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John Jeavons Recommends:

An easy way to increase health and nutrition in your diet...add spices! Healing Spices details how to use 50 everyday and exotic spices to boost Heath and beat disease. One of my favorites, turmeric, has been cited in many medical studies to reduce inflammation as good and better than over the counter anti-inflammatories. It also reduces risk of cancer, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's. Incorporate turmeric into soups, grains, vegetables and more! Happy healing!

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Ecology Action's
2017 Calendar of Events

Currently Certified
GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Teachers

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A Project of Ecology Action

Gardening classes,
volunteer opportunities, and more!

Upcoming Classes:

Permaculture: Guides for a Healthy Garden
March 25 from 2:00-4:00 PM, $30

Homesteading 101: Cultivate Edible Mushrooms
in Your Own Garden
April 15 from 2:00-4:00 PM, $30-$35

Summer Fruit Tree Thinning and Pruning for Quality June 17 from 2:00-4:00 PM, $25-$30

Organic Gardening 101:
How to Grow Without Pesticides
June 24 from 2:00-4:00 PM, $20

For more information/registration,
go to Common Ground Garden

A Project of Ecology Action

Equipping gardeners for self-reliance
since 1982!

Your mail order source for Heirloom, Untreated, Open-Pollinated Seeds for Sustainable Food Production
Garden Supplies and Books, GROW BIOINTENSIVE® Publications and research papers

Online catalog & secure shopping cart: www.bountifulgardens.org
18001 Shafer Ranch Rd., Willits CA 95490

Request a free catalog.

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Memberships Support Our Work!

Ecology Action is a non-profit, environmental, research and education organization, focusing on sustainable ways of living in general and GROW BIOINTENSIVE mini-farming in particular.

Contribution Levels:
$40 Seed
$60 Garden
$100 Farm
$250 Community
$500 Village
$1,000 Town
$5,000 Region
$10,000+ World of Difference

— Bequests—
Ecology Action now has Bequest plans, including charitable remainder trusts and annuities,
available for those who wish to support our important global self-help food-raising network into the future.
Contact John Jeavons at Ecology Action for more information, (707) 459-0150.

About The Garden Companion eNewsletter

Editor: Leslie Roberts
Graphic Design, Online Version:
Shannon Joyner
Editorial Assistance:
Carol Cox and Mary Zellachild
Contributors: Justin Bartolini, Bob Cooper, Jes Pearce, John Jeavons, Joe Huber, Cat Johnson, Juan Manuel Martinez, Patricia Mayagoitia, Matt Anderson, Matt Drewno, Rachel Laase, Olawumi Benedict, Samuel Kangethe, BG staff, and GROW BIOINTENSIVE® friends from around the world

The print version of this Newsletter is published 3 times per year. The eNewsletter follows soon after.

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