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Jimmy Williams learned all about vegetable gardening at the knee of his grandmother, a South Carolina native from a traditional Gullah community whose members were descendents of Caribbean slaves. He pays homage to his family history in this inspiring step-by-step guide to designing and planting a backyard vegetable garden and growing one’s own food. With this essential garden manual, home gardeners can learn how easy it is to plan a garden, design and construct growing beds, tend the crop without using harmful chemicals, harvest gorgeous vegetables, and cook a delicious feast using Jimmy’s favorite family recipes. Grab A Copy Click here

Urban farmer and landscape designer Jimmy Williams oversees his growing grounds, plants edible gardens for clients, and dispenses cultivation and cooking tips, plus vegetable, herb, and fruit seedlings, at three Los Angeles farmers’ markets. He grows and sells heirloom tomatoes from seeds that have been passed down from his great-great-grandmother.

Susan Heeger is a long-time magazine and newspaper feature writer with a specialty in garden, design, home, lifestyle, and food stories. She lives in Los Angeles.Grab A Copy Click here

Eric Staudenmaier is a photographer and home gardener based in Los Angeles.

I saw this book listed as one of Amazon’s Best Books and took a flier. Wow! It is exactly the kind of book our family (semi urban with a small back yard) have been looking for! Comprehensive, well written, brilliantly illustrated and laid out so that even a monkey can follow it. It lays out the entire process whereby the at home gardener can become if not entirely self sufficient then virtually supermarket produce-free within a single growing season. This book is an instant classic — and revolutionary. Remember The Whole Earth Catalogue or Our Bodies, Ourselves, or even Doctor Spock’s Baby Book? It is as revolutionary, as readable and as essential as those.

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Growing Heirloom Seeds & Seed Saving : Collecting Seeds from Beans

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Organic Raw Cacao Beans (16oz) $12.49 Organic Fair Trade Raw Ecuadorian Criollo Heirloom Cacao Beans offered by Green Planet Paradise. These nibs are the most superioir flavor of any nib we’ve ever tried. They have a nutty and fruity flavor that makes a smooth tasty chocolate like no other bean we’ve worked with! Also good on their own of course…and in trail mixes or even just try eating them with goji berries or with drops of honey…

ORGANIC TARAHUMARA INDIAN BLUE CORN-HEIRLOOM QUALITY 50LB $112.49 This beautiful blue corn has excellent flavor. Delight your family baking blue corn bread, muffins and cakes. Also great for masa and polenta, and porridge! This deep blue, open-polinated variety has been bred selectively by generations of Tarahumera Indians as a staple human food valued for its superior flavor and nutritional balance. Organic, Macrobiotic, Vegan, Raw, Kosher, Gluten-Free…

Cacao Beans – Porcelana – Venezuela – Heirloom From the Andean region, a genetically pure Criollo species. This cacao is extremely rare. It is mild and is prized for its delicacy and overall gentle appeal. While not a complex cacao, the flavors and texture are incredible and dazzle with finesse. Typical flavors are strawberries, cream, butter, and sometimes bread. Mexican strands of Porcelana deviate from the Venezuelan variety with a heavier …

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White Half Runner Mountaineer Bean Seeds – 13 grams $1.19 A taste tradition! Noted for early maturity and heavy yield. The 5″ pods are light green, round, and tender with a sweet flavor. Runners are approximately 3′ long. May grow on trellis or as bush bean….

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