Gardeners encouraged to participate in Healthy Cass County Sprouts Program
Those interested in gardening and working with youth should consider participating in the Health Cass County Sprouts Program, according to information from organizers

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Gardeners hop to battle with plant-munching rabbits
When Barbara Jenkins first moved to her home in New York’s Hudson Valley, she fell in love with the wildlife, including the ‘cute little bunnies’ that romped so close.

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This title provides step-by-step guidance on growing vegetables, fruit and flowers in harmony with the natural world. Colour contents include preparing the soil, planting, compost, dealing with garden friends and enemies. It also includes simple recipes…. More >>

Grow Organic, Eat Organic: for Budding Gardeners and Cooks to Learn to Value the Natural World

Gardeners gird for annual face-off with rabbits
When Barbara Jenkins first moved to her home in New York’s Hudson Valley, she fell in love with the wildlife, including the “”cute little bunnies” who romped so close.

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This lavishly illustrated A-Z reference is a must have for gardeners or anyone interested in the role of fresh herbs in a healthy lifestyle. A unique and innovative combination of cookbook, gardening guide, and organic reference, New Book of Herbs illustrates how growing and using fresh herbs can enhance ones home, health, and garden. Readers will learn how to raise and maintain herbs the organic way; discover the best ways to create simple, delicious recipes, and to recognize the medicinal, environmental, and therapeutic uses of these remarkable plants. New Book of Herbs will guide and inspire anyone interested in using herbs to achieve a healthy lifestyle…. More >>

New Book of Herbs

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Vermont is the home of The Cooks Garden, America’s premier organic seed catalogue. Since 1984, The Cook’s Garden has been the ultimate source for kitchen gardeners seeking European-style greens, heirloom vegetables, radiant flowers, and pungent herbs. Each winter more than one million eager gardeners await the arrival of The Cook’s Garden catalogue, looking forward to reading about new seed varieties as well as reliable classics.Successfully growing vegetables, herbs, and flowers is just part of any gardening challenge, but what do you do once they are harvested?Ellen Ogder’s recipes are one of the most delightful aspects of The Cooks Garden catalogue. As Deborah Madison, bestselling author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone and Local Flavors writes in her foreword: “These recipes, which are entirely guided by the garden and choice of seeds that grow in it, bridge the gap between a dream on a page promised by a seed packet and how the seeds can be used in … More >>

From the Cook’s Garden: Recipes for Cooks Who Like to Garden, Gardeners Who Like to Cook, and Everyone Who Wishes They Had a Garden

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Moving beyond the usual crops of potatoes and yams, this sourcebook offers up a feast of tropical and hardy tubers that are easy to grow, great to look at, and delicious to eat. In addition to being a fascinating culinary history, it provides detailed tips for buying, growing, harvesting, and cooking each of the featured vegetables. Tropical giants like elephant ears and yautia provide exotic accents in a summer border or container, then easily move indoors when the days get cooler. Hardy plants like North American Natives spring beauty and Jack-in-the-Pulpit can stay in the ground all year-round, providing an appealing floral display in spring and hearty nourishment in fall. The dozens of inspired recipes make this a must-have for adventurous gardeners and gourmet chefs alike…. More >>

Buried Treasures: Tasty Tubers of the World

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The first garlic book written specifically for organic gardeners and small-scale farmers
Growing Great Garlic is the definitive grower’s guide written by a small scale farmer who makes his living growing over 200 strains of garlic. Commercial growers will want to consult this book regularly.
The author tells us:
which strains to plant
when to fertilize
when to plant
when to prune flower stalks
how to plant
when to harvest
Plus, how to store, market, and process the crop.
Growing Great Garlic makes a genuine contribution in the field of garlic classification that will help the public recognize several distinct varietal types of garlic.Amazon.com Review
Ron L. Engeland has made his living as an organic garlic grower in Washington State for nearly two decades. He has cultivated more than 450 strains from all over the world. If you want to grow incredible garlic for yourself, he’s the man to listen… More >>

Growing Great Garlic: The Definitive Guide for Organic Gardeners and Small Farmers

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Cooks, gardeners and anyone who cherishes the magic of herbs will enjoy entering this world of flavor, fragrance and color. Herbs have been used for centuries on every continent in cooking, medicines, perfumes and crafts. More than just a calendar, this is a resource to be kept. Herbs can be used in foods from appetizers to desserts, as shown in the easy but sumptuous recipes from author Maggie Oster. The Herb Gardens 2010 wall calendar also includes a wealth of herbal folklore, remedies and growing tips are offered every other day. Maggie Oster has written and taken pictures for numerous books on gardening and cooking. She has also served as regional editor for the National Gardening Association’s website…. More >>

Herb Gardens 2010 Wall Calendar: Recipes & Herbal Folklore