Accessible enough for beginning gardeners or aspiring converts to the organic gospel, "Straight Abead Organic" pulls no punches in providing both a wealth of advice for gardening successfully and a compelling rationale for gardening naturally. Shep Ogden and his wife Ellen have made their living as organic market gardeners, and more recently co-founded the influential direct-mail seed company Cook"s Garden. Commencing with design and site considerations, covering tools and soild care as well as seeding and planting techniques, and culminating in an extraordinarily useful comprehensive guide to growing nearly 50 types of vegetables and herbs, including advice on the best varieties for your circumstances, "Straight-Ahead Organic" promises to be indispensible--a book that will spend far more time off your shelf than on it.