Bounty of Garden, Food Shows

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-Gardening for life. Wise pros on how to plant without getting lost in the weeds.

-The Gardening Art. The garden, in history, literature, and the human soul.

-Urban Farming. Farmers who have converted city lots for everything from growing fish to heirloom pumpkins.

-Food Writer Kim Severson. Recipes for life, with the well-known New York Times food writer.

-Mark Bittman: Conscious Eating. A save-the-Earth manifesto — with recipes — from a food maven.

-The Foods We Love, with Sheila Lukins. The “Silver Palate” cookbook doyenne is still at it, with new recipes for beet and apple soup, lemon dill parsnip, and more.

-Judith Jones: A Life in Food. Legendary Knopf editor and her life in food.

-Food Critic Frank Bruni. Rating the perfect meal.