From early spring tilling and seeding through summer bounty to late fall harvest and cleanup, Ann Alma shadows ten young people, ages four to 14, as they grow some of their own foods. Each young person's focus is somewhat different. Josie aspires to become a chef , so she grows ingredients for new recipes. Jenna grows corn the way her First Nations ancestors have always grown it. Bradley enters his produce and preserves into a country fair. Espoir has a garden in containers. Sage grows all the ingredients for one meal of vegan soup and pumpkin pie while her sister Enna, at age four, helps her grandmother. Doukhobor brothers Cale and Quinn raise sixty chickens for eggs and meat. Keira and Benn produce enough food to give some away. Benn also supplies the pumpkins for Halloween fun. What emerges is a book that will delight experienced growers and encourage new gardeners to try their hand at growing fresh foods. The book features sidebars with relevant information, charts, a few garden journal pages, photographs and other visual images, recipes, even garden-related jokes.

ISBN: 978-1-4602-2001-6 (Paperback)
978-1-4602-2002-3 (eBook)
Published: July, 2013