The $64 tomato / William Alexander.
Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 270 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 1565125037 :Other title: Sixty-four dollar tomatoSubject(s): Vegetable gardening -- Hudson River Valley Region (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Anecdotes | Alexander, William, 1953-DDC classification: 635.09747/3 LOC classification: SB320.7.N7 | A44 2006Online resources: Publisher descriptionItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-270).
Gentleman farmer -- Whore in the bedroom, horticulturist in the garden -- We know where you live -- One man's weed is Jean-Georges's salad -- No such thing as organic apples -- You may be smarter, but he's got more time -- Nature abhors a meadow (but loves a good fire) -- Shell-shocked: a return to the front (burner) -- Christopher Walken, gardener -- Cereal killer -- Statuary rape -- Harvest jam -- The existentialist in the garden -- The sixty-four dollar tomato -- Childbirth. Da Vinci. Potatoes.
Gives advice from a backyard gardener on growing everything from apples to zucchini, and presents his gardening experiences and realization that the love of gardening often drove him to use costly and time-consuming methods.
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