Gardening by Cuisine: An Organic-Food Lover's Guide to Sustainable Living

by Patti Moreno

Overview

Even urban dwellers, with little more than a balcony or tiny backyard or windowsill, can grow their own food, thanks to Patti Moreno's groundbreaking gardening guide! Moreno, host of the most popular garden videos on the web, has devised a unique plan for creating low-maintenance organic “cuisine gardens”--including Italian Best-Ever Marinara Sauce Garden, Asian Stir Fry Garden, and Mediterranean Vegetable Garden--that produce the vegetables, fruits, and herbs people love and eat. She supplies dozens of easy plans, plus a generous collection of simple, delicious recipes and menus that will make the most  of any garden's bounty. Moreno's colorful illustrations and comprehensive instructions will encourage gardeners both new and experienced to embrace sustainable living with ease and enthusiasm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402796432
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	01/29/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Patti Moreno is both the creator and host of GardenGirltv.com, one of the top urban gardening websites in the US (TubeMogul gave her the rank of Most Watched Garden Host on the web). Patti has contributed to Fine Gardening's Grow Magazine, Organic Gardening Magazine, Farmers' Almanac, The Boston Globe, and The Huffington Post, and is the co-host for the first season of the public television show, Growing a Greener World. Patti has appeared on NBC's Today and speaks at garden centers across the country. Her video series is available on HGTV.com. Patti lives in Boston, MA.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

How to Use This Book 9

Part I Cuisine Gardening Basics 10

1 How Does Your Garden Grow? 12

2 Controlling Common Garden Pests & Diseases 28

3 Starting Your Cuisine Garden From Seed 40

4 Measure Twice, Cut Once: Building Your Cuisine Garden 50

Part II Cuisine Garden Plans 68

5 Herb Pesto Garden 70

6 Asian Stir-Fry & Salad Garden 86

7 Shaker Medicinal Herb Garden 108

8 Vegan Raw Garden 122

9 Mediterranean Vegetable Garden 138

10 One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato Garden 156

11 Berry, Berry Good Garden 170

12 Three Sisters Native American Garden 188

13 Mama Mia Best-Ever Marinara Sauce Garden 206

14 Latin-Caribbean Sofrito Garden 226

About the Author & Companion Videos 244

Acknowledgements 246

Metric Conversion Chart 247

Index 248

Editorial Reviews

"...a guide for yard-to-table foodies. Ms. Moreno, a creator of the Web site gardengirltv.com who lives in urban Roxbury, Mass., gives the basics for gardening in raised beds, containers and window boxes. She first lays out essential bits about water, compost and pestilence, then offers plans for an herb pesto garden, an Asian stir-fry garden, a vegan raw garden and more. Confident that her instructions will yield bounty, she also provides recipes, like baba ghanouj from a Mediterranean vegetable garden and sunflower-seed cake from a Native American garden. A frisky yet sensible tone pervades the book, from the author's dedication (to her family, “for eating all their veggies”) to the Mouth-watering Cilantro Lime Martini recipe at the end." —New York Times

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