Book Review:Gardening with Biochar
Karen Everyone wants bigger, more productive, more nutrient filled plants and Jeff Cox shows you one way to have them by supercharging the soil with biochar. This soil amendment is wood…
Book Review: Cooking from Scratch
ooking from Scratch comes from the Puget Consumer Co-op Community Markets, a Seattle based grocer dedicated to local producers, sustainable food practices, and healthful, organic seasonal food. The recipes are…
Book Review: 100 Bugs
Kate Narita’s book, 100 Bugs, is a virtual smorgasbord of fun for kids. Written for children ages 5-7, the book uses 10 different bugs to get to 10 by combinations…
Book Review: Nature’s Mutiny
Climate change is a hot topic now and Phillipp Blom weights in with his book Nature’s Mutiny, that explores the consequences of the Little Ice Age. Blom sets the time…
Detox Kitchen Vegetables
Lily Simpson, author of Detox Kitchen Vegetables, brings to the reader her experience as founder of a food business that focuses on natural ingredients and cooking without wheat, dairy, or…
Book Review: The Leafy Guide to Cannabis
If you want to embrace a marijuana life style The Leafly Guide to Cannabis is a good start. Written by the Leafly Team, the book begins by giving a brief…
Book Review: Debate About Legalizing Marijuana
Written for pre-teens, Marne Ventura’s book, The Debate About Legalizing Marijuana, present the pros and cons on the subject. The author begins with a short history of marijuana use and…
Book Review Cool Cities
Global warming is of great concern to many people who are concerned about the changes that they experience all around them with increasing frequency. Benjamin R. Barber’s book, Cool Cities,…
Book Review: Clara Caterpillar
Clara Caterpillar, by Pamela Duncan Edwards, is a delightful book that follows the life cycle of a butterfly from egg to adult. The story line is new but Edwards’ treatment…
Book Review: Root to Leaf
If you are familiar with the term “nose to tail’ you will appreciate Steven Satterfield’s book Root to Leaf that reflects the same approach to cooking. With a concern for…