13 Essential Plants for Human Survival Written by Katrina Blair Published by Chelsea Green Books, September 2014 Critiqued by Russ Cohen Allow me to preface this critique by revealing that some of…
Book and DVD Reviews
Book Review: The Allergy-Fighting Garden
Stop Asthma and Allergies with Smart Landscaping Written by Thomas Leo Ogren Published by Ten Speed Press, 2015 Reviewed by Tom Benjamin Do you or does someone you know or…
Book Review: The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden
Written by Karen Newcomb Published by Ten Speed Press, 2015 Reviewed Anyone planning a vegetable garden for the first time can find it a daunting process. Seedlings…
Book Review: The Resilient Farm and Homestead
Written by Ben Falk Published by Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013 Reviewed by Kerry O’Kelly Another title for the The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk could be “Permaculture in…
Book Review: Teaming with Nutrients
Written by Jeff Lowenfels Published by Timber Press ©2013 Reviewed by George Batchelor What do plants eat? In his latest book, Teaming with Nutrients, Jeff Lowenfels writes for the gardener…
Book Review: A Native Plants Reader
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Guides for a Greener Planet Edited by Niall Dunne Published by Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2012 Reviewed by Bruce Patterson A Native Plants Reader is an impressive collection…
Book Review: The Garden Club of America – 100 Years of a Growing Legacy
Written by William Seale Published by The Garden Club of America, 2012 Reviewed by Kathy Sargent-O’Neill For those curious about the history of one of the plots (Philadelphia) where the…
DVD Review: Holistic Orcharding
with Michael Phillips Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013 Reviewed by Penny Lewis Generally when you’ve read and enjoyed a book, the movie version is a disappointment. But the recently released DVD,…
Book Review: Fall and Winter Bloom in the Solar Greenhouse
Written and published by James L. Jones, May 29, 2012 Reviewed by Tricia Diggins Join an ELA Eco-tour of James Jones’s solar greenhouse on April 10, 2013. It is hard…
Book Review: Paradise Lot
Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City Written by Eric Toensmeier, with contributions from Jonathan Bates Published…
Book Review: The Holistic Orchard
The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way Written by Michael Phillips Published by Chelsea Green Publishing, 2011, 414 pages Reviewed by Nick Novick Interest seems to be…
Ebook Review: Greater Garden Yields with Drip Irrigation
Greater Garden Yields with Drip Irrigation Written by Robert Kourik Published by Metamorphic Press, 2012 Reviewed by Brett Graf Robert Kourik’s ebook, Greater Garden Yields with Drip Irrigation, provides strong…