Item: Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables
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Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables by Andrea Kristin, an Organic Cooking Book | Book Review & $10 Gift Card Raffle

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Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.

Book Details

Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables by Andrea Kristin, an Organic Cooking Book | Book Review & $10 Gift Card Raffle

Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables by Andrea Kristin
Published by Grey Arrow Press on June 20, 2024
Genres: Gardening, Non-fiction, Cookbook
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 429

Andrea Kristin and her husband have been growing vegetables on their organic market garden farm outside Edmonton, Alberta, for nearly a decade. They sell at farmers markets and feed their local community through their thriving CSA program (@greyarrowfarm). In this book, Andrea draws from her wealth of firsthand knowledge to walk the reader graciously through all the ways to use, store, and enjoy your vegetables. She shares a bounty of insightful information, including which parts of each plant are edible, how to use them, what to do with your excess, and the various ways to preserve each one– including freezing, waterbath canning, pressure canning, dehydrating, fermenting, and pickling– to last throughout the year.

Written, photographed, and designed by Andrea, this book is filled with firsthand imagery and knowledge direct from the farm. It is an essential guide for every home gardener, homesteader, CSA member, farmer’s market frequenter– and anyone wanting to use and enjoy their vegetables to the fullest. Featuring over 50 types of vegetables (with applications for far more), from asparagus to zucchini and everything in between, it will help you reap maximum benefits, stretch your dollars, and make it all go farther than you ever thought possible while deepening your appreciation for nature’s delicious bounty.

Filled with: beautiful images, staple recipes, cooking + storage tips, preservation guides, meal inspiration, and creative uses. This is truly an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to fully enjoy their fresh produce!

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Excerpt from Fresh Grown

THE ROOT OF IT

When Denis and I started our organic market garden farm with our five kiddos in tow, we were excited to grow a bounty of wonderful produce for our local community. Ordering our first seeds had us dreaming about all of the exciting items we would produce. We couldn’t wait to hold the vegetables in our hands, taste the flavours, and share the harvest with our customers to enjoy around their dinner tables. Farm-to-fork deliciousness had begun. Our community was enthusiastic, and our CSA program was a smashing success.

Over the years, as we expanded our program, continued to grow a wide variety of vegetables, and fed hundreds of returning customers, we noticed a few recurring themes. Number one, although our customers loved their fresh produce and were excited by the incredible variety (“it’s like Christmas in a box each week!”), encountering new vegetables was daunting for them. And number two, they wanted guidance from us on how to fully use, store, enjoy, and make the most of their abundance of fresh vegetables.

The most frequent questions we get asked as market garden farmers are:

+ What is this?
+ How do I eat this? (Are all these parts edible?)
+ What sort of things can I make with this?
+ How do you store this to keep it fresh?
+ What can I do with my excess vegetables piling up in my refrigerator?
+ How can I preserve my vegetables to last through the year?

I wrote this book to answer all these questions and be a comprehensive guide for you to fully use and enjoy all your delicious, nutritious veggies.

Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.

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Purchase Links for Fresh Grown

Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables

Amazon Kindle Edition
Kristin, Andrea (Author)
English (Publication Language)
429 Pages - 06/20/2024 (Publication Date) - Grey Arrow Press (Publisher)

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My Thoughts on Fresh Grown

“Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables” by Andrea Kristin is a comprehensive guide designed to help readers maximize the potential of their vegetable produce. This book covers a variety of essential topics, including:

Selection and Storage: This section provides detailed advice on choosing the freshest vegetables and the best methods for storing them to prolong their shelf life.
Preparation and Cooking Techniques: This section provides practical tips and recipes for preparing and cooking vegetables in ways that enhance their natural flavors and nutritional value.
Preservation Methods: Instructions on different preservation techniques, such as canning, freezing, and drying, to ensure you can enjoy your vegetables year-round.
Nutritional Information: Insights into the health benefits of various vegetables and how to incorporate them into a balanced diet.
Sustainable Practices: This section provides guidance on growing your own vegetables, whether in a garden or a small urban space, and tips on sustainable practices to reduce waste.

Andrea Kristin’s book is a valuable resource for anyone, from home cooks to gardening enthusiasts, who want to make the most of their produce.

I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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About Andrea Kristin

Andrea Kristin and her husband have been growing vegetables on their organic market garden farm outside of Edmonton, Alberta, for nearly a decade. They sell at farmer's markets and feed their local community through their thriving CSA program (@greyarrowfarm).

In this book, Andrea draws from her wealth of firsthand knowledge to walk the reader graciously through all the ways to use, store, and enjoy your vegetables. She shares a bounty of insightful information, including which parts of each plant are edible, how to use them, what to do with your excess and the various ways to preserve them to last throughout the year.