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Book Data

ISBN: 9781900322898
Year Added to Catalog: 2010
Book Format: Paperback
Book Art: Color Photographs and Illustrations
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9
Number of Pages: 192
Book Publisher: Green Books
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Web Product ID: 617

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Grow Your Food for Free (Well Almost)

by Dave Hamilton

Don’t like spending money in garden centers? Think you can make it yourself for a fraction of the price or find a cheaper option? Dave Hamilton shows you how, by recycling and reusing materials creatively and making the most of what you have, you can gather all you need to grow your food on a budget.

• Shows how to go through the gardening year on a shoestring, from making your own raised beds to fixing broken tools and taking cuttings.
• Gives money-saving tips for every season plus occasional tips on the actual gardening!
• Is crammed full of projects from seed-saving and making your own plant feed to building a fence or garden shed.
• Gives step-by-step instructions, with easy-to-follow diagrams.
• Includes beautiful photos and quirky illustrations.


About the Author

Dave Hamilton

Dave Hamilton has a degree in nutrition, is a professional forager and food and garden writer, and occasionally appears on TV and radio. He lives in Devon, England, where he grows and forages most of his own food and continues to study the natural world, especially food plants, both formally and informally. Dave is cofounder and creator of selfsufficientish.com and cowrote The Selfsufficientish Bible along with his brother Andy. www.selfsufficientish.com. ...

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