For years, millions of readers have turned to Mother Earth News for trusted advice on growing vegetables and fruits. This book harnesses decades of wisdom, bringing together all the indispensable techniques, complete growing guides, helpful tips, useful photographs, and inspiring illustrations for which Mother Earth News is known. Plan for self-sufficiency with a garden focused on edibles! Choose from a variety of plans for kitchen gardens, browse strategies for small-space gardening, or up your gardening game by installing and maintaining permanent beds. Soil concerns? Get the dirt on building fertile soil, soil pH, compost, vermicompost, and even biochar. Longtime gardeners are sure to find something new, from vertical gardening to plans for extending the seasons. That's right: garden through the seasons with dozens of vegetable- and fruit-specific growing guides. Start with your favorites or learn to love something new (Asian greens or fruit trees, anyone?). In slower-growing or more challenging seasons, Mother Earth News is there to help. Whether you need to know the best vegetables to grow in the shade or the top gardening tips for soil health in winter, this book has it all.--COVER.

本作が提示するのは、単なる園芸技術の集大成ではありません。それは大地と共生し、自給自足の精神を養うという、現代人が忘れた生の根源的な喜びへの招待状です。土壌の組成から季節の移ろいまでを克明に説く筆致には、数十年の叡智が宿っており、読者は土を耕すという行為がいかに魂を豊かにする聖なる対話であるかを悟るでしょう。 映像版では生命の躍動が色彩豊かに描写されますが、本書は文字という媒体でしか到達できない思索の深みを与えてくれます。映像で視覚的な着想を得て、書籍でその背後にある哲学と技法を深く咀嚼する。このメディア間の連動こそが、理想の庭園を現実のものとする最高のシナジーを生み、あなたのライフスタイルを根底から変えるはずです。