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BOOK REVIEWS Create an organic medicine cabinet in your own backyard with this step- by-step guide to growing and using plant superfoods. The medicinal powers of herbs, vegetables and fruits have been revered for thousands of years. This practical guide shows you how to grow and use these plants to prevent diseases, treat everyday ailments and promote general good health. Grow Your Own Medicine A guide to growing health-giving plants in your own backyard Author: Mim Beim Publisher: HarperCollins RRP: $21.99 More than 60 plants and their properties are discussed in detail, from Echinacea to fight colds and boost the immune system, to cabbage to ward off cancer. You will learn their medicinal properties, how best to administer them – in teas, tinctures, compresses, poultices and more – and, of course, how to grow and prepare them for use. Mim Beim is a highly respected nutritionist and naturopath. She graduated from Nature Care College Whether you want to reduce your carbon footprint, save money, become more self-sufficient, or just enjoy the unique taste of fresh produce, Kitchen Gardens of Australia is a useful resource for do- it-yourself food gardeners. Author Kate Herd travels around Australia to 18 diverse kitchen gardens, from subtropical Queensland to the arid zone of central Australia, from the suburbs of Adelaide, to the countryside of rural Victoria and Tasmania. Kitchen Gardens of Australia Eighteen productive gardens for inspiration and practical advice Author: Kate Herd Publisher: Penguin RRP: $49.95 Some of the gardens belong to well- known personalities such as Leonie Norrington and Josh Byrne, while many are the creation of enthusiastic amateurs. For each, Kate provides a detailed garden plan, a brief history of the garden, the people who tend it, and a description of how they have overcome the challenges of difficult climates and soil types. There are tips on innovative irrigation techniques, environmentally friendly pest management, and how to create a 136 THE RETIREE AUTUMN with the nutrition prize in 1988 and has since helped create two TV shows on Foxtel (LifeForce), as well as appearing on many, including Fresh. Mim was also the Triple J naturopath and frequently appears on ABC radio. A regular contributor to Life Etc., Good Health & Medicine, the Sun Herald and Family Circle, Mim has also been a consultant to Liptons, Nokia, Big Brother, and nowadays gives workshops to groups, including corporations and government departments, on the effects of stress and how to deal with it. Mim is the past Head of Naturopathy for the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), Australia’s leading society for natural medicine, and currently lectures at the Australasian School of Natural Therapies in Sydney. garden from recycled objects with an overall emphasis on sustainability. With stunning photography by Simon Griffiths, the book is as aesthetically pleasing as it is practical. Kate Herd is a passionate kitchen gardener, writer, artist and designer. Her interest in food production comes from her ‘free-range’ out-of- doors childhood spent up trees, in veggie gardens and hanging around paddocks and animals. Kate’s love of good food is equalled by the pleasure she gets from growing produce, and she has developed a fascination with heritage food plants as well as with the stories that accompany them. Garden history, Australian plants and bush revegetation are all interests that inform her writing and her garden design practice. Kate creates gardens to be beautiful, functional and sustainable, whether for residential or commercial projects.