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Food & Your Garden

Growing our own food is a common goal in the Pacific Northwest. Take a look at these titles for advice and help in doing this.

Tacoma Public Library

13 items

  • The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food

    a Crop-by-crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs

    Cobb, Tanya Denckla, 1956-
    "The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key information food gardeners need to grow a healthy, bountiful garden. The book features a comprehensive companion planting guide and an in-depth…
    BookNorth Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2024. — 635.0484 COBB 2024
  • Container Gardening

    the Permaculture Way : Sustainably Grow Vegetables and More in Your Small Space

    Tsimba, Vaľry,
    "Based on the author's own experience growing a lush permaculture garden on her balcony, this book teaches anyone, anywhere to grow fresh, healthy produce in containers, free of chemical fertilizers or insecticides"--
    BookNew York, NY : The Experiment, 2024. — 635.986 TSIMBA 2024
  • The Food Forward Garden

    a Complete Guide to Designing and Growing Edible Landscapes

    Douglas, Christian,
    "Growing food doesn't have to mean sacrificing style. In his debut book, award-winning landscape designer Christian Douglas showcases the myriad ways to use edibles to elevate the design of your outdoor spaces. Visit chef Tyler Florence's…
    BookNew York : Artisan, [2024] — 635 DOUGLAS 2024
  • Grow More Food

    a Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Getting the Biggest Harvest Possible From a Space of Any Size

    McCrate, Colin,
    "How to plan your garden carefully, maximize production in every bed, get the most out of every plant, scale up systems to maximize efficiency, and expand the harvest season with succession planting, intercropping, and season extension"--
    BookNorth Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2022] — 635 M1378G 2022
  • Growing An Edible Landscape

    How to Transform Your Outdoor Space Into a Food Garden

    Pilarchik, Gary,
    "Growing an Edible Landscape is filled with advice and tips for converting unproductive lawn and garden areas into food-growing regions where edible plants thrive"--
    BookBeverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2024. — 635 PILARCHIK 2024
  • "Valuable Insights for All Your Verdant Ventures. Cherished by gardeners, cooks, crafters, and other plant enthusiasts for more than 25 years, this enduring treasure blooms again with new ideas for growing and utilizing nature's bounty.…
    BookWoodbury, MN : Llewellyn Publications, [2024] — 615.321 LLEWELLYN 2025
  • Plant Grow Harvest Repeat

    Grow a Bounty of Vegetables, Fruits, and Flowers by Mastering the Art of Succession Planting

    Cowden, Meg McAndrews,
    Drawing inspiration from succession in natural landscapes, Meg McAndrews Cowden teaches you how to implement lessons from these dynamic systems in your home garden. You’ll learn how to layer succession across your perennial and annual…
    BookPortland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2022. — 635.987 C8388P 2022
  • "Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four…
    BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2024. — 635 RICHARDS 2024
  • The Seven-step Homestead

    a Guide for Creating the Backyard Microfarm of Your Dreams

    Webb, Leah M., 1983-
    "Homesteader Leah M. Webb shares her strategy for implementing a homestead plan in seven stages by starting small and gradually adding more features each year. Step-by-step photos from the author's own homestead, accompanied by her…
    BookNorth Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2023] — 635.0484 WEBB 2023
  • Veg in One Bed

    How to Grow An Abundance of Food in One Raised Bed, Month by Month

    Richards, Huw, 1999-
    "In just one raised bed, author Huw Richards shows you how to grow vegetables easily, organically, abundantly and inexpensively so you have something to harvest every month of the year. Month by month, discover what you need to do and how…
    BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023. — 635 RICHARDS 2023
  • Veg Out

    a Stress-free Guide to Creating Your First Vegetable Garden

    Rodino, Heather,
    "Watching delicate seedlings sprout from the ground and plucking cute cherry tomatoes at the peak of ripeness-if this is your idea of living the dream, you'll want this friendly guide. Gardening expert Heather Rodino teaches the basics of…
    BookNew York : Union Square & Co., [2023] — 635 RODINO 2023
  • Vegetable Gardening Made Easy

    Simple Tips & Tricks to Grow Your Best Garden Ever

    Gala, Resh,
    "Vegetable Gardening Made Easy is filled with over 80 quick and oh-so-useful tips for growing a successful organic food garden"--
    BookBeverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2023. — 635 GALA 2024
  • The Vegetable Grower's Handbook

    Unearth Your Garden's Full Potential

    Richards, Huw, 1999-
    Garden efficiently and grow more food - Huw Richards shows you how. Following the success of Veg in One Bed and Grow Food for Free, in his third book Huw shares his tried and tested methods to help you unearth your garden's potential and…
    BookNew York, NY : DK Publishing, 2022. — 635 R3913V 2022