Description
Title: Truth about Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawnbacks, and the Bottom Line
Author: Jeff Gillman
ISBN: 9780881928624
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1st
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
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Gardeners tend to assume that any organic product is automatically safe for humans and beneficial to the environment–and in most cases this is true. The problem, as Jeff Gillman points out in this fascinating, well-researched book, is that it is not always true, and the exceptions to the rule can pose a significant threat to human health. To cite just one example, animal manures in compost can be a source of harmful E. coli contamination if imporperly treated. Gillman’s contention is that all gardening products and practices–organic and synthetic–need to be examined on a case-by-case basis to determine both whether they are safe and whether they accomplish the task for which they are intended.
Ultimately, Gillman concludes, organic methods are preferable in most situations that gardeners are likely to encounter. After reading this eye-opening book, you will understand why, and why knowledge is the gardener’s most important tool.
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