Luay Ghafari

Seed to Table (eBook, ePUB)

A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking, and Preserving Food at Home (Kitchen Garden, Urban Gardening)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Seasonal Guide for Growing & Cooking Foods Right at Home

Luay makes growing your own food, even if just a small amount, into an achievable endeavor.Niki Irving of Flourish Flower Farm, flower farmer, florist, author of Growing Flowers

#1 Best Seller in Organic Gardening

Learn to garden in any space with Seed to Table, grow and cook nutrient-dense foods to take your gardening and cooking to the next level!

Gardening, cooking, and eating done right! Seed to Table focuses on how to feed your family with nutritious foods from your own outdoor, home and/or kitchen garden. Whether you live in a city or in the country, this book gives you tools on effective growing techniques, seed starting methods, and garden maintenance.

Organic gardening for every individual style! Have fun while you create your own gardening system whether it be for a container garden or a kitchen garden. Try out big and small garden ideas to stock up your fridge with delicious fruits, vegetables, and herbs to grow your self-sufficiency. Maximize your minimal or large space with impactful practices that are perfect for anyone on a sustainability and self-sufficiency journey.

Inside Seed to Table, you'll find:

• A full and in-depth guide on preserving foods while cultivating homegrown foods
• Easy and delicious vegetable-forward recipes and preservation techniques to feed your whole family
• Effective urban gardening tools to create a garden in a patio garden, rooftop space, or any space

If you're looking for books on urban gardening or gardening in any space, add this book to your collection! If you liked Plants-Only Kitchen, Holistic Homesteading, or Raised-Bed Gardening for Beginners, then you'll love Seed to Table.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mango Media
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781684811632
• Artikelnr.: 67302492

Autorenporträt

Luay Ghafari is an urban gardener, garden educator, consultant, recipe developer, and founder of Urban Farm and Kitchen, a seasonal garden-to-table food blog and gardening resource. His mission is to guide and help anyone on a gardening and food-growing journey. With over a decade of intensive urban growing experience, he uses tried-and-true science-based techniques to grow abundant, healthy, and thriving gardens for himself and his clients. He is passionate about the garden-to-table movement and vegetable-forward seasonal recipes. He also teaches a garden-to-table Master Class for beginner and intermediate gardeners. He has been featured in publications like Medium, Food52, and Toronto Life Magazine, as well as in documentaries and is active on social media, where he shares gardening tips and seasonal recipes. Luay is based in Toronto, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Garden to Table
* A Matter of Taste
* On the Road to Self-Sufficiency
* A Communal Act
Chapter 2 - Crop Guides
* Cool Weather Crops
* Warm Weather Crops
* Herbs
* Garlic
Chapter 3 - Garden to Table Recipes and Preservation Techniques
* Garden-Inspired Libations
* Snacks and Dips
* Salads and Soups
* Pesto and Sauces
* Larger Dishes
* Side Dishes
* Condiments
* Pickling and Fermenting
* Confit
* Drying the Harvest
* Freezing your harvest
Chapter 4 - Garden Planning
* Hardiness Zones and Microclimates
* Leveraging Your Space Efficiently
* Taking Personal Inventory
* The Importance of Flowers in the Edible Garden
* Thematic Gardens
Chapter 5 - Growing Techniques
* Growing in Containers
* Growing Vertically
* Growing in Gutters
* Growing in Raised Beds
* Succession Planting
Chapter 6 - Fundamentals of Soil
* The Importance of Soil Health
* Micro and Macro Nutrients
* Product Rundown
* Amending Soil Organically
* Mulching
Chapter 7 - Seeds, Seedlings, and Plant Material
* Understanding Seed Lingo
* Should you Start from Seed?
* Planting Guide
Chapter 8 - Seed Starting for Beginners
* Equipment
* Seed Starting Technique
* Caring for your Seedlings
* Hardening Off Process
* Transplanting into the Garden
Chapter 9 - Garden Maintenance
* Weeding
* Watering and Irrigation Systems
* Feeding the Soil
* Identifying and Managing Pests
* Identifying and Managing Disease
* Pruning and Pinching
Chapter 10 - Season Extension and Winterization
* Extending the Growing Season
* Winterization
Glossary of Common Terms
Resources
QR Code Weblinks
Acknowledgments
P.S
About the Author
Index