Review:This is a great guide to just about anything you would want to know about living off the land. Not something you would want to read cover to cover, but very interesting to look up a topic and learn about it. Read more

Review:What an easy way to read about what we have lost from the ways and skills of the last generations. I loved to read about things they did regularly that I had no idea of. This gave me a better perspective of how pioneers lived and survived from year to year in a deliteful narrative. Read more

Review:Margaret Atwood's most recent work, The Blind Assassin, is a masterful piece of prose.
The book attempts a feat of immense proportions. Iris Griffin-Chase, the narrator, is a woman in her mid-eighties. She is in the process of writing her memoirs, and in the process sharing them with us. Not only does she tell of her life, however, but she intersperses sections of a novel written by her sister, Laura Chase, who died tragically at a young age under mysterious circumstances. The ending is a... Read more

Review:The book is well written and well illustrated. For gardeners, It opens up the wonders of the microbe world where plants and microbes benefit from each other. It is recommended for anyone interested in growing food. Read more

Review:A must have in the collection of any serious gardener. I always refer to this book when i have questions regarding my garden. I really like this edition even tho it is missing a section on propagation. Read more

Review:Who could have predicted that a young Michael Pollan writing about gardening would become a leading advocate for responsible agriculture and one of the country's biggest-selling writers? Just about anyone who read him then, is my guess. Pollan shows in this gem of a book what a terrific and layered writer he is.

For all the fantastic writing, the book, however, is uneven. Many of the chapters were published as magazine articles before the book came out, and it shows. The organization of t... Read more

Review:Very disappointed with this book. It looks like the paper is quite thin and cheap. The coloring is not as good as when I color on other books that have nice thick paper. Sorry I ordered this book. The drawings are nice, but not too detailed as others I own. Read more

Review:I recommend this book to everyone who is willing to harvest their own food. There are many ideas in this book some people may already know but for us newbies it has lots of info we can try out. I also like the style of writing. It is easy to read. Read more

Review:Defy the elements with the information within this book. Grow fresh vegetables in the winter with this method of Organic farming. What a great read! Outstanding information for anyone in cold weather country. Make it work for you. Read more

Review:I really enjoyed reading this book, even though I had no experience in remodeling or what to do when deciding on contacting a contractor. Now I have good Idea of what to do and what steps I should take towards deciding on my future house without spending lot of money. Read more