Overview

"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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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. -- Valerie Easton Seattle Times 20090510 The new garden guide takes you and your kids - or grandkids - through the garden, month by month, with help figuring out what to plant when and how to eat it up. Denver Post 20090515 There are no frivolous 'kiddy projects,' though there are many creative activities and healthy recipes in the month-by-month section. -- Bonnie Poquette Library Journal 20090515 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. -- Tara Duggan Austin American-Statesman 20090603 An introduction to productive gardening that any novice could benefit from reading. -- Jodie Jones Gardens Illustrated 20090601 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. Michigan Gardener 20091001 This book is an excellent starting point for families who want to get into vegetable gardening. -- Steve Whysall Vancouver Sun 20091219

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Karen Liebreich is the founder and co-ordinator of the Chiswick House Kitchen Garden. 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 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 kitchen garden. She works as a freelance photographer and studied at the London College of Printing, she specializes in architecture, food and nature photography.

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