{"product_id":"9781604691139","title":"Teaming with Microbes : The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTeaming with Microbes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A breakthrough book. No comprehensive horticultural library should be without it.” —\u003ci\u003eAmerican Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Digs into soil in a most enlightening and entertaining way.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Required reading for all serious gardeners.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The authors have given gardeners an inside scoop on the scientific research supporting organic gardening.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacific Horticulture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This intense little book may well change the way you garden.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Exceptional. . . . A brief, clear overview of scientific information with which every gardener should be familiar.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonterey Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnchorage Daily News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “All good gardeners know healthy plants start with healthy soil. But why? And how? In\u003ci\u003e Teaming with Microbes\u003c\/i\u003e Lowenfels and Lewis reveal the new research in the most practical and accessible way.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Read this book and you’ll never think of soil the same way.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.” —\u003cb\u003eB\u0026amp;B Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A must read for any gardener looking to create a sustainable, healthy garden without chemicals.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginian-Pilot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “It takes readers underground to meet the critters that live if you let them under the garden.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRockland Courier-Gazette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[\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.”  —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Frigon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (Founder of Lazy Bee Farms) in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDope Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781604691139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Timber Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40865797570766,"sku":"9781604691139","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_bc0f45e0-a85c-4188-b4f0-0a8c583d8297.jpg?v=1644139501","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781604691139","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}