Everything you need to know to plant and eat leafy, podded, bulb, stem, root, tuberous, and sea veggies, from adzuki beans to yams. It's not hard to follow Mom's advice to eat your vegetables when you have more than 300 pages of great information on more than 140 varieties. Getting produce from garden to table starts in the soil, and many people go as far as storing their harvest long term. This book includes growing charts with helpful gardening facts for each vegetable, and methods of canning and preserving that allow you to enjoy the fruits—or rather, vegetables!—of your hard labor all year long. Tasty recipes also offer ideas of how to prepare some of the more obscure vegetables you can grow, as well as tried and true family favorites. Become a gardenista with The Vegetable Bible. The Vegetable Bible serves up: · Beautiful photos, information on the origins and interesting facts about each vegetable, storage tips, a growing guide, and more · Preserving methods your grandparents would be proud of · Valuable tips and advice on health benefits and culinary uses More than fifty delicious, healthy recipes so you can enjoy your harvest
