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The Intelligent Gardner: Growing Nutrient-Dense Food Audio CD – MP3 Audio, March 10 2020

by Steve Solomon (Author), Erica Reinheimer (Contributor), Matthew Boston (Reader)
4.7 out of 5 stars 471 ratings
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Beyond organic--a practical guide to nutrient-dense food 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. To grow produce of the highest nutritional quality the essential minerals lacking in our soil must be replaced, but this re-mineralization calls for far more attention to detail than the simple addition of composted manure or NPK fertilizers. The Intelligent Gardener demystifies the process, while simultaneously debunking much of the false and misleading information perpetuated by both the conventional and organic agricultural movements. In doing so, it conclusively establishes the link between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people.
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  1. Part of series
    Mother Earth News Wiser Living
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  4. Publication date
    March 10 2020
  5. Dimensions
    13.46 x 19.05 cm
  6. ISBN-13
    979-8200304455
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About the Author

Steve Solomon is the founder of the Territorial Seed Company. He has been growing most of his family's food for over thirty five years, and is the author of several landmark gardening books including Gardening When it Counts and Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades. A lifelong evangelist for the value of self-sufficiency, his writing, lectures, and classes are focused on helping people become financially independent through producing their own necessities. He currently homesteads in Tasmania.



Matthew Boston is a New York-based actor with over thirty years of professional experience working in theater, film, television, and voice-over. He received his training from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Shakespeare & Company, and the Lee Strasberg Institute.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ZB91BBQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tantor Audio
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10 2020
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Unabridged
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8200304455
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 90.7 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.46 x 19.05 cm
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Mother Earth News Wiser Living
  • 鶹 Rank: #209 in Gardening Techniques (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 471 ratings

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  • LAVINIA M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Seminal work on the importance of soil
    Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2023
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    A wonderful book that is full of important information. As the saying goes "garbage in, garbage out". With the demands of agra-business providing quantity but not always quality this is the missing link of success.
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  • Mishka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
    Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2018
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    If you like a dry sense of humour (I do!) this book takes a very (wordy!) intelligent look at preparing your soil for growing good tasting and nutritious food. I love how honest the author is about his previous beliefs and how new learning has changed how he approaches soil amendment. I’m excited to try his tips on my garden!
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  • 鶹 Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
    Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2022
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    Lots of Info
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  • Heribert Eisinger
    5.0 out of 5 stars this is the first book that decodes how to grow ...
    Reviewed in Canada on October 1, 2016
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    this is the first book that decodes how to grow nutritious food, it explains why even organic shop bought produce has very little nutrition in it and how you can grow your own food with all the nutrition and protein yo need.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • K Coad
    4.0 out of 5 stars but great
    Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2016
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    A bit too personally specific, but great information
    One person found this helpful
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  • Kate
    5.0 out of 5 stars Order received promptly and would highly recommend to any new or seasoned gardner
    Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2018
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    Order received promptly and would highly recommend to any new or seasoned gardner! Great educational read for nutrition students as well.
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  • Mrs. Muryle Romanik
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book has become my constant companion
    Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2014
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    I suspect this book may help my garden change from mediocre to bountiful this year and the future. The only problem I had with the book was converting the quarts to Canadian kilograms. Maybe there was a conversion chart in the book that I missed?
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  • beeman
    5.0 out of 5 stars prompt service
    Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2020
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    Excellent everything
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  • moley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2022
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    This book is a revalation for anybody who is looking for a science led approach to healing themselves through their diet.
    Incredible book worth 3x the money and you only have to buy it once!!!!
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  • High Country Gal
    5.0 out of 5 stars "strictly organic" (meaning no "artificial" fertilizer altogether) is not the most intelligent way to garden
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016
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    If I had to choose only one book as a resource to encourage a healthy soil full of micro-organisms that enable nutrient absorption by plants, this would be it. While the viewpoint of the authors leans strongly organic, they do not neglect the important contribution minerals make to the health of the soil, including the microbes. In fact, the authors make very clear that, contrary to Steve Solomon's previous books, "strictly organic" (meaning no "artificial" fertilizer altogether) is not the most intelligent way to garden.
    In this book, the authors make the important connection between a healthy soil and food grown on healthy soil to promote human health. (That's in contrast to growing nutrient-deficient food on nutrient-deficient soil and making up the lack with expensive nutritional supplements which may or may not be absorbed by the human body.)
    The authors provide guidance not only on how to promote a healthy soil through compost and compost tea, but also how to choose mineral soil amendments wisely. Some commercial fertilizers are just bad for the soil. Others should be used sparingly, if at all. And still others are intelligent choices to use on a regular basis. To me this section of the book was most valuable. (I mean, it made sense to me that soils need mineral additives if they are low on certain minerals, but some "organic" additives are just priced out of reach. The authors provide reasonable alternatives.)
    The science of the soil is brought alive by the engaging writing style including a lot of personal anecdotes. The only thing missing from this book is guidance for no-till gardening.
    A nice supplement to this book is *Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, Revised Edition (Science for Gardeners)* which includes no-till gardening. (Unfortunately that book disappoints in not including remineralization of the soil.)
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  • SMB
    4.0 out of 5 stars Must Read
    Reviewed in India on April 26, 2016
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    Awesome books by an experienced gardener. I'm grateful to the author for sharing his rich experience in this book.

    Must Read for gardners, farmers.
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  • Lorenzo Costa
    4.0 out of 5 stars interessante, apre molte riflessioni
    Reviewed in Italy on January 17, 2017
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    libro molto interessante. Se non si hanno basi di conoscenza sul suolo e la sua chimica può risultare ostico, ma al massimo vorrà dire rileggere qualche paragrafo e riflettere su quello che si legge.
    Lo consiglio vivamente per coloro che hanno un orto, oppure per coloro che vivono di agricoltura su piccola/media scala
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  • Dam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Informative Book
    Reviewed in Australia on January 30, 2025
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    Fantastic book with great information about revitalising soil. Definitely broadened my ways of putting minerals back into the soil
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