Endorsement for Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and growing to feed ourselves and the Earth, by Cindy Conner, which is being published by New Society Publishers early next year. Fun cover!
Cindy’s book will set you on the path to providing healthy food for your household without depleting the Earth in the process. Her conversational style will give you confidence as she breaks complex ideas into manageable steps. You can learn from the outset how to replenish what you take from the soil, by cropping intensively, growing cover crops (to till in) and crops to cut and compost. She advocates growing compost materials on 60% of your land, and she explains her Bed Month concept to help you do this easily. You can also read what Cindy has to say about it on her blog
When I put out a short poll two weeks ago I wondered what the response would be. Here’s the answers so far
| Mini-articles on a particular crop | 5 | 45% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This week in the garden | 3 | 27% | |
| Other: | 3 | 27% | |
| Book reviews | 0 | 0% |
| Other Answer | Votes |
|---|---|
| small farm equipment reviews and suggestions | 1 |
| All of the above. | 1 |
| All of the above – love your VA gardening info 🙂 | 1 |
Well, no one spoke up for book reviews. Too bad, I’ve got some good ones!
But I’ll definitely try to focus on the things you do want!