Growing it, cooking it, eating it! From the vegetable patch to the
dinner table
Put off by the origin-unknown, not-so-fresh, pesticide-laden herbs at
the grocery store? Hungry for delicious high-quality vegetables and
fragrant herbs, and looking to have some control over where your food
comes from but you're a novice gardener?
Foodie meets novice gardener in this deliciously accessible, easy-to-use
guide to planting, growing, harvesting, cooking, and preserving 20+
popular, easy-to-grow vegetables and herbs. Taking the novice gardener
from growing herbs and vegetables to cooking delicious, nutritious, and
affordable meals using these herbs and vegetables, this book is a
celebration of food in all its stages.
The Food Lover's Garden guides novice gardeners through:
- Getting started with easy step-by-step growing instructions from
balcony to backyard
- Simple, tasty cooking recipes incorporating each vegetable and herb
- Meal combinations of two or more of the featured herb and vegetable
dishes
- Selecting essential kitchen tools and gadgets to maximize the herb and
vegetable harvesting
- Canning and pickling recipes for preserving the rest.
Beautifully illustrated with author's water colour sketches and
photographs from her herb and vegetable garden, this book is perfect for
the foodie and novice gardener--from the humble potato, to pungent
garlic, to the beauty of the beet, classic vegetables take a delicious
turn with innovative cooking recipes. Truly food for all seasons and
palates.
Foodies, novice gardeners, urban homesteaders, and supporters of
sustainable living--take back your right to high-quality food with The
Food Lover's Garden.
Jenni Blackmore is a writer, painter, micro-farmer, and certified
Permaculture Design Consultant. Her most recent book Permaculture for
the Rest of Us follows her journey from industrial Manchester to
Quackadoodle Farm, a sustainable homestead in Nova Scotia.
