{"product_id":"teaming-with-microbes-the-organic-gardeners-guide-to-the-soil-food-web-revised","title":"Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web (Revised) (Spiral Bound)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. The Basic Science \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. What Is The Soil Food Web and Why Should Gardeners Care? \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Classic Soil Science \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Bacteria \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Archaea \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Fungi \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Algae and Slime Molds \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Protozoa \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Nematodes \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Arthropods \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Earthworms \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Gastropods \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Reptiles, Mammals, and Birds \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part 2. Applying Soil Food Web Science to Yard and Garden Care \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. How the Soil Food Web Applies to Gardening \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. What Do Your Soil Food Webs Look Like? \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. Tools for Restoration and Maintenance \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. Compost \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17. Mulch \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18. Compost Teas \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19. Mycorrhizal Fungi \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20. The Lawn \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21. Maintaining Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22. Growing Annuals and Vegetables \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23. A Simple Soil Food Web Garden Calendar \n\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24. No One Ever Fertilized an Old Growth Forest \n\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. The Soil Food Web Gardening Rules \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere is an alternative to the vicious circle of chemical fertilizers: to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web--the complex world of soil-dwelling organisms whose interactions create a nurturing environment for plants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff Lowenfels is the author several of award-winning books on plants and soil, and he is the longest running garden columnist in North America. Lowenfels is a national lecturer as well as a fellow, hall of fame member, and former president of the Garden Writers of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eWayne Lewis is a lifelong Alaskan gardener. He has worked with Jeff Lowenfels on many projects over the past 25 years, including the now national Plant a Row for the Hungry program, which encourages gardeners to donate a portion of their harvest to charitable organizations in their community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A breakthrough book. . . . well worth owning and reading. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Gardener\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Digs into soil in a most enlightening and entertaining way.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Required reading for all serious gardeners.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The authors have given gardeners an inside scoop on the scientific research supporting organic gardening.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacific Horticulture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This intense little book may well change the way you garden.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Exceptional. . . . A brief, clear overview of scientific information with which every gardener should be familiar.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonterey Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sure, it's a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. A cast of characters without eyeballs or backbones. Battle scenes with bizarre creatures devouring one another. Only this book is about as terrestrial as it gets.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnchorage Daily News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"All good gardeners know healthy plants start with healthy soil. But why? And how? In \n\u003ci\u003e Teaming with Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e Lowenfels and Lewis reveal the new research in the most practical and accessible way.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Read this book and you'll never think of soil the same way.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sure, it's a gardening book, but it has all the drama and suspense of an extraterrestrial thriller. . . . Read this book and you'll never look at soil the same way.\" -- \n\u003cb\u003eBB Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A must read for any gardener looking to create a sustainable, healthy garden without chemicals.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginian-Pilot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It takes readers underground to meet the critters that live if you let them under the garden.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRockland Courier-Gazette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[ \n\u003ci\u003eTeaming with Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e] was one of those 'aha' moments for me, where I realized I had been growing wrong this whole time.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Frigon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Founder of Lazy Bee Farms) in \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDope Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Garden Writers Association Gold Award for Best Book Writing \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life--not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains healthy plants, and thus become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of artificial substances, many of them toxic to humans as well as other forms of life. But there is an alternative to this vicious circle: to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web--the complex world of soil-dwelling organisms whose interactions create a nurturing environment for plants. By eschewing jargon and overly technical language, the authors make the benefits of cultivating the soil food web available to a wide audience, from devotees of organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy, vigorous plants without resorting to chemicals. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This revised edition updates the original text and includes two completely new chapters--on mycorrhizae (beneficial associations fungi form with green-leaved plants) and archaea (singled-celled organisms once thought to be allied to bacteria).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it.\" --\u003ci\u003eAmerican Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains plants, and then become increasingly dependent on an arsenal of toxic substances. \n\u003ci\u003eTeaming with Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e offers an alternative to this vicious circle, and details how to garden in a way that strengthens, rather than destroys, the soil food web. You'll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life--not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This must-have guide is for everyone, from those devoted to organic gardening techniques to weekend gardeners who simply want to grow healthy plants without resorting to chemicals. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLowenfels, Jeff\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff Lowenfels is the author several of award-winning books on plants and soil, and he is the longest running garden columnist in North America. 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