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Back Yard Farmer 10 City Permaculture

Life BOOK CLUB

Spring & summer 2012

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Volume Two

Urban Agriculture The Edible Front Yard Gardening Vertically

Fruit Trees in Small Spaces Outside The Magic Square

S ustainable L iving • O rganic G ardening P ermaculture • N atural B uilding H ealthy C uisine • A nimals & W ildlife E nvironmental I ssues • A lternative E nergy

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ere at the Good Life in Central Victoria, the latest topic of conversation has been that we all think you need something good to look forward to. And after such a cold and chilly winter, the consensus has definitely been the coming of Spring and Summer.We can’t wait to be spending more time outdoors, warming our body and soul and digging in our gardens. Our excitement escalated as we added to our list of things we love about Spring and Summer; munching on sweet home grown peas and beans, enjoying fragrant blossoms and delicious stone fruit and berries, and definitely more sun on the solar panels and cooking outdoors.

The other thing we always really look forward to is our next catalogue and this one’s a beauty.We’ve selected a great range of new books we think you’ll love and be inspired by too.We have books on happiness and innovation, sustainability and self-reliance, growing, tending and eating, and health and well-being of people and animals.These books not only encourage us to think about things but to take action and try new techniques or learn new skills.We hope you will love these books too. Don’t forget to enter our new competition on page 14 and join in or start a conversation about our books on our new Facebook page.

Major Features Urban Agriculture David Tracey $28.95 This is a truly inspiring book that will make you want to get out the shovel, start digging, grow food plants and trees wherever you can and get your neighbours and community involved too. In this new book by David Tracey, author of Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto, he encourages us to rethink how and where we grow our food; a neighbours suburban lawn, a rooftop garden or windowsill or vacant land for a shared community garden or fruit tree orchard. Full of working examples and expert interviews, it is packed with inspiring ideas on how to reclaim our right to great food. Paperback, b&w photos & illustrations, some colour photos, 246 pages.

Back Yard Farmer 10 Earth Garden $19.95 Make your own raised garden beds. Grow the best cauliflowers ever. Cook delicious, spicy Kasundi relish and Keep happy, healthy chooks – even in the city!

Featuring inspiring artisan food producers and packed full of sound know-how, tips and advice, written by everyday people living extraordinary backyard lives this book will help you find your inner ‘farmer’. 80 pages, full colour, paperback.

Pest-repellent Plants

City Permaculture

Second Edition

Earth Garden $19.95

In this much expanded new edition, we are encouraged to grow and use various masking and insect repelling plants to control pests rather than bombard them with harmful chemicals. A rich bio-diverse garden should have a healthy balance of plants, pests and predators and will only need intervention when this balance is upset. This book provides practical and sensible information that shows you how to control problem pests in the garden with simple and safe methods, tactics and sprays. Described in the two A-Z lists are ‘pest repellent plants and other organic remedies’ which cover general characteristics, growing tips, pest repellent uses and recipes, followed by the A-Z of pests in the house and garden. 152 pages, colour photos, paperback.

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There are amazing things going on in our cities and towns where people are taking steps to create and share more localised food sources as well as building stronger communities and in the process, becoming more self reliant. Every page of this practical book is jam packed with great ideas, gorgeous colour photography and permaculture inspired productive and healthy food production that’s easy to do. Lots of detailed advice, ideas and descriptions on how people from all walks of life are incorporating sustainable living practices into small spaces. City bees, goats and chooks feature alongside vertical urban gardens, food forests, and the best compost plus much much more. 96 pages, full colour, paperback.

Cover: Stephanie Watson from Trentham in Central Victoria works the fork in her productive home vegie patch. This catalogue is groaning with practical organic gardening advice for any back yard.

Penny Woodward $29.95

Major Features The Edible Front Yard

The Mow-Less, Grow-More Plan

Your Guide to Health with Foods & Herbs

Ivette Soler $24.95

Using the Wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Stoked

Traditional Chinese Medicine has accumulated knowledge over thousands of years about using foods and herbs therapeutically. This book will help you to put the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine to use, guiding you with case studies, treatment details, recipes and illustrations. You’ll find practical and easy to understand information on; assessing your body constitution, features of food, customising your selection of foods and herbs, using food to treat or prevent health problems and improving appearance and mental outlook. There’s a great A-Z of almost 90 functional food and herbs, as well as treating common health problems. 260 pages, some colour photos, paperback.

Al Brown $59.95

Real Food Fermentation

Cooking With Fire Stunning photography of New Zealand’s spectacular scenery is combined with over 100 delicious recipes for outdoor cooking over charcoal - on barbeques, in wood fired ovens or pits, or even in a regular oven, with a strong emphasis on meat and fish dishes. Tasty and fast recipes to enjoy outdoors, but also slow cooking ones with flavours to savour including lots of mouth wateringly delicious salads, marinades, slices and cookies for the biscuit tin, condiments and other complementary flavoursome foods. It’s an honest cookbook choosing to discuss and show the connection we have to our food and how we experience that connection and different cultural experiences through hunting, fishing, foraging and cooking.

(Does contain some graphic images). This is the book that will take your barbequing far beyond plain old sausages and chops. Enjoy! 346 pages, colour, hardcopy.

Gardening Vertically 24 ideas for creating your own green walls

Noemei Vialard $29.95

Imagine our cities and suburbs or even our garage walls covered in lush green foliage and the sense of well being we’d be creating. In this fantastic book full of inspiration, ideas and ‘how to’ instructions, you’ll discover that with a little commonsense and patience, and if you are reasonably handy, you can build your own vertical green walls at home. Includes suggestions for perfumed, mosquito-repellent and epicurean walls as well as climbers and espaliering. Great step-by-step photos and instructions with foreword by Patrick Blanc, inventor of the concept of the Vertical Garden. 144 pages, colour, paperback.

Zhang Yifang & Yao Yingzhi $21.95

Preserving Whole Fresh Food with Live Cultures in Your Home Kitchen Alex Lewin $34.95

Fermentation is one of the earliest forms of natural food preservation and without it, our beloved vegetables, fruit, grains and milk would be heaps of mouldy abundance after the harvest. Learning to preserve using fermentation is a valuable and practical skill that you’ll use time and time again. This excellent book thoroughly covers all the basics from tools, ingredients and getting started, plus clear step-by-step photos, instructions and recipes for fermenting foods such as dairy into yoghurt and crème fraiche; fruits and vegetables to sauerkraut and kimchi; beverages and real corned beef plus many other preserves. 176 pages, colour photographs, paperback.

Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs A Beginner’s Guide

Rosemary Gladstar $18.95

Here’s an easy-to-use and very informative book for beginners interested in growing and using medicinal herbs.

It’s well presented, beautifully photographed and written with clear instructions and information on over 30 herbs. All the herbs in the book have a long history of use as food and medicine.

Learn how to make your own remedies (teas, oils, pills etc), and how to know, grow and use safe and effective herbs and spices. As Rosemary Gladstar says ‘By starting a little herb garden you set up a direct connection with the earth and the healing plants it nurtures.’ Medicinal herbs are effective, safe and inexpensive as well as being simple to grow. 224 pages, full colour, paperback.

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You’ll never look at a lawn front yard or nature strip with the same eyes again after reading this book. Learn how to combine the loveliest and tastiest edibles and ornamentals in a garden that is a year round feast for the eyes. From the curb right up to the front door, the information in these pages includes everything you need to have a beautiful front yard and eat it too. Presented in easy to follow chapters with stunning photography and loads of inspiration this is a delightful, well written and down to earth book. Detailed horticultural notes on plants, design tips, garden designs and lots of ‘how to’ instructions. 216 pages, colour, paperback.

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4 Stone House Construction Sarah Gunn $69.95

This is a great resource book for anyone interested in building, renovating, or designing a house made of stone. With plenty of photographic and illustrated examples and methods of Australian stone buildings, this comprehensive book covers most aspects of stone construction such as design, geology of building stones, siting and quarrying, shaping, techniques of wall building, arches, fireplaces and chimneys, stone floors and steps plus much more. Paperback, colour and b&w, 221 pages.

The Biochar Revolution Transforming Agriculture and Environment

Edited by Paul Taylor $34.95

Discover the latest research and information on biochar in this very comprehensive, ambitious and collaborative book. Learn what biochar is, its history and how it can contribute to changing the world. How to produce it, how to test and use it. Understand what are the financial benefits of using biochar and how to garden and farm with it. Gardeners and farmers (small, large and community) would greatly benefit from this book, plus anyone with an interest in learning more about biochar. This must be the most significant and accessible reference we’ve seen on this important natural material. 362 pages, b&w photos & tables and text, paperback.

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Outside The Magic Square

Last Child in the Woods Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder

Richard Louv $24.95

A free-range childhood collecting bugs, climbing trees, backyard camping and picking wild flowers, creates wonderful memories and happy, healthy children.

Unfortunately today, many kids are missing out on these experiences and their indoor lifestyles are putting them at risk of childhood depression, obesity and attention deficit disorder. More and more studies are showing that a direct connection with nature is essential for good physical and emotional health. In this special Australian edition of the US bestseller, Richard Louv shows us why we need nature now and into the future and what we as individuals, and society will gain. 390 pages, paperback.

Honey, I’m Homemade Edited by May Berenbaum $33.95

We love this book, its recipes and its title! …Sweet treats from the beehive across the centuries and around the world. Honey - you can’t get a much better sweetener with it’s own taste of a time and place, ready to eat most of the year round, and from an environmental point of view doesn’t require energy guzzling preparations or treatments. This is a multi-cultural, choice collection of honey dessert recipes largely passed down from entomologist May Berenbaum’s family, international work colleagues, bee-keepers and University of Illinois Pollinatarium archives, which incidentally will benefit from sales of this book. More than a cookbook, you’ll learn about the history of honey and beekeeping and gain a new admiration for the world’s most important pollinator. Over 130 delicious recipes with delights such as First-Prize Honey Gingerbread, Baklava, Jemny Pernik (Czech Honey Cake), and Almond Won Ton Cookies. 168 pages, b&w, paperback.

A Handbook For Food Security

Lolo Houbein $45.00

Lolo Houbein is passionate about food security in Australia and the issues arising from it. In this book she shares her infectious enthusiasm, encouraging us to get out into our backyards and neighbourhoods and do something about it. The pages of this book are packed with stimulating thoughts and discussion on many of the issues we currently face such as global warming, GM foods, dwindling oil supplies and the future for farmers. But this is not a doom and gloom book, it’s full of inspiration, motivations and solutions, and the strong message is the importance of acting and doing something that feels right for you. There’s plenty of gardening advice on what to grow and how, getting more value from home produce, food plot designs, the bigger picture and passing it on. Unusually, the further reading and useful addresses are just as inspiring! As Lolo says “Put the book down, go into the backyard and do something about it.” A superb follow-up to her bestselling ‘One Magic Square’. 398 pages, some colour photos, paperback

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Gardening • Permaculture • Horticulture The Little Veggie Patch Co.

Fabian Capomolla and Mat Pember $45.00

How to Grow Food in your Polytunnel Mark Gatter & Andy McKee $25.95

A polytunnel can be like an island stolen from a warmer country and transported to your garden. To make the most of this wonderful microclimate, you too should think of it as an integral part of the wider garden. The main uses for polytunnels in vegetable growing are hot weather crops, propagation, extending the growing season, over-wintering and eliminating the hungry gap. 192 pages.

Grow Something to Eat Every Day Jo Whittingham $39.95

You can eat something you’ve grown every day it is possible and this book shows you how! Each month-by-month in this Australian guide takes you through all the stages of growing, picking, storing and preserving your own fruit and vegetables. Every page is packed with detailed information and lots of colour photos of what’s ready to eat, what to sow/plant, what to do and what to harvest plus so much more. This really is a great book for beginners and more experienced gardeners who need a little help with planning or who want to expand their growing range. 256 pages, hard cover.

Abundant Harvests from Your Own Backyard

Colby Eierman $29.95

Fill your entire backyard with fruit trees or espalier them along a fence. You could also plant one or several pots and containers with fruit trees. There are so many different fruit trees now available that can easily be tucked into the tiniest of spaces to create your own backyard orchard. This American book covers everything you need to know about selecting and growing the best varieties, pruning, training and irrigation and pest and disease prevention. Several landscape designs are included as well as mouth watering recipes for delicious seasonal fruit recipes.

264 pages, colour, paperback.

How To Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes Annette Welsford & Lucia Grimmer $36.95

Avid tomato growers are raving about this Australian book: they’ve had dramatically improved growth rates and crop yields by following the cultivation advice.

The authors provide extraordinary detail (and over colour 260 photos) on every aspect of growing tomatoes from choosing varieties, preparing beds or pots, planting, staking, nutrition, disease, pest control, collecting seed and more. A treasure of a book for any tomato grower. 88 pages.

Medicinal Plants in Australia – Bush Pharmacy Cheryll Williams $69.95

In this book you will find a comprehensive description of the plants of Australia that have been used to influence the outcome of disease, explanations of why and how they work. The layout of the book is logical, specific drugs or plants are easy to find and follow with glossy photo illustrations. 328 pages.

Espalier

Allen Gilbert $29.95

Create beautiful, productive garden walls and fences and optimise space in small gardens, patios and balconies.

This book covers forms, trellis systems and designs and introduces 15 new techniques. It’s suitable for many plants, including fruit trees, camellias, roses and native plants. Many photos showing how to go about the process. 143 pages.

Small Native Plants for Australian Gardens Nola Parry & Jocelyn Jones $29.95

How fortunate we are in this country to have such amazing native flora. Thankfully more and more beautiful Australian plants are available for home gardeners through the efforts of committed plant breeders and nurserymen.

This is a very handy guide for using natives in the landscape. It covers small shrubs, grasses, herbaceous plants and annuals that grow up to 1 metre high and with a spread of less than 1 metre. Lovely close up photos, an A-Z guide that provides a brief description, landscape uses and position in a garden, how to care for information, as well as flowering period and other plants to combine it with. Also selection guides for different locations and needs. 272 pages, colour, paperback.

All About Tomatoes Clive Blazey $24.95

Founder of The Diggers Club, Clive Blazey’s passion for the preservation and promotion of heirloom seeds is unmistakeable in this book All About Tomatoes.

Comparing heirlooms with hybrids for yield, flavour and length of harvest, this is a comprehensive growing guide for gardeners and chefs in Australia. After 18 years of trialling hundreds of heirloom tomatoes, he provides detailed portraits of over sixty heirloom tomatoes, twenty heirloom potatoes, peppers, eggplants, and other edible solanums. There’s also plenty of discussion on the threat to our food security from hybrids and the large multi-national seed companies. 80 pages, colour, hardcover.

Weed

Tim Marshall $24.95

This is an Australian reference book to teach us to understand weeds. There is a list of common garden weeds and suggestions on how to deal with them easily and effectively without the use of chemicals. This book provides basic information on organic weed control for the home gardener or small landowner. With its comprehensive information and line drawings, this book is an outstanding addition to any gardener’s library. 240 pages.

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Some books need to be handled and the pages touched and turned to be appreciated – and this is one of them. Whilst not to detract from the content, the thick matt paper feels great and the photographs are beautiful.

With step by step photographs and easy to follow instructions, this book shows you that it’s easier than you think to get started and grow your own fruit and vegetables. The book covers the basics such as soil, climate, watering, composting, worm farms and saving and sowing seeds as well as a complete A-Z of more than 40 edible plants. There’s lots of handy tips and humour throughout, for example, how to make a compost aerator, make a worm farm and how to stop losing your tools. Lots of fun and practical information. Highly recommended. 228 pages, full colour, paperback.

Fruit Trees in Small Spaces

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Gardening • Permaculture • Horticulture Soil Food

1372 ways to add fertility to your soil.

Jackie French $18.95

First published in 1995 and written in her fun and down to earth style, this Jackie French book has truly stood the test of time and become a classic gardening reference - and one of my all time favourites. Use this book to help you understand, recognise and correct soil deficiencies, know about trace elements, and check what individual plants, such as fruits, vegetables, natives, lawns and roses need to thrive. Learn how to make and use your own fertilisers, green manures, worm farms and compost. And the all important mulch - what can and can’t be used, common mulch problems and how to avoid them. This is one book all organic gardeners should have. 184 pages, b&w, paperback.

Aquaponics in Australia

Shannida Herbert & Matt Herbert $59.95

The integration of aquaculture and hydroponics is becoming better known. This guide has all the facts on designing various types of aquaponic systems. It covers maintenance of aquaponics systems and shows you the types of systems available — also which ones are energy efficient. From growing leafy vegetables and herbs, fruit and berries, sprouts and wheatgrass to caring for, feeding and harvesting your own fish. 141 pages.

Moon Calendar J & R Scott $15.00

The benefits of gardening by the moon have been known for thousands of years. Just as the moon influences the rise and fall of the tides, so it is that plants, having a high water content, are also influenced by the moon phases. This perpetual Moon Calendar unlocks the secrets of the lunar cycles with easy-to-follow directions on the right time to plant, when to fertilise, when to cultivate and even when to fish. A4 laminated chart/wheel.

Citrus

Allen Gilbert $29.95

This is one of those ‘finally’ books. Finally the book that will answer all your questions about citrus trees. All you need to know about propagation of citrus including layering, cuttings and growing by seed. Look at managing your citrus trees, in pots, open grown or as a grove. Learn how to prune and train citrus, and manage every type of pest and disease. This will be Australia’s new citrus bible. 167 pages.

The Permaculture Handbook

Berry Bounty

This is a step by step guide to practical permaculture for city and country, acres and backyards, written by one of North Americas most highly regarded and experienced permaculture teachers and designers. It introduces permaculture principles and ethics and their ecological underpinnings, which form the basis of the design system. Practice and vision is supported by many case studies. Everything you need to know about setting up a permaculture system is here including learning about structures for harvesting water and building soils such as swales and terraces, animals for garden farms, orchards, woodlands and forest gardens plus much much more. 466 pages, illustrated, b&w and colour photos, paperback.

Berries are not called super foods for nothing.

Packed full of vitamins, dietary fibre, anti-oxidants and more, they are wonderful for your health and most are so easy to grow. From delicious strawberries, raspberries and currants to the more unusual feijoas, goji berries and mangosteens, this informative book covers all you need to know, grow and harvest over 25 different berries in Australia. With topics such as propagation, maintenance, pests & diseases and harvesting, this book is sure to be a wellused favourite. 217 pages, paperback.

Peter Bane $68.00

Allen Gilbert $29.95

City Permaculture

Australian Grasses

Earth Garden $19.95

Read real life stories about permaculture in the city and the good life in the middle of town. Learn how to choose the right species to plant, the right time of year to plant food, how to prepare your courtyard, balcony or even nature strip so you can enjoy growing your own food. Full colour. 96 pages.

Earth Gardener’s Companion Third Edition

Jackie French $19.95

Jackie needs no introduction as Australia’s favourite organic gardener, and her hard-to-find book has now been fully updated and revised. It’s a month-by-month guide to what you can do in any organic garden: planting, harvesting, weed control, pest control recipes and more. For any month of the year you’ll never be stumped for garden action again. B&W, 80 pages.

Natural Control of Garden Pests 2nd Edition

Jackie French $21.95

This is the perfect gift for anyone who thinks that carpet bombing with toxic chemicals is the only solution. After cov­er­ing the pest-free orchard, vegie patch and flower garden, the book has a detailed look at common pests, then a section on organic pesticides and fungicides, and finally a pest control cal­en­dar. 186 pages.

Let’s Propagate!

Angus Stewart $35.00

Growing and propagating your own plants is such a rewarding experience for gardeners and this has to be one of the best books that show you how to do it! You’ll learn the basic principles right through to the most sophisticated techniques, using methods such as propagation by seed, stem, leaf and root cuttings, division & separation, budding & grafting and plant tissue culture and a whole lot more.

Home gardeners and professionals alike will find this a most invaluable and stimulating book. 282 pages, colour & b&w photographs, paperback.

Nick Romanowski $29.95

If you love native grasses then you’ll love this new book by Nick Romanowski. Covering topics such as gardening with grasses, grasslands to formal gardens, and growing, propagating and maintaining Australian grasses, it also lists what species to use in wet, dry and other environments. The A to Z describes around 200 species of grasses, sedges, rushes, grasstrees and related plants.

A valuable reference book. 184 pages, colour photos, semi-hardback.

Field Guide to Australian Fungi Bruce Fuhrer $49.95

Each autumn is one of nature’s most fascinating seasonal events, fungi come in an amazing diversity of form and colour. Most of them disappear as mysteriously as they come, to await suitable conditions for their next fruiting. Each Australian-found species (approximately 500), is photographed here in its natural environment to show important signs for identification and to provide details of habitat associations.

Australia’s ultimate mushroom guidebook for any foodie or nature lover. 360 pages.

The Wilderness Garden 2nd Edition

Jackie French $24.95

Jackie explains radical new ways for growing without weeding, mowing or fertilisers. This classic book, reprinted, is densely packed with so much of Jackie’s wisdom about preparing garden beds, vegie, fruit and herb gardening, living with animals, choosing the right trees, and so much more. 225 pages.

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Gardening • Permaculture • Horticulture Native Trees and Shrubs of SouthEastern Australia

What A Plant Knows

Leon Costermans $45.00

Discover the fascinating inner lives of plants with this captivating book. What do plants see, smell and hear?

As the author, renowned biologist Daniel Chamovitz, says in his introduction, ‘Knowing what plants do for us, why not take a moment to find out more about what scientists have found out about them?’ Did you know that plants are aware of being touched and they know the difference between hot and cold? They also know when their branches are swaying in the wind. Green thumbs, science buffs, and anyone with a curiosity about the natural world will love this incredibly insightful and engaging book. Paperback, b&w illustrations, 177 pages.

Medicinal Plants in Australia – Volume 3

Cheryll Williams $89.95 This is the third book in the four volume series and takes a comprehensive look at plants, their toxicology and uses. Plants defend themselves against predators, including man. These clever defences include such methods as stinging, burning and blistering, or incapacitating through gastrointestinal distress, blindness, neurological disability, or even asphyxia.

Understanding this plant chemistry has led to the discovery of many medicinal and therapeutic uses and has had enormous ramifications for the world of medicine and the culinary arts. 472 pages, full colour photos and illustrations, hard cover.

Sustainable Living Brave Old World A Practical Guide to Husbandry, or the Fine Art of Looking After Yourself

Tom Hodgkinson $29.95

In this delightful guide the author takes us on a modern tour of the ancient arts of everyday living: philosophy, husbandry and merriment. Drawing on a range of thinkers and Tom’s own attempts to travel the road to self-sufficiency, Brave Old World is designed to give us all hope. 336 pages, hard cover.

How to Be Free Tom Hodgkinson $24.95

Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? Why so much of consumer culture is crap?

Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives?

If so, this book is for you. Following up his cult bestseller How To Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson takes us on an inspirational journey towards true freedom and happiness. Read How To Be Free and learn how to throw off the shackles of anxiety, bureaucracy, debt, governments, housework, moaning, pain, poverty, ugliness, war and waste, and much else besides.

352 pages, paperback.

Going Bush

The Art of Happiness

This re-issued and re-titled book is a great guide for anyone dreaming of making the move to the country and living a more simple and self sufficient life. You’ll learn what to look for in a property, infrastructure and equipment and the pitfalls to avoid. Lots of practical, reliable and effective advice on a broad range of subjects such as looking for land, checking out the property, buying machinery & tools such as farm transport and tractors, Moving earth – making a driveway, dam and water pumping, Fences and electricity, renovating and building, keeping animals, living off the land, emergencies and looking to the future. It covers almost everything you’d need to know before you buy and what to do when you get there, plus there’s a fantastic resource section for further information.

Paperback, b&w illustrations, 214 pages.

Simply written and free of jargon, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard shares his wisdom and explores what happiness is, what it means to be happy and how we can develop the skills to be and remain happy. For anyone who aspires to a little more joie de vivre, you’ll find this book inspiring and intelligent. Each chapter concludes with twenty minute exercises ‘to train the mind to recognise and pursue happiness by concentrating on life’s fundamentals’. 290 pages, paperback.

Edward Mundie $29.95

The Art of Meditation Matthieu Ricard $16.95

This is a really useful, easy to read and inspiring guide all about meditation. What is it? How is it done? And what can it achieve?

Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says: ‘The aim of meditation is to transform the mind. It does not have to be associated with any particular religion. Every one of us has a mind and every one of us can work on it.’ If you’ve ever wanted to try meditation or want to delve a little deeper inside, then this is the book for you.

96 pages. Paperback.

Matthieu Ricard $16.95

Winter on the Farm Matthew Evans $49.95

With ‘sleep in food’ breakfasts like date & banana porridge and corned beef hash, ‘substantial soups’ such as garlic, potato and paprika soup, ‘sturdy dishes’ to keep you warm and full such as cabbage and speck risotto, and ‘rib-sticking meals’ like lamb breasts with capers, tomato & anchovies. There’s plenty of ‘winter vegetable’ recipes too such as roasted onions & goat’s cheese baked custard and caramelised parsnips with feta.

Plus there’s delicious recipes for puddings, slices, biscuits and hot drinks – you can’t go past a warm spiced apple juice or spiced hot chocolate when you’ve just come in from the cold and chilly garden in winter. This is a classic cook book. 256 pages, full colour, hard cover.

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This has to be one of the most authoritative identification reference books on native trees and shrubs in Australia, and is considered a classic and essential guide for anyone with an interest in our trees and shrubs, such as field naturalists, land carers and farmers. Covering an area stretching from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia through Victoria across to the south coast of New South Wales, almost all species of native trees and larger shrubs in this area are described. Over 300 colour and 160 black and white photos, detailed descriptions and illustrations of 900 species and their leaves, flowers, seeds and nuts and distribution maps. 440 pages, colour, paperback.

A field guide to the senses Daniel Chamovitz $27.95

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Healthy Cuisine

8 Sourdough

Yoke Mardewi $35.00

Learn how to make delicious sourdough and gluten free breads and pastries at home with this long anticipated follow up book from Yoke Mardewi.

Packed full of recipes with step-by-step instructions for basic sourdough breads such as everyday sourdough and ciabatta pillows, gluten free, low GI sourdough breads such as quinoa spelt sourdough loaf and lupin and sunflower seed loaf, and sweet pastries, cakes and breads too. All the basics are covered as well as equipment you’ll need. This is a great book for experienced bread makers and beginners alike.

288 pages, full colour, paperback.

Sausages

Paul Gayler $40.00

The humble sausage - one of the world’s favourite foods; they’re cheap and filling, versatile and quick to prepare. In this book you’ll discover exactly what makes a great sausage and you’ll learn about many of the different types worldwide. With step-by-step instructions on how to make your own basic sausages; you’ll discover its fun, easier than you think and a revelation in taste if you’re used to buying factory-made. There are 16 recipes for making different types of sausages, followed by almost 90 delicious recipes using many different sausages. If you don’t want to make your own, your local butcher or deli may have them instead. 194 pages, colour, hard cover.

Green Market Baking Book Laura C. Martin $19.95

This book offers many fantastic ideas for those who want to make a transition to slow food and a healthier way of eating. Author Laura Martin is passionate about preparing and eating locally grown food. This book starts with some basics like what to use as substitutes for sugar, flour and dairy. What to buy locally and how to stock your pantry. Then the recipes are presented by season. All beautifully illustrated. 214 pages.

Cooking with Quinoa

Rena Patten $29.95

Quinoa is simply delicious.

In the kitchen, quinoa has a huge range of uses and lends itself beautifully to so many dishes. When cooked, it has a very delicate texture and is lovely in soups and sweets, and makes wonderful salads, pasta, breads and delicious meals. It is simple to prepare, easy to digest and most enjoyable to eat. It is also very light on the stomach. Here, you will find many different ways to use quinoa. 192 pages.

More From the Accidental Vegetarian Simon Rimmer $19.95

This is a really refreshing and inspiring cook book with so many delicious recipes. All are meat free (vegetarian), tasty and will surely be popular everyday dishes you’ll love too. Through his UK restaurants over the last 20 or so years, Simon has turned around the thinking of ‘vegetarian’ food as being the domain of vegetarians. Around two thirds of his customers are meat eaters - which says a lot about the quality and interest in his food.

Vegetarian food doesn’t just have to be curries, chips or salad! He has tried to include interesting flavours and techniques that go beyond the norm to recipes which give tasty staples a real lift. There are soups and salads, small, large and spicy platefuls as well as sides and desserts. I can’t wait to try the ‘green veggie soup with egg’ and ‘spiced chickpeas with cumin spuds’. 144 pages, full colour, paperback.

Windfalls – Preserves and Other Country Kitchen Secrets Sue Ruchel $24.95

You may have been given a small bag of figs, apricots, quandongs or lillypilly by a friend or neighbour, or the boxes of tomatoes are cheap at the greengrocer. What can you do with them? Enjoy and share your windfall with these easy to make recipes for making jams and marmalades, drinks and vinegars, curds, butters and cheeses, sauces, pickles, chutneys and relishes. Sue has used small and manageable quantities in the recipes, so everyone can enjoy a windfall. Lots of great recipes and some lovely poems for reading while you’re stirring. 144 pages, b&w paperback.

Make Your Own Organic Ice Cream Ben Vear $32.95

There are many delicious ice cream recipes in this book. Ben Vear shares the family’s recipes that have been passed down as well those he’s created himself.

There’s a little history and science of ice cream, then the basics; covering the best ingredients, the perfect custard and all the equipment you need. Whilst you don’t need an ice cream maker, it will make it easier and quicker. There are recipes for savoury ice creams, sorbets, smoothies and tips on serving and storage. The best ice cream book I’ve seen so far! 192 pages, full colour.

Natural Wonderfoods $24.95

Did you know that cherries help you to sleep better? Divided into colour-coded food groups for easy reference, the 100 entries offer information, delicious recipes, beauty treatments and home remedies.

Flick through this book to boost your vitality, to help you to look and feel radiant, to counter the effects of ageing, to enhance your memory and moods, and to stave off or ease a range of conditions and ailments. 288 pages.

Alex Mackay’s Cookbook for Everybody Everyday

Alex Mackay $39.95

Discover a whole new way to make everyday food delicious.

Acclaimed chef, Alex Mackay, believes the trick is to know a few basic recipes inside out then re-invent them so they never grow tired. Once you master the ‘hero’ recipes you can explore the delicious variations.

For instance, perfect your ‘Baked salmon fillets’ then try out the more adventurous ‘Paprika salmon with fennel and balsamic tomato dressing’ and progress to ‘Salmon curry with chickpeas, mango salsa and mint yoghurt.’ The recipes are beautifully photographed and the writing is heart-felt and passionate. With 126 adaptable recipes, featuring easy to buy and budget-wise ingredients, this inspirational book really is for everybody. Hardback, full colour, 351 pages.

Mezze to Milk Tart Cecile Yazbek $34.95

This is a beautifully written book of delicious vegetarian recipes influenced by and interwoven with personal reflections of a life growing up in a Lebanese family living in South Africa.

The recipes are simple and healthy. and many of them use the fresh vegetables and herbs we grow throughout summer. Create wonderful mezze platters and try these classic dishes such as babbaganouje (eggplant dip), corn and artichoke fritters, stuffed eggplant, zucchini bites, lentil and rice pate and something sweet – ginger biscuits. 246 pages, paperback.

Learn to Cook Wheat, Gluten and Dairy Free Antoinette Savill $30.00

With 100 step-by-step recipes that cover meals, snacks, cakes and biscuits — these recipes are anything but depriving by using alternative ingredients.This book will help and encourage you to cook for the entire family from soups, sauces, lasagne, sausage rolls, casseroles, muffins and all your favourite food. 168 pages.

Homemade Cheese Janet Hurst $24.95

Throughout this book you will find profiles of professional cheese makers, most of whom learned cheesemaking in their own kitchens, just like you will.

Recipes and production procedures have been adapted to the home cheesemaker with photos to assist you in the understanding of the cheesemaking process.This book has recipes for 50 cheeses from artisan cheesemakers. 160 pages.

How To Store Your Garden Produce Piers Warren $19.95

This modern guide enables you to eat your homegrown goodies all year round. It has a reference section for storage and preservation techniques.

With an average garden you can feed a family of four for a year. But with the produce ripening simultaneously, without proper storage most of it will go to waste.

There’s an A-Z list of produce with methods of storage and a number of recipes. 128 pages.

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Healthy Cuisine Eat Well, Save More

Love food? Hate waste?

Don’t bin it – use it! This book is ‘all about making the most of what you have, reducing your waste dramatically, and learning how to create spontaneous, delicious dishes in minutes.’

The wrinkled capsicum, greying carrots or bendy zucchini may be a little tired and past their prime but are still perfectly useable and possibly even tastier. What about leftovers from tonight’s dinner? or the herbs, spices and dried goods at the back of the cupboard? See how easy it is to become a kitchen magician and make amazing dishes from the most uninspiring ingredients in your fridge and cupboards. 160 pages, colour, paperback.

Stretching finances to feed clothe and house a family can be a challenge. So, if you are on a limited budget don’t despair, Cath’s tips will help you to make three meals and two snacks a day for four people for less than $80 a week. Learn how to save thousands from your grocery bill by becoming a savvy shopper - knowing your grocery needs and buying in bulk, organise a budget, plan menus, and make the most of the food you’ve bought with cost effective, easy and tasty recipes. 200 pages, b&w text with some diagrams, paperback.

Veggie Burgers Every Which Way

Craig Hughes $22.95 Craig Hughes is quite a character. Combining stories of his travels and friends, and tales of his experiences as a beekeeper, he shows us how to make all sorts of interesting and tasty alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks from honey, apples, pears and many other garden plants. Mead is an ancient drink that’s been around for thousands of years; it is simply made with honey and water and fermented with yeast. Learn how to make mead then try recipes for different types and flavours, there are also instructions on the basics of cider, beer, wines, perry and infusions and many variations from around the world.

146 pages, b&w, paperback.

Richard Fox $21.95

Lukas Volger $24.95

This is a fantastic recipe book for everyone who cooks and is looking for new healthy ideas for meals. These veggie burgers are sensational!

Fresh, tasty, real food with real flavour.Veggie burger basics plus instructions on how to adapt for wheat & gluten free. Try spinach chickpea burgers or corn burgers with sundried tomatoes and goat cheese. 32 delicious burger recipes plus recipes for; condiments & toppings, sides - salads & fries and burger buns.

174 pages, colour photos, paperback.

Raw Energy

Stephanie Tourles $19.95

Feed four people for $80 a week!

Cath Armstrong $24.95

How to Make Cider, Mead, Perry and Fruit Wines

Preserving Meat Ann Cliff $24.95

This book is about snacks, energy bars and smoothies that use real, whole foods that are uncooked, unadulterated, and unprocessed. These snacks are 150- to 250-calorie packages of health and vitality, dense with naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, fibre, and enzymes. The snacks include raw nuts and seeds, nut butters, dried and fresh fruits, oats, carob, cocoa, freshly extracted juices, and vegetables. They taste great and are easy to digest. It lists the benefits of raw foods, ‘uncooking’ techniques and an ingredients food guide. 271 pages.

People have been preserving meat for centuries but these practices have largely been lost since refrigeration in the 1950s. Ann Cliff, like many of us, wants to know that our food animals have been raised and treated humanely and our meats are fresh and chemical free. Sourcing and preserving the best meat, fish and game at home is easy with this Australian book and it has clear instructions on how to smoke, salt, pickle, dry, can and make wonderful sausages too. 136 pages, paperback.

Slow Cooker

Bread

Sally Wise $24.95

An Australian slow cooker recipe book, the recipes here are designed specifically for slow-cooking.You will love the recipes. They are not fancy but wonderful for everyday family meals, using ingredients you already have on hand.

This book shows that slow-cooking does not need to be confined to mere soups and stews, and showcases the flavours that can be attained so easily in our quest for tasty and wholesome food. 240 pages.

Daniel Stevens $35.00

In the third of the River Cottage Handbook series, this book demonstrates how to make yeast and non-yeast breads, as well as enriched doughs and sourdough, and includes 60 recipes, covering classics such as ciabatta, naan, pancakes and pizza bread, to new challenges like potato bread, rye, tortilla, croissants, doughnuts, bagels and trenchers. The handbook includes easy-tounderstand instructions for building your own bread oven. Full colour 223 pages.

Every Grain of Rice

Simple Chinese Home Cooking

Fuchsia Dunlop $55.00

‘The recipes in Every Grain of Rice are a tribute to China’s rich tradition of frugal, healthy and delicious home cooking,’ says Fuchsia Dunlop, the first Westerner to train at China’s leading cooking school.

The focus is on nutritious and vibrant home-style cooking, with vegetables as the star attraction and meat and fish enjoyed in moderation. Stunning photography, a comprehensive introduction to the key seasonings, and techniques of Chinese cookery, plus clear instructions and an excellent glossary make this book a must have for any home kitchen. Try the Chinese Broccoli in Ginger Sauce, Salt and Pepper Squid (or tofu) and Sichuanese Wontons.

Hardback, full colour, 352 pages.

Quinoa 365

Patricia Green & Carolyn Hemming $29.95

Quinoa is simple and quick to cook, is nutritious, delicious and easy to eat. Available as seeds, flour and flakes, this book shows you how to cook quinoa in all these different forms. Quinoa contains all 8 essential amino acids, is ideal for those with gluten intolerance, wheat allergies or other digestive disorders. With over 170 recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as desserts and baby food there’s no reason not to try cooking this wonderful healthy food! 198 pages. Colour photos.

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A Year in a Bottle Sally Wise $24.95

More than 100 recipes for making preserves, conserves, luscious jellies and jams to delicious pickles and chutneys. There are recipes for making cordial, wine and ginger beer. It includes simple recipes, advice and helpful hints to ensure success every time. Best of all, the results can be enjoyed all year round. 255 pages.

Preserving the Italian Way Pietro Demaio $39.95

This is a superb collection of classic recipes mixed with stories of an immigrant Italian childhood and travels. Start with pickling vegetables, mushrooms, olives, fish and cheese.

Don’t forget sauces, meats and salamis. Learn how to make Italian bread in a wood-fired oven and preserve herbs and soap. 227 pages.

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Natural Building & DIY

10 How To Build Your Own Greenhouse Roger Marshall $39.95

Back by popular demand!

Extend your growing seasons and enhance your home and garden with a greenhouse. This comprehensive American book provides answers to all your greenhouse questions and provides nine complete plans for you to build. From basic freestanding to garden shed combo and multi use cold frame plus more. Every step from foundation to glazing is clearly explained as well as electrical, heating and plumbing needs plus greenhouse maintenance.You will be amazed at what you can grow all through the year! 256 pages, b&w diagrams & illustrations, paperback.

Shaping Your Own Space A guide for owner builders Pauline McCarthy

Ebook – ONLY available for download at www.goodlifebookclub.com.au. $10.00

Pauline McCarthy has spent 30 years building homes that give peace and satisfaction to the occupants. Pauline says, “There is a dearth of written material by women builders and I would like to encourage anyone, but particularly women, to explore these skills for the rewards they bring.” You’ll find plenty of sound practical advice and you’ll be inspired by Pauline’s past projects.

Wind Power Basics Dan Chiras $18.95

This book focuses on small wind-electric systems with output ranges from 1-100 kilowatts, and for those who want an introduction to small-scale wind systems that doesn’t require a degree in physics or engineering. It will help you determine if wind energy is right for you, what your options are and the cost.You’ll also learn about maintenance requirements and acquire good knowledge of wind energy systems. 178 pages.

Compact Cabins

Gerald Rowan $29.95

This book has 62 plans of good living in small spaces.

Plans and elevations can be mix-and-matched with one another. Building small has big advantages: lower cost, lower impact on the environment, reduced use of building materials, building time and less maintenance. Whatever your dream, know that you can live well in a small space – even in a shipping container. 216 pages.

Warm House Cool House – 2nd Edition

Nick Hollo $44.95

Low energy, passive solar houses are a delight. Anyone building, buying or renovating could incorporate these design principles. This is the best Australian guide to understanding passive solar design. Photos, plans and advice from top eco-architects on how to increase comfort, save money, minimise environmental impact, and create beautiful spaces. 224 pages, colour photos and plans, paperback.

Green Wood Chairs

Chairs and chairmakers of Ireland Alison Ospina $39.95

‘There is a real sense of pleasure and pride in using a chair that you have made yourself’, says the author. Almost anyone can make their own piece of furniture from materials and sticks. The instructions are easy to follow with chapters on wood, tools, techniques and devices. This book features Irish timbers such as hazel. It would be easy to substitute for our local timbers. 152 pages, full colour, paperback.

Natural Home 5

Earth Garden $19.95

Whether you’re in the middle of our biggest cities, or high on a hill in the scrub Natural Home 5 will motivate, educate and encourage you along the road to creating your own sustainable homes and place. From strawbale to mudbrick, stone and recycled timber — it’s all here to show you why you should hire the builder, hire the architect, or do it all yourself. 80 pages, full colour, paperback.

Natural Home Builder Vols 1 – 4

How to Build Shaker Furniture Thos Moser $29.95

The elegant simplicity of Shaker furniture items is recognised worldwide. Now in this completely updated and improved classic, you’ll find 36 original and 9 new shaker furniture projects to build.

Materials, tools and equipment chapters are followed by measured drawings, with all items clearly illustrated, ranging from small stools, chairs, desks, and cabinets, to chests, tables and shelves. 176 pages, colour photos, paperback.

Build Your Own Wood Fired Oven Alan Watt $24.95

This book shows how to build your wood fired oven with illustrations and many excellent colour photographs and line drawings. There are sections on oven bases and different types of ovens ranging from low tech to high tech and the traditional brick dome oven. Then follow sections on chimneys and dampers, casting a chimney, and doors and doorways. Finally there’s a section of recipes, with photos of dishes which display the diversity of wood fired ovens. 112 pages.

Back Yard Ovens

Volume Two Earth Garden $19.95

Earth, brick, stone, fire, food this book has it all with colourful photos to guide you through every chapter, from wood oven tips to building a clay cob oven.

There is also a chapter on brick, stone and cement ovens and finally the last chapter has the fabulous wood fired recipes for you to try. 80 pages.

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Learn how other people are taking the steps to create inspired, exciting and attractive homes that reflect their individual tastes, and their commitments to treading more lightly on the earth. Each book full colour, 80 pages.

An Australian guide to building the ultimate brick oven and modern recipes that reflect multicultural tastes. The author, a successful brick oven restauranteur, shows with clear drawings and instructions how to build your own brick oven. Don’t just cook (heavenly) piz­za — what about Turkish pide, roasts, bread, fish or cakes? 84 pages.

How to Lay Stone Stony $26.95

It’s not often we see a selfpublished Australian book from the hand of the actual artisan that details a master skill.This little book covers forms and tools, paving, walls, arches, pillars, fireplaces and houses, all with colour photos — featuring everything from stone fireplaces to barbecue surrounds. An extremely practical little book. 106 pages.

Russell Jeavons $29.95

Earth Garden Building Book

Bob Rich & Keith Smith $49.95

This edition of the all-time classic Australian owner builder’s bible has a new chapter on strawbale building by John Glassford. Learn how to design and build your own natural home from mudbrick, stone, timber or strawbale.

Includes moun­tains of practical building advice and techniques. 328 pages.

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Animals & Wildlife Get Your Goat

Brent Zimmerman $30.00

Free Range Chicken Gardens

Jessi Bloom $24.95 Gardens and chickens can work hand in hand and this book shows you how to do it. Written by an award winning American sustainable garden designer who loves her chickens, it shows you how you can create a productive and beautiful garden whilst sharing it with freerange chickens. Focusing on garden design rather than medical information, this is an inspiring book with lots of beautiful and down to earth gardens. There’s information on suitable plants to have and those to avoid, attractive fencing options and the basics of keeping chickens. Backyard freeranging chickens are most rewarding and entertaining. 224 pages, colour photos, paperback.

Gail Damerow $25.00 From abdomen to zygote this A-Z encyclopedia is full of useful information about chickens.You’ll be able to quickly and easily look up and answer all your chicken questions. For example, there’s thirteen references for shell – What does it mean to have chalky, double, misshapen, pale, soft, thin, wrinkled shells? Different breeds are included with beautiful illustrations throughout. A great resource book. 320 pages, colour photos, paperback.

The Contented Chook - Practical tips

and inspirational ideas $35.00 More and more, chooks are becoming a part of the modern day backyard. In this fun and inspiring book from Gardening Australia, you’ll find lots of shared stories, photos and experiences on keeping chooks. Includes the basics of keeping chooks happy, healthy and safe, lovely photos and brief bios of the most popular breeds, Matthew Evans’ take on the six basic egg recipes and loads of photos and stories of amazing and inspiring chook palaces. There are even instructions on how to build the perfect chook pen & a chook tractor. 272 pages, colour photos, paperback.

Keeping Your Own Free-Range Pigs Jen Owens $24.95

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Clean, simple designs. Easily mounted off the ground. 50cm tall.

Chicken Drinker $40.00 plus p&h

Provides your chickens with clean water (approx. 4 litres) that doesn’t evaporate, spill everywhere or soil easily.

Chicken Feeder with cover $45.00 plus p&h

Prevents your chickens scratching and pushing grain from the feed tray onto the ground. Holds approx 3kg feed.

The Backyard Duck Book

For the love of ducks – Revised edition Nyiri Murtagh $39.95 Nyiri Murtagh loves ducks and eagerly shares his acquired knowledge, extensive research and valuable insight on keeping ducks in backyards. This revised Australian book includes new colour photographs of different breeds available here in Australia, and covers all aspects of duck husbandry, from selecting and purchasing a breed, to housing, breeding, feeding and caring for ducks. There are also step by step instructions on artificial incubation and how to test eggs for fertility and defects. 160 pages, Colour and b&w photos, paperback.

This is a great beginner’s guide for anyone considering raising and keeping pigs in a healthy and happy environment. Written with great love for these fascinating Edited by David Thiel creatures this book provides all $25.00 you need to know for the whole farming life cycle. Backyard A fantastic little book on Chapters include choosing your first pigs, housing Beekeeping constructing chicken coops and fencing, food and water, breeding, health, the 2nd edition and tractors with sixteen projects for different abattoir and butcher, and making your own pork Courtenay N Smithers shapes, sizes and budgets. Contains detailed plans, produce. Plenty of colour photos and tips on $19.95 cutting lists, materials and step by step photos sustainable farming practices. 123 pages.

This fully updated and plus lots of hints and tips for keeping happy Home Dairy revised Australian book is chickens along the way.You’ll be inspired to get written for those wanting Ann Cliff $24.95 out the drill and saw and make a new chicken to keep a hive or two of bees and enjoy the Making your own cheese, yoghurt coop! 192 pages, paperback, full colour photos. delicious rewards of eating your own honey. and butter is both fun and The author shares his passion and extensive Australian rewarding, and can save you lots of knowledge of beekeeping by providing money too. This Australian book Stingless Bees essential information for both beginner focuses on handling, caring for and John Klumpp $35.00 and experienced beekeepers including; the keeping a house cow, goat or sheep This well written and life of the bee, basic equipment, positioning using sustainable farming methods as well informative book on hives, harvesting honey, swarm control and as choosing the best breeds, milking and storing Australian Stingless bees is a more. A comprehensive and easy to follow milk. But even if you don’t have dairy animals truly valuable and essential reference for keeping healthy bees. Some you can still make your own dairy products by handbook for anyone colour photos. 80 pages. purchasing milk and following the easy steps and interested in keeping, or learning more recipes in the book. 150 pages, paperback. about our native honey bees. John Klumpp’s provides a wealth of tips and information to Keeping Chickens An Australian Guide $29.95 inspire both the novice and the experienced bee keeper. Learn about the behaviour and life This local guide to keeping chickens in your backyard includes all the information you need: from choosing a breed to suit your needs, space and climate to coops cycles of stingless bees, hives, accessories and and care. Keeping Chickens will show you how easy, fun and satisfying owning hazards as well as how to build a native bee chooks can be. 144 pages. friendly garden. 110 pages, paperback.

Backyard Chickens Guide to Coops and Tractors

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Goats can be great backyard companions. Not only can they provide you with milk, fibre and meat, but entertainment as well.You don’t need acres and acres of land to keep goats, just a little space, some time and passion.

This easy to read American book has fantastic photos and covers everything you need to know about keeping happy healthy backyard goats. From choosing the right breed and goat behaviour to basic health care, fencing, housing and breeding, birthing, and milking plus lots more. Paperback, full colour, 160 pages.

The Chicken Encyclopedia

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Green Living

12 Handmade Music Factory

Organic Body Care Recipes

If you’ve ever dreamt of making your own musical instruments you’ll love this book. With great instructions and plenty of colour photos, you should be able to make enough instruments to put together a whole band … and without spending a lot of money! Once you’ve mastered the basics of the Soup Can Diddley Bow and the One-String Washtub Bass, try the Electrified Stomp Box and Washboard, then give the guitars a go and there’s even instruction on how to make your own amp. 160 pages, colour.

Learn how to create your own natural organic personal care products.

Each recipe tells you the ingredients needed, and what it is recommended for, frequency of use, preparation time, equipment and how to store it. You can personalise your body care from face creams to shampoos and insect repellents. Nourish, pamper, cleanse and protect your skin with products you know the ingredients of and had fun making! 377 pages, text, paperback.

Mike Orr $32.95

Wood Oven Recipes Edited by Alan Gray $19.95

Learn how to cook a whole range of perfect entrées, main courses, desserts, pastries and breads in the first book totally devoted to wood oven cooking. This book is jam-packed with tips and advice to ensure your pizza party, weekend baking session or whole fish roast-up goes perfectly. Every recipe is accompanied by a ‘hot tip’ specific to wood oven cooking and each dish has been oventested by our expert contributors. 80 pages full colour.

The Solar Food Dryer Eben Fodor $23.95

This book is American so the seasons are reversed BUT it is quite simply the best book we’ve ever seen on how to make your own solar food dryer. Clear line drawings and instructions make building a high-performance, solar food dryer very attainable. 120 pages.

Storing Home Grown Fruit & Veg Caroline Radula-Scott $12.95

This great little book is packed with recipes for preserves, juices, wines and the freezer. Each popular fruit, vegetable or herb is detailed in an A to Z which covers varieties, and the best preserving methods and recipes. It’s such an informative book that I didn’t mind that it is English and has no photos! All measurements are given in metric and imperial. 208 pages, paperback.

Green House Plans $19.95

Australia’s leading eco-friendly architects and designers present real-life examples of their Green house plans. You can study the plans or contact the authors for more detailed help to build your own stylish, affordable home. 80 pages.

Stephanie Tourles $22.00

The Healthy Soil Handbook $19.95

This book will show you how organic gardeners are feeding their families and more.

Fertile compost, nitrogenrich soil, earthworms galore, mulching for waterwise gardening — all producing healthy vegetables, fruits and herbs.

80 pages full colour.

Jackie French’s Chook Book

Jackie French $21.95

This handy book has lots of advice and clever ideas to manage flocks, and includes lots of chicken and egg recipes.

120 pages.

Chook Wisdom $19.95

This practical book is written

by Australian chook keepers, and it’s crammed with superb colour photos of the most popular breeds. Whether you already have chooks, or you’re thinking of keeping them — for the eggs, for meat, as ‘gardeners’, or simply for the sheer delight of having them as pets and part of your backyard landscape. 80 pages full colour.

More Chook Wisdom $19.95

More Chook Wisdom is the companion volume to the highlysuccessful Chook Wisdom. In this book there’s natural health care, tips on chook pens to build or buy, and best of all, loads of user experiences from people living the chook lifestyle right here and now. 80 pages full colour.

Easy Aquaponics $19.95

Imagine a delicious meal made from your own flourishing organic vegies and herbs and freshly caught fish all harvested from your very own backyard.

If you want to put it all together yourself using recycled material – there are plenty of examples, tips and advice. Full colour, 80 pages.

Nature’s Medicines $39.95

This book describes more than 170 common plants found in Australia and New Zealand, their healing properties and how to make use of them.

This new edition has been fully updated and revised to combine the traditional with the latest clinical research. It is a practical guide to more than 170 plants and is divided into two main sections, an A to Z of Plants and an A to Z of Ailments. 320 pages.

Home Smoking & Curing

Keith Erlandson $29.95

This English bestseller gives clear, concise instructions on how to make your own smoked bacon, smoked salmon, oysters, beef and even eggs. Also includes how to make your own smoking kiln, smoking do’s and don’ts and storage tips. 144 pages.

Home Sausage Making

Susan Mahnke Peery & Charles G Reavis $20.00

Here is your new ‘link’ to a glorious culinary tradition that will transform your barbecues and home dinners: gourmet sausages that are tastier than anything you can buy in a supermarket. Sausages range from Spanish chorizo and Polish kielbasa through to bratwurst, seafood sausages and vegetarian sausages. 283 pages.

Champagne Life on a Beer Budget Maree Wrack $24.95

This book will show you how to live the good life and be financially fit and it all starts with recognising your own unique shopping personality. Simply follow the pathway to sustainable spending and maximising your savings as everything we buy affects the environment as well as our pocket. It’s all about getting back to basics, re-examining our lives, re-thinking our priorities and choosing what really matters to us. 336 pages.

Strawbale Homebuilding

Edited by Alan Gray $19.95

This first Australian book details experiences of owner builders and professionals who have created interesting homes around Australia.

There are luxury homes in inner city suburbs, $20,000 homes in rural retreats, tips on how people deal with councils, termites, moisture and render recipes, plus detailed plans for building a strawbale chook house. 160 pages.

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Green Living Back Yard Farmer

Volumes 3 – 9 $19.95 each or The Swag any 6 issues (1-9) $87.00

Home Farmer Volumes 1 & 2 $13.50 each

These volume present the stories of ordinary Australians showing how they turned suburban blocks into gardens of Eden and how they took the rural exit off the ratrace freeway. Each book 80 pages, B&W.

Green Power Today Volume One $19.95

Learn how to cost and order a complete off-theshelf, grid-connected, solar power system. For off-grid households, learn about solar power, wind energy and even micro-hydro units that can power your lifestyle without generating Greenhouse gases. 80 pages, full colour.

Green Power Today Volume Two $19.95

Householders are turning their electricity meters backwards as they install solar-electric rooftop arrays, high-efficiency solar hot water units, and even wind turbines. In this informative Australian guide read about people’s experiences in their own words, as they explain the costs and benefits of renewable energy. 80 pages, full colour.

The House that Jackie Built

Jackie French $16.95

A practical and personal guide to how Jackie built her own stone home. A manual for anyone interested in stone paving, floors, paths, ponds, or even an entire stone house. From the foundations through to walls, mortar, and garden projects, this book is the Australian guide to using stone. 80 pages.

Earth Garden $19.95

You’ll be amazed at what these back yard farmers are growing in their large and small, city, country and suburban backyards. From coffee beans in inner Sydney to macadamia nuts in Melbourne, there’s also stories and advice on growing and using olives, bananas, broccoli, making jam and raising healthy, happy children plus wicking beds, rain gardens, Silkie chickens, edible fungi and plenty more. 80 pages, full colour. paperback.

Good Life Bread Book Earth Garden $19.95

Learn how to make your own sourdough, bake damper in a camp oven, superb fruit loaves, German rye bread, perfect pizza dough and much more. With food for thought and delicious breads to inspire your culinary skills, now’s the time to start living the good life. Superb colour photos enhance this large format paperback. 80 pages.

Sweet Poison David Gillespie $29.95

Food manufacturers exploit our sugar addiction by lacing it through ‘non-sweet’ products, such as bread, sauces, soups and cereals. Sweet Poison offers a wealth of information on how to avoid fructose, increase your enjoyment of food, and lose weight. If you want to lose weight, take it from us: this works dramatically! 216 pages.

The Mud Brick Adventure

Andrew Bianco $19.95

The author shows in clear, detailed photographs EXACTLY how to clear the house site, read the plan, place the reo mesh, apply the render, and deal with tradespeople and how he did all these jobs to build his stylish mudbrick home near Melbourne.

The book includes a fold-out copy of Andrew’s house plan with many references. 48 pages.

Bamboo Rediscovered

Victor Cusack $19.95

This is an Aus­tral­ian-pub­lished bestseller on grow­ing non-invasive bam­boo species. This excellentvalue guide will show you how to grow bam­boo, in climates from cool temperate to trop­i­cal, how to harvest shoots, make fur­ni­ture, pan flutes, or even build a home. 130+ il­lus­tra­ tions are packed into this guide about the world’s most versatile plant. 96 pages.

Backyard Poultry – Naturally Alanna Moore $38.50

This is a very highly regarded chook textbook, with wonderful colour pictures to illustrate natural chook care themes. It’s not easy to find good, natural poultry care books in Australia — this one will answer all your questions and enthuse, entertain and encourage you. 151 pages.

Frenchstyle Market Basket $45.00 plus p&h

Fill this classic French-style market basket with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, breads and cheese or your favourite Good Life books. Also great for picnics, the beach or pool plus many other uses. Medium large in size with leather handles, they can be carried in the hand or worn over the shoulder.

Jackie French’s Guide to Companion Plant­ing $13.95

Com­pan­ion plant­ing is re­al­ly un­der­stand­ing how things work in your garden. This handy guide exposes popular myths and shows what works. 125 pag­es.

Back Yard Ovens $19.95

The most comprehensive Australian back yard ovenbuilding book yet, takes a look at over 25 ovens. If you have ever imagined a backyard oven at your place, or if you want to know how to use one, this full colour book is the inspiration for you. 80 pages.

The Earth Garden Water Book $19.95

Learn how to slash your water bill while helping the environment. Topics include how to store and purify rainwater, reusing greywater and choosing a composting toilet. From now on, saving water is easy and rewarding. 128 pages.

Getting Started In the Country Stephanie Chambers $16.40

Topics covered include: keeping chooks, fencing, dams, bores, finding land, renewable energy, fruit trees and vegies. If you want to taste the country life but aren’t sure how to begin, this book will help you make decisions and – best of all – it’ll help you enjoy your daydreams! 80 pages.

Backyard Self-suf­fi­cien­cy

Jackie French $21.95

Self-suf­fi­cien­cy doesn’t mean a huge acreage. You can use an ordinary backyard plot. Hun­dreds of ideas to help you create your own Garden of Eden — all de­tailed in the engaging style that has made Jackie a star of mag­ a­zines, radio and ‘Burke’s Backyard’. 164 pages.

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Sweet Annual to 90 cm, popular culinary herb, companion for tomatoes and deters nematodes, use fresh or dried in salads and cooking. Sow Spring - Summer.

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Provider Compact variety, pods up to 15cm. Round, green stringless. Plant every 3 weeks for continuous supply. Sow Spring - Summer.

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Golden Californian Wonder Fruit matures green, turns yellow to orange. Adds colour to salads and cooked dishes. Sow Spring – Summer Hungarian Yellow Produces long yellow sweet fruit to 12cm. 100 days to maturity. Sow Spring – Summer Purple Beauty Compact bush to 45cm high, fruit 13cm long and 8cm wide. Green fruit turning deep purple to red when mature.

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Danvers Hardy variety to suit most soils. Slender, deep orange to 15cm, tolerates hot conditions. Eat fresh. Suited to freezing.

Scarlet Nantes Bright orange-red root to 18cm, coreless variety.Very sweet flavour. Good for juicing and baby carrots.

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Scarlet Runner Also known as ‘7 year bean’.

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Lebanese Compact bush variety, the original nonhybrid. Fruit picked at 20cm, green colour, good flavour, non acid. For home gardens and commercial growers.

West Indian Gherkin NOT TO WA Produces green 5cm diameter fruits, soft spines on outside, sweet and juicy when young. Used for pickling. Eat fresh.

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Curled Biennial to 90cm, compact curly foliage.

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