Pays for the care and maintenance of one of the trees in the orchard. It covers the 2-3 organic sprayings per year, pruning, and the cost of cutting the grass all summer to keep the park-like setting and maintain a healthy environment for the orchard.
This book is the distilled essence of the most pertinent information ever assembled in one place on alcohol fuel - the technology that can help us finally become producers of almost limitless energy, instead of extractors of finite resources.
This DVD is the distilled essence of the most pertinent information ever assembled in one place on alcohol fuel - the technology that can help us finally become producers of almost limitless energy, instead of extractors of finite resources.
This quilt is handmade by Peg Homeier. We will draw a winner on May 1st, 2011 at 3:00p.m. Proceeds will go toward garden co-op expenses. If you do not plan on attending Stelle's Earth Day Celebration, please leave an address to ship to.
Whether it is fishing by moonlight, planting iris and weeping willows, catching crawfish, or supervising an unruly crowd of ducks, Louise Riotte knows how to get the most fun out of a family pond. She shares her experiences in this entertaining book presented with her trademark mix of facts, anecdotes, lore and lively humor.
Ecological gardens meld the best features of wildlife gardens, edible landscapes, and conventional flower and vegetable gardens. They are based on relatively new concepts such as permaculuture and ecological design, yet use time-tested techniques honed to perfection by indigenous people, restoration biologists, organic farmers, and cutting-edge landscape designers. These gardens combine low environmental impact, low maintenance once established, and high yields with elegant aesthetics.
John Jeavons' classic book on bio-intensive gardening has gone through multiple editions. This edition is avaible from the CSC in spiral bound form to permit practical reference for serious gardeners.
This book offers a holistic, sensible alternative to conventional chemical practices with a program of natural hive management. It brings together the best do-no-harm strategies for keeping honeybees healthy and productive with nontoxic methods of controlling mites and other diseases, selective breeding for naturally resistant bees, and many other tips and techniques to achieve bountiful yields of honey and healthy hives.
Permaculture in a Nutshell is a concise and accessible introduction to the principles and practice of permaculture in temperate climates. It covers how permaculture works in the city, the country and on the farm, and explores ways in which people can work together to recreate real communities.
Here you will get the best advice on raising chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and game birds. The book contains the most comprehensive and current information available on: selecting birds for meat or egg production, home processing of eggs and poultry, Brooding and rearing, housing and equipment, flock health.
This book covers a broad range of knowledge and practices in organic orchard production. It combines the best of our grandparents wisdom and the most recent developments in natural methods. The result is the best tasting, most nutritious fruit that nature can provide.
Organic growing is not complicated. Nor is it difficult. It is the most straight-forward way of raising plants. Difficulties usually arise from a misunderstanding of how it works. Once the principles are clear, gardeners from backyard to back forty can tune into the existing balances of the natural system and grow the crops they have always dreamed of.
Fermented foods are created when the starch or carbohydrates in basic foods are broken down and changed by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds into smaller, often more digestible components. Fermentation is an economical and simple way to preserve food for later use, increase available food, and remove the anti-nutrients that compete for or reduce nutrition and make food safer to eat, without electricity, refrigeration, or sophisticated equipment.
