This book gives advice on growing your favorite fruits and berries, and then provides ample instruction on how to prepare or preserve the results. The perfect resource for both beginners and experts in America's #1 hobby, gardening.

Within this book, Barbara Doyen, a real farmer's wife, gives detailed instruction for growing a wide variety of delicious vegetables, along with terrific recipes. From the domestic to the exotic, the Farmer's Wife's expertise is always thoroughly explained and calculated to bring out the best in whatever plant she s working with. Includes growing, storing, freezing, cooking instructions and 200+ recipes and serving ideas for: asparagus, beans, broccoli, sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, parsnips, peas, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.

A delightfully original package, this book gives advice on growing your favorite vegetables, and then provides ample instructions on how to prepare or preserve the results.

God will meet you personally in your garden . . . and in his. Throughout the Scriptures God has revealed spiritual truth in the language of growing things. This Bible will take you into a deeper relationship with God through the contemplation of soil and soul. The NIV God’s Word for Gardeners Bible will inspire you to seek God in a personal way through informative essays, devotional readings and prayers that explore the nature of the gardener’s work, the rewards of gardening, the influence of seasons and weather, and the joy of the harvest. In this Bible you will also find botanical-themed pages containing horticultural information for the prominent plants noted in Scripture and landscape-themed pages highlighting the main gardens and regions in which the events in the Bible took place. Draw near to the One whose garden is planted with delight—in you! Features: 260 daily devotions and 52 weekend readings arranged in weekly themes and placed near relevant passages in the text to explore the biblical metaphors of gardens and gardening Topical Index (for 52 weeks) Special sections on the Garden of Eden, the garden of Gethsemane, and Jesus the Vine.