One Magic Square

Grow Your Own Food on One Square Metre

By: Lolo Houbein

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Paperback | 15 August 2008 | Edition Number 1

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368 Pages

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20.5 x 20.5 x 2

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Product Description

One Magic Square shows how, with a ten-minute effort, you can start your own productive food garden on a single square metre. By following these plot designs you can keep your labour pleasurable as your self-sufficiency increases. Take control of your own fresh food supply! Food gardening is the most intelligent adult endeavour on earth - Lolo Houbein shows you how to do it, and why you should.

The description from the USA edition follows:

A Hands-On Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs, Starting with Just One Square Yard!

Lolo Houbein has been growing food for more than 30 years and now, drawing on her wide learning and hard-earned experience, she offers a wealth of information on how to turn small plots of land into sources of nourishing, inexpensive, organic food. Amateur gardeners wondering how to get started and veteran gardeners looking for new ideas will be inspired by Houbein's practical, often charming, and always optimistic advice. One Magic Square includes:

Earth-friendly tips, tricks, and solutions for establishing and maintaining an organic garden
Illustrated, annotated plans for 30 plots with different themes including perennials and pick-and-come-again plants, anti-cancer and anti-oxidant-rich vegetables, and salad, pizza, pasta, and stir-fry ingredients
Comprehensive information about every plant in every plot
Color photographs of the author's own garden—plus helpful illustrations
Houbein family recipes for making the most of your bounty including salad dressings, fruit and vegetable juices, stir-fries, and more.

About the Author

Born in Holland, Lolo Houbein came to Australia at 24 with her husband and children after growing up in an atmosphere of war. She studied the University of Adelaide, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Australian Literature, Anthropology and Classics in 1975. She later studied at the University of Papua New Guinea, and gained a Graduate Diploma in Teaching from the Adelaide College of Advanced Education in 1978.

Industry Reviews

"This timely guide will assist first-time and experienced gardeners take control of their own food supply at a time of water restrictions and increasing fuel and food prices. An engaging and motivational guide to growing your own food ... very easy to follow." -- "Sumptuous" magazine

"This is the most useful and most beautiful book of the year." - Pauline Vijverberg, "The Citizen"

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