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Books & DVDs | Gardening Hints & Tips
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Books & DVDs

Local Food & Environment Philosophy

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan - recommended by Andrew B.
"It's, well, so many things in one reasonably short book - food chains, big vs. little organic, the amazing story of US corn, the list goes on."

'Back from the Brink'- by Peter Andrews - recommended by Marty
"He's a horse and cattle farmer who has tried to re-instigate natural hydrology to his property rather than just pumping water around to & from dams. As he's a farmer of the old school be prepared for him to be confronting re environmental issues."

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver - recommended by Marty
"...about her family's year of growing their own food or only sourcing locally. Very good read and lots of info."

Organic Gardening

Gardening Australia's Permaculture & Organic Gardening- by Josh Burns & Peter Cundall - DVD recommended by Jules
"It's fantastic to get the basic ideas on how permaculture works as well as see Josh implement it in his home. This DVD is available from the library with extras that include, How to Compost & Peter's White Oil Recipe. Definitely worth the watch!"

Books from this publisher:
Green Gardener by Josh Byrne
"More and more people are looking for practical ways to do something about critical environmental problems such as global warming, water shortage, the loss of biodiversity, and chemical-laden food. In this timely and very down-to-earth book, Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne shows how you can contribute to a cleaner, greener world in your own backyard."

Practical Australian Gardener- by Peter Cundall
"As seen on ABC TVs Gardening Australia - Since its publication in 1989, The Practical Australian Gardener has become a classic and Peter Cundall one of the country's most trusted advisers. This is the complete garden guide, whether you're planting vegetables, ornamentals, house plants, home ..."

The Australian Fruit & Vegetable Gardenby Clive Blazey & Jane Varkulevicius - recommended by Jill
"I got this book out of the library to check it out and decided it was a very good reference for me starting a new garden. I then joined the Diggers club are got my own copy of the book." More information at http://www.diggers.com.au/

Cooking

Jamie at Home - Cook Your Way to the Good Life by Jamie Oliver - recommended by Jules
"It's a beautiful book in that it covers the different seasons with what fruit/veggies are in season from the garden & gives simple easy receipes to cook too. He also talks about each plant and gives some basic planting advise so it's a veggie garden come cook book rolled into one.
To quote Jamie Oliver" This book is very close to my heart. It's about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavours all year round....something began to inspire me very quickly...my vegetable patch!""

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