Organized by season, Hugh Acheson’s latest cookbook reads like a love song to all things fruit and vegetable. In it, the Georgia chef shares 200 recipes that propel farmers-market produce – from green garlic and kohlrabi to heirloom figs and melon – to the center of the plate. ($35, Clarkson Potter)
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Rebecca Thistlethwaite and Jim Dunlop, founders of California’s organic TLC Ranch, speak to backyard hobbyists and full-time pros in this guide to producing and marketing ethically raised, grass-fed meats, from common cattle and pigs to niche species like elk and bison. ($30, Chelsea Green)
Maine Farmer Will Bonsall lays out a road map for living off the land by growing vegetables, grains, and perennial food crops with minimal fossil fuels, fertilizer, and manure. Also included: in-depth information on soil fertility, seed saving, grassland improvement, and pest management. ($35, Chelsea Green)
Thorncroft Clematis launch three new Clematis varieties at the Chelsea Flower Show. Norfolk-based Thorncroft Clematis Nursery showed three brand new Clematis for 2016 at Chelsea this week. The three are very different, giving Clematis fans a great choice of unusual flower forms and colours. Beautiful ‘Picotee’ has sumptuous large flowers, each white petal edged with magenta pink to make an eye-catching bloom. It’s an Early Large Flowered Clematis, blooming fr
Seed companies are launching their new flowers for next year in glossy catalogues ready to drop through the letterbox any day now. Fiery red and orange will make sure summer borders sizzle in 2017. Here’s our top 6 new flowers, all easy to grow annuals for the garden. Sweet pea ‘Scarlet Tunic’ A pretty new sweet pea in shades of red was officially christened ‘Scarlet Tunic’ by Chelsea Pensioners, after their distinctive uniform. Mr Fothergill’s, who have already donated more
2017 is the Year of the Bean – a great excuse to try a brand new variety in your kitchen garden. Here’s a sneak preview of seed companies’ new bean introductions for next year. Climbing bean ‘Python’ This new bean variety from Mr Fothergill’s produces plenty of uniform beans up to 15cm long on vigorous plants. “It has great flavour,” said Alison Mulvaney, technical manager for Mr Fothergill’s. “It can be late to get going, but once it does, it will shoot up its supports
There are many reasons for growing green peas. Mouthwatering and tender, homegrown peas are flawless, gracing your meal with vibrant color and delicious flavor. Traditional English peas have sweet, round, green peas inside a pod; you shell the peas and throw away the pod. Another type of pea is the snow pea, the crunchy, flat, sweet pod of Chinese cuisine that is eaten whole; the peas inside are not allowed to get big. However, one pea combines the sweet contents of English peas with