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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2020
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| How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and... by Sophie Egan; illustrations by Iris GottliebWhat it is: 60 easily digestible, whimsically illustrated essays that examine the way we shop, cook, and eat by a food and health writer who studied with Michael Pollan and who wants you to ask about your food: "Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is it good for the planet?"
Topics include: curtailing food waste; buying organic or not; which eggs are best; food labels; avoiding plastics.
Did you know? About 30% of the world's food is never eaten. |
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Floret Farm's a year in flowers : designing gorgeous arrangements for every season by Erin BenzakeinLearn how to buy, style, and present seasonal flower arrangements for every occasion. With sections on tools, flower care, and design techniques, Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers presents all the secrets to arranging garden-fresh bouquets. Featuring expert advice from Erin Benzakein, world-renowned flower farmer and floral designer, this book is a gorgeous and comprehensive guide to everything you need to make your own incredible arrangements all year long, whether harvesting flowers from the backyard or shopping for blooms at the market. Includes an A-Z flower guide with photos and care tips for more than 200 varieties; simple-to-follow advice on flower care, material selection, and essential design techniques; and more than 25 how-to projects, including magnificent centerpieces, infinitely giftable posies, festive wreaths, and breathtaking bridal bouquets. It offers advice on every phase of working with cut flowers - including gardening, buying, caring for, and arranging.
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Simply Wood : Home Projects from Branches, Logs, and Other Found Wood by Linda SusterHome accents made with beautiful natural wood can be expensive to buy, but many are easy to make yourself with twigs and branches found in the woods, on beaches, or your own backyard. Simply Wood shows even novice woodworkers how to make elegant and practical objects using found wood. Whether you are drawn to delicate twigs, graceful branches, sturdy logs, silvered driftwood, or weathered boards, there is a project for you, from lighting and shelving to wreaths, trays, and wall hangings.
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Vegetables, Vegetables, Vegetables!
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Veg
by Jamie Oliver
Sharing simple tips and tricks that will excite the taste buds, this book will give you the confidence to up your vegetable intake and widen your recipe repertoire, safe in the knowledge that it'll taste utterly delicious, and it will leave you feeling full, satisfied and happy — and not missing meat from your plate.
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Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots : Planting Advice & Recipes from Great Dixter by Aaron BertelsenProvides clear, practical information on growing fruit and vegetables in containers, whether that be a window box or a terracotta pot on a balcony. Aaron Bertelsen of the acclaimed English garden at Great Dixter will guide you through what to grow, which pots to use, give personal tips on varieties to choose, and advice on cultivation and care. Featuring more than 50 delicious recipes, Bertelsen shows that lack of space is no barrier to growing what you want to eat, and proves that harvesting and cooking food you have grown yourself is a total pleasure, with dishes that showcase a few perfectly chosen - and personally grown - ingredients.
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| The Speedy Vegetable Garden by Mark Diacono and Lia LeendertzWhat it is: a clear how-to guide for growing 50 plants perfect for quick or early harvesting, including veggies, microgreens, and edible flowers.
Don't miss: simple, quick recipes that showcase your harvest; tantalizing color photographs.
Who it's for: ideal for kitchen gardeners, families with kids, or anyone angling for the shortest possible time between plant and plate. |
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Everyday Vegan : Easy and Delicious, Vegan Recipes for Busy People by Jackie NormanWhen learning any new way of cooking or eating, the last thing anyone wants is for that transition to be hard, or expensive. When adapting to a vegan lifestyle, at first it may feel as though you are paying out a huge amount for all kinds of new and strange foods, but don't be too alarmed. When you cook vegan from scratch, the majority of ingredients are nothing out of the ordinary; we just use more beans, herbs and spices. Most of the items listed here have been right there in your local supermarket the whole time. The occasion may have just never arisen to buy them before! Once you have them in your kitchen, you are well set up to make all kinds of vegan dishes easily and often cheaply, as a little goes a long way. There were only two rules that Jackie Norman and her husband imposed on their new life as vegans ; recipes had to be simple without fancy ingredients, and taste delicious. They embarked on a culinary journey that they found was full of joy and variety and were surprised how easy it was to cook vegan food despite the fact they had limited equipment and only a two-burner hob to make meals. This was the best thing that could have happened as they learned to cook real food, using real ingredients, right from the start. As well as experimenting with Asian flavours they also found any worries they were going to - miss out -, or not be able to enjoy all their old favourites, were unfounded as they found ways to reinvent or replicate a dish. Here they share their favourite recipes and tips for how to enjoy easy, delicious vegan food. Each recipe details whether or not it is Gluten Free, Grain Free, Oil Free or Allium Free.
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| Vegetables Love Flowers: Companion Planting for Beauty and Bounty by Lisa Mason ZieglerWhat's inside: chatty details about the author's journey to understanding the benefits of using flowers -- and nature in general -- to improve and simplify vegetable gardens (bonus: no more pesticides); the ways readers can do the same; tips on cutting gardens; vibrant color photos.
Don't miss: pictorial garden bed plans that note different plantings for each season; information on pollinators and beneficial insects.
A classic combination: Flowers and vegetables have been grown together for centuries. |
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