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Title: The $64 Tomato
Condition: New
Subtitle: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden
Author: William Alexander
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1565125576
EAN: 9781565125575
ISBN: 9781565125575
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Topic: Biography
Release Date: 02/03/2007
Description: Bill Alexander had no idea that his simple dream of having a vegetable garden and small orchard in his backyard would lead him into life-and-death battles with groundhogs, webworms, weeds, and weather; midnight expeditions in the dead of winter to dig up fresh thyme; and skirmishes with neighbors who feed the vermin (i.e., deer). Not to mention the vacations that had to be planned around the harvest, the near electrocution of the tree man, the limitations of his own middle-aged body, and the pity of his wife and kids. When Alexander runs (just for fun!) a costbenefit analysis, adding up everything from the live animal trap to the Velcro tomato wraps and then amortizing it over the life of his garden, it comes as quite a shock to learn that it cost him a staggering $64 to grow each one of his beloved Brandywine tomatoes. But as any gardener will tell you, you can't put a price on the unparalleled pleasures of providing fresh food for your family.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 209mm
Item Length: 139mm
Item Width: 21mm
Item Weight: 308g
Release Year: 2007

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