Each year , publisher release oodles of gardening rule book , many of which are useful or beautiful . At the same time , C of cookery book are publish , and some of them are pretty respectable , too . As interest in intellectual nourishment gardening has increased , many publisher have put out garden / cookbooks . If you are tempt to buy one garden cookbook , buy this one from four - season garden expertsBarbara DamroschandEliot Coleman .
duncish and beautifully snap and illustrated , The Four Season Farm Gardener ’s Cookbookprovides a thorough and approachable treatment ofhow to grow food for thought , what to grow , how to get the most from your garden and finally , how to make it all taste delicious . Damrosch and Coleman are familiar ( maybe even , iconic ) chassis among veggie nurseryman . Damrosch is a hebdomadal food - garden editorialist for the Washington Post and author ofThe Garden Primer , a classic how - to book for gardeners , andTheme Gardens . For 10 class , she co - hostedGardening Naturallyon the Learning Channel with husband and writing partner Coleman . He ’s a long - time organic nurseryman and writer , who has written several good - selling books on growing intellectual nourishment in all seasons , includingThe New Organic GrowerandThe Winter Harvest Handbook .
The Four Season Farm Gardener ’s Cookbookstarts where all gardening book should — with the stain and how to sustain it . From there , it moves to garden innovation , choice of crops and how to grow them , and methods for extend the growing and harvest time of year . The garden layouts will be specially helpful to new vegetable gardeners and those who have been spring up intellectual nourishment for years will find new ideas in the incision on using basket - houses , transferable greenhouses , trellises and other aids to lengthen the season . Seed saving and food storage are also cut across .
Normally with a garden / cooking Good Book , you get either great horticulture information and so - so recipe or keen recipes and pretty basic garden information . The Four Season Farm Gardener ’s Cookbookmanages to cater high - timbre information on both fronts . formula for a hazelnut torte with summertime berries , a roasted tomato harlot and salad with unexampled potatoes , smoked salmon and pea made me athirst for the time of year to hail . I really like that on some formula the generator supply “ try this too ” suggestions for way to add or take off fixings look on what is ripe in your garden .
If you are looking to be inspired to maturate nutrient this year — or even to cook with farmers ’ mart fare — this is a book to get you on your way .
Which garden and/or cookbook are favorites on your ledge ?
— Mary Lahr Schier
