{"product_id":"9781550925678","title":"Eat Your Greens: The Surprising Power of Home Grown Leaf Crops","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur industrialized food system is failing us, and as individuals we must take more responsibility for our own health and food security. Leaf crops produce more nutrients per square foot of growing space and per day of growing season than any other crops and are especially high in vitamins and minerals commonly lacking in the North American diet. As hardy as they are versatile, these beautiful leafy vegetables range from the familiar to the exotic. Some part of this largely untapped food resource can thrive in almost any situation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEat Your Greens\u003c\/i\u003e provides complete instructions for incorporating these nutritional powerhouses into any kitchen garden. This innovative guide:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how familiar garden plants such as sweet potato, okra, beans, peas, and pumpkin can be grown to provide both nourishing leaves and other calorie- and protein-rich foods  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces a variety of non-traditional, readily adaptable alternatives such as chaya, moringa, toon, and wolfberry  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains how to improve your soil while getting plenty of vegetables by growing edible cover crops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a comprehensive overview of modern commercial agriculture and rounded out by a selection of advanced techniques to maximize, preserve, and prepare your harvest, \u003ci\u003eEat Your Greens\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable addition to the library of any gardening enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of Leaf for Life, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of global malnutrition through the optimum use of leaf crops, and is the author of \u003ci\u003e21st Century Greens \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eLeaf for Life Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177522807024,"sku":"9781550925678","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925678_p0.jpg?v=1769899044","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925678","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}