Root to Bloom is a fascinating journey into whole plant use.
Root to Bloom is a delightful and informative book with a focus on whole plant use, an age old approach often overlooked in more modern times. Many of the plants we grow have uses beyond what’s commonly promoted. Did you know, for example, that the stems, foliage, flowers, seeds and roots of coriander are all edible?
Root to Bloom highlights that consumers need to be more thoughtful about the consumption of fruit and vegetables, where it comes from, and what we expect on the supermarket shelf: do we really need fruit and vegetable varieties to be available year-round – rather than seasonally as nature intended? And is our idea of what a vegetable should look like sustainable, when suppliers throw out almost as much as we eat as a result?
Root to Bloom shares ways to harvest, cook, preserve and heal using 35 common and not so common fruit, vegetable and herb varieties. It includes lots of detailed coloured images to further-inspire your new plant use journey.
About the authors
Mat Pember is a well-known gardening author and founder of successful Melbourne business Little Veggie Patch Co. Mat is an advocate for creating more sustainable urban environments, including growing fruit and veg and being actively involved in community gardening.
Jocelyn Cross grew up in a rural environment where her resourceful and inspiring mother left nothing to waste, finding savvy ways to make seemingly nothing into something special. This influence has seen her return to her farming lifestyle, creating Petite Ingredient, a thriving organic edible flower business.
Book details
Root to Bloom: a modern guide to whole plant use, published April 2018
Mat Pember and Jocelyn Cross
Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 9781743793442
RRP $39.99
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