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Announcing Fred's newest book!

Gardening: An Ecological Approach


A hand-lettered, signed and numbered limited first edition book.

Thirteen years in the making, Gardening: An Ecological Approach (to individual, community, and global health) provides 400 pages of practical gardening, ecology, and nutrition information in an easy-to-find, easy-to-understand format. The chapters include 1) concerns about industrial food and reasons to grow a garden; 2) basic concepts and principles about backyard and biosphere ecology; 3) gardening methods, techniques, and skills; 4) garden plant families and how to grow 70 common garden plants; and 5) keys to health and vitality--a basic approach to nutrition. The detailed table of contents and the comprehensive index provide immediate access to the wide range of topics. The book includes many interactive exercises ranging from an analysis of your garden's climate and soils to a planting plan based on your gardening objectives. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of original pen-and-ink drawings, Gardening: An Ecological Approach provides a compelling, artistic, and useful approach to gardening. The book is 8-1/2" x 11", coil-bound with clear protective covers, and sells for $48.00 plus tax and shipping.
Purchase online.

In the Salt Lake area?

Purchase Fred's book at one of the following retailers. Please call ahead to confirm availability.
Traces, 1432 S. 1100 E., Salt Lake City, UT; 801-467-9544
The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 801-484-9100
Red Butte Garden Visitor's Center Gift Shop, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT, 801-585-7843
Earth Goods General Store, 1249 S. 900 E., Salt Lake City, UT, 801-746-4410

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Note: If you would like to purchase prints, drawings, or woodcuts in addition to Gardening: An Ecological Approach, please contact us for ordering information.


Mountain Bear Ink is a small independent art studio and book press. Its goals are to celebrate and foster environmental awareness, ecological consciousness, and the gifts of biological and cultural diversity


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