The $64 tomato : [how one man nearly lost his sanity, spent a fortune, and endured an existential crisis in the quest for the perfect garden]
by Alexander, William, 1953- [photo, Bryan Regan; jacket desing, Anne Winslow ; lines from Robert Creeley]
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- 1565125037
- ISBN 13
- 9781565125032
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Bill Alexander had no idea that his simple dream of having a vegetable garden and small orchard in his backyard would lead him into life-and-death battles with groundhogs, webworms, weeds, and weather; midnight expeditions in the dead of winter to dig up fresh thyme; and skirmishes with neighbors who feed the vermin (i.e., deer). Not to mention the vacations that had to be planned around the harvest, the near electrocution of the tree man, the limitations of his own middle-aged body, and the pity of his wife and kids. When Alexander runs (just for fun!) a costbenefit analysis, adding up everything from the live animal trap to the Velcro tomato wraps and then amortizing it over the life of his garden, it comes as quite a shock to learn that it cost him a staggering $64 to grow each one of his beloved Brandywine tomatoes. But as any gardener will tell you, you can't put a price on the unparalleled pleasures of providing fresh food for your family.
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- Joseph Valles - Books (US)
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- 005780
- Title
- The $64 tomato : [how one man nearly lost his sanity, spent a fortune, and endured an existential crisis in the quest for the perfect garden]
- Author
- Alexander, William, 1953- [photo, Bryan Regan; jacket desing, Anne Winslow ; lines from Robert Creeley]
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1565125037
- ISBN 13
- 9781565125032
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- A gardener with a philosophical bent, Alexander gives excellent advice about everything from peaches and apples to zucchini and leeks, while asking probing questions: What do our gardens tell us about ourselves? Do we get the gardens we deserve? And why d
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- Catalog 74 - Gardening;
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