Working for a Greener District of Columbia
FAVORITE BOOKS
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Here are some books (and websites) recommended by DC Urban Gardener members. The books are all listed on our Amazon "wish list" to make them super-easy to buy.
Books We Recommend
From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden by Amy
Stewart
The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of
Earthworms By Amy Stewart
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
by Toby Hemenway
Edible Forest Gardens: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture, by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier
How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons
Small Space Gardening -- How to Successfully Grow Flowers and Fruits in Containers and Pots by Peter Loewer. The Lyons Press, Connecticut, 2003.
The Bountiful Container by McGee and Stuckey's, Workman Publishing, NY, 20002.
The Edible Container Garden -- Growing Fresh Food in Small Spaces by Michael Guerra Fireside Books (Simon & Schuster), New York, 2000.
Square Foot Gardener by Mel Bartholomew
The New Victory Garden by Bob Thomson
Worms Eat My Garbage by Mary Applehoff
Life in the Soil, A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners
by James Nardi of the University of Illinois
One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka
The Good Life, by Helen and Scott Nearing
The Forager's Harvest, by Samuel Thayer
Teaming with Microbes, a Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels
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