Download or read book Phytonutrient Gardening written by Joe Urbach and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a serious problem with our modern fruits and vegetables! The produce we feed our family members is far less healthy now than at any other time in human history! Does that statement bother you? It should! How and why did this happen? What can we do about it? Most importantly, how can you ensure that you are feeding your family the most healthy, most nutritious fruits and vegetables possible? If you are going to grow a tomato in your garden anyway why not grow the healthiest, most phytonutrient-rich tomato packed with the most lycopene and antioxidants possible? Are you polanning to grow lettuce? Why not grow the lettuce that packs the most nutrition into every leaf? These simple questions are at the very heart of the author's concept of "Phytonutrient Gardening." In this first book in a series of three, Joe Urbach, creator and publisher of the popular website www.GardeningAustin.com and creator of The Phytonutrient Blog answers those questions and more while providing gardeners with a wealth of information including which specific varieties of your favorites to grow to get the biggest nutritional bang for your gardening buck! Filled with fascinating details about the state of modern produce and backed by state-of-the-art research and scientific testing, this useful book will change your life by changing how you look at produce. Read just a few pages and you will change the way you garden, the way you buy groceries, the way you store your produce and even the way you cook your meals! Changes all for the better! Leading to a healthier, more active and longer life!
Download or read book Phytonutrient Gardening written by Joe Urbach and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Urbach, the creator and publisher of GardeningAustin.com and the Phytonutrient Blog provides readers with a how-to guide to growing and purchasing the most healthy, most nutritious, most antioxidant-dense fruits and vegetables. Offers gardening and nutritional information, including how to improve your soil, your garden, and your health, allowing you to get the biggest nutritional bang for your gardening or shopping buck.
Download or read book Handbook of Phytonutrients in Indigenous Fruits and Vegetables written by Dharini Sivakumar and published by CABI. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effects of inadequate diets on the population include malnutrition, non-communicable diseases and obesity. 'Hidden hunger', also known as micronutrient deficiencies, leads to various health-related disorders and diseases. Indigenous plants, in the form of indigenous fruits and leafy vegetables are gaining interest as a source of nutrients and bioactive phytochemicals, satisfying both food demand and health needs. Moreover, with the impact of climate change, and the importance of sustainability of food systems, it is essential that we investigate new, forgotten and alternative crops that can thrive in harsh conditions, require low fertilizer input, and are easily harvestable. This is an essential resource for academic researchers and industry professionals in the fields of horticulture, agriculture, crop science, human health and nutrition.
Download or read book Herbs Spices written by Joe Urbach and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a serious problem with our modern fruits and vegetables! The produce we feed our family members is far less healthy now than at any other time in human history! Does that statement bother you? It should! How and why did this happen? What can we do about it? Most importantly, how can you ensure that you are feeding your family the most healthy, most nutritious fruits and vegetables possible? If you are going to grow a tomato in your garden anyway why not grow the healthiest, most phytonutrient-rich tomato packed with the most lycopene and antioxidants possible? Are you planning to grow lettuce? Why not grow the lettuce that packs the most nutrition into every leaf? These simple questions are at the very heart of the author's concept of "Phytonutrient Gardening." In this series of Books, Joe Urbach, creator and publisher of the popular website www.GardeningAustin.com and of the wildly popular Phytonutrient Blog answers those questions and more while providing gardeners with a wealth of information including which specific varieties of your favorites to grow to get the biggest nutritional bang for your gardening buck! "In this series, Joe presents CRITICAL information that everyone needs but very few have!" - J.D. Merrill, M.D. "In his easy to read and understand way, Joe delivers page after fact filled page of insightful information that will truly change lives for the better!" - Max Boyle, R.D. Nutritionist, and Personal Trainer "This book is just wonderful! The information from Joe is going to help me teach my children to live healthier and longer! What more could a Mom ask!" - Phoebe Swan, Mother of three preschoolers Filled with fascinating details about the state of modern produce and backed by state-of-the-art research and scientific testing, this useful book will change your life by changing how you look at produce. Read just a few pages and you will change the way you garden, the way you buy groceries, the way you store your produce and even the way you cook your meals! Changes all for the better! Leading to a healthier, more active and longer life! ******This book was previously published as part of the Phytonutrient Gardening Series under the title Phytonutrient Gardening Book 3: Herbs & Spices.******
Download or read book Vegetables written by Joe Urbach and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a serious problem with our modern fruits and vegetables! The produce we feed our family members is far less healthy now than at any other time in human history! Does that statement bother you? It should! How and why did this happen? What can we do about it? Most importantly, how can you ensure that you are feeding your family the most healthy, most nutritious fruits and vegetables possible? If you are going to grow a tomato in your garden anyway why not grow the healthiest, most phytonutrient-rich tomato packed with the most lycopene and antioxidants possible? Are you planning to grow lettuce? Why not grow the lettuce that packs the most nutrition into every leaf? These simple questions are at the very heart of the author's concept of "Phytonutrient Gardening." In this series of Books, Joe Urbach, creator and publisher of the popular website www.GardeningAustin.com and of the wildly popular Phytonutrient Blog answers those questions and more while providing gardeners with a wealth of information including which specific varieties of your favorites to grow to get the biggest nutritional bang for your gardening buck! "In this series, Joe presents CRITICAL information that everyone needs but very few have!" - J.D. Merrill, M.D. "In his easy to read and understand way, Joe delivers page after fact filled page of insightful information that will truly change lives for the better!" - Max Boyle, R.D. Nutritionist, and Personal Trainer "This book is just wonderful! The information from Joe is going to help me teach my children to live healthier and longer! What more could a Mom ask!" - Phoebe Swan, Mother of three preschoolers Filled with fascinating details about the state of modern produce and backed by state-of-the-art research and scientific testing, this useful book will change your life by changing how you look at produce. Read just a few pages and you will change the way you garden, the way you buy groceries, the way you store your produce and even the way you cook your meals! Changes all for the better! Leading to a healthier, more active and longer life! ******This book was previously published as part of the Phytonutrient Gardening Series under the title Phytonutrient Gardening Book 1: Vegetanbles.******
Download or read book Plant Nutrient Dynamics in Stressful Environments written by Urs Feller and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Plant Nutrient Dynamics in Stressful Environments" that was published in Agriculture
Download or read book Recent Advances in Recognition of Bioactive Phytonutrients for Specific Targets in Plant Foods written by Zhiqiang Wang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Intelligent Gardener written by Steve Solomon and published by New Society Publisher. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It is bold, it is courageous, and it challenges many of our preconceptions about food, about soils, about farming, and about health.” —Michael Ableman, farmer, author of Farm the City To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality, the essential minerals lacking in our soil from intensive agriculture must be replaced. The Intelligent Gardener is the practical, step-by-step guide for any serious gardener who wants to: · Demystify this process · Debunk much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements · Re-mineralize our soil. Accompanied with customizable web-based spreadsheets, this toolkit calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. It conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people. Vegetables, fruits, and grains are a major source of vital nutrients, but centuries of intensive agriculture have depleted our soils to historic lows. As a result, the broccoli you consume today may have less than half the vitamins and minerals that the equivalent serving would have contained a hundred years ago. This is a matter of serious concern, since poor nutrition has been linked to myriad health problems including cancer, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes. For optimum health we must increase the nutrient density of our foods to the levels enjoyed by previous generations. The Intelligent Gardener goes beyond organic—it offers the essential tools for those who care about the quality of the produce they grow. “It’s hard to imagine this book not having a significant and lasting impact on the way organic farmers and gardeners grow their crops.” —Mark McDonald, West Coast Seeds
Download or read book Super Nutrition Gardening written by William S. Peavy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992-09-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that commercial produce is nutrient-poor, and explains how to grown more healthful food in enriched soil.
Download or read book Teaming with Nutrients written by Jeff Lowenfels and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gets deep into the weeds, so to speak, of the microscopic architecture of plants and the biochemical processes at play.” —Washington Post Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed, but many of us know little about the nature of the science involved. In Teaming with Nutrients, Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardener’s perspective. In his trademark down-to-earth, style, Lowenfels explains the role of both macronutrients and micronutrients and shows gardeners how to provide these essentials through organic, easy-to-follow techniques. Along the way, Lowenfels provides easy-to-grasp lessons in the biology, chemistry, and botany needed to understand how nutrients get into the plant and what they do once they’re inside.
Download or read book Your Well Being Garden written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your garden could be even better for you. Discover... How certain plants can form a barrier against air and noise pollution Which birdsong alleviates anxiety How plants can help to save energy Why green is so good for us Learn how connecting with nature can reduce stress and improve wellbeing. You don't even need a garden - even a balcony or houseplants can help to boost your mood. Every recommendation is backed by scientific research, drawn together by a team of scientists and experts. Your Well-Being Garden also suggests how to translate the science into ideas for your green space. With this groundbreaking book, find out how, in sometimes very simple ways, you can create an outdoor space that nourishes your mind and body, and is good for our planet too.
Download or read book Eating on the Wild Side written by Jo Robinson and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2014 IACP Cookbook Award in the category of "Food Matters." The next stage in the food revolution--a radical way to select fruits and vegetables and reclaim the flavor and nutrients we've lost. Ever since farmers first planted seeds 10,000 years ago, humans have been destroying the nutritional value of their fruits and vegetables. Unwittingly, we've been selecting plants that are high in starch and sugar and low in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants for more than 400 generations. EATING ON THE WILD SIDE reveals the solution--choosing modern varieties that approach the nutritional content of wild plants but that also please the modern palate. Jo Robinson explains that many of these newly identified varieties can be found in supermarkets and farmer's market, and introduces simple, scientifically proven methods of preparation that enhance their flavor and nutrition. Based on years of scientific research and filled with food history and practical advice, EATING ON THE WILD SIDE will forever change the way we think about food.
Download or read book Growing Consciousness written by Leo Carver and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing Consciousness explores the links between spirituality and the garden with a focus on Ayurvedic techniques and meditation. Through simple daily meditation practices coupled with gardening, you can marry spiritual growth and plant-based consumption to cultivate a more gratifying existence. This book forges an accessible path to self-discovery and truth; one that can apply to a small herb garden on the windowsill just as well as it would to a Buddhist Zen garden. Growing Consciousness will outline simple practices and explorations into the spiritual qualities of gardening and how one can marry spiritual growth and plant-based consumption to cultivate a more conscious and satisfying existence.
Download or read book Gardening with Biochar written by Jeff Cox and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bio-activated charcoal — called biochar — is the new darling of organic gardeners, embraced for its outstanding abilities to enrich the soil and improve plant growth. Gardening with Biochar is the first comprehensive guide to understanding, making, and using it effectively in the home garden. In this highly accessible handbook, long-time garden writer Jeff Cox explains what biochar is and provides detailed instructions for how it can be made from wood or other kinds of plant material, along with specific guidelines for using it to enrich soil, prevent erosion, and enhance plant growth. Now widely available at garden centers, biochar is also being lauded for its ability to sequester carbon in the soil, making it good for the health of the planet as well as the plants.
Download or read book The Miracle Tree written by Manuel C. Palada and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, moringa (Moringa oleifera) has been used as a food crop and as a medicinal plant. Almost all of moringa’s plant parts have multiple uses, particularly the leaves and seed pods, which are highly nutritious. During the past several decades, more attention has focused on exploring and expanding the multiple uses and benefits of this miracle tree. Advances in research and development are rapidly progressing in the areas of botany and germplasm improvement, agronomy, nutrition, natural medicine, and its commercialization by the food and cosmetics industry. Recent developments are not only focusing on using moringa as a food crop, but also as an industrial commodity, with applications such as water clarification, livestock feed, and biofuel. This book presents much information collected from various sources including field research studies conducted by organizations involved in developing and promoting moringa as one of the most useful plants, articles written by individuals with experience and knowledge about moringa, as well as other books and publications cited in this present edition.
Download or read book Food Science for Gardeners written by Robert Pavlis and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone's guide to using the power of science to produce healthier and tastier fruits and vegetables From garden to fork, Food Science for Gardeners is everyone's guide to optimizing the quality of garden produce and preparing the most delicious and nutritious food possible. Beginning with a high-level overview of food quality and nutrient density, this invaluable resource then takes a deep, but accessible, dive into: The essential nutrient groups—proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, and fiber—as well as phytonutrients and their antioxidant properties Factors affecting food safety such as pesticides, microplastics, bacteria, and other forms of chemical and biological contamination The pros and cons of a host of approaches to storage and preservation including canning, drying, pickling, and fermentation An extensive variety of cooking methods and how they affect nutrient availability Gardening techniques for growing nutritious food, including the use of organic practices, selecting the right cultivars, and enhancing soil health to improve food quality A complete section dedicated to the best growing methods for common fruits and vegetables. Whether you're a home gardener, local food enthusiast, or small-scale farmer, Food Science for Gardeners demystifies the science of food, enabling you to put the best quality vegetables and fruits on your plate.
Download or read book Phytonutrients written by Andrew Salter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many Western diets, the role of plants has been reduced in favour of more animal-based products and this is now being cited more widely as being the cause of increases in the incidence of diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. This important book covers the biochemistry and nutritional importance of a wide range of phytonutrients, including all the major macronutrients as well as the micronutrients and 'non-essential' nutrients. Phytonutrients is divided into three parts. The first deals with the role of plants in the human diet. Part II, representing the major part of the book covers in turn each of the major phytonutrient groups. Chapters include: non-lipid micronutrients, lipids and steroids, carotenoids, phenolics, vitamins C, E, folate/vitamin B12, phytoestrogens, other phytonutrients and minerals, and anti-nutritional factors. The final part of the book covers the methods used to manipulate levels of phytonutrients in the diet, such as fortification, supplementation and the use of genetically modified plants. Phytonutrients is an essential purchase for nutritionists, food scientists and plant biochemists, particularly those dealing with nutrients from plants, and their use in the human diet.
