{"product_id":"sustainable-food-gardens-myths-and-solutions-9780961584887","title":"Sustainable Food Gardens: Myths and Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] tome that holds the secrets to science-based organic and sustainable food crops. It joins a handful of essential books on the topic, and delves deeper and in more granular detail into the process of gardening with nature than any other book I know of.\"--Jeff Cox, author of \u003cem\u003eFrom Vines to Wines\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Organic Cook's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, and contributing editor of \u003cem\u003eHorticulture\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDismantle your gardening myths. Grow a garden grounded in fact.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdible landscaping pioneer Robert Kourik deftly guides the reader through the mysteries of growing plants and designing landscapes in temperate climates and suburbs, and the use of all-natural, sustainable methods to grow and maintain a healthy variety of plants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWould you like to garden without digging, composting, buying fertilizers, spraying with pesticides, or lamenting low yields?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf so, \u003cem\u003eSustainable Food Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e is the book you've been waiting for, with over 450 pages, 13 chapters, and 487 color photos, illustrations, charts, and graphs. Author Robert Kourik began his career in natural landscape design and maintenance in 1974, with one of the first sustainably oriented organic gardening businesses in the country. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Sustainable Food Gardening, \u003c\/em\u003e you'll learn to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign your own \"edible landscapes.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse no-till techniques to preserve the integrity of your soil\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdapt your growing space to fit into a wide range of USDA garden zones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReview alternative ways to change \"guilds' (well-intended clusters of trees and shrubs jumbled together) to more effective and labor-saving plantings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrow new kinds of beautiful and productive Victory gardens\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlant Native American \"Three-Sisters\" gardens that actually work \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn many myths about roots, and what to do to help them thrive\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttract many beneficial insects to your garden with strategic flower plantings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere are some of the other topics covered in depth: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRainwater catchment\/cisterns.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHügelkulturs (do you really need raised garden beds filled with rotten wood?).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptions for better, faster ways to maximize and improve soil.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Dynamic accumulation\"--a myth with some useful guidelines.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAvoiding hours of tree-pruning and encouraging fruiting with a few dozen clothespins.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClever ways to install and simplify drip irrigation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing plants to lure good insects that prey upon pests.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromoting beneficial soil life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdding food crops to a native-looking landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSustainable Food Gardening\u003c\/em\u003e you'll learn how to achieve that Holy Grail of gardening--productivity, tasty food, \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e a beautiful, sustainable garden, yard, or landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12182917\"\u003eRobert Kourik\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Metamorphic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.99h x 8.59w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780961584887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0961584882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAR\"\u003eGardening\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAR016000\"\u003eOrganic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAR\"\u003eGardening\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAR025000\"\u003eVegetables\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-GAR\"\u003eGardening\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-GAR005000\"\u003eFruit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Metamorphic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699425677549,"sku":"9780961584887","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1d39bbe4-1f3d-4839-adfa-aa6d740a8c6b.jpg?v=1649917607","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/sustainable-food-gardens-myths-and-solutions-9780961584887","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}