Maximize returns from your garden this year with help from the Mother Earth News Guide to Growing Your Own Food, 4th Edition. The editors at Mother Earth News have compiled the best information to help readers save money on food costs by growing their own food. Every thing from fertilizing your garden to backyard chicken basics, from organic pest control to composting is included, along with so much more.

With beautiful color photos, this 100-page Guide has the information to help readers have a self-sufficient life, starting in their own backyards. Articles include:

• 40 Gardening Tips to Maximize Your Harvest
• Seed-Starting Basics
• A Better Way to Fertilize Your Garden
• Vertical Gardening Techniques for Maximum Returns
• Build an Affordable, Portable and Predator-Proof Chicken Coop
• And more!

This glossy-page guide covers in-depth information on growing onions, melons, beans and basil. Readers will read how to harvest and enjoy snacks from heirloom corn.

Now readers can enjoy safe, flavorful and nutritious homegrown food from their own backyards.