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"I remember reading an old organic gardening magazine about 25 years ago and seeing a picture of a guy in his garden; he looked about 19 ?tall, lanky and healthy looking. The caption read that he ate all of his food raw. It kept him fit and young looking. He was 30 years old! That simmered in my mental file for a couple of decades. I was having lunch at a gardening seminar in October 2001. I sat across from a vibrantly healthy man in his mid-60s. He was very energetic, more than any other man his age I had ever seen. He attributed his health to eating only raw foods." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "In addition, many raw fooders lose interest in mass entertainment and take up new, less expensive activities, such as organic gardening, hiking and camping. They also spend less on cars, being content with simpler, older models. 7. Pleasure It may be hard to imagine now, but after you have been eating raw for several months, food will begin to taste much better. You will derive more and more pleasure from the simplest foods, eaten in their whole, natural states. On occasion, eating will approach ecstasy." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"The rebel health colony, called Monte Verita (Mountain of Truth), espoused fruitarianism and practiced nude organic gardening. In H. G. Wells's dystopian fantasy The Time Machine, humankind bifurcates into two species: the Morlocks, underground toilers who live in darkness; and the Eloi, feeble, childlike little beings who sing and dance in the sunshine and eat only "strange and delightful" fruits such as hypertrophied raspberries and a floury oddity in a three-sided husk. Although science fiction seems an appropriate realm for this diet, for some it's a real way of life." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "He writes books about growing durians, organic gardening and other subjects, including a project on one-word affirmations called Switchwords. The idea is that whenever you find yourself in a predicament, you simply need to chant a certain word over and over again and a solution will present itself. For example, if you are hitchhiking and need a lift, simply repeat the word "on." Whenever you lose something, the switchword is "reach." The book is a guide to a hundred condensed incantations." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"It was at his center at Rancho La Puerta, Mexico, that Szekely claimed to have pioneered organic gardening, long before the term became popular. From his observations in what Dr. Szekely called his "Great Experiment," he classified foods into four groups. The first he called "biogenic" food, the most life-generating and cell-renewing group. These high-energy foods include all sprouts: soaked and germinated nuts, seeds, grains, legumes and grasses, such as wheatgrass. According to Dr. Edward Howell (Food Enzymes for Health and Longevity), sprouting increases enzyme content by 6-20 times." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Pick up a copy of Rodale's organic gardening magazine, or visit them online at www.rodale.com. Here are important written reports and documentaries: Poisoned and Silenced: A Study of Pesticide Poisoning in the Plantations; Endosulfan Poisoning in Kasargod, Kerala, India; Report of a Fact Finding Mission, 2002 Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific P.O. Box 1170 10850 Penang, Malaysia (604) 657 0271; fax (604) 657 7445 panap@panap.net www.panap.net Death in Small Doses: Cambodia s Pesticide Problems and Solutions Environmental Justice Foundation. 5 St." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"In March, CSA will be offering an organic gardening course. This summer, we'll put out a cookbook which, among other things, will attempt to impart the mostly unappreciated joys of eating Swiss Chard. The people who take part in CSA care deeply about the safety of the food we eat, and we're a pretty vocal group. We've found a kindred spirit in the manager of our local Penni's Market, Steve Murphy, who's been very responsive to our requests for products grown without pesticides." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"ORGANIC GARDENING The alternative to chemical pesticides and fertilizers is otganic gardening, or "eco-gardening." organic gardening methods are based on an understanding of how natute creates healthy plants. The natural method is a dynamic living process that includes biological, chemical, and electromagnetic processes, as well as no doubt many others we don't even know of yet. The ultimate goal of sustainable organic gardening is to have a healthy living plant/ soil ecosystem that does not need added pesticides of any kind, artificial or natural." - Debra Lynn Dadd, Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise (Get the book.)

"Reclaiming front yards through this process not only furnishes families with a hearty supply of nourishing food, it also provides an education in seasonal cycles, organic gardening, and regional biodiversity. Those of us who think a garden sounds too time intensive are not limited to having an emerald carpet. Even deserts and alpine areas have native grasses, shrubs, and flowers that will thrive on their own with a little water and sunlight. Eliminating the homogenous sod that covers most lawns can be as easy as getting down to the dirt and sprinkling some wild-grass seed." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"River Canyon is a raw retreat facility offering raw-food prep classes, fasting, juice fasting, organic gardening and wheatgrass cultivation. They also offer many options for total wellness some of which include yoga, massage, sweatlodge ceremonies, breathwork and personal counseling. Their facilities include fruit trees, straw bale houses, cottages, outdoor showers, compost toilets and beachfront access to the Yuba River! Sprout Raw Food Learning Center 1085 Lake Charles Drive Roswell, GA 30075 770-992-9218 Contacts: Jackie and Gideon www.sproutrawfood." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"In 1942, two years after Howard's testament was published, Rodale was publishing organic gardening and Farming and promoting the research results of Albrecht, Steiner, and the Howards. The Rodales conducted their outreach all over the world, forming alliances in Japan, Europe, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and Africa. At the same time that the university scientists were studying spray rates and nozzle sizes for applying toxic chemicals, the Rodale Institute was studying pest and predator interactions, cover crops and composts, organic disease management, and pest-resistant varieties. J. I." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.) "Rodale published several books on organic growing methods, including The Encyclopedia of organic gardening. The Rodale books and magazines whetted the appetites of farmers, gardeners, and consumers for information on biological farming in the United States. Though ridiculed and ignored by the proponents of big agriculture, the Rodales have championed organic Treated Control GREEN-MANURE EXPERIMENT, SHAHJAHANPUR, 1928-9 Some of Howard's points about yield and quality are punctuated with pictures and graphs like this one showing sugarcane growth after using cover crops on the plot on the left." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"He also believed in organic gardening and living close to the earth. If one of us had a bug in our cereal or a piece of food fell on the ground he'd say, 'Pick it up and let the earth pass through you and then you'll be immune to everything.' "Around 1982, I joined the board of the American Holistic Medical Association, shortly after getting through my residency. I began to hang out with like-minded colleagues who understood the importance of nutrition and exercise. Also, over the years, I met with a number of different healers." - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"Price-Pottenger: The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, is a clearinghouse of information on healthful lifestyles, ecology, sound nutrition, alternative medicine, humane farming, and organic gardening: www.price-pottenger.org Ravnskov and THINCS: These are the sites of iconoclast researcher Uffe Ravnskov, M.D., Ph.D., author of The Cholesterol Myths (see "Recommended Reading," page 321). His sites are dedicated to disproving the idea that too much animal fat and high cholesterol are dangerous to your heart and vessels." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Finally, despairing of its acceptance, in 1972 he presented his data to Robert Rodale, the publisher of organic gardening magazine and a pioneer in promoting healthier ways of life for urbanized Americans. The visionary Rodale grasped amaranth's potential, and in 1974 he made developing amaranth the top priority of his organic gardening and Farming Research Center. The Rodale researchers had many questions to answer. How was amaranth traditionally planted and prepared? To what extent was it still being grown? How much genetic di-versitv was left?" - Nelson Foster and Linda S. Cordell, Chilies to Chocolate: Food the Americas Gave the World (Get the book.)

"Here are some steps to successful organic gardening at home (see page 208 for more organic gardening resources): • Plan ahead—plan to grow some lettuce, at least a row of beans, and tomatoes; don't plant too many root crops the first year, since your soil will probably need building before you can raise those successfully. Include plants such as marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, fennel, dill, daisies, and nasturtiums that help resist pests. • Get seeds from mail-order catalogs (order them months ahead) or garden-supply stores, or buy plants that can be transplanted to your garden." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely in a Risky World (Get the book.) "Here are some steps to successful organic gardening at home (see page 208 for more organic gardening resources): þ Plan ahead—plan to grow some lettuce, at least a row of beans, and tomatoes; don't plant too many root crops the first year, since your soil will probably need building before you can raise those successfully. Include plants such as marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, fennel, dill, daisies, and nasturtiums that help resist pests. þ Get seeds from mail-order catalogs (order them months ahead) or garden-supply stores, or buy plants that can be transplanted to your garden." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely In A Risky World (Get the book.) "Here are some steps to successful organic gardening at home (see page 208 for more organic gardening resources): • Plan ahead—plan to grow some lettuce, at least a row of beans, and tomatoes; don't plant too many root crops the first year, since your soil will probably need building before you can raise those successfully. Include plants such as marigolds, zinnias, cosmos, fennel, dill, daisies, and nasturtiums that help resist pests. • Get seeds from mail-order catalogs (order them months ahead) or garden-supply stores, or buy plants that can be transplanted to your garden." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely in a Risky World (Get the book.)

"The ultimate goal of sustainable organic gardening is to have a healthy living plant/ soil ecosystem that does not need added pesticides of any kind, artificial or natural. organic gardening uses natural biological methods to build soil fertility and healthy, insect-resisting plants. The needed raw materials are taken in a sustainable way from local plant and mineral sources. Within the tealm of eco-gardening there are some philosophies and specialized systems you might want to learn more about." - Debra Lynn Dadd, Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise (Get the book.) "Has good sections on organic gardening and landscaping, sustainable agriculture, water conservation, and soil fertility. Ecology Action. Many books geared toward home organic gardening. Gardens Alive! Drip irrigation kits (including one made from recycled tires), birdhouses, and bird food. Lots of educational information. Gardener's Supply. Tools and aids for gardening, including soaker hoses and other watering equipment, and a cold frame finished with a natural wood preservative. Harmony Farm Supply. Extensive selection of drip and sprinkler irrigation equipment. The Kinsman Company." - Debra Lynn Dadd, Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise (Get the book.)

"Ann Wigmore clearly saw the tight connection between organic soil and human health, and she began promoting organic gardening and composting in the sixties when most people were just beginning to embrace chemical fertilizers as the future of agriculture. I see Ann Wigmore's uniqueness in her ability to pay attention to a wide spectrum of events, to explore living on this planet as one whole process, and to apply her expertise to many different aspects of life. She didn't choose to be a specialist in just one narrow field as many others have done." - Victoria Boutenko, M.A., Green For Life (Get the book.)

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