Homegrown Harvest
Homegrown Harvest

Author: American Horticultural Society

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley

Published: 2010-11-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781845335601

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Written by the American Horticultural Society's foremost fruit, vegetable and herb experts, Homegrown Harvest provides lifestyle-changing advice that gardeners need for growing a year-round supply of healthy edible crops for their table. Specific local and regional advice enables gardeners to decide how and what to grow wherever they live in North America. The book starts with planning what to grow, then how to grow it- whether in an allotment, containers, a raised bed or vegetable patch- as well as information on how to get the best from your soil. Next, over the course of 12 seasonal chapters, from early spring to late winter, the book shows how to go from sowing to harvesting with clear instructions that help you stay on top of the joys and challenges of a productive garden. From apples and asparagus, raspberries to radishes, this book shows how to apply age-old techniques in a timely fashion, to get the most from your plot.

Homegrown Whole Grains
Homegrown Whole Grains

Author: Sara Pitzer

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 160342153X

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A resource that has everything gardeners need to know to grow, harvest, store, grind, and cook small crops of nine types of whole grains also includes fifty recipes to bring whole grains to the family table. Original.

Homegrown Honey Bees
Homegrown Honey Bees

Author: Alethea Morrison

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2013-01-29

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1603429948

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Discover the joys of harvesting honey from your own backyard. Alethea Morrison outlines what you’ll need to know to make it through the first year, while stunning macrophotography by Mars Vilaubi brings the inner workings of the hive to life. With in-depth discussions of allergies, colony hierarchy, bee behavior, and more, this approachably informative guide bursts with enthusiastic encouragement. Keep your own bees, and enjoy the sweet buzz.

Homegrown Pantry
Homegrown Pantry

Author: Barbara Pleasant

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2017-05-02

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1612125794

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Now that you’ve mastered gardening basics, you want to enjoy your bounty year-round, right? Homegrown Pantry picks up where beginning gardening books leave off, with in-depth profiles of the 55 most popular crops — including beans, beets, squash, tomatoes, and much more — to keep your pantry stocked throughout the year. Each vegetable profile highlights how many plants to grow for a year’s worth of eating, and which storage methods work best for specific varieties. Author Barbara Pleasant culls tips from decades of her own gardening experience and from growers across North America to offer planting, care, and harvesting refreshers for every region and each vegetable. Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner GWA Media Awards Silver Award Winner

Homegrown Harvest
Homegrown Harvest

Author: American Horticultural Society

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley

Published: 2012-05-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781845336837

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Homegrown Harvest provides the life-changing advice that gardeners need to grow a year-round supply of healthy fruit and vegetables for their table. The book starts with planning what to grow and where to grow it, whether that's an allotment, a series of containers, raised bed or vegetable patch, then how to get the best from your soil, and how to get started. Next, in season by season chapters, the book takes the reader from sowing to harvesting with simple clear instructions that will help them stay on top of the challenges and joys of a productive garden. From apples to asparagus, raspberries to radishes, this book will show how to apply age-old techniques to get the most from your plot.

Homegrown Whole Grains
Homegrown Whole Grains

Author: Sara Pitzer

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2009-08-05

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1603426590

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Learn to grow, harvest, store, grind, and cook nine popular whole grains. Sara Pitzer provides complete instructions for growing your own wheat, corn, barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, spelt, and quinoa, as well as recipes for using these grains in tasty dishes. Cultivating these crops is surprisingly easy, and it takes less space than you might imagine — with just 1,000 square feet of growing space in your backyard, you can grow enough wheat to supply ingredients for 50 loaves of delicious fresh bread.

50 Homegrown Harvest Recipes for Home
50 Homegrown Harvest Recipes for Home

Author: Kelly Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 2024-07-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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"50 Homegrown Harvest Recipes for Home" celebrates the joy of cultivating your own ingredients and transforming them into delicious meals right in your kitchen. This cookbook is a tribute to the bountiful rewards of home gardening, offering a diverse collection of recipes that showcase the freshest produce from your garden or local farmer's market. From vibrant salads bursting with heirloom tomatoes and crisp cucumbers to hearty stews brimming with root vegetables and fragrant herbs, each dish is crafted to highlight the natural flavors and seasonal abundance of homegrown ingredients. Explore a range of culinary delights, including inventive ways to use backyard herbs in marinades and dressings, or how to incorporate freshly picked berries into irresistible desserts. Whether you're a seasoned gardener looking for new ways to savor your harvest or a kitchen enthusiast eager to connect with locally sourced ingredients, "50 Homegrown Harvest Recipes for Home" invites you to embrace the farm-to-table experience with recipes that nourish both body and soul. With each turn of the page, discover inspiration and practical guidance for turning your homegrown treasures into memorable meals that celebrate the essence of seasonal eating.

Harvest
Harvest

Author: Stefani Bittner

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2017-02-07

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 039957834X

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A beautifully photographed, gift-worthy guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, bridal gifts, and more. Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful harvest! This practical, inspirational, and seasonal guide will help make any garden more productive and enjoyable with a variety of projects using unexpected and often common garden plants, some of which may already be growing in your backyard. Discover the surprising usefulness of petals and leaves, roots, seeds, and fruit: turn tumeric root into a natural dye and calamintha into lip balm. Make anise hyssop into a refreshing iced tea and turn apricots into a facial mask. Crabapple branches can be used to create stunning floral arrangements, oregano flowers to infuse vinegar, and edible chrysanthemum to liven up a salad. With the remarkable, multi-purpose plants in Harvest, there is always something for gardeners to harvest from one growing season to the next.

Homegrown Herbs
Homegrown Herbs

Author: Tammi Hartung

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2011-03-02

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1603427031

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Enjoy a thriving, fragrant herb garden and use your harvest to bring beauty, flavor, and health to your everyday life. Tammi Hartung provides in-depth profiles of 101 popular herbs, including information on seed selection, planting, maintenance, harvesting, and drying. Hartung also shows you how to use your herbs in a variety of foods, home remedies, body care products, and crafts. Whether you’re a seasoned herbalist or planting your first garden, Homegrown Herbs will inspire you to get the most out of your herbs.