Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology Book Review

Insects and Gardens Book Review.  The premis of this book is that it is time we stopped waging war on Insects.  Read more

Let it Rot! The Home Gardener's Guide to Composting. Book Review

Let it Rot! Book Review.  Simplies the art and science of Composting.  Read more.

City Farmer--Adventures in Urban Food Growing--Book Review

City Farmer--Adventures in Urban Food Growing--Book Review. Although the reviewer got off to a slow start, this book turned out to be both entertaining and informative. Read more.

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control--Book Review

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Pest and Disease Control--Book Review.  This handbook provides  complete guide to maintaining a healthy garden and yard in the Earth friendly way.  Read more.

Great Garden Companions--Book Review

Great Garden Companions Book Review.  Make the most from your garden by planting plants near each other that get along.  Read more.

Vegetables from a Country Garden--Book Review

Vegetables from a Country Garden Book Review.  Anstace and Larry Esmonde White were part of my Saturday morning for many years on their PBS show, live from Kemptville, called From a Country Garden.  This book brings more of their down home gardening wisdom.  Read more

Crops in Pots Book Review

Crops in Pots Book Review.  The Table of Contents is set up like a restaurant menu--each arrangement of plants is another entrée in the never ending "pottibilities".  Read more

Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces--Book Review

Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces Book Review You may think you do not have the space or knowledge to begin gardening but the Author challenges you to begin.  Read more

The Urban Food Revolution Book Review

The Urban Food Revolution, Changing the Way We Feed Cities

by Peter Ladner

 New Society Publishers, October 1, 2011, Trade Paperback

 ISBN - 13: 9780865716834; Indigo list price: $18.95

 In “The Urban Food Revolution” former Vancouver city councillor Peter Ladner provides a comprehensive overview of policies and practices that impede or simplify the process of turning vacant or ornamental urban lands into productive space for growing food and communities. Multiple case studies make this both a fascinating read and an invaluable guide for urban food advocates. From communities that ban anything but grass in their residents’ front yards, to new developments constructed around planned communal gardens, Ladner effectively charts the challenges and opportunities for urban food gardening. This book is intended less for gardeners than for those who wish to be politically active in their communities. However, it is highly read-able and provides so many useful and intriguing examples that it is bound to inspire gardeners who have a sense of community spirit.

Review by R. Last

Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton

From Seed to Table

From Seed to Table, by  Janette Haase, is a practical, month by month guide to eating and growing green.  Read more