How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine

The book was just what we wanted. HOWEVER, whoever packed the book in the shipping envelope shoved it in and managed to bend back and down the top 20% of the cover and first 6 pages. The book would have been almost "like new" except for the carelessness of the packer. What a disappointment for our initial order with you.

The book others imitate. The difinitive source of information about sustainable gardening (agriculture on any scale, actually), with understandable diagrams and explanations. The concepts are simple; the work much easier than the old-fashioned "row garden"; the results are more bountiful; your health benefits; the fertility of your soil grows; the environment improves.This will become your bible for planting and growing without chemical fertilizers, insecticides, or weed control.The sustainable methods of producing the food we eat in a small space makes more sense than the wastful techniques perfected and promoted in the last two generations.If you can buy only one book on gardening -- this should be the one.Other resources to consider: "The Backyard Homestead" (Jeavons, et al); "Square Foot Gardening" (Bartholomew) - similar ideas; "Five Acres And Independence" (Kains).Survival is simpler if it has been your way of life.

If you're starting a garden from scratch or know nothing about gardening, this book is a great way to begin. If you're an accomplished gardener and want to learn more about composting, companion planting, and improving sustainability of your garden, this is a wonderful book. I use it and read it over and over again. It's a wealth of information. The bibliography alone is worth the price of the book.

John Jeavons' handbook guides you through the details of raising high-quality food while improving the health of the soil. This bible of biointensive techniques is homestead-friendly. Whether your garden plot is rural or urban, measured in acres or paces, brand-new or well-established, Jeavons' book works as a reference manual, a planning tool, and a problem-solver. My copy is dirty and dog-eared from years of use. The planting tables and charts are a great resource wherever your garden lives. Havi Hoffman Vegetable Gardens