The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times Scientist/gardener Carol Deppe combines her passion for organic gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthrop
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| Title | : | The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times |
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160358031X |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2010-10-05 |
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Scientist/gardener Carol Deppe combines her passion for organic gardening with newly emerging scientific information from many fields resilience science, climatology, climate change, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, health, and medicine. In the last half of The Resilient Gardener, Deppe extends and illustrates these principles with detailed information about growing and using five key crops: potatoes, corn, beans, squash, and eggs.In this book you’ll learn how to:•Garden in an era of unpredictable weather and climate change•Grow, store, and use more of your own staple crops•Garden efficiently and comfortably (even if you have a bad back)•Grow, store, and cook different varieties of potatoes and save your own potato seed•Grow the right varieties of corn to make your own gourmet-quality fast-cooking polenta, cornbread, parched corn, corn cakes, pancakes and even savory corn gravy•Make whole-grain, corn-
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"Resilient" gardeners adapt to challenging health, dietary, weather, or financial situations to produce food that can sustain a family through adverse times. In this guide to becoming such a gardener, plant breeder Deppe (Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties) details her methods for safe and reliable food production-and covers more than strictly gardening-no matter your state of health or what climate you are in. She focuses on five crops with calorie, nutrient, and storage values: potatoes, corn, beans, squash, and, yes, duck eggs. In each chapter, Deppe describes her experiences with specific varieties of crops (with particular reference to her own climate in coastal Oregon), specific techniques for success, and unusual recipes suited to the varieties she grows (all are designed for those with gluten intolerance). VERDICT Deppe's idiosyncratic personality shines through her writing-this is as much a series
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