{"product_id":"2940152081237","title":"The Secrets of Soil Building","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Secrets of Soil Building are practical how-to tips and practices, well-tested and evolved over years of experience in high-yielding community gardens and home gardens. Expained in straightforward, matter-of-fact style, these Secrets are easily accessible even if you are a newcomer to organic gardening. If you are a garden veteran working urban-scale vegetable gardens, particularly if you are growing year-round or nearly year-round, these are the Secrets that will boost your productivity and yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaching far beyond \"no chemicals,\" this book considers localized inputs, the post-petroleum era, and what it takes to grow your own soil fertility. With this approach you can participate in soil sequestration -- carbon capture within live organic soils -- which cutting-edge soil science is now proving may be the cheapest, easiest, and largest-scale solution to global warming. The Secrets of Soil Building shows you how to build long-term resilience into your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Joanne Poyourow runs a high-yield, charity-style community garden in Los Angeles, where vegetables are harvested every week of the year. The ultimate secrets, she says, are the \"soil critters\" -- the earthworms and the millions of soil organisms which work within organic soil to feed your plants. Take good care of those soil organisms, and you'll be an awesome gardener.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanne Poyourow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074115780848,"sku":"2940152081237","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152081237_p0.jpg?v=1764019166","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152081237","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}