One Magic Square
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This inspiring book has caused a big buzz overseas. Its secret of success: anyone can start growing their own food in a matter of minutes. There are no fancy photos, no complicated instructions ... just down-to-earth, easy-to-follow ideas for square-metre plots. The author, Lolo Houbein, has a tremendously engaging personal voice and hundreds of wonderful and economical ideas for growing and eating your own food including recipes you will want to rush off and make immediately. One Magic Square includes: Thirty ideas for food plots. Advice on preparing the essentials soil, compost and mulch. Chemical-free ways of deterring pests and controlling weeds. Complete organic growing notes on individual vegetables, herbs and fruit trees. Seed-saving and other ways to keep down the food bill. A wealth of delicious recipes from Lolo's family cookbook. Price: NZ $45 |
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Winner, Gourmand World Cookbook Award For Best Innovative Cookbook, 2008Shortlisted, Le Cordon Bleu World Food Media Award For Best Food Book, 2010
"[One Magic Square] is causing a buzz, and quite rightly. [It] is an engaging and motivational guide to growing your own food. Unlike most other gardening books, this one is very easy to follow - Lolo tells you exactly what to do - and contains a series of brilliant plot designs to suit every taste." - Sumptuous
"This timely guide will assist first-time and experienced gardeners take control of their own food supply at a time of ... increasing fuel and food prices. Food gardening is the most intelligent adult endeavour on Earth - Lolo Houbein shows you how to do it, and why you should." - EcoVoice
"Lolo Houbein knows that most food-gardening attempts fail because the average person thinks too big, planning plots big enough to feed the neighbourhood. She has come up with a brilliantly easy-to-follow premise, a one-metre-square plot that enables you, with very little initial work, to start producing food." - Memorable TV
"I love this little book! The entire family can join in the fun with garden areas this size. They are also easy for children to manage, and even design their own personal garden space. You'll learn how to create at least five different varieties of salad gardens ... a garden area planted with items rich in Omega-3 vitamins, and several ideas for a "stir-fry" garden. Even a "Pizza Plot" the kids are sure to enjoy. So, if you are wanting to begin gardening, but wish to take things in small bite-size portions or get the entire family on board ... this is the book for you." - Small Town Living
"The thirty 'Magic Square' garden plots offer plenty of ideas, from a simple salad garden with a variety of lettuces, to gardens for soup, stir fry, root crops and more." - San Francisco Chronicle
"The writing is humorous, straightforward and persuasive about the desirability of growing your own food for health and pleasure, and to help sustain the planet by reducing food miles ... If you don≠t own a book about growing food, this is the one to buy. Indeed, I'd recommend it to experienced gardeners too, for its wealth of fresh ideas." - South Australia Life
Product details |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-877551-02-4 |
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| Pages: | 368 |
| Format: | paperback |
| Size/Weight: | 200 x 200 mm |
| Illustrations: | 100 full colour illustrations |
| Published: | September 2010 |
| Author(s): | Lolo Houbein |