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Winner of About.com's Reader's Choice Award: Best Garden Book Since 2010Selected by Amazon.com as one of the Top 10 Books of 2010 in the Home and Gardening Category!CREATIVE, PRODUCTIVE GARDENING FOR GOOD TIMES AND BAD.In an age of erratic weather and instability, people's interest in growing their own food is skyrocketing. The Resilient Gardener presents gardening techniques that stand up to challenges ranging fromhealth problems, financial problems, and special dietary needs toserious disasters and climate change.Scientist and expertgardener Carol Deppe draws from emerging science in many fields todevelop the general principles of gardening for resilience. Gardenerswill learn through Deppe's detailed instructions on growing, storing,and using the five crops central to self-reliance: potatoes, corn,beans, squash, and eggs.Learn how to:Grow food in an era of wild weather and climate changeGarden with little to no irrigation or "store-bought" inputsGarden efficiently and comfortably (even with a bad back)Customize your garden to deal with special dietary needs or a need for weight controlMake breads and cakes from home-grown corn using original gluten-freerecipes (with no other grains, artificial binders, or dairy products)Keep a laying flock of ducks or chickens, integrate them with your gardening, and grow most of their feedAnd more . . .The Resilient Gardener is both a conceptual and a hands-on gardening book for all levels ofexperience. Optimistic as well as realistic, Deppe offers invaluableadvice for gardeners (and their communities) to flourish.
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