Inspiration and Prose

Braiding Sweetgrass

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings Of PlantsBy Robin Wall Kimmerer NATIONAL BESTELLER Updated with a new introduction from Robin Wall Kimmerer, the hardcover special edition...

In Winter’s Kitchen

In Winter’s Kitchen: Growing Roots and Breaking Bread in the Northern HeartlandBy Beth Dooley Beth Dooley arrived in Minnesota from New Jersey with preconceptions about the Midwestern food scene. Having learned to cook in her...

The Garden in Every Sense and Season

Beginning with the heady blooms of spring and closing with putting the garden to bed in winter, Tovah Martin shares 100 essays that beautifully evoke the sensory experience of being in the garden.“Reminds us that the best way to get to know a...

The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder

The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder: 162 Recipes, Crafts, Tips, Techniques, and Plants to Inspire You in Every SeasonBy Allison Vallin Kostovick The joy and wonder of a garden-inspired lifestyle is captured in this colorfully photographed,...

The Heirloom Gardener: Traditional Plants and Skills for the Modern World

By John Forti An A-to-Z compilation of traditional gardening skills and heirloom plants, nostalgically illustrated with wood block art.  “Empowers readers with a toolkit of traditional and sustainable practices for an emerging artisanal...

The Seed Keeper

A Novel by Diane Wilson WINNER OF THE 2022 MINNESOTA BOOK AWARD IN FICTION “Compelling … The Seed Keeper invokes the strength that women, land, and plants have shared with one another through the generations.”...

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning AgainBy Page Dickey The engaging story of leaving a beloved garden and creating a new, very different garden, by one of America’s best-known and most accomplished garden writers. “Uprooted reveals...

Vegetable Gardening Wisdom

Vegetable Gardening Wisdom by Kelly Smith Trimble Sometimes the best gardening advice comes in tidbits shared over the backyard fence from a sage neighbor. In Vegetable Gardening Wisdom, Master Gardener Kelly Smith Trimble shares her...