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The Little Grower's Cookbook: Projects for Every Season
A game-changing book with more than sixty simple and sustainable gardening activities, recipes and weekend fun for every season, The Little Grower’s Cookbook is the perfect way to tempt kids away from screens and out into the green for some creative and eco-friendly family time together. Whether it’s a rainy day, the weekend or a holiday, there are fun-filled activities to suit everyone. Simple step-by-step instructions, colourful photos and plenty of tips and tricks make seasonal growing, harvesting and cooking exciting and easy. Have you ever tried to grow veggies in an old welly boot, made a butterfly banquet or tasted a snail sandwich? With no need for a large garden or a big budget, these projects will teach and inspire children to look at what’s around them in the natural world and have fun with it. They will learn, play and experiment with nature’s bounty through planet-friendly projects that re-use repurposed and recycled materials.
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The Little Grower's Cookbook: Projects for Every Season
A game-changing book with more than sixty simple and sustainable gardening activities, recipes and weekend fun for every season, The Little Grower’s Cookbook is the perfect way to tempt kids away from screens and out into the green for some creative and eco-friendly family time together. Whether it’s a rainy day, the weekend or a holiday, there are fun-filled activities to suit everyone. Simple step-by-step instructions, colourful photos and plenty of tips and tricks make seasonal growing, harvesting and cooking exciting and easy. Have you ever tried to grow veggies in an old welly boot, made a butterfly banquet or tasted a snail sandwich? With no need for a large garden or a big budget, these projects will teach and inspire children to look at what’s around them in the natural world and have fun with it. They will learn, play and experiment with nature’s bounty through planet-friendly projects that re-use repurposed and recycled materials.
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The Little Grower's Cookbook: Projects for Every Season

The Little Grower's Cookbook: Projects for Every Season

The Little Grower's Cookbook: Projects for Every Season

The Little Grower's Cookbook: Projects for Every Season

Overview

A game-changing book with more than sixty simple and sustainable gardening activities, recipes and weekend fun for every season, The Little Grower’s Cookbook is the perfect way to tempt kids away from screens and out into the green for some creative and eco-friendly family time together. Whether it’s a rainy day, the weekend or a holiday, there are fun-filled activities to suit everyone. Simple step-by-step instructions, colourful photos and plenty of tips and tricks make seasonal growing, harvesting and cooking exciting and easy. Have you ever tried to grow veggies in an old welly boot, made a butterfly banquet or tasted a snail sandwich? With no need for a large garden or a big budget, these projects will teach and inspire children to look at what’s around them in the natural world and have fun with it. They will learn, play and experiment with nature’s bounty through planet-friendly projects that re-use repurposed and recycled materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781916373914
Publisher: Eye Books
Publication date: 04/05/2021
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 7.75(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Julia Parker has worked in publishing for more than 25 years, is the author of a monthly article ‘Veg on the Ledge’ for the website of the fast-food chain Leon, has written for Tesco Magazine, and runs popular courses on growing fruit and vegetables. Olivia Colman is an Oscar-winning actor who has written a foreword for this book Ghillie James (right) is the author of five books including Jam, Jelly & Relish and Grains are Good. She was the food editor at Sainsbury’s Magazine and now writes for a variety of publications including the Boston Globe, BBC Good Food Magazine and the Singapore Straits Times.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Gardening Basics

What plants need and useful tools 10

Types of soil 13

Let's recycle 14

10 ways to save the planet 16

Welcome wildlife! 18

Seasonal planting and harvesting chart 20

Chapter 2 Get Planting!

Spring - carrots and parsnips, herbs, leeks, tomatoes and potatoes 22

Summer - lettuce, squashes and pumpkins, peas and strawberries 42

Autumn - beetroot and radishes, pea shoots, onions and greens 60

Winter - cress, garlic and blueberries 78

Chapter 3 Get Cooking!

Onions, root veggies, potatoes and garlic 94

Salad leaves, herbs and edible flowers 116

Broccoli, pak choi and all things green 130

Pumpkins, courgettes, cucumbers and tomatoes 142

Orchard fruits, summer berries and rhubarb 156

Chapter 4 Weekend Fun!

Little pots of sunshine - plant some flower seeds in homemade pots 180

Feed the birds - make your own seed feeders 182

Magical flower potions - create your own flower-scented water 184

Plant your packed lunch! - make a mini greenhouse 186

A café for worms - design your very own wormery 188

A present from the garden - herb-filled jam jars for someone special 190

Host a butterfly banquet - feed your fluttery friends their favourite foods 192

Build a bug hotel - construct a mini beast mansion 194

Store your seeds from A-Z - design your own seed library 196

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