Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Companion [Paperback]

Maria Rodale (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 087596835X | ISBN-13: 978-0875968353 | Publication Date: January 2000 | Edition: 1st

Maria Rodale, of the family that originated the organic gardening movement in the United States, introduces a beautiful-and practical-journal as an essential companion to her popular Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening. With a similar design, the lush, four-color photographs and illustrations accent the seasonal garden designs and journal pages for gardeners to track their progress, indicate problems and solutions, or simply observe the flora and fauna that surround them in their own thriving organic gardens.

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About the Author

Maria Rodale is the granddaughter of J.I. Rodale, who brought organic gardening to the U.S. She lives and gardens in Emmaus, PA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; 1st edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087596835X
• ISBN-13: 978-0875968353
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,713,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maria Rodale is Chairman and CEO of Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, which specializes in information for healthy living on a healthy planet. She is married and has three daughters, a dog, a cat and 6 guinea hens. In her spare time, she blogs at mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth $19.95, June 10, 2002

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Deborah A. Litter (Barnegat, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Companion (Paperback)

I loved the idea of having a workbook to go along with the main book (Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Companion), but honestly, it was not worth the $19.95 I spent on it. It is only a workbook. If this book was under $10, it would have been a better value.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maria Rodale's Organic Gardenig Companion, September 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Companion (Paperback)

The Rodale family started the organic gardening movement in the US and if you are interested in growing your own food and flowers without the use of non-organic pesticides or other chemicals, you probably own some of the books that the members of the Rodale family have written. This book is a companion (as the title says)to Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening and I would suggest that you read that book too (or first!). Like all of the Rodale books, this one is beautifully illustrated. One picture of a thriving, healthy plant should convince anyone --even those sceptical about organic gardening -- that these methods produce superior plants. One drawback of these books is that they are not written for the sceptical, but for those already convinced of the virtues of organic gardening. It may be hard for someone used to using chemicals on his or her plants to become comfortable with the concept, but experienced gardeners (both organic and non-organic) will see that the method of organic gardening takes no more time than any other way and has the benefit of being cheaper, too. If you are just thinking of starting to garden organically, you may want to begin with another Rodale book. But if you are already converted to organic gardening, you will want to own this book to add it to your collection.