With nearly 90,000 copies sold, and now in its 3rd edition publication…“The Better World Shopping Guide;Every Dollar Makes A Difference” (Ellis Jones/ New Society Publishers 2010) is “The Book” to make sure you tuck in the Christmas stocking of all of your friends and family.
In a convenient pocket guide size, this little book should...
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Ever visit your local farmer’s market and find yourself loaded up with an abundance of fresh, yummy, locally grown fruits and veggies, and then find yourself back home looking at it all on your counter top and saying to yourself…”Now what?, now that I have all of this yummy goodness setting here, what can...
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I’m sure you’ve experienced them before…those delicate,delightful,wee little baby greens found in your salad at your favorite fancy restaurant. Microgreens they are called. Now with the wisdom shared in “MicroGreens;A Guide To Growing Nutrient-Packed Greens” (Eric Franks & Jasmine Richardson/Gibbs Smith 2010) you can learn how to grow your own for fun or even...
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Have you ever wondered how other farmers do what they do? How they keep the family farm going despite rough terrain and trying conditions? What the passion is that drives them to rise at the break of dawn and work from sun up to sun down and do it all over the next day…again...
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Ever go through those phases where you look through your home and think to yourself… “Gee, I’d like to change things up a bit, but I’m on a tight budget”, or perhaps you think to yourself…”This place sure could use some fun, yet functional and colorful “punch”
Well, “The Big-Ass Book of Home Decor(Mark Montano/Abrams...
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One off the first things that io noticed about the book Pretty Little Mini Quilts (Ray Hemachandra/Lark Books 2010) was the well designed dust jacket, which appeared to have stitching and a lovely example of a mini quilt centered on the front.
The book is a product of the collective hard work of many people. After...
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The Feisty Stitcher brings excitement to the sometimes mundane work of sewing. It is all about trying new things, new fabrics, new hardware, and new techniques. This is not your mom’s sewing book.
All manner of materials are used with these projects, and in many cases materials are repurposed and recycled from existing garments and...
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I’ve been transported back to a trip my family and I took to Tennessee several years ago. Back to the time when we breathed in crisp mountain air on a cool October morning, back to looking in awe and wonderment at our first mountains in contrast to the Florida landscape we were used to,...
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As someone who loves to garden and grow both vegetables and flowers I never really ventured much into the realm of herb plants. Sure, I’d grow the occasional mint plant or stevia plant, but beyond that I never seemed to dive right into the herb growing world. I honestly can’t tell you the reasons...
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O.k. I’m raising my hand, and if you are honest with yourself you will raise your hand too. Admit it now…we who love to garden have also been guilty of killing our fair share of plants along the way.
I know that for myself it usually is plants that I have attempted to grow...
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