Gifts for gardeners and foodies
For the gardener or foodie on your list might we suggest the following in print or eBook The Organic Home Gardenby Patrick Lima and John Scanlan Stonehouse Cooksby Lorina Stephens
Why We Published: The Books of 2011
By the time 2011 rolled around we were really beginning to ramp up. Robert Runte had joined us as Senior Editor (also known as Wing-Man), and with him he brought an entirely new perspective and invaluable skills. It was under his editorial guidance we released The Organic Home Garden, by Patrick Lima and John Scanlan. Patrick Lima approached me late in 2010, wondering if I’d be interested in publishing a revised version of his orphaned book….
LibraryThing review: Organic Home Garden
The following 4-star review for Patrick Lima’s The Organic Home Garden appeared on LibraryThing’s website: I grew up helping out in my parents’ large garden, and last year I finally attempted one of my own. Some things worked (delicious bush beans through September) and others didn’t (my poor eggplant and pepper starts never got above 4 inches tall). Reading The Organic Home Garden I now have some ideas as to why some of my plants failed,…
LibraryThing 4-star review for The Organic Home Garden
Found this 4-star review on LibraryThing this morning for Patrick Lima’s The Organic Home Garden. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I’ve kept a small vegetable garden in my backyard for the past 20 years. Some years are better than others, but I feel I could do more to have a more consistently successful garden. That’s why I was excited to receive this book from the Early Reviewers program. Also, the author Patrick Lima…
Patrick Lima Interview
We caught up with Patrick Lima at his Bruce Peninsula home, Larkwhistle, via Skype this week, and chatted about his new book, The Organic Home Garden, and the principles of organic gardening. The result is this informal, four part interview.