The Botany of Desire
A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Written by Michael Pollan

Format: eBook
On Sale: June 12, 2001
Price: $11.99

The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once... Read more >

The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 40th Anniversary Edition

Written by Carla Emery

Format: eBook, 928 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $29.95

The essential resource for modern homesteading, growing and preserving foods, and raising chickens, The Encyclopedia of Country Living includes how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, can peaches, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a chicken coop, catch a pig, cook on... Read more >

How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth Edition
(and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine
Written by John Jeavons

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $11.99

Decades before the terms “eco-friendly” and “sustainable growing” entered the vernacular, How to Grow More Vegetables demonstrated that small-scale, high-yield, all-organic gardening methods could yield bountiful crops over multiple growing cycles using minimal resources in a suburban environment. The concept that John Jeavons and the team at Ecology Action launched more than 40... Read more >

A Victorian Flower Dictionary
The Language of Flowers Companion
Written by Mandy Kirkby
Foreword by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $13.99

“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.”
 
Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of...

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Lawn Gone!
Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard
Written by Pam Penick

Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $14.99

A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner.

Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds... Read more >

The Beautiful Edible Garden
Design A Stylish Outdoor Space Using Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
Written by Leslie Bennett and Stefani Bittner

Format: eBook, 220 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $10.99

From the founders of landscape design firm Star Apple Edible & Fine Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area comes a stylish, beautifully-photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern garden design.

We’ve all seen the vegetable garden overflowing with corn, tomatoes, and zucchini that looks...

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Founding Gardeners

Written by Andrea Wulf

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 29, 2011
Price: $14.99

From the author of the acclaimed The Brother Gardeners, a fascinating look at the founding fathers from the unique and intimate perspective of their lives as gardeners, plantsmen, and farmers.
For the founding fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty... Read more >

Apartment Gardening
Plants, Projects, and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home
Written by Amy Pennington

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: April 5, 2011
Price: $18.95

Forget the 100-mile eat-local diet; try the 300-square-foot-diet — grow squash on the windowsill, flowers in the planter box, or corn in a parking strip. Apartment Gardening details how to start a garden in the heart of the city. From building a window box to planting seeds in jars on the... Read more >

Herb Gardening from the Ground Up
Everything You Need to Know about Growing Your Favorite Herbs
Written by Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan
Illustrated by Lauren Jarrett

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: January 17, 2012
Price: $12.99

Garden-fresh herbs impart flavor and fragrance that dried, packaged products simply can’t. Now, anyone with access to a few square yards of soil (or even a sunny patio or windowsill) can enjoy the punch and pungency that only come from fresh herbs, hand-picked from the garden. Herb Gardening from the Ground Up demonstrates... Read more >

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms

Written by Paul Stamets

Format: eBook, 614 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2011
Price: $35.99

After years of living in awe of the mysterious fungi known as mushrooms-chefs, health enthusiasts, and home cooks alike can't get enough of these rich, delicate morsels. With updated production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, detailed growth parameters for 31 mushroom species, a trouble-shooting guide, and handy gardening tips, this... Read more >