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The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money  Cover Image Book Book

The self-sufficiency garden : feed your family and save money / Sam Cooper, Huw Richards.

Richards, Huw, 1999- (author.). Cooper, Sam, (author.). DK Publishing, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

"In a 33 x 41 ft plot -- half the size of a doubles tennis court -- you can grow enough vegetables to be self-sufficient. Huw Richards tested his very own self-sufficiency garden, growing 7,250 portions in 10 months by spending an average of just 4 hours a week gardening. In this book, he shares his plan so you can follow it month by month."--Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780744092394 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes recipes.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Environmental protection > Citizen participation.
Gardening.
Gardens > Design.
Home economics > Environmental aspects.
Landscape gardening.
Organic gardening.
Genre: Recipes.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 635.0484 Ric 31681010372530 NONFIC Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    "Huw Richards and Sam Cooper have spent the past two years planning and trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind."--Provided by the publisher.
  • Penguin Putnam
    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 trialing their very own self-sufficiency garden in a 10x12.5m plot and now they've worked out the perfect formula. Grow five portions of nutritious veg a day for four people following their month-by-month growing plan, which is realistic and flexible with cost, space, and time in mind.

    - 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 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.

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