Jeff Gillman Goes to Beaverton

Here I am again, jealous of Oregon’s Get Gardening series.  This month’s guest is Jeff Gillman author of The Truth about Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Bottom Line and The Truth about Gardening Remedies.  I’ve read the latter from cover to cover, enjoying Gillman’s writing style and the slew of information packed between the paperback covers. I even reviewed it.  I ordered my copy of the former book mentioned, after hearing it was as good as his first. 

I’ve gardened organically most of my life.  I’ve made a few bad choices along the way--using Round Up one year and metaldehyde-based slug bait another time.  I stopped when I found the benefits did not outweigh the harm I was doing to the land.  Not too bad, considering the 33 other years, I gardened organically.  However, there are organic gardening practices that also raise my eyebrows, especially ones that are dangerous to the user.  In addition, some organic practices are a useless waste of time, resources and money.  Therefore, when Jeff Gillman writes a book about it, I take notice.

If you are in the Portland area, I recommend you check him out at this event coming up this Tuesday, May 20, 7 p.m., Powell’s Book Store at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., in Beaverton.

For the rest of us, we will just have to be content with buying his book or checking it out at the library.