Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Format: Book Author: Owens, Michele. Title: Grow the good life : why a vegetable garden will make you happy, healthy, wealthy, and wise / Michele Owens. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Rodale, ©2011. Description: xiv, 209 pages ; 23 cm Summary: A lively, passionate argument for the backyard vegetable garden, drawing on science, history, and stories from the author's garden. Owens shows you how to fit a garden into your life-- and why it's worth the trouble. Subjects: Vegetable gardening. Backyard gardens. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index. Contents: Why don't Americans garden? -- Money : better than Berkshire Hathaway stock bought in '65 -- Flavor : if you haven't grown it, you haven't tasted it -- Health : eternal youth's not in a fountain, but in a garden -- The soil : why dirt isn't dirty -- Beauty : prettier than sod and shrubs any day -- The kids : what they'll take out of the garden -- The never-ending education : why you'll soon be as much of an expert as any expert -- Survival : how to stay adaptable in uncertain times -- Happiness : the best reason to garden. LCCN: 2010030484 ISBN: 9781605295893 1605295892 9781609614461 1609614461 Other Number: 419860381 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 294059 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 635 Owens Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
