Welcome to the Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #8!
Every Wednesday I will be sharing my latest read – which could be a cookbook, a celebrity chef biography or memoir, a lifestyle book, a gardening book, a homemaking book or maybe even a cozy kitchen mystery book. They may be paper books, eBooks, or audio books. I have challenged myself to read or listen to at least one book per week, and I plan to share that with you all here.
In addition to my Book Report, there will be a Book Report LInky – a chance for all of you to share your own book review blog post (ONE per blog, please). We want to see what had you page flipping, can’t put it down, totally captivated.
Lastly will be a Featured post from the previous week’s shared posts. This will be a post picked at random by the host. Each host will likely pick their own feature – so that’s three chances to be featured!
If you have any suggestions for me on book I should check out – please let me know!
Title: Seed Saving: A Beginner’s Guide to Heirloom Gardening
Author: Caleb Warnock
Publication Date: February 2017
Published by: Cedar Fort, INC
Listed Price: $17.99 (paperback)
About the Author:
Caleb Warnock was raised in the kitchens and gardens of the last generation to provide family meals without relying on the grocery store. He has won more than a dozen awards for journalism and literature. Caleb teaches “Forgotten Skills” classes ranging from winter gardening, pioneer jams and jellies, growing early and long-keeper vegetables, raising chickens, and much more.
Brief Description of the book:
Stop wasting money on store-bought seeds and create a garden you can truly call your own. With easy-to-follow instructions for lettuce, beans, corn, onions, and much more, you’ll soon be creating your very own heirloom plants that will keep your garden growing strong and your family eating well. Learn how to save only the best from all your vegetables and create a wealth of seeds your family can use for years to come.
My Review:
As part of my quest to learn more homesteading and farming skills, I found this book at my local library’s Seed Library. I have been gardening for some time but I had never tried to save the seeds from what we had produced. This book was exceptionally informative and easy to follow. It has great illustrations and easy to follow step-by-step directions. I never knew there were so many different types of seeds and just as many different ways to save them. This book focuses on getting back to the nature of gardening for food and for health. There is a bit of “poopoooing” modern techniques but honestly if you are looking to save your own seeds and get back to heirloom gardening that is part of it all.
This Week’s Feature Post:
This is a post that stood out from the list of linked up posts last week. I hope you will hope over and check out their review. And don’t forget to link-up your own book-centric posts – YOU MIGHT BE NEXT WEEK’S FEATURE!
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
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I had to chuckle at your review. Only because it took me back to my dad after he retired from mining he started a greenhouse business, though he always had at least 3 gardens going at once. Anyhow he saved seeds from said years growth. And it was a common sight to see pill bottles of seeds in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator that he used for the next season. I also remember for I’m going to say it wrong but blight and those little orangeish bugs he’d use a spray bottle with garlic water. And lo and behold no blight or bugs.
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Thanks for the link up and the book reviews. I’m intrigued by folks who can grow, preserve, and cook their foods, it seems like it would take all of one’s time. They probably don’t spend much time on screens. Tech doesn’t necessarily make our lives better.
Fun. I’ll try to remember to link up next week.