The Complete Kitchen Garden

Author: Ellen Ecker Ogden
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1613120761
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
A design and recipe resource with “all the tools to plan a productive garden before seeds ever meet the ground” (The Wall Street Journal). Based on seasonal cycles, each chapter of this indispensible book provides a new way to look at the planning stages of starting a garden—with themes and designs such as the Salad Lover’s Garden, the Heirloom Maze Garden, the Children’s Garden, and the Organic Rotation Garden. More than 100 recipes—including a full range of soups, salads, main courses, and desserts, as well as condiments and garnishes—are featured here, all using the food grown in each specific garden. “There’s no reason a vegetable garden must be an eyesore, banished to the corner by the garage. . . . The Complete Kitchen Garden . . . combines design advice, garden wisdom and recipes.” —Chicago Tribune

The Heirloom Gardener

Author: John Forti
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604699930
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
“Empowers readers with a toolkit of traditional and sustainable practices for an emerging artisanal crafts movement, and a brighter future.” —Alice Waters, chef and owner, Chez Panisse; founder, The Edible Schoolyard Project Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious being lost? A tangible bond with our natural world—the deep satisfaction of connecting to the earth that was enjoyed by previous generations? In The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and traditional practices that link us with our environment and with each other. Charmingly illustrated and brimming with wisdom, this guide will inspire you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect.

Heirloom Country Gardens

Author: Sarah Wolfgang Heffner
Publisher: Rodale Books
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
Presents a guide to growing heirloom plants, and introduces a wide range of regional styles, flowers, herbs, vegetables, and fruits, along with advice on how to plant and cultivate them.

Flavors from the Garden

Author: William Woys Weaver
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0789345021
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Eighty seasonal recipes from master gardener William Woys Weaver will inspire victory gardeners and CSA shoppers to turn heirloom vegetables into delicious dishes. As a trusted expert in the lore of the garden, you can’t do much better than celebrated author, chef, and custodian of the Roughwood Seed Collection, William Woys Weaver. With recipes that follow the seasons, each chapter guides the reader from the garden to the kitchen to the table, an invaluable and enjoyable resource of growing, harvesting, cooking, and preserving knowledge. Comforting dishes included here range from fresh salads, slaws, and stir-fries to hearty soups and baked goods. Conserves, marmalades, and pickles preserve peak-season produce for yearlong enjoyment. Weaver’s plant-centric recipes include Pennsylvania Dutch favorites as well as inspirations from his global travels. With each bite, these recipes present the delicious biodiversity of local produce and careful preparation. Essays and sidebars enrich the reader’s experience with practical tips on the proper treatment of ingredients.

Epic Tomatoes

Author: Craig LeHoullier
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1612122094
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Savor your best tomato harvest ever! Craig LeHoullier provides everything a tomato enthusiast needs to know about growing more than 200 varieties of tomatoes, from planting to cultivating and collecting seeds at the end of the season. He also offers a comprehensive guide to various pests and tomato diseases, explaining how best to avoid them. With beautiful photographs and intriguing tomato profiles throughout, Epic Tomatoes celebrates one of the most versatile and delicious crops in your garden.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Heirloom Vegetables

Author: Chris McLaughlin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101445831
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
A garden of delight-and healthy, economical eating. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Heirloom Vegetables, readers will learn the rewards of growing heirlooms; find hundreds of descriptions and histories of a variety of available vegetables and find out how to make pollination work. ?Helps readers grow and eat locally, reduce or eliminate pesticides and additives, and save money along the way ?Includes step-by-step instructions for harvesting, drying, cleaning, and storing heirloom seeds ?For economical reasons-as well as concern for the environment and personal health-the popularity of gardening has grown in recent years

Gardening with Heirloom Seeds (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)

Author:
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458716279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description

100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden

Author:
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761114000
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 264

Book Description
Covers all the "ins" and "outs" of tomato growing, from planting and harvesting to fertilizing and caging, in a guide that comes complete with a review of tomatoes of all shapes, colors, and sizes

The Southern Heirloom Garden

Author: William Carlisle Welch
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 9780878338771
Category : Gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The regional lores, historical fact and trivia behind once commonly cultivated Southern plants.

The Heirloom Gardener

Author: Carolyn Jabs
Publisher: Random House (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
Collecting and growing old and rare varieties of vegetables and fruits--all about heirloom plants and how gardeners can help save this living legacy.