Synopses & Reviews
Everyone wants healthy children who choose potatoes over chips and oranges over Oreos, but it isn't always easy to convince a picky child to try something new.
The Family Kitchen Garden integrates the garden and kitchen in a simple, fun way that parents and children can enjoy together. By teaching kids how to garden, they will be more likely to eat what they grow -- what a rewarding way to encourage healthy foods!
Unlike other guides to gardening with children, these are not simple projects just for kids. Rather, the authors believe that kids can do -- and will enjoy -- the same type of gardening that adults do. Part One focuses on the nitty-gritty of gardening with kids: how to keep sessions short, tips on how much to grow, and important safety precautions. Part Two is a month-by-month guide on what to sow, plant, harvest, and eat. Seasonal recipes include nutritious, kid-friendly foods like parsnip chips, rhubarb cake, and homemade ketchup. Part Three is an A-Z guide to vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers. Icons note which are plants particularly easy to grow and suitable for young children.
The Family Kitchen Garden is for parents who want to get their kids outside and for families looking for simple ways to lead a healthier life. Grab your kids and get gardening!
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"This is an indispensable handbook for starting a family kitchen garden. Growing your own vegetables and herbs will transform both your cooking and the way your children eat."
Alice Waters
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"Fun, easy-to-complete projects." Denver Post
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"This book shows how to get parents and children together in the garden and in the kitchen." Denver Post
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"Monthly tasks and an encyclopedia of vegetables, as well as recipes like a luscious rhubarb cake, make this book as useful as it is irresistible." Cleveland Plain Dealer
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"Creative activities and healthy recipes." Library Journal
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"Readers will also find an occasional recipe. Parsnip crisps, anyone? You'll say yes once you see them." Columbus Dispatch
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The last half of the book is an A-to-Z vegetable, fruit, herb and edible flower guide that would be helpful to any gardener who isn't satisfied with the amount of information crammed on the back of a seed packet. Austin American-Statesman
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"A garden lets you get back in tune with the seasons and nature, grow some of your own healthy food, and do something for your body and soul." Gardens Illustrated
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"This is an introduction to productive gardening than any novice could benefit from reading." Columbus Dispatch
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"Helpful to those who need reminders of when to harvest the brussel sprouts and when to start the tomato seeds indoors."
Kiwi Magazine
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"Excellent primer for gardening with kids ... long on useful information and growing plans, and doesn't rely on tired pinecone critters to entertain." Michigan Gardener
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"Knowing that picky kids are more likely to eat what they grow, this book integrates garden and kitchen in a simple way that parents and children can enjoy together." Vancouver Sun
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"This book is an excellent starting point for families who want to get into vegetable gardening." PlantWhateverBringsYouJoy.com
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"The Family Kitchen Garden is a lovely, invaluable resource, which, if implemented, could transform the way we as families spend our time, eat our food and live our lives. Only good can come of this."
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"Fun, easy-to-complete projects." Seattle Times
Synopsis
The Complete Kitchen Garden is an inspiring collection of garden designs and recipes for the home gardener and cook. based on the seasonal cycles of the garden, each chapter provides a new way to look at the planning stages 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 featuring the food grown in each specific garden encompass a full range of soups, salads, main course savory dishes, and desserts, as well as condiments and garnish to dress up the plate.
About the Author
Karen Liebreich is the founder and co-ordinator of the Chiswick House Kitchen Garden in West London. Her other books include
The Letter in the Bottle and
Fallen Order. She has a history doctorate from Cambridge University and basic horticultural qualifications from Capel Manor.
Jutta Wagner is the crop planner and designer for the Chiswick House Kitchen Garden. She started her career as a horticulturist in Bavaria, and went on to study landscape architecture at the University of Applied Science in Berlin. From 1995 until 2004 she worked for a Berlin design practice specializing in garden history and family housing projects.
Annette Wendland runs the teenage sessions at the Chiswick House Kitchen Garden. She works as a freelance photographer and studied at the London College of Printing. She specializes in architecture, food and nature photography.