Sam Cooper

In this super practical companion for all kitchen gardeners, each crop has no-nonsense growing information on spacing, sowing, and harvesting accompanied by delicious and simple recipes for food made well. Whether you’ve got containers on a balcony or acres of land, knowing how many plants can grow per square metre and the expected yield means you can easily work out how much food you can grow in your space. There are also suggestions for the best varieties to grow for resilience and flavour. Recipes are easily adapted depending on how much you harvest and range from dishes to tuck into right away, such as a root vegetable tartiflette, to preserves to enjoy later, like a tomato sauce to add to pastas and stews. So if you’re motivated by food and flavour, How to Grow Food has everything you need to grow, harvest, store, cook, and preserve the tastiest fresh produce.

Chcete ze zahrady vytěžit maximum a získat bohatou úrodu čerstvých plodin po celý rok? Autoři vás provedou krok za krokem vším, co je třeba každý měsíc udělat, a ukážou vám, jak na ploše o rozměrech 10 x 12,5 m vypěstovat zeleninu, drobné ovoce, bobuloviny, bylinky i jedlé květy tak, abyste ušetřili a dosáhli co největší soběstačnosti.

Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency. Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialling their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow six portions of nutritious veg a day per person following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind. - Learn about Huw's self-sufficiency ethos, goals and approaches - Create your garden and learn how to build all the growing spaces you will need, such as hot beds and polytunnels - Follow month-by-month planting plans with guidance on key tasks throughout the year - Discover useful kitchen tips meal prep, storage, and preserving ideas along with base recipes so you can make the most of your crops Follow Huw and Sam's tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year.