The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food by Steve Solomon (English)

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The Intelligent Gardener

by Steve Solomon, Erica Reinheimer

Beyond organic-- a practical guide to nutrient-dense food.

FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Publisher Description

Centuries of agriculture have dramatically depleted our soils causing the nutritional value of fruits, grains and vegetables to decline dramatically, but the process of returning soil to true fertility is widely misunderstood. The Intelligent Gardener is an essential guide to achieving better health for you and your family by remineralizing your soil using natural materials to grow nutrient-dense produce.

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BEYOND ORGANIC - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NUTRIENT-DENSE FOOD The Intelligent Gardener is more than just "intelligent," it is bold, it is courageous, and it challenges many of our preconceptions about food, about soils, about farming, and about health --Michael Ableman, farmer, author of Fields of Plenty, On Good Land, and From The Good Earth Vegetables, fruits and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but generations of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half the vitamins and minerals than the equivalent serving would have contained a less than a century ago. The Intelligent Gardener shows you how to achieve optimum health by remineralizing your soil using natural materials to grow nutrient-dense produce. Starting with an overview of nutrient density, the history of organic agriculture and an accessible primer on basic soil chemistry, this comprehensive manual demonstrates how the home gardener can use the results of an inexpensive soil test to create their own individually tailored soil prescription. The author systematically demystifies the replacement of a wealth of essential minerals while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. Nothing short of revolutionary in its approach, The Intelligent Gardener conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. Caution: this book may change the way you think about your garden forever. It's hard to imagine this book not having a significant and lasting impact on the way organic farmers and gardeners grow their crops. -- Mark McDonald, West Coast Seeds We are what we eat, and our food is only as healthful as the soil we grow it in. The Intelligent Gardener is a valuable tool for anyone seeking to get the highest food value from their garden. --Darrell Frey, author of Bioshelter Market Garden Steve Solomon is the author of several landmark gardening books including Gardening When it Counts and Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades. The founder of the Territorial Seed Company, he has been growing most of his family's food for over 35 years.

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BEYOND ORGANIC - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO NUTRIENT-DENSE FOOD The Intelligent Gardener is more than just "intelligent," it is bold, it is courageous, and it challenges many of our preconceptions about food, about soils, about farming, and about health --Michael Ableman, farmer, author of Fields of Plenty, On Good Land, and From The Good Earth Vegetables, fruits and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but generations of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half the vitamins and minerals than the equivalent serving would have contained a less than a century ago. The Intelligent Gardener shows you how to achieve optimum health by remineralizing your soil using natural materials to grow nutrient-dense produce. Starting with an overview of nutrient density, the history of organic agriculture and an accessible primer on basic soil chemistry, this comprehensive manual demonstrates how the home gardener can use the results of an inexpensive soil test to create their own individually tailored soil prescription. The author systematically demystifies the replacement of a wealth of essential minerals while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. Nothing short of revolutionary in its approach, The Intelligent Gardener conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. Caution: this book may change the way you think about your garden forever. It's hard to imagine this book not having a significant and lasting impact on the way organic farmers and gardeners grow their crops. -- Mark McDonald, West Coast Seeds We are what we eat, and our food is only as healthful as the soil we grow it in. The Intelligent Gardener is a valuable tool for anyone seeking to get the highest food value from their garden. --Darrell Frey, author of Bioshelter Market Garden Steve Solomon is the author of several landmark gardening books including Gardening When it Counts and Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades. The founder of the Territorial Seed Company, he has been growing most of his family's food for over 35 years.

Author Biography

Steve Solomon is the founder of the Territorial Seed Company. He has been growing most of his family's food for over 35 years, and is the author of several landmark gardening books including Gardening When it Counts and Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades. A lifelong evangelist for the value of self-sufficiency, his writing, lectures and classes are focused on helping people become financially independent through producing their own necessities. He currently homesteads in Tasmania.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface - Erica Reinheimer
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Nutrient-Dense Food?
Chapter 2: History from a Nutritional Viewpoint
Chapter 3: The Shit Method of Agriculture (SaMOA)
Chapter 4: Complete Organic Fertilizer
Chapter 5: Remineralization
Chapter 6: Le Batterie de Cuisine
Chapter 7: The Soil Prescription
Chapter 8: Soils with Excesses
Chapter 9: Compost
Chapter 10: Epilogue
Appendices
Index
About the Author

Review

This practical step-by-step guide shows all is not lost as Steve Solomon shows us the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. - Sandra Barrera, The Daily Breeze If you garden, no matter if you're an omnivore, vegetarian, or carnivore I think this book is a good read., blogger, Throwback at Trapp Creek The nutrient density of the crops we grow and the remineralization of our soils have been almost constantly on our minds and usually on the tips of our tongues. Our biggest inspiration has come from reading Steve Solomen's new book The Intelligent Gardener. - Shannon Jones and Bryan Dyck, bloggers, Broadfork Farm Any agriculture or home gardening library will find this an accesible, popular lend. James Cox, Midwest Book Review

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Beyond organic -- a practical guide to nutrient-dense food

Long Description

Centuries of agriculture have dramatically depleted our soils causing the nutritional value of fruits, grains and vegetables to decline dramatically, but the process of returning soil to true fertility is widely misunderstood. The Intelligent Gardener is an essential guide to achieving better health for you and your family by remineralizing your soil using natural materials to grow nutrient-dense produce.

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This practical step-by-step guide shows all is not lost as Steve Solomon shows us the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. - Sandra Barrera, The Daily Breeze If you garden, no matter if you're an omnivore, vegetarian, or carnivore I think this book is a good read. , blogger, Throwback at Trapp Creek The nutrient density of the crops we grow and the remineralization of our soils have been almost constantly on our minds and usually on the tips of our tongues. Our biggest inspiration has come from reading Steve Solomen's new book The Intelligent Gardener. - Shannon Jones and Bryan Dyck, bloggers, Broadfork Farm Any agriculture or home gardening library will find this an accesible, popular lend. James Cox, Midwest Book Review

Promotional "Headline"

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Description for Reader

Vegetables, fruits and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but centuries of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half the vitamins and minerals that the equivalent serving would have contained a hundred years ago. This is a matter of serious concern, since poor nutrition has been linked to myriad health problems including cancer, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. For optimum health we must increase the nutrient density of our foods to the levels enjoyed by previous generations. To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. The Intelligent Gardener demystifies the process, while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. In doing so, it conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food and healthy people. This practical step-by-step guide and the accompanying customizable web-based spreadsheets go beyond organic and are essential tools for any serious gardener who cares about the quality of the produce they grow.

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Author of five previous books including the popular New Society title, Gardening When it Counts and the landmark Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades . Founder of Territorial Seed Company. Book aims to help people achieve better health by growing nutrient-dense food, going beyond organic as most people know it Leads people to demand "nutrient-dense food" from industrialized growers by educating them on the fact that most soil has been "mined" of minerals that are not replaced between growing seasons. Exposes how the organic gardening movement has long misinformed people and has itself been mistaken about the idea that any soil can be used to grow nutrient-dense food with just the addition of compost and lime. Solomon discusses the great importance of remineralizing our nutrient-taxed soil. Believes his ideas to be controversial and will probably result in some protest from the organic gardening movement. Author is well-known and highly regarded in the Pacific Northwest. Unique to this book: the author guides gardeners through a variety of soil tests and instructs them on how to interpret the results. For about the price of this book you can get your soil tested

Description for Sales People

Author of five previous books including the popular New Society title, Gardening When it Counts and the landmark Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades . Founder of Territorial Seed Company. Book aims to help people achieve better health by growing nutrient-dense food, going beyond organic as most people know it Leads people to demand "nutrient-dense food" from industrialized growers by educating them on the fact that most soil has been "mined" of minerals that are not replaced between growing seasons. Exposes how the organic gardening movement has long misinformed people and has itself been mistaken about the idea that any soil can be used to grow nutrient-dense food with just the addition of compost and lime. Solomon discusses the great importance of remineralizing our nutrient-taxed soil. Believes his ideas to be controversial and will probably result in some protest from the organic gardening movement. Author is well-known and highly regarded in the Pacific Northwest. Unique to this book: the author guides gardeners through a variety of soil tests and instructs them on how to interpret the results. For about the price of this book you can get your soil tested

Details ISBN0865717184 Author Erica Reinheimer Short Title INTELLIGENT GARDENER Publisher New Society Publishers Language English ISBN-10 0865717184 ISBN-13 9780865717183 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-11-01 Imprint New Society Publishers Place of Publication Gabriola Island Country of Publication United States DEWEY 635 Illustrations Yes UK Release Date 2012-11-01 NZ Release Date 2012-11-01 US Release Date 2012-11-01 Subtitle Growing Nutrient-Dense Food Pages 336 Alternative 9781550925135 Audience General AU Release Date 2012-12-31

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9780865717183
  • Publication Year: 2012
  • Type: Textbook
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: The Intelligent Gardener: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food
  • Item Height: 229mm
  • Author: Steve Solomon
  • Publisher: New Society Publishers
  • Topic: Gardening, Science
  • Item Width: 152mm
  • Item Weight: 492g
  • Number of Pages: 336 Pages

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