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The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A-Z
You've heard the show, now read the book!
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ISBN 1856230465 / 9781856230469
376 pages, 190 colour photographs
RRP £14.95
"Emma Cooper is an unstoppable force, one of life's positive people, and The Alternative Kitchen Garden sets out her inspiring personal vision of how to grow your own." Emma Townshend, Independent on Sunday gardening columnist
"An indispensable compendium for a new generation of eco-conscious kitchen gardeners." Elspeth Thompson, The Sunday Telegraph gardening columnist
"An ideal companion for anyone getting dirt under their fingernails for the first time." Tracey Smith, writer / broadcaster on sustainable living, author of The Book of Rubbish Ideas
"Emma's style is light and friendly yet at the same time informative and based on personal experience.... A dual purpose book - a concise and valuable practical guide, but at the same time a lovely little read for the deck chair or hammock!" Graham Burnett, permaculture teacher and author (read his Permaculture Magazine review here)
"The Alternative Kitchen Garden is not just an A-Z, it is an inspirational tour of an edible garden that can be recreated in the smallest of backyards. An essential guide for a new generation of gardeners who are keen to join the kitchen garden revolution." Karen Cannard, blogger and author of The Rubbish Diet
"Hallelujah - a kitchen garden handbook for the genuine newbie. Instead of dry facts and statistics, here you have a description of the life and soul of a garden." Corrina Gordon-Barnes, award-winning writer of The World Needs Your Passion web site
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It's all about aliens this year on the Alternative Kitchen Garden. Find out why by listening to the show promo. The Top Five Reasons The Alternative Kitchen Garden is the Freshest Podcast
- The Alternative Kitchen Garden is always in season
- Covering familiar and unusual vegetables, the AKG helps you on your way to 5-a-day
- Updated every week - farm fresh
- Check out what's growing in the space age greenhouse
- Add fresh eggs to your order from our resident chickens
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