The Many Benefits of Raised Bed Gardening
One easy way to start a no-dig garden (which is also good for people with mobility issues who can’t bend down) is to create a raised bed garden (most garden centres sell ready-made raised beds, or techy peeps could find non-toxic recycled materials to build their own).
You basically just site the beds, fill with good soil and then plant! Raised Bed Gardening shows you how to plant and also how to make raised beds, with a few common tools.
Read more on no-dig gardening and humane slug/snail deterrents. If you live with animal friends, read up on pet-friendly gardens (some recommended flowers and fruit trees are not safe). Also avoid netting to protect food (just leave some for wildlife!)
How to Store Your Own Garden Produce
How to Store Your Garden Produce is an updated version of a classic book, to show that anyone with even half an acre of land can feed a family of four for an entire year. Most gardens produce harvests in spring and summer, so this book shows how to avoid the rest of your harvest spoiling (of course you can donate the rest to others if wished).
This simple A to Z guide shows how to dehydrate, freeze, ferment and pickle your produce, plus there are recipes like strawberry wine, peach chutney, mushroom ketchup and celeriac soup. Also read the author’s book he wrote with his daughter: The Vegan Cook and Gardener.
