Books

Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving 24%Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving$24.95 I'm confident that more people would become lifelong gardeners if they knew how easily they could put up their harvest to enjoy and share it with friends and family throughout the year. A lot of would-be gardeners see their neighbors inundated with zucchini and cucumbers and conclude …

Miracle-Gro Complete Guide to Trees and Shrubs 29%Complete Guide to Trees and Shrubs$19.95 I'll come right out and say it – I love trees. One of the key selling points for the property my wife and I purchased was the abundance of mature trees. There are several oaks and sycamores that are at least 100 years old, as well as maples, cottonwoods, hickories, buckeyes, and …

Miracle-Gro Complete Guide to Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs 15%Complete Guide to Vegetables Fruits and Herbs$19.95 This is the book that got me back into gardening after I graduated college and bought my first house. We had always had a garden when I was growing up, but we mostly grew the standard fare: tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. This guide opened my eyes to …

"Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the culinary underbelly" by Anthony Bourdain I've been a cook for as long as I've been a gardener. For me, there has always been an inextricable link between what I do in the kitchen and what I grow in my garden."Kitchen Confidential" is one man's odyssey through his career in the industry, from dishwasher to executive chef and …

The Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook This is so much more than a cookbook. Cook's Country and the people at America's Test Kitchen (their parent company) believe in the importance of explaining techniques – and the reasoning behind them – to make you a more skilled and confident home cook. You'll also learn some history about a wide variety of dishes and …