits and chickens in congested places. Written almost 40 years ago the methods are still current and useful. Its a classic in the gardening literature by people who developed the methods.

Gardening isn't as difficult as people tend to want to believe it is. Whether you're passionate about plants or flowers or are looking for a cleaner and healthier way to grow produce, organic gardening is the way to go. You can create a sustainable garden that's friendly to the environment and is capable of producing the plants you want for generations to come. Whether you're a home-gardener wetting your feet with a small organic garden or an experienced veteran looking to expand your knowledge, you'll appreciate the tips and techniques set forth in this book. This book tells you step by step what you need to do to successfully grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs organically.

Raising Red Wigglers is written in simple terms that anyone can comprehend and apply. The book over several techniques for raising red wiggler worms including one technique that show you how to start with 500 adult breeders and turn that into 10,000 new worms within sixty days Bruce illustrates other techniques from composting with red wigglers, top feeding your worms and a combination of both depending on your individual needs. Learn the proper proportions of worms to bedding material to benefit best whether for composting or fishing. Included within is a special chapter showing you to keep your worms sized while growing them out so all the worms in your worm bin are of the same size. For anglers, this works great as no more picking through your worms to find the larger ones. Simply go to a worm bin containing all large adult worms The book will show you how to increase the growth rates of your worms so as you can raise them faster to begin reproducing more worms as well. Learn techniques for harvesting worm castings as well as worm cocoons separately These castings are highly sought after by organic gardeners and considered the best plant food around Learn the proper way to setup a new worm bin for your red wigglers, what to feed them as well as what not to feed them.

Hardly a day passes without learning something new and terrible about processed food, chemicals in food and the dangers of eating junk food. Almost everything available in your supermarket is technically just more junk food. But nurturing and caring for a garden, and raising wholesome natural food on your own is a lot easier than you might think. The art of gardening is every year increasing, in the city as well as in the country, and the number, quality and taste of delicious homegrown foods is always growing too. Put fresh vegetables on your table within a couple of months and enjoy every minute of the experience, from planting to harvesting. Eating healthy, true organic homegrown foods, and fully enjoying the gardening life is easy, affordable and it's the whole point to learning to grow, prepare and eat your own organic produce. Even a modest city apartment can be home to a prosperous, vibrant garden, and here is everything you need to get started. Readers learn: The true healthy alternative in natural organic foods and the dangers of chemicals and preservatives The meaning, tradition and practice of organic gardening Detailed plans for any kind of garden, and what you need to get started The easiest and most hardy vegetables to plant and grow Soil preparation and practical advice for planting and harvesting Whether you're an aspiring urban gardener or a true country farmer - or something in between - this book contains all the information you need to get planted and growing quickly. This is the complete beginner's guide to why plant, what to plant and how to keep it growing. And readers can do it in a space small enough to fit an easy chair. Learning to avoid the pesticides, chemical additives and fillers that are everywhere - even in fresh vegetables - is not only possible, it's absolutely essential for a long and healthy life. Organic farming is natural, easy and almost free. You just need to know what to do, when to do it and continue getting inspiration from your own organic garden, day after day. Every aspiring gardener and reader will learn to: Quickly and naturally control pests and weeds Compost so that nothing in your garden - or your kitchen - is wasted Winter and summer care for your garden Plus easy, natural and delicious recipes for just some of the vegetables you'll be growing But obsessing about your health is not the point of any organic garden project. Producing and raising your own food has countless other obvious benefits. It's a healthy, engaging, and utterly satisfying hobby, and for some of us, it's an absolute obsession. It's also delicious and re-affirming, every time you sit down to a meal of the foods you've grown yourself. Planting an organic garden and taking off with organic, natural or even hydroponic gardening is rewarding, fulfilling and more fun than you probably know. Whether you've been gardening for years or are a total beginner, this beginner's guide is packed with tips, tricks and basics to grow just about anything that can be planted. The benefits of organic gardening extend easily into full physical and mental health, stress reduction and psychological balance. For some who start, it's just the beginning of a long and life affirming trip back to nature. This book will not only get you there, it'll feed you along the way. And for many years to come, your body and your whole family will thank you.

Aquaponics is a method of growing fish and vegetables in a simple recirculating system. This book is designed and written to provide basic information and direction for people interested in building a backyard aquaponics system. It is NOT a "how-to" manual listing parts and with step-by-step procedures, but it's more like a conversation that you might have with a good friend about how he built his system. It is written to be easily understandable and includes lots of pictures and graphics. NOTE: This 5.5"x8.5" version contains the same information as the first edition however the physical size has been substantially reduced.

Developed out of Zoe Wilcox and Melanie Rubin's workshops at Mother Nature Gardens and Sacred Heart Backyard Farm, "The Home Farming Revolution for Drylands" is a step-by step guide to help you convert any plot of land into a micro-farm. Although the book focuses on techniques for the desert Southwest of the United States, the main concepts and principles are applicable anywhere. The benefits of creating home farms in our towns and cities are as plentiful as the bounty they produce. We need healthy food in order to be healthy. The United States faces a growing number of health concerns that may be catalyzed or exaggerated by poor nutrition in this, the "wealthiest nation in the world." Wilcox and Rubin believe a person shouldn't have to be wealthy to eat healthy Home farming provides healthy, organic food at peak freshness to all people despite economic status or location.