by Liz Haegele | Mar 12, 2013 | Book Reviews
by Gary Snyder Gary Snyder is an American poet, environmental activist, and writer who was a part of the San Francisco Renaissance of the 1960s. He is often referred to as the “poet laureate of Deep Ecology”. Snyder has published about two dozen books in both...
by Liz Haegele | Jan 8, 2013 | Book Reviews
By Elizabeth Barlow Rogers Elizabeth Barlow Rogers’ collection of famous garden writers excerpts is both a pleasure to read and a solid education in the history of garden writing. Barlow selected over 40 authors, some of whom are primarily gardeners (such as...
by Liz Haegele | Dec 18, 2012 | Book Reviews
By Tom Standage Did you know that democracy was invented over a glass of wine? Or that brandy was once called the “water of life”? Or that distilled drinks helped the early settlers of America establish themselves as rulers of the New World? According to Tom Standage,...
by Liz Haegele | Nov 13, 2012 | Book Reviews
By Stephen Budiansky I was a vegetarian for a decade or so. And then I started reading about farmers; farmers who worked from sun-up to sun-down feeding, caring for, and seeing to the needs of their animals. Farmers who were confronted everyday with the circle of...
by Liz Haegele | Oct 4, 2012 | Book Reviews
The $64 Tomato- How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden By William Alexander I started reading this book when I was looking for more information on vegetable gardening and sustainable...
