Allotments 4 All

General => Top Tips => Topic started by: emmy1978 on July 24, 2007, 14:30:54

Title: Brilliant Book
Post by: emmy1978 on July 24, 2007, 14:30:54
Food From Your Garden - It's a Readers Digest from 1977. My grandparents gave it to me when I got the lottie. It's a bit of a tome so I've only just started looking at it but it is fantastic! Covers everything. The only down side is the pests section recommends blasting everything with chemicals but hey, now we know better.
One to look out for in charity shops.  ;D
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: Amazin on July 26, 2007, 00:39:38
Amazon has a few second hand copies, too.
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: emmy1978 on July 26, 2007, 10:31:08
Oh duh, didn't think of that.  ;D
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: grannyjanny on July 30, 2007, 20:13:48
I hope it's  as good as you say it is as I "won" it on ebay last night.
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: Doris_Pinks on July 31, 2007, 09:01:58
I got one at Christmas fom my OH ,we now play see who can find the nicest cheapest pressie! He won hands down as it was only 59p from the charity shop!
And it is a good read if you ignore the chemical bit, bit big to read in the bath though I have discovered! :-\ ;D
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: greyhound on August 02, 2007, 17:40:07
I've had this for years.  It's a mine of information, especially in the back sections which include masses of stuff on things like preserving, wild food, keeping chickens, beekeeping .... all sorts.
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: saddad on August 05, 2007, 22:53:56
I have a well used and travelled original...
;D
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: Deb P on August 08, 2007, 18:03:00
I got one off of eBay last year, there is another one on offer at the moment though......http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Food-From-Your-Garden-RD-HB-Allotment-Self-Sufficiency_W0QQitemZ220137275087QQihZ012QQcategoryZ274QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: busy_lizzie on August 09, 2007, 14:54:59
I got this for christmas last year. My OH had seen it in a charity shop and thought it ideal for me, and he was right.  :) busy_lizzie
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: cambourne7 on August 09, 2007, 15:36:52
i am bidding :) will see how it goes it sounds like a good read!
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: Amazin on August 27, 2007, 02:11:30
I think you got it, Cam - I got the one offered after yours!

It's excellent - many thanks to emmy for bringing it to our attention.
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: cornykev on August 28, 2007, 20:46:31
I'll keep a eye out at the charity shops for that one.   ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Brilliant Book
Post by: Esre on August 28, 2007, 21:11:25
My dad has this book and was happy to sing it's praises, I wonder if he will let me 'borrow' it  ::)