A New Book for 2009 |
Food and health: |
Junk food, industrial agriculture, farm policy, MSG, HFCS, obesity and diabetes, longevity, food advocates, CSA, farmer's market, city farmer |
Origin of Farming: |
Divine Farmer, Global food production, Fertile Crescent, Plant migration, Silk Road, Columbus discovery of the New World |
Organic Gardening: |
Compost, mulch, organic fertilizer, earthworm, soil microbiology, crop rotation, companion planting, dung, cover crop, perennial vegetables, permaculture |
Ecology: |
Biodiversity, soil building, biosphere, USDA Hardiness zones carbon footprint, native plants, global warming, 6th extinction, ecocide, food chain and food pyramid, population capacity of Biosphere, climate zones, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixing, continental drift, micro-climate, periodic table, reverence for nature, Haber Process: make bread from air |
Genetics: |
F1 hybrid, heirloom seeds, monoculture, seed bank, DNA, GMO, hybrid vigor, genome seed bank, green revolution, double helix |
Unusual crops: |
Mushroom, seaweed, nagaimo, chayote, Asian vegetables, tropical fruits, loquat, jujube, goji berry, bitter melon, dragon fruit, guava, cherimoya, 5 Kingdoms, kudzu, yacon, caterpillar fungus, bamboo pith, corn smut |
Garden challenges: |
Intensive gardening, high yield, giant fruits, grafting, sustainable living, food sovereignty, self-sufficient, dwarf and compact plants, hydroponics, weed control |