{"product_id":"the-tao-of-vegetable-gardening-cultivating-tomatoes-greens-peas-beans-squash-joy-and-serenity-paperback","title":"The Tao of Vegetable Gardening: Cultivating Tomatoes, Greens, Peas, Beans, Squash, Joy, and Serenity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Deppe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e explores the practical methods as well as the deeper essence of gardening. In her latest book, groundbreaking garden writer Carol Deppe (\u003ci\u003eThe Resilient Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreed Your Own Vegetable Varieties\u003c\/i\u003e) focuses on some of the most popular home garden vegetables--tomatoes, green beans, peas, and leafy greens--and through them illustrates the key principles and practices that gardeners need to know to successfully plant and grow just about any food crop. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeppe's work has long been inspired and informed by the philosophy and wisdom of \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, the 2,500-year-old work attributed to Chinese sage Lao Tzu and the most translated book in the world after the Bible. \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e is organized into chapters that echo fundamental Taoist concepts: Balance, Flexibility, Honoring the Essential Nature (your own and that of your plants), Effortless Effort, Non-Doing, and even Non-Knowing. Yet the book also offers a wealth of specific and valuable garden advice on topics as diverse as: \u003cbr\u003e- The Eat-All Greens Garden, a labor- and space-efficient way to provide all the greens a family can eat, freeze, and dry--all on a tiny piece of land suitable for small-scale and urban gardeners.\u003cbr\u003e- The growing problem of late blight and the future of heirloom tomatoes--and what gardeners can do to avoid problems, and even create new resistant varieties.\u003cbr\u003e- Establishing a Do-It-Yourself Seed Bank, including information on preparing seeds for long-term storage and how to \"dehybridize\" hybrids.\u003cbr\u003e- Twenty-four good places to not plant a tree, and thirty-seven good reasons for not planting various vegetables. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned for gardeners of all levels, from beginners to experienced growers, \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e provides a unique frame of reference: a window to the world of nature, in the garden and in ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOregon plant breeder Carol Deppe, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Vegetable Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e, holds a PhD in biology from Harvard University and specializes in developing public-domain crops for organic growing conditions, sustainable agriculture, and human survival for the next thousand years. Carol is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times\u003c\/i\u003e (Chelsea Green, 2010), \u003ci\u003eBreed Your Own Vegetable Varieties, 2nd ed.\u003c\/i\u003e (Chelsea Green, 2000), \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching: A Window to the Tao through the Words of Lao Tzu\u003c\/i\u003e (Fertile Valley Publishing, 2010), and \u003ci\u003eTaoist Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Fertile Valley Publishing, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.1 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50401769488621,"sku":"9781603584876","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-tao-of-vegetable-gardening-cultivating-tomatoes-greens-peas-beans-squash-joy-and-serenity-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}