Do you dream of succulent tomatoes, fresh basil, the aroma of freshly snipped chives, or the heft of a homegrown squash or melon? Grow these dreams into reality! With the help of Fearless Food Gardening in Chicagoland: A Month-by-Month Growing Guide for Beginners, a new book from Chicago-based nonprofit Peterson Garden Project, you can successfully grow your own food in your backyard, patio pot, or community garden plot. Whether youʼre a well-practiced green thumb or a gardening novice, with others or solo, Fearless Food Gardening will ensure your experience goes smoothly and deliciously, with its monthly, easy-to-follow, and handily illustrated tutorial on gardening all year round in Chicago. Since 2010, Peterson Garden Project has taught thousands of people how to grow their own food. Fearless Food Gardening delivers all of the educational programming and know-how from their community gardening experience in a format that is easy to read, understand, and apply. "Grewbie" gardeners (growing newbies) from southern Wisconsin to northwest Indiana will find the book equally relevant and helpful. With its conversational style, practical charts, illustrations, and nifty tips, Fearless Food Gardening is packed with all the info youʼd need to know whether youʼre brand new at urban gardening or an old hat. As the book goes through the months, it answers vital questions such as what to plant, when to plant, how to build a raised bed, where to position the garden, what plants offer the biggest value, and how to protect against cold weather.
Fearless Food Gardening also includes recipes throughout the year, chock full of ideas for how to utilize your garden-fresh provisions. From root vegetable salad and marinara sauce to zucchini bread and edamame hummus, Fearless Food Gardening brings the farm-to-table ethos into your own home - from Amzon