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The Self-Sufficiency Garden
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Year-round growing plan to yield six portions of veg per person per day plus batching and preserving recipes. Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency. The Self-Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards and Sam...
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Year-round growing plan to yield six portions of veg per person per day plus batching and preserving recipes.
Eat homegrown food all year round and save money on your weekly shop by following a simple plan for self-sufficiency.
The Self-Sufficiency Garden by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper reveals the results of their two-year journey planning and trialling their own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot. They have developed a perfect formula for growing five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people, using a month-by-month growing plan that is realistic and flexible, considering cost, space, and time.
Learn about Huw and Sam'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 for meal prep, storage, and preserving ideas, along with base recipes to make the most of your crops.
Follow Huw and Sam's tried-and-tested methods and save money while enjoying homegrown food all year.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241641439
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: DK
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 179.0mm
Height: 224.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Huw Richards is a permaculturalist, digital creator, and co-director for Regenerative Media. His vegetable gardening YouTube channel has over 750K subscribers and has authored three books with DK, Veg in One Bed (2019), Grow Food For Free (2020), and The Vegetable Grower's Handbook (2022). Sam Cooper is a chef, fermenter, photographer and co-director for Regenerative Media. He has a following of 500K+ as @chef.sam.black on Instagram. He creates videos, courses, and develops recipes. The Nature of Food (2022) is his first book.
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