The American Horticultural Society (AHS) and the Junior Master Gardener Program (JMG program) in 2005 created national awards for excellence in children’s literature known as the Growing Good Kids Book Awards. For the 18th year in a row, they have honored the best new children’s … [Read more...] about Five Picture Books On Gardening & Nature Honored With “Growing Good Kids Book Awards” By American Horticultural Society & Junior Master Gardener Program
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History Of Food In America In 300 Colorful Pages & Dozens Of Recipes
There’s a received notion that American food is exemplified by the blandest of processed inventions, those rubbery slabs of “American” cheese being the epitome. By altering the standards by which the cuisine is judged – keeping the geography, but extending the history and … [Read more...] about History Of Food In America In 300 Colorful Pages & Dozens Of Recipes
Inspirational Lifetime Quest To Save Endangered Vegetable Seeds From Extinction
Adam Alexander, whose curiosity prompted travel all over the world collecting endangered vegetable seeds to grow and share, writes that "Crammed into two fridges in the garage behind my study are jars and boxes filled with envelopes containing – at the time of writing – 499 … [Read more...] about Inspirational Lifetime Quest To Save Endangered Vegetable Seeds From Extinction
Risky Business: Profiting From Farming Salmon In Ocean-based Pens In Peril From Sea Parasites
That bright pink fish became a centerpiece of our diet, its health benefits aggressively promoted, its resultant appeal so great that it even gave its name to a trendy color. You know what they say about All Good Things, and so it is with our favorite seafood. Turns out not only … [Read more...] about Risky Business: Profiting From Farming Salmon In Ocean-based Pens In Peril From Sea Parasites
Raising & Harvesting Plants and Animals: A Young Woman’s Life Of Growth & Revelation In Service To The Seasons
Ever contemplated “chucking it all” and moving to a farm? Shrugging off the heavy mantle of living and working in the corporate world in order to get back to the earth sounds wonderfully noble and romantic, allowing you to glory in the knowledge that you’re providing healthy food … [Read more...] about Raising & Harvesting Plants and Animals: A Young Woman’s Life Of Growth & Revelation In Service To The Seasons