Gardening for Abundance: Your Guide to Cultivating a Bountiful Veggie Garden and a Happier Life

by Brian Brigantti

Grow a Flourishing Vegetable Garden While Feeding Your Spirit

From planting your first seedlings to harvesting your crops and everything in between, gardener and homesteader Brian Brigantti helps you create a thriving vegetable garden right in your own backyard—all while giving you valuable insights into nourishing your soul through abundant living. Woven in with his own insights and experiences, Brian walks you through the process of starting an abundant garden from start to finish. A primer on soil health, composting, establishing biodiversity and more set you and your garden up for success. Then, learn methods for building out plots, choosing the best veggies for your climate and soil and tending to your garden throughout the seasons. Along the way, Brian shares his observations on the symbolism of gardening and the ways it can teach you about the joys of living a happier, more abundant life. Using only natural, chemical-free techniques that honor, respect and sustain the earth, Brian’s methods for cultivating a bountiful garden result in a cornucopia of homegrown vegetables and a deeper sense of connection with the earth your food and yourself.

Genres: Nonfiction

262 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 5, 2024

Reviews

[Allison Payenski · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who has been gardening for a few years now, I thought this book was incredibly helpful to revise my garden and plant with intention. Brian gives plenty of examples to help make gardens thrive, and he encourages the importance of biodiversity. This book was both educational and enjoyable.

[averybeth2014 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Abundance!! I loved this book. Such a great, informative guide on how to create a garden that sustains not only yourself and community but also the earth. I can’t wait to use some of the methods discussed in my own garden next year! 5/5 stars

[Aly Lerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and good for beginners!

[Kylie Galvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a beginning gardener in zone 10b, and this book has taught me so much. I was prepared for a dry “how-to” book” about how to grow my vegetables abundantly, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much of the “abundance” in your gardening is about finding abundance in your spirit.

The sections are short and easily digestible, and there is a reference in the back so that you can refer back to terms you aren’t familiar with in other chapters, which was helpful! Fertilizing organically was an interest point for me and I will have to read deeper on the mechanics but his own examples of fertilizer routines for transplanting were exactly what I needed to know before I move my starts outside next week.

I especially enjoyed the part where Brian goes into detail about his own gardening failures and how he was able to reuse some of them in the form of compost and that not all failed experiments are a complete waste. I love the mindset he presents when speaking about his garden and the love that is exchanged both ways.

But some of my favorite sections included his renderings of garden plans, I feel so inspired! I will try drawing my own garden plans even if I have already started for the season. It’s nice to see everything mapped out the way he does.

Highly recommend this book for any interested beginner gardener, it is an easy and delightful read and Brian absolutely sparkles with his charming passion for all things that grow (weeds too).

[Isabelle Sutch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great beginners guide to finding passion for your garden and where to start. I love the focus on finding your own abundance and the interesting concept of partnering different crops to keep bugs or other ailments at bay! I’m definitely a beginner so I will turn to this often. If you’re simply looking for a plants guide, this may not be your book, but wonderful for beginners who need a starting point and some motivation along the way

[Krystle Saylon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how Brigantti narrates this book and gives very personal recounts of his experiences. The stories help to ground the information and make me feel like I’m receiving advice from a close friend. I plan on referencing this book throughout the growing season ☺️

[Celine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for beginner gardeners. Experienced gardeners may appreciate the reflections on nature and consider some different styles of gardening. I will be recommending this as a guide for all my friends who want to get into gardening

[Katie Melody · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow this was disappointing. If you are looking for a guide or how to on gardening, this isn’t it. This book spends a lot of time focusing on getting your mindset about abundance and gardening right without any like, substantive tips or tricks or ideas about gardening.

[Nicolette · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is visually stunning and full of great information for new and seasoned gardeners. I love Brian’s content and enjoyed the book just as much!

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative and easy to access information.

[Carly Polcyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful and insightful for beginner gardeners like myself! I also really appreciated the elements of mindfulness sprinkled throughout the book

[Melinda Kline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Austin for the great gardening resource!! I love all the practical advice and will keep it for a resource for always. This book speaks to the spiritual blessings of abundance in gardening but also in other aspects of life! Really enjoyed it!