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This book shows you how to have a healthy soil and recommends environmentally safe products and even some homemade remedies to control pests and disease in your garden. You'll get nuts and bolts information on companion planting and the use of beneficial insects.

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Use Herbamare on salads, vegateables, beans, and rice, pasta, meats or pizza for a delicous seasoned dish.

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• Keep a container on your table as an alternative to plain table salt and in your condiment cupboard for easy cooking.

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An eco-friendly way for even the novice gardener to start and grow organic herbs right on her windowsill. Bio-pots may be kep inside or transplanted into a larger container or directly into the ground. Great gift idea for your culinary friend who likes to grow organic and cook with savory herbs.

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• Organic herbs: cilantro, parsley, chives, and oregano at your fingertips
• Contains 4 biodegradable pots for easy transplanting
• Contains "guaranteed to germinate" a Ferry-Morse organic seed packets and Jiffy peat pellets for growing success

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African Shea Butter 100% Natural African Shea Butter is made from the nut of the African Shea Tree. It contains a rich amount of unremovable fatty acid which render it far superior to cocoa butter and other natural vegetable butters. this fatty is crucial to rejuvenating and moisturizing the skin. Shea Butter provides all the essential vitamins needed to make skin look and feel smoother, softer and most importantly, healthier. Its therapeutic properties protect the skin from wind, cold, sun and it helps heal wounds faster. Shea Butter stimulates cellular activity, fights the effects of aging and repairs rough, damaged skin.

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• Directly from the shell

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A Backyard-Gardener’s Guide to Growing a Bountiful, Great-Tasting Harvest The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener features: A full-color encyclopedia of over 100 vegetables and herbs with detailed, expert advice on growing them successfully from planting to harvest Planting and growing techniques that keep maintenance to a minimum Entries on how to grow unusual edibles, such as refreshing mesclun for salads, colorful edible flowers, spicy mustards, and more Descriptions and photos of a host of succulent vegetables, both hybrids and heirlooms, from common to exotic Complete information on improving even the poorest garden soil using safe, organic techniques, plus practical advice on making compost Recommendations on garden tools you need--and those you don’t Information on controlling pests and diseases organically, without resorting to poisonous sprays Spectacular full-color photographs of vegetables and herbs, food gardens, and edible landscapes, plus 30 black-and-white line drawings

Burpee has created a truly encyclopedic, but non-intimidating, guide to organic vegetable gardening that can be used and appreciated by anyone, whether or not they've ever stuck a seed in the ground. All the essential information is here--how to condition the soil, how and where to plant, sprouting schedules, what kind of yield to expect from each plant variety, and harvesting tips--in beautiful, bountiful, illustrated detail; the book's largest section, "Plant Portraits," contains explanations of the many cultivars of each vegetable and herb. If you're a novice vegetable gardener or new to organic gardening and can only afford one gardening guide, this may be your best value.

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Since 1942, Organic Gardening has been delivering well-researched, practical and timely information and useful products and services. As the essential resource for any gardener, it provides current and authoritative information, with a focus on making the process of gardening fun and easy.

Who Reads Organic Gardening Magazine? Organic Gardening readers are women and men who enjoy growing and eating the freshest food, want a yard that is beautiful year-round yet safe for people, pets and wildlife, and take deep satisfaction from working in harmony with nature. They rely on Organic Gardening for well-researched, in-depth reporting on the best plants to grow in their conditions, the most effective pest and weed control strategies, tips and techniques for keeping plants healthy, plus ideas for sustainable living indoors and out. What You Can Expect in Each Issue: Food: We evaluate new and heirloom varieties of tomatoes and all your favorite vegetables in our nationwide network of test gardens. And we bring you the latest research on how to grow them to the peak of flavor. Each issue also includes hints on serving them simply to show off their homegrown goodness. Landscaping: A well-maintained property enhances your home’s value and gives you a comfortable space where you can relax with family and friends. We show you how to create a yard that is filled with color and interest in all four seasons, with details on the flowers, shrubs and trees that demand little care and deliver big impact. And we offer expert suggestions for giving your yard that “designed by a pro” look. Pest and Weed Control: Toxic pesticides and weedkillers not only harm wildlife and poison our fresh water supply, they threaten the health of people and pets. Organic Gardening readers get solutions that are proven to work, but safe for all living things. Soil: The secret to success in gardening is right below your feet. Organic Gardening is the only magazine that gives its readers information they can use to build the most fertile, well-balanced and healthy soil possible. Plus, find out how easy and rewarding composting can be. Feature Articles: Test Garden Report: Each season, we grow the newest varieties in 12 locations around the country and name those that deserve space in your vegetable beds this year. We also try out tools and other gear, and highlight the products worth your money. Complete Beginner’s Guide: Everything you need to know to succeed in your first season. From how to set up your first bed to what to plant to where to shop, we take you by the hand and help you make the smartest choices. Even old hands will learn a new trick or two. Kitchen Garden Plan: Transform an ordinary vegetable bed into a practical yet attractive potager. Includes recommendations on the best crops to grow and how to plant them to help you enjoy fresh, homegrown food every day, all season long. The Time-Strapped Gardener: Hundreds of tested tips on how to get more food, beauty and pleasure from your garden, in just minutes a day. Tomatoes for Every Space: No matter how big or small your plot, we give you the varieties and strategies for growing your biggest and best harvest of tomatoes ever. Best Tasting Harvest: Get the most flavor from everything you grow with small but significant changes that make all the difference between “ah” and “blah.” Organic Roses: Yes, you can enjoy these most beautiful and fragrant of flowers without relying on noxious chemicals to protect them. An expert shares his most dependable varieties and his hints for keeping them healthy in even the worst conditions. Plant Now, Eat in Fall: Keep enjoying homegrown food even as the weather changes with this plan for summer planting and autumn harvesting. Drought Busters: Meet the tough flowers that thrive when the heat is on and the soil is parched. Four-Season Sensations: Trees and shrubs that are attractive and low-maintenance year-round and that attract colorful birds to your yard. Past Issues:

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Everything you need to know about growing your favorite herbs using safe, natural, all-organic methods!Practical tips and advice on all aspects of successful herb growing.A wealth of great ideas and helpful how-to on using herbs in cooking, crafts, cosmetics, health care, insect repellents, and more.Illustrated herb directory featuring all the most popular herbs-- from aloe to yarrow-- each with complete information on growing, care, harvesting, and uses.

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• ISBN13: 9780875969947
• Condition: New
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African Shea Oil is used therapeutically for the following skin conditions: 1. Dry Skin - Shea Oil helps prevent ashy skin, chapping, chafing, rashes, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, skin cracks, and tough or rough skin (especially feet and elbows). 2. Wrinkles - It helps aging soft skin tissue to firm up. Rejuvenates skin cells and cleans pores. Can be used on all skin types. 3. Skin Irritations - Minor skin irritations including: allergies, insect bites, frostbites, sunburns, burns, and small skin wounds all respond positively to Shea Oil treatment. 4. Dry Hair and Scalp - Apply to hair and scalp to add moisture to dry, brittle hair; to prevent weak hair from breaking, fading or thinning out; to prevent dandruff; and revitalize split ends. Shea Oil will protect hair from the damaging rays of the sun, hair dryers, perms and dyes 5. Arthritis and Rheumatism - Shea Oil is deeply penetrating and heating to soothe painful joints and aching muscles. 6. Sun protection - Shea Oil can be used as a sunscreen. 7. Sensitive Skin - For infants or people with highly sensitive skin, Shea Oil is a natural alternative. The chemical composition of Shea Oil is close to vernix, the substance found on newborns at birth. 8. Stretch Marks - Shea Oil is excellent for the prevention and treatment of stretch marks and other kinds of scar tissue. 9. Massage - African Shea oil is the ultimate in skin nourishment has the best "slide" and consistency for massage therapy. What makes our Shea Oil different? Only high quality, unrefined Shea Oil can offer the healing benefits mentioned above. Once Shea Oil is aged or loses its natural integrity through high heat refinement, many of these wonderful benefits are lost. Although moisturizing, Shea Oil that has been over processed, bleached and deodorized, is ineffective in healing most skin conditions. That is why we use only cold pressed, unrefined Shea Oil.

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• Shea butter oil is excellent for dry skin, rashes, eczema, aging, wrinkles, scars, psoriasis, hair growth
• Penetrates forming an environmental barrier
• Lubricates skin improving skin's elasticity

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NUMI Organic Tea Products - Herbal Tea, Organic, 18 Bags/BX, Chamomile Lemon - Sold as 1 BXSweet Meadows herbal tea offers a mellow, sweet Chamomile taste with soothing hints of citrus. Tea combines Egyptian chamomile flowers and bright, tangy lemon myrtle, an indigenous herb from the rainforests of Australia. Organic Chamomile Lemon tea is caffeine-free and contains 100 percent real ingredients with no oils or flavorings. Individually wrapped tea bags are biodegradable.Sold as 1 BXManufacturer: NUMI Organic TeaTotal percentage of recycled content: 100Post Consumer Waste: 85Country of origin: US

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• Sold as 1 BX
• Manufacturer: NUMI Organic Tea
• Total percentage of recycled content: 100
• Post Consumer Waste: 85
• Country of origin: US