He joins the healing of the land to the process of purifying the human spirit and proposes a way of life and a way of farming in which such healing can take place.

    It is now being delivered into the new millennium kicking and screaming! Since he first wrote it the book has certainly got about. He has travelled in at least dozens of countries since he wrote it (to say nothing of four continents) and in every one of them people have come up to him with their copy for him to sign. He has delighted to find wine stains on the wine-making pages, and good honest dirt on the gardening pages. He has indeed updated it for the new millennium, but has not sacrificed any of the techniques and tips that have stood him well all that time and continue to do so.Since he first wrote the first version of this book back in 1975 he thinks there is a far more urgent reason for it. Very few people today can fail to see that the present course that man- and woman-kind is embarked upon is unsustainable. ... It is now urgently necessary to dismantle the whole fabric of world trade and replace it with a far less fuel-hungry, less polluting, less dangerous arrangement.Most people know all this, but they are afraid that their quality of life will decline if we change course. The purpose of this book is to show that this is not the case.

    Featured is information on composting and mulching, insects and pests, and tools and resources. The book also contains information on landscaping and houseplants.

    "A beautiful book, including about 100 wondrous photographs."-- "Library Journal" "A beautiful book, including about 100 wondrous photographs." "--Library Journal"

    

    Discusses the importance of forests, the parts and cycles of trees, the functions of flowers and fruits, the distinctive features of conifers, and the forest regions in the United States.

    Many gardeners complain that they are short on both time and garden space. The Postage Stamp Garden Book solves both of these problems. The instructions in this book demonstrate how anyone can produce tremendous amounts of vegetables in small spaces (using containers as well as ground gardens) by following intensive, ecologically friendly techniques that require much less weeding, watering, and overall effort.Almost 20 years ago, when the first edition of The Postage Stamp Garden Book was published, these techniques were on the cutting edge of home gardening. Now, in an ever more busy world, the intensive gardening method based on this groundbreaking work can be used in every home garden.

    

    Harlan conceived the prevailing concepts of how the activities of human societies have shaped the evolution of crops used for food, feed, and fiber. Harlan collected and introduced over 12,000 accessions of plants into the United States. The world food supply now depends largely on only 12 to 15 plant species. Erosion of diverse gene sources from ancient landraces continues and more effective use needs to be made of germplasm collections in our gene banks.

    

    Each book is illustrated with easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations that clearly guide the reader through all the essential techniques of successful gardening. This guide to water gardening is illustrated with more than 350 diagrams and drawings and covers topics such as basic principles, siting and design, pool construction, moving water features, plants for the water garden, freshwater fish and other livestock, pool maintenance, and a seasonal guide.

    

    Introductory and advanced techniques for gardening with bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers.

    All-new editions of four popular guides to altering consciousness-- These underground classics from the 1970s have been rewritten and repackaged with new illustrations and photos, and designed for easy readingA concise, readable, and affordable guide to the art of cultivating and producing psilocybin from mycelia and mushrooms.