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Book

Grow the good life : why a vegetable garden will make you happy, healthy, wealthy, and wise

Call Number

  • 635 O978 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Rodale, c2011.

Physical Description

xiv, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Summary

A lively, passionate argument for the backyard vegetable garden, drawing on science, history, and stories from the author's garden. Owens shows you how to fit a garden into your life-- and why it's worth the trouble.

Contents

  • Why don't Americans garden?
  • Money : better than Berkshire Hathaway stock bought in '65
  • Flavor : if you haven't grown it, you haven't tasted it
  • Health : eternal youth's not in a fountain, but in a garden
  • The soil : why dirt isn't dirty
  • Beauty : prettier than sod and shrubs any day
  • The kids : what they'll take out of the garden
  • The never-ending education : why you'll soon be as much of an expert as any expert
  • Survival : how to stay adaptable in uncertain times
  • Happiness : the best reason to garden.

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