The Basic Book of Organic Gardening Author:Rodale, Robert In a world gone made with pesticides, defoliants, herbicides, growth pills(for both animals and plants) and innumerable other "aids" to food production, there has been a lone voice of sanity for the past thirty years. Namely, Organic Gardening. — This is the first mass-market book to appear, compiled by the editors of that pioneering little maga... more »zine. The title is apt. The book is basic. It tells you what soil is, how to create good soil, the fundamental rules about mulching and composting, why you need birds and insects, how to grow marvellous tasting and nutritious fruits and vegetables: it is packed with information about organic materials and foods--and where to get them. It is a veritable cornucopia of facts, notes, suggestions, ideas--everything, as a seasoned gardener, or as a complete beginner, that you need to know to move toward a better way of living.« less