How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth Edition: (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons (Feb 7 2012)

This book is for you if:1) You are planning a trip to Mars and need a self-contained food-producing system.2) You are prepping for the zombie apocalypse and need to grow every scrap of your own food and compost to maintain soil fertility.3) You are a nerd who had read too many gardening books that reference Grow Biointensive, and want to know what it actually is (that's me!)This book isn't for you if:1) You want to grow more vegetables. Most of the book is about growing grain -- both for eating [...]

I've read this book 3 times already. I have it all marked up and highlighted throughout. It's the perfect reference and organic garden motivation book. Down to earh and simple to read. Love it!

This book was mostly an advertisement for the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method and the Ecology Action group, paired with fear mongering about the sustainability of current farming methods based on some questionable research. It did have a number of tips about how to grow your own food with limited land resources, and even how it is theoretically possible to make money selling the excess crop. It could be a good reference book for someone who wants to be very meticulous about growing vegetables without f [...]

An in-depth look at how Ecology Action has worked out the most efficient way to grow lots of food and compost crops to make you mostly self sufficient.

This book is very "hippie" and earthy. But there is some good information in it.