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Everyone loves to eat healthy food and more and more people are discovering the benefits of growing their own fresh produce. No wonder home-grown produce has so many advantages over shop-bought food; it tastes better, is guaranteed free from harmful pesticides and, since it hasn't travelled halfway around the world to reach your plate, is environmentally friendly, too. It's also fun, great exercise and brings the whole family together.
Gone are the days too when owning an allotment was seen as the preserve of men. More women than ever before are taking up their trowels, indeed it is common to see whole families enjoying life on the allotment with many sites all over the UK having long waiting lists for vacant plots.
Believing that growing your own takes lots of knowledge or lots of space, some would-be growers are put off. This is a shame since it is so easy and satisfying to do and can be done on the smallest area.
A complete guide to growing and cooking your own fruit and veg, homegrown seeks to show just how easy it is by bringing you all the information you need whether you are a beginner or experienced grower. The easy-to-follow A to Z format takes you through the main crops commonly grown in the UK and explains all the essential tasks you will need for sure-fire success whether you have an allotment, a veg patch in the garden, or simply a few tubs or a growing-bag on the patio.
This new 132-page guide takes the muck and mystery out of veg growing by showing exactly when and how to sow seeds, how to harvest, prepare and store the most popular kinds of fruit, vegetables and herbs. It will give beginners the confidence they need to grow their own five-a-day for their families. And of course there is a mouth-watering, easy to follow recipe for every fruit and veg to inspire you, no matter how basic your cooking skills.
The writers:
STEVE OTT has worked in commercial horticulture all his life, growing everything from pot plants to parsnips and now edits Kitchen Garden, Britain’s best-selling monthly magazine dedicated to allotment gardeners. Steve grows his fruit and veg in Lincolnshire.
EMMA RAWLINGS is also a professional horticulturist and gardening writer. A keen grower of fruit and veg, Emma has tended to several allotments as well as keeping a veg patch in her garden in Rutland. She is deputy editor of Kitchen Garden magazine.
ROXANNE WARRICK has a passion for good, local and ethical produce. Her love of food has led to recipe research and development. She tutors at Betty’s Cookery School in Harrogate and is the cookery expert for Kitchen Garden magazine.
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