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Home, Garden and DIY

Essential Oils

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DK Publishing have produced Essential Oils from the experts at Neal's yard Remedies, a trusted source for natural health and beauty products. 

Deep nutrition

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Catherine Shanahan's book Deep Nutrition: why your genes need traditional food is the result of her examination of diets known to help people live longer

Heirloom Gardening

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What exactly is heirloom gardening?  Thomas Etty and Lorraine Harrison have written Heirloom plants : a complete compedium of heritage vegetables, fruits, herbs & flowers to introduce home growers

Fresh from the freezer

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Betty Crocker's new book Fresh from the freezer is filled with do-ahead dishes to freeze

The dog merchants

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As a dog owner, over the years, I have noticed that there seems to be almost a line drawn between rescue dog  people and purebred dog people. 

Get ready to preserve

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Are you ready?  I'm not.  Not yet, anyway.  It always takes me awhile to get ready for canning and preserving

Your First Garden

book cover image: your first garden a landscape primer for new home owners

Judith Adam's latest book Your first garden : a landscape primer for new home owners is a highly readable road map for new homeowners and neophyte gardeners. 

A great book for lazy gardeners

fine gardening

I have got to admit -  I might be the laziest gardener in the city, perhaps the province. 

Gardening for a Cooler Planet - Permaculture City series last talk in WESTMOUNT library

Climate change is having a huge impact on human life globally. Find out how gardening and farming based on ecological principles is crucial in mitigating
the effects of climate change and can even help to cool the planet. A special focus will be on projects that promote climate and social justice.