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"Marrying the art of butchery with the joy of gorgeous seasonal produce, The Vegetable Butcher is the fresh, inspiring and essential guide that demystifies the world of vegetables, from exotic crosnes and gnarly celeriac to the amazingly versatile everyday potato. It's the book that show exactly how to prepare an artichoke-plus peel a tomato, chiffonade kale, slice kohlrabi into carpaccio, break down a butternut squash, and cut a cauliflower into...
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"In a recent survey, over 22 million Americans identified their eating habits as "vegetarian-inclined." They haven't given up meat, but understand that we need to rethink the way we plan meals. These millions of people are always on the hunt for new, creative ways to work more of them into their diets. Food Network star Nikki Dinki is here to fill this need. She's not a vegetarian; she's not a vegan; Nikki is simply a great chef and healthy eater...
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Fight garden pests and increase your yields the natural way with this tried-and-true technique! Planting vegetables and flowers together is one of the oldest ways to create a healthy, bountiful garden. Adding flowers to your food garden improves biodiversity, enhances pollination, and increases the numbers of beneficial pest-eating insects-with the bonus of providing beautiful bouquets of cut flowers to brighten your home and give to your family and...
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A New York Times Bestseller From the endlessly inventive imaginations of star Spanish-American chef José Andrés and James Beard award-winning writer Matt Goulding, Vegetables Unleashed is a new cookbook that will transform how we think about-and eat-the vast universe of vegetables.
Andrés is famous for his unstoppable energy-and for his belief that vegetables are far sexier than meat can ever be. Showing us how to creatively transpose the flavors...
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"Does this sound like you or someone you know? Give yourself a pat on the back because admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. And lucky for you, you can easily turn your brown thumb into a green one with the help of Plants You Can't Kill. Seriously -- it doesn't matter how many plants you've killed in gardens past. It's time to put those experiences behind you and finally grow something in your empty and bare spots. This is the...
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"If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide-an "if I can do it, you can do it" case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a...
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"Foodie meets gardener in this deliciously accessible, easy-to-use guide to growing, cooking, and preserving twenty-some popular, easy-to-grow vegetables and herbs. The Food Lover's Garden takes the budding gardener from planting, growing, and harvesting, to preparation of delicious, nutritious, and affordable meals. This book is the full-meal-deal on homegrown food."--
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Garlic must believe in herself to confront a bloodthirsty vampire who has moved into a nearby castle, in this humorous and heartwarming story that reminds readers that strangers are not always as scary as they seem.
11) Starting & Saving Seeds: Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden
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Achieve greater control of your produce and flowers, higher yields, and greatest satisfaction from your garden each season as you shape your crops with Starting & Saving Seeds. When it comes to starting and saving seeds, other books tend to focus on one or the other. But with Starting & Saving Seeds, you will get full coverage of both saving and starting your seeds, so that you finish right where you began at the start of the season. Along the way,...
12) Germinados: La guía definitiva sobre cómo cultivar brotes y germinar casi cualquier cosa en casa
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¡Explore los beneficios de la germinación en casa y convierta su pasión en una empresa próspera!¿Quiere saber más sobre la germinación?¿Se ha preguntado cómo puede beneficiarse de ella?¿Está interesado en conocer el procedimiento exacto para germinar eficazmente?
Los germinados son una forma estupenda de obtener nutrientes, minerales y vitaminas que puede añadir a su dieta. Los germinados son fáciles de cultivar y puede utilizarlos en...
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A hands-on guide to the ins and outs of raising and using vegetables. Want to grow your own?
Nothing beats the taste of vegetables from a home garden, and with Vegetable Gardening for Beginners it's never been easier. With many varieties of vegetables to choose from, eating delicious, just-picked produce is a snap. Learn every step of creating and maintaining a cornucopia of garden-fresh vegetables: from choosing and planning your plot, preparing...
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Are you looking to learn how to plant delicious vegetables, garden herbs and beautiful flowers in your backyard? Do you want to plant a garden in your backyard, but don't know where to start? Did you also know that gardening can also help improve your health in many different ways? Do you have goals for your backyard garden, but don't know how to achieve them? Have you been searching for a resource to help you understand gardening and how to get started...
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Help kids grow their own fresh food! Kids will be able to plant and grow ingredients for a fresh salad, make plant markers, a pot scarecrow to keep the birds away and more. Super Simple Salad Gardens will help them learn how. Dig into the world of gardening! Simple text, how-to photos, and garden care advice make it easy and fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
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Just how productive can one small vegetable garden be? More productive than one might think! Colin McCrate and Brad Halm, former CSA growers and current owners of the Seattle Urban Farm Company, help readers boost their garden productivity by teaching them how to plan carefully, maximize production in every bed, get the most out of every plant, scale up systems to maximize efficiency, and expand the harvest season with succession planting, intercropping,...
18) Vegetable Forcing: Containing Information on Greenhouse Construction, Management and Frame Culture
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This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed guide to vegetable forcing, with information on greenhouse construction, general management, frame culture, and much more besides. Vegetable forcing is the production of vegetables in greenhouses, hotbeds, coldframes, or other structures. Complete with simple instructions and a wealth of information conducive to successful vegetable forcing, this text will be of considerable value to those with an interest...
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Hydroponic gardening is a method for growing plant material for consumption primarily, but can also be used for an aesthetic garden if desired. It has a high yield potential with not as much effort required as compared to traditional gardening, but the initial setup of the system as a whole does require a higher initial investment.
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There are probably thousands, or at least hundreds, of different varieties of lettuce that can be grown at home, from red-tinged leaves to Cos varieties. There's no reason why you couldn't be growing a few lettuces in the garden, or in containers or pots if space is limited.There are four main types of lettuce, including the cut-and-come again varieties - harvest a few leaves off one plant every day and the plant will be encouraged to produce more...