Gardening: April 2009 Archives

Deb Sullivan
On the Shelves

Master gardener Pat Sweetman of Shrewsbury sees a trend -- more Americans are planning to grow their own vegetables this summer because of the economy. She recently attended an herb conference at Stratford Hall in Virginia where it was a frequent topic of conversation. She said many people plan to grow an extra row for the hungry.

Nancy Duncan, children's librarian at Red Land Community Library, reviews "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle":

What a commitment! The family of novelist Barbara Kingsolver -- two parents, two daughters -- pledges to live off the land for one year, eating only locally grown food and meat. They move from their home in Tucson to a family farm in the Appalachians of Virginia. They start their experiment in March, just when the ground is waking up from winter.