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Bringing Home the Wild

by Kristen Rabe

Botanist Juliet C. Stromberg’s engaging, effervescent memoir covers the ecological restoration of an abandoned four-acre farm in south Phoenix. In a twenty-year effort, Stromberg and her partner Matt created a verdant oasis on what had... Read More

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Raising Resilient Bees

by Brandee Gruener

"Raising Resilient Bees" challenges accepted practices in commercial beekeeping, based on decades of experience on an organic farm. Advocates of stewarding bees with minimal disturbance to the hive, Eric and Joy McEwen argue that... Read More

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Sown in the Stars

by Meg Nola

"Sown in the Stars" surveys the revered practice of planting, farming, and harvesting by the phases of the moon and positions of the zodiac. Centered in Appalachia, the book includes interviews with various rural Kentucky residents who... Read More

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Love, Nature, Magic

by Carolina Ciucci

Maria Rodale’s "Love, Nature, Magic" is an intriguing essay collection about shamanic communication with animals and plants in a garden. An avid gardener, Rodale found herself wondering what some of the unwanted species found in her... Read More

Book Review

Winterland

by Sarah White

"Winterland" is full of design advice for gardeners, meant to inspire them even beyond the growing season. Gardeners in northern climates know that the joy of summer represents a fraction of the year; accordingly, thought should be given... Read More

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