organic gardening

Relates success stories about people who apply innovative techniques to produce natural foods and products which protect the environment and save money and energy.

Explains how to grow and care for many varieties of plants in an indoor environment.

Presents information on more than fifty common plant diseases, discussing where they occur, what they look like, what to do about them, and the long-term prognosis for affected plants, and includes recommendations for organic methods for controlling each disease.

Follows the activities of a young gardener as she plans, creates, cultivates, and harvests her first organic garden.

Provides information about the Shaker approach to gardening, showing how their techniques, attitudes, and values led to their success in the business of growing and selling vegetable seeds and medicinal herbs; and includes an overview of Shaker religion and life, and photographs of present-day Shaker communities.