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"Last year's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment stated that up to two billion people world-wide will face water shortages, and up to 30 per-cent of plant and animal species would be put at risk of extinction, if the average rise in temperature stabilises between 1.5 and 2.5 degrees. Ladies and Gentlemen, millions of people throughout the world are deeply concerned about what is happening to our planet, but they feel utterly powerless. So they look to national governments, the European Union and international agencies to act on their behalf, but too often they see nothing but argument, disagreement and prevarication. The point is that the solutions do not lie with just the private sector or just the public sector. Climate change presents such a threat that, uniquely in history, it will surely require the effort of every nation and every person to find and implement a solution before it is too late." -- HRH The Prince of Wales, 14th February 2008
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This definitive month-by-month guide brings gardeners into the delicious world of edible landscaping and helps take a load off the planet as we achieve greater food security. Full of illustrative colour photos and step-by-step instructions, The Zero-Mile Diet shares wisdom gleaned from 30 years of food growing and seed saving with comprehensive advice on:
* Growing organic food year-round
* The small fruit orchard and backyard berries
* Superb yet simple seasonal recipes
* Preserving your harvest
* Seed saving and plant propagation
* Dirt-cheap ways to nourish your soil
* Backyard poultry--it's less time-consuming than you
think
* Growing vegetables in the easiest way possible
* A-z guide to growing the best vegetables and herbs
Put organic home-grown fruits and vegetables on your table throughout the year, using the time-saving, economical and sustainable methods of gardening outlined in The Zero-Mile Diet. This book is about REAL food and how eating it will change our lives for the better.
* Growing organic food year-round
* The small fruit orchard and backyard berries
* Superb yet simple seasonal recipes
* Preserving your harvest
* Seed saving and plant propagation
* Dirt-cheap ways to nourish your soil
* Backyard poultry--it's less time-consuming than you
think
* Growing vegetables in the easiest way possible
* A-z guide to growing the best vegetables and herbs
Put organic home-grown fruits and vegetables on your table throughout the year, using the time-saving, economical and sustainable methods of gardening outlined in The Zero-Mile Diet. This book is about REAL food and how eating it will change our lives for the better.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food (Paperback)
It's OK... there were interesting gardening tips and snippets here and there. However the author doesn't really get much into specifics, and seems more interested in showcasing her own situation then having real-world applications of how the gardening should work for others. Does more of a gloss-over than the deep dive I was hoping for. The organization of the book doesn't really work either; she says she'll break down month-by-month what you should do, but instead has a tiny little bit on what you should do then goes on about a specific topic (e.g. seeds, or canning). Might have been better to have had 2 general sections: gardening tips & tricks, THEN a month-by-month breakdown. Makes it seem like I need a couple acres to garden, and my 8' x 20' garden can't grow a good variety of food for my family. Oh, and that section on raising chickens? A page and a half on 3 hens she calls her "girls" which is more about chicken behavior and how the author set up their cage so it cleans easier than it is about the basics of raising chickens. Maybe I was expecting more out of this book than I was hoping for, but really I'm not much better off now than before I bought it. I'd give it more 2.5 stars.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Handy reference for vegetable growers small and large,
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This review is from: The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food (Paperback)
I found this book very helpful for detail on the growing of each separate vegetable product, and good recipes for soil, home made fertilizers, and soil corrections, etc. The book is well organized and it is easy to find the information you want because there is a thorough index in the back of the book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for sustainable living (eating!),
This review is from: The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year-Round Guide to Growing Organic Food (Paperback)
Whether you are a beginning gardener or an experienced one, this book covers all facets of growing food (not just veggies) for your family, particularly in the Pacific North West. If the transporting of food is ever interrupted (by earthquake, fuel shortage, etc), this book could start a gardening revolution!
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