Due to the high cost of transporting food long distances, the heightened problem of diseased caused by commercially grown foods, and concerns of the overuse of chemicals in mass food production, there's never been a more urgent time to start growing your own food.

Offers advice for growing fruit orchards using organic methods, covering topics such as orchard design, strategies for controlling pests and diseases, and the different varieties of each type of fruit.

Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman are America's foremost organic gardeners-and authorities. Barbara is the author of The Garden Primer, and Eliot wrote the bible for organic gardening, The New Organic Grower. Today they are the face of the locavore movement, working through their extraordinary Four Season Farm in Maine. And now they've written the book on how to grow what you eat, and cook what you grow. The Four Season Farm Gardener's Cookbook...

For tasty, delicious fruits and vegetables that haven't traveled halfway around the world, you can't beat homegrown produce from your own garden. Here's how to ensure your plot provides fresh, healthy food all year round.

Tiny plants are poised to take over the gardening world. And no category of tiny plants is as welcome and wildly embraceable as tiny edibles. Not only are they cute as a button, but they're tasty and nutritious, too! In Micro Food Gardening, author and small-space gardening pro Jen McGuinness introduces you to a world of miniature edible plants and dozens of DIY projects for growing them. Not everyone has room to grow a full-sized tomato plant or...

Details how backyards can be used to support a self-sufficient lifestyle when the space is utilized for gardening and farming purposes, explaining how to make compost, grow vegetables, collect honey, raise chickens, and more.