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Preface to the Revised EditionHumans and houses need the passage of time to prove their mettle. Nearly twenty years have gone by since we moved to Vermont and began using Helen and Scott Nearing's slipform method to build our stone house. We are happy to report that the house has stood up well. Had...

INTRODUCTIONFresh grapes and wine are perhaps the most luscious foods we mortals encounter during our sojourn here. That's a big part of the unique affinity between grapevines and men. That's how the vine has tempted us to take it down from the wild trees, to protect it and work with it, so we can...

The Wide World of WeedsThis book is about the plants gardeners love to hate, which we call weeds. Through the ages, people have attempted to define weeds, always with inadequate results. Are they "plants whose virtues have yet to be discovered" (Walt Whitman), "guardians of the soil" (Joseph...