Pia Dowling Bücher

Common Scents Organic Gardening provides comprehensive, time, cost and water saving techniques for creating and maintaining a sustainable kitchen garden. Learn how to… •grow over 50 varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs & companion flowers, •use minimal watering, •create a 'viable' soil •create a naturally balanced ecosystem without the need for chemical pesticides, and •harvest healthy produce year after year.

'Grow & Brew Your Own Organic Coffee' focuses on time and cost saving, chemical-free techniques including how to grow, harvest, dry, roast, grind, brew and store your own Coffee (Coffea arabica) year after year.

Grow & Brew Your Own Organic Tea [Green & Herbal] focuses on time and cost saving, chemical-free techniques including how to grow, harvest, dry, pulverize, brew and store Green Tea (Camelia sinensis) and a variety of Herbal Teas including (German) Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), Elder (Sambucus canadensis), Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus), Lemon Verbena (Aloysia tryphilla), Mints (Mentha sp.), Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) and Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa).Monitoring all stages from plant selection to brewing, ensures the Green Tea and Herbal Teas you drink are free of any chemical additives, alleviating some purported health and environmental concerns. The ‘Invigorating Brew’ made from Green Tea and a variety of Herbal Teas is useful to assist in rehydration after exercise and due to the Lemon Verbena (Aloysia tryphilla), Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) and Mint (Mentha sp.) content also has breath freshener appeal.