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The backyard homestead guide to growing organic food : a crop-by-crop reference for 62 vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs / Tanya Denckla Cobb.

by Cobb, Tanya Denckla, 1956-

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Storey Publishing, 2024, c2003.

Organic gardening.

Vegetable gardening.

Herb gardening.

9781635867909 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Growing organic food : a crop-by-crop reference for 62 vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs

Organic food : a crop-by-crop reference for 62 vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs

ix, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Previously published as: Gardener's A-Z guide to growing organic food [2003]

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-303) and index.

"Even the smallest of backy6ards can provide enough space to grow a bounty of delicious, nutrient-rich food. Tanya Denckla Cobb's indispensable guide provides comprehensive information for 62 different crops, from seed starting to companion planting to harvesting." --Back cover.

Tanya Denckla Cobb is the author of Reclaiming Our Food and The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food (2011) and is director of the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, where she co-founded and chairs the Sustainable Food Collaborative and has taught food system planning. She co-founded and serves as faculty for the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute. At home, she enjoys the restorative energy of gardening and cooking. She lives in rural Virginia.

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