Nature and Gardening

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Looking for book recommendations (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago by loopy@lemm.ee to c/greenspace

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I would like to eventually begin growing my own food and herbs. Do any of you have good book recommendations for growing food, herbs, or possibly herbal medicine?

I know there are a million options, so a few places to start would be really helpful. I want to start with herbs in a raised planter. I’m in the midwest US, so I’ll bring the herbs into an indoor greenhouse cabinet during the winter.

The larger scale of trying to eat only my own vegetables and maybe chickens/goats would likely be in the distant future.

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[–] krewllobster 4 points 6 months ago

Gaia's Garden
Edible Forest Gardens (big text books!)
Teeming with microbes
I Contain Multitudes
Sproutlands: The endless gift of trees

Not necessarily about herbs, per se, but if you want to try creating as much food from your land, these are good places to start. Ecology is important!