It’s the time of year to be thinking about plans for the next growing season.…
Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 20, 2022
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The Berry Grower: Small Scale Organic Fruit Production in the 21st Century, Blake Cothron, New…
Mark Schonbeck MarkAugust 24, 2022
Book Review: Cold-Hardy Fruits and Nuts: 50 Easy-to-Grow Plants for the Organic Home Garden or…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 25, 2022
Book Review: Manage Weeds On Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies, by Charles Mohler,…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 26, 2022
This book, Grow More Food, is an updated version of the authors’ 2015 book, High…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 27, 2022
Unlearn, Rewild: Earth Skills, ideas and inspiration for the future primitive, by Miles Olson. New…
Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 25, 2022
Book Review: The Ecological Gardener: How to create Beauty and Biodiversity from the Soil Up,…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMarch 29, 2022
Book Review Notes: Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, by Robin Wall…
Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 25, 2022
Book Review: The New Farmer’s Almanac, Vol V 2021, Grand Land Plan, by the Greenhorns,…
Mark Schonbeck MarkDecember 21, 2021
Book Review: Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys: Recipes, techniques and traditions from around the world, by…
Mark Schonbeck MarkNovember 23, 2021
Thank goodness for this book! I had already admired some of the work of Michelle…
Mark Schonbeck MarkOctober 18, 2021
Vicki Hird has a passion for insects, and this book brings home to us how…
Mark Schonbeck MarkSeptember 21, 2021
I knew from the start that I would like this book! Who among us hasn’t…
Mark Schonbeck MarkAugust 27, 2021
By Sally Morgan Chelsea Green Publishing, September 2021 Sally Morgan is an expert organic gardener…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJuly 19, 2021
 Pawpaws: The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide by Blake Cothron, New Society Publishers, 2021, $29.99…
Mark Schonbeck MarkJune 23, 2021
Book Review: The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower’s Guide to Ecological Market Gardening, by…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMay 24, 2021
Book Review:Â Market Farming Success:Â The Business of Growing and Selling Local Food Lynn Byczynski Published by…
Mark Schonbeck MarkApril 26, 2021
This book isn’t new but deserves much more attention. It’s a collection of short pieces…
Mark Schonbeck MarkMarch 23, 2021
Book Review: The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food: Step-by-Step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone, Joseph…
Mark Schonbeck MarkFebruary 27, 2021
