Overview
Become self-sufficient all year round with this handy guide to storing your garden produce. There is a huge sense of satisfaction in being so self-reliant that you can grow fresh fruit and vegetables all year. With less than an acre, you can cultivate enough produce to feed a family of four for an entire year – but as most produce is ripe in the summer and autumn, most of it will go to waste without proper storage. How to Store Your Garden Produce: The Key to Self-Sufficiency is a modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The book is beautifully organised with the first part detailing a variety of creative storage methods, including basic storage, clamping, drying and vacuum-packing as well as pickles, chutneys, cheese, jams and jellies. The book also features an easy-to-use A-Z list of produce, in which each entry includes recommended varieties, suggested methods of storage and a range of delicious and unusual recipes to try out, from apple cider and strawberry wine to mushroom ketchup and pumpkin soup. With this helpful book, you’ll know where your food has come from, save money, avoid packaging and eat home-grown food. Learn simple and enjoyable techniques for storing your produce and embrace the wonderful world of self-sufficiency.
Full Product Details
Author: Piers Warren ,
Tessa Pettingell ,
Tessa Pettingell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Green Books
Edition: 2nd
Dimensions:
Width: 20.50cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 25.50cm
Weight: 0.304kg
ISBN: 9781900322171
ISBN 10: 190032217
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 17 March 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
There are so many benefits to 'growing your own', and as more and more of us get bitten by the bug this is the kind of book we'll need to give us storage tips in order to prevent all that unnecessary waste. The Cottage Gardener
A veritable Tardis of tips on how to preserve the harvest glut. A perfect present. 'Every serious organic gardener should have a copy' Organic Gardening. 'Very practical - a great gift for any gardener' Centre for Alternative Technology.
There are so many benefits to 'growing your own', and as more and more of us get bitten by the bug this is the kind of book we'll need to give us storage tips in order to prevent all that unnecessary waste. * The Cottage Gardener *
Author Information
Piers Warren grows all manner of fruit and vegetables in his garden and greenhouse. As well as being an author of several books and many magazine articles, he also teaches wildlife film-making. He is very experienced in running a smallholding and is keen to promote organic principles, sustainability and green thinking. He lives near Norwich.
