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The new Oxford book of food plants / by Vaughan, J. G.(John Griffith); Geissler, Catherine.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238) and index.This compendium provides a wealth of information about food plants, including descriptions, historical and current uses, and nutritive values. It covers fruit, vegetables and spices worldwide, with an emphasis on edible plants.Grain crops -- Sugar crops -- Sago and palm hearts -- Oilseeds and fruits -- Oriental water plants -- Legumes -- Apples, pears & quince -- Cherries, plums, peaches & apricots -- Strawberries -- Raspberries, brambles and related berries -- Currants and gooseberries -- Fruiting species of the Ericaceae -- Citrus fruits -- Grapes -- Fig, mulberry, and pomegranate -- Tropical fruits -- Stimulants and beverages -- Vegetable fruits -- Spices and flavourings -- Herbs -- Salad plants -- Leaf vegetables -- Stem, inflorescence and bulb vegetables -- Root crops -- Seaweeds -- Mushrooms, truffles and other edible fungi -- Some wild plants -- Nutrition and health.
Subjects: Food crops.;
© 2009., Oxford University Press,
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Crops in pots : how to plan, plant, and grow vegetables, fruits, and herbs in easy- care containers / by Purnell, Bob.;
Features 50 planter themes with photos, plant lists, step-by-step instructions, growing tips, and recipes.
Subjects: Container gardening.; Vegetable gardening.; Fruit-culture.; Herb gardening.;
© ©2007., Reader's Digest,
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No-waste kitchen gardening : regrow your leftover greens, stalks, seeds, and more / by Elzer-Peters, Katie,author.;
No-waste kitchen gardening-how it works and how to do it -- Regrow roots and underground stems in soil -- Regrow stems and modified stems in soil -- Grow seeds in soil and water -- Regrow whole plants and stems in water."No-Waste Kitchen Gardening is a fun and colorful exploration of the amazing results you can get by re-growing vegetable cutoffs and scraps into harvestable, edible plants. Stop tossing your carrot stumps, loose cilantro sprigs, lettuce and cabbage stalks, and apple cores in the trash! The expert advice in No-Waste Kitchen Gardening, gives you all the instruction and tricks you'll need to grow and re-propagate produce from food waste. You'll be astonished at how much food waste you can re-grow. You'll also find some helpful general information about growing indoors and maintaining your re-grown plants. Two-part photo instructions show first what the root, chunk seed, or leaf should look like when you re-plant it, and second, when to harvest or re-plant it in soil to continue growing."--Includes bibliographical references (page 124) and index.
Subjects: Food crops.; Kitchen gardens.; Gardening.;
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Growing perfect vegetables : a visual guide to raising and harvesting prime garden produce / by Mel Bartholomew Foundation,editor.;
square What is ripe? -- The ripeness listings -- Making the most of ripeness.Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables helps you prepare for those moments of decision-making in your garden and at the market. Inside, you will find hundreds of beautiful photos that show you what your cherished produce should look like when it's ready for picking and buying, along with tips and clues to help you interpret what your plants are trying to tell you. [From publisher's description.]
Subjects: Food crops; Horticultural crops; Vegetable gardening.; Square foot gardening.;
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Food fight : GMOs and the future of the American diet / by Jenkins, McKay,1963-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-309) and index.Prologue: Square tomatoes -- Are GMOs safe? Is that the right question? -- The long, paved road to industrial food, and the disappearance of the American farmer -- Mapping and engineering and playing Prometheus -- The fruit that saved an island -- Trouble in paradise -- Fighting for that which feeds us -- Feeding the world -- The plant that started civilization, and the plant that could save it -- Can GMOs be sustainable? -- The farm next door -- Epilogue: Getting our hands dirty.Are GMOs really that bad? An environmental journalist takes a fresh look at what they actually mean for our food system and for us. In the past two decades, GMOs have come to dominate the American diet. Advocates hail them as the future of food, an enhanced method of crop breeding that can help feed an ever-increasing global population and adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Critics, meanwhile, call for their banishment, insisting GMOs were designed by overeager scientists and greedy corporations to bolster an industrial food system that forces us to rely on cheap, unhealthy, processed food so they can turn an easy profit. In response, health-conscious brands such as Trader Joe's and Whole Foods have started boasting that they are "GMO-free," and companies like Monsanto have become villains in the eyes of average consumers. Where can we turn for the truth? Are GMOs an astounding scientific breakthrough destined to end world hunger? Or are they simply a way for giant companies to control a problematic food system? Environmental writer McKay Jenkins traveled across the country to answer these questions and discovered that the GMO controversy is more complicated than meets the eye. He interviewed dozens of people on all sides of the debate -- scientists hoping to engineer new crops that could provide nutrients to people in the developing world, Hawaiian papaya farmers who credit GMOs with saving their livelihoods, and local farmers in Maryland who are redefining what it means to be "sustainable." The result is a comprehensive examination of the state of our food system and a much-needed guide for consumers to help them make more informed choices about what to eat for their next meal.
Subjects: Transgenic plants.; Crops;
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Food plants of the world : an illustrated guide / by Van Wyk, Ben-Erik.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-447).Preface -- Introduction -- Regions of origin -- Cereals -- Pulses (legumes) -- Nuts and seeds -- Fruits -- Vegetables -- Culinary herbs -- Sugars, gums, gels and starches -- Beverages -- Spices and flavours -- The plants in alphabetical order -- Nutrients, diet and health -- Quick guide to food plants -- Glossary."Food Plants of the World is a comprehensive overview of the plants that provide us with food, beverages, spices and flavours. It is written in easy language but gives accurate scientific information on the plants and their uses."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Plants, Edible.; Plants, Useful.; Food crops.; Eetbare planten.;
© 2005., Timber Press,
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Groundbreaking food gardens : 73 plans that will change the way you grow your garden / by Jabbour, Niki.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Urban farmscape -- Culinary herbs for beginners -- Pollinator-friendly raised bed -- Beautiful balcony edibles -- Southern-style backyard farm -- Edibles on a patio -- American potager -- Eggs and everything -- Fig-pig patio -- Critter control -- Eat your yard -- Partially shaded vegetables -- Windy city harvest -- Small space beds -- The circle of life -- Sunburst veggie garden -- Living walls -- Formal herb garden -- Chile lover's garden -- Starter kitchen garden -- Lasagna gardening -- Formal kitchen garden -- Grocery garden -- Backyard orchard -- Front-yard foraging -- Canner's garden -- Slow-food garden -- Power foods -- Heirloom sampler -- Wildlife-friendly garden -- Hanging gutters -- Modern truck garden -- Vintage victory garden -- Asian vegetables -- Garden squares for kids -- Urban homestead -- Teaming with microbes -- Urban shade garden -- Edible knot garden -- Vertical vegetables -- Culinary courtyard -- Concrete and steel garden -- Front-yard suburban farm -- Southern spring garden -- Founding fathers garden -- Terraced hillside -- Edible hedge -- Italian heritage garden -- Community plot -- Edible cutting garden -- Biodynamic farm -- Garlic sampler -- Rooftop farm -- Gourmet containers -- Cocktail garden -- Chicago hot-dog garden -- Upcycled edible patio -- Pallet garden -- "Good bug" garden -- Elizabethan garden -- An easy way to expand your existing garden -- Forager's garden -- Water-wise herbs and more -- Beat the grocery bill -- Fall and winter vegetables -- 52 weeks of salad -- Edible school garden -- Backyard brewer's -- OTTO pizza garden -- Year-round front-yard garden -- Edible campus -- Backyard beekeeper's garden -- Best-tasting tomatoes.Here are 73 garden designs from horticulturalists, community gardeners, bloggers and print writers, television and radio hosts, and other professional gardeners. Contributions include design illustrations, plant lists, and stories explaining the personal quirks and motivations behind the garden. There's a plan to satisfy every craving.
Subjects: Food crops.; Vegetable gardening.; Edible landscaping.; Vegetables.; Fruit.;
© [2014], Storey Pub.,
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Start a community food garden : the essential handbook / by Joy, LaManda.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Lot lust, Rosie the Riveter, and corporate burnout, or why I became a community gardener -- So you want to start a community garden? -- pt. 1. Gathering your community. Without community, it's just a garden: getting organized -- Six successful community gardens: Case studies -- Get the party started: Meetings with a mission -- pt. 2. Support structures. Bringing the garden to life: Planning and design -- Taking care of garden business: A structure for sustainability -- pt. 3. Managing the community and the garden. Mobilizing: Developing a team of gardeners and volunteers -- The year-round community: Keeping it fun -- Groundwork for success: Teaching new gardeners -- Twenty-one vegetables to sow, harvest, store, and serve.LaManda Joy, the founder of Chicago's Peterson Garden Project and a board member of the American Community Gardening Association, has worked in the community gardening trenches for years and brings her knowledge to the wider world in Start a Community Food Garden. This hardworking guide covers every step of the process: fundraising, community organizing, site sourcing, garden design and planning, finding and managing volunteers, and managing the garden through all four seasons. A section dedicated to the basics of growing was designed to be used by community garden leaders as an educational tool for teaching new members how to successfully garden.
Subjects: Community gardens; Food crops.; Vegetables.;
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Creating a forest garden : working with nature to grow edible crops / by Crawford, Martin,1961-;
Bibliogr.How forest gardens work -- Designing your forest garden -- Extra design elements and maintenance.
Subjects: Jardins forestiers;
© 2010., Green Books,
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Carrots love tomatoes : secrets of companion planting for successful gardening / by Riotte, Louise.; Riotte, Louise.Secrets of companion planting.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 208) and index.Vegetables -- Herbs -- Wild plants -- Grasses, grains, and field crops -- First steps for home fruit growing -- Nuts -- Ornamental trees and shrubs -- Garden techniques -- Soil improvement -- Pest control -- Poisonous plants -- Garden plans.First published in 1975, this classic companion planting guide has taught a generation of gardeners how to use plants' natural partnerships to produce bigger and better harvests. Louise Riotte (1909-1998) was one of North America's most beloved gardeners. Her warm, witty writings on companion planting and gardening lore are American folk wisdom at its finest. Riotte wrote 12 books in her lifetime, including Roses Love Garlic, Astrological Gardening, and Sleeping with a Sunflower.
Subjects: Companion planting; Companion crops; Gardening; Plants, Useful;
© c1998., Storey Pub.,
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