Emma Cooper has transformed her ‘ropey old lawn’ into a bountiful kitchen garden complete with orchard, chickens and a huge variety of fruit and veg. This book documents that transformation, and also provides a very useful A-Z with information and tips on how to grow all kinds of fruit and veg in the modern kitchen [...]
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Book review: The Alternative Kitchen Garden
Posted in Book shelf, tagged alternative kitchen garden, book review on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Book review: The London Gardener
Posted in Book shelf, tagged book, garden, gardener, london, review on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There is something very exciting about London gardens and London gardening. The gardening tends to be on a fairly small scale, unless you are really lucky, space being at a premium. Many Londoners seem to start with a window box and once bitten by the gardening bug are forever moving in search of bigger and [...]
Book review: Worms Eat My Garbage
Posted in Book shelf, tagged mary appelhof, Wormery, worms, worms eat my garbage on March 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Worms Eat My Garbage How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System by Mary Appelhof This book was originally published in 1982. Mary Appelhof has spent over 30 years working with worms, and has now released this revised guide for today’s ‘worm workers’. The original, and definitive guide to vermicomposting, Appelhof tackles many [...]
Book review: Keep Chickens!
Posted in Book shelf, tagged Books, Chickens, keep chickens! on February 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Keep Chickens! Tending small flocks in cities, suburbs, and other small spaces by Barbara Kilarski This book originally caught my attention as I have always wondered whether I could keep chickens in my back garden at home. The answer to this would seem quite clearly to be no, as my garden is about 10 metres [...]
Book review: 21st Century Smallholder
Posted in Book shelf, tagged book, review, smallholder on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
21st Century Smallholder From window boxes to allotments: how to go back to the land without leaving home by Paul Waddington This is a great little book which starts off by acknowledging that the dream of ‘four acres and freedom’ will now be impossible for many people.’Today, only the rich can afford to be peasants.’ [...]
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