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Books
John Lust. The Herb Book. New York: Bantam Books, 1974 (Benedict Lust
Publications).
"Wildman" Steve Brill and Evelyn Dean. Edible and Medicinal Plants.
(Illustrations by Evelyn Dean.) New York: William Morrow and Company,
1994.
Andi Clevely. The New Guide To Herbs. New York: SMITHMARK Publishing,
Inc., 1995.
Richard Mabey, consultant editor. The New Age Herbalist. New York: (A Gaia
Original) Collier Books/MacMillan Publishing Company, 1988.
The Community Garden Book. Larry Sommers. 1980; 121 pp. ISBN
0-915873-01-X. Available from The National Gardening Association, 180
Flynn Avenue, Burlington VT 05401.
Let’s Grow! (72 Gardening Adventurers With Children). Linda Tilgner. Garden
Way Publishing, 1988; 208 pp. ISBN 0-88266-470-0. Available from Storey
Communications, Schoolhouse Road, Pownal, VT, 05261; 800-827-8673.
Grow It! (An Indoor-Outdoor Gardening Guide for Kids). Erika Markmann.
1991; 48 pp. ISBN 0-679-81528-7. Available from Random House/Order Dept.,
400 Hahn Road, Westminster, MD, 21157; 800-733-3000.
Plants for Play (A Plant Selection Guide for Children’s Outdoor
Environments). Robin C. Moore. 1993, MIG Communications.
The Amazing Dirt Book. Paulette Bourgeois. 1990, Addison-Wesley Publishing
Co.
Kids Gardening: A Kid’s Guide to Messing Around in the Dirt. Kim G. &
Kevin Raferty. 1989, Klutz Press.
The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science. Roberta Jaffe and Gary Appel.
1990, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
To Dwell Is To Garden (A History of Boston’s Community Gardens). Sam Bass
Warner, Jr.; Photographs by Hani Durlach. 1987; 128 pp. ISBN
1-55553-007-9. Available from Northern University Press, 360 Huntington
Avenue, Suite 272, Boston, MA 02115; 617-373-5480.
American Community Gardening Association; 325 Walnut Street, Philadelphia,
PA, 19106; 215-625-8280.
National Gardening Association. 180 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05401;
802-863-1308
The Life Lab Science Program. 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064;
408-459-2001.
Cornell Cooperative Extension, New York City Urban Horticulture Program.
15 E 26th Street, 5th Floor, New York NY 10010; 212-340-2930.