Serious and silly ways to kill or outwit the garden's #1 enemy.

Information on all types of fowl, including housing, after care, diseases, food requirements and processing of meat.

A series of eight lectures from 1924 which laid the foundation for bio-dynamic farming. Many profound insights into the nature of organic chemistry, the plant and animal world and the influences of heavenly bodies.

Includes care and cultivation. Varieties old and new, pruning, pest & disease management, propogation for home gardeners and small scale orchardists

An excellent guide to growing, harvesting and using bamboo, including building. Written by Australia’s leading experts. Lists many varieties, describes what they can do best.

Easy to follow practical advice on how to adquire bees, manage a hive, prevent and treat diseases and take a crop of honey. Colour illustrations throughout.

An informative book on how to look after and care for your plants, and soil. Provides recipes for tree paste, organic sprays, fertilizing, preparations, covers deficiencies.

A well written reference that gathers information on the characteristics and uses of plants that promote the growth of other varieties, offering descriptions of helpful weeds and insect-repellent plants. Illustrated.

Coconut: Rediscovered as Medicinal Food contains the following topics:

• Going Nuts: Simply feeling great with Coconut
• The Wonders of Coconut Rediscovered
• Modern Medicine's Negative View on Coconut
• Scientist's Favourable Assessment of Coconut
• Learn From My Mistake
• What if the Doctor Says No to VCO?
• The Coconut Palm
• Coconut, the food for life

Large range of fruit/nut trees, 250 photos, illust. A practical guide to propagation, selection, culture, uses, pests and diseases, in temperate and sub-tropical areas. History, folklore, and where to find rare plants make this a must for enthusiasts.

A comprehensive guide for farmers, conservationists, gardeners and worm farmers.

A detailed guide to organics, from seed raising, composting, revitalising soil, worm farming, pest control, planting by the moon and much more - an Australian publication.

Farmers grow food for a specific group of consumers who in turn share the financial costs and the farm produce. It weaves together organic agriculture, bioregionalism, economic alternatives, spiritual values, and care for the Earth. Seven farms are given as examples of how people can start their own.

The first introduction in English to biodynamic gardening filled with practical suggestions for the biodynamic gardener. Create a productive, healthy environment, crop rotation, importance of sound gardening, mixed plant cultures, vegies, herbs. Cultural notes on the different vegetables.

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Wonderful to grow not just for culinary purposes, but also for home remedies and simply for fragrance, growing your own herbs is certainly a rewarding pastime. This compact reference describes all the main types of herb, along with useful information about the different varieties, their history, cultivation requirements and cooking uses.

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Covers chook types, how many for your yard, chook houses, feed, problems. Also how to prepare for eating, egg storage, recipes for chooks and eggs.  

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- Jackie French (186 pp)
A must for the Organic Gardener. Looks at the alternatives to toxic chemicals. Includes a section on natural pesticides & fungicides. Covers the orchards, vegie & flower garden.

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Covers fruit trees, vegetables and flowers.

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Learn the many methods one can use to combat weeds without the use of chemicals. Practical solutions with natural herbicides

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For many gardeners, the term "organic" has become synonymous with "safe," which makes sense, since avoiding harmful pesticides and chemical fertilizers is a big part of organic gardening. But going organic also involves selecting the right plants and garden locations. This guide offers:

• Ways to develop soil naturally, use safe fertilizers, manage pests, and battle plant disease without harmful chemicals
• Steps to grow an organic lawn, plus hands-on advice for cultivating vegetables, herbs, fruit and nut trees, and flower gardens
• Resources for organic supplies and information.

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Explores composting, outlines the multiple benefits, how to build and maintain a compost, how to use your waste. A must for the home gardener.

1372 ways to add fertility to your soil. Illustrated, full of information on how to source natural fertilisers. Covers green manuring, worm farming, composting, mulching, deficiencies & pH imbalances, how to rejuvenate problem plots of land.

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Great topics for the Australian gardener. Ecology sustainable approach to growing food in your garden, pesticide free gardening, composting, self preparation of garden, saving & storing seeds, understanding plant names and their relationship. Colour illustrations, photos in centre.

Produced by the founders of Australia’s Seed Saver’s Network covers all areas of seed production from start to finish for home gardeners. Propagation, selection, roguing, isolation distances, harvesting, processing, storing. Also cultivation, usage of vegetables, herbs, flowers. Over 100 varieties listed.

Excellent book for the Northern parts of Australia. Covers wet and dry seasonal gardening, with an A-Z of vegetables & fruit trees to grow. Herb gardens, growing hints, pest management, understanding soil and water gardens are also covered.

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Lists over 200 varieties, what it means to have these weeds.

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