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No-Waste Kitchen Gardening: Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More
No-Waste Kitchen Gardening is a fun and colorful exploration of the amazing results you can get by re-growing vegetable cutoffs and scraps into harvestable, edible plants.
Stop tossing your carrot stumps, loose cilantro sprigs, lettuce and cabbage stalks, and apple cores in the trash! The expert advice in No-Waste Kitchen Gardening, gives you all the instruction and tricks you'll need to grow and re-propagate produce from food waste. You'll be astonished at how much food waste you can re-grow.
You'll also find some helpful general information about growing indoors and maintaining your re-grown plants. Two-part photo instructions show first what the root, chunk seed, or leaf should look like when you re-plant it, and second, when to harvest or re-plant it in soil to continue growing.
Edibles big and small, quick to grow and those that take a big longer, are included, so you can pick and choose which projects to take on. A few of the many plants profiled include:
Green onions
Tomatoes
Melons
Avocadoes
Potatoes
Carrots
Cut back on your food waste, cultivate your own food easily, and maybe even share gardening with a new generation, all with the advice from No-Waste Kitchen Gardening.
Stop tossing your carrot stumps, loose cilantro sprigs, lettuce and cabbage stalks, and apple cores in the trash! The expert advice in No-Waste Kitchen Gardening, gives you all the instruction and tricks you'll need to grow and re-propagate produce from food waste. You'll be astonished at how much food waste you can re-grow.
You'll also find some helpful general information about growing indoors and maintaining your re-grown plants. Two-part photo instructions show first what the root, chunk seed, or leaf should look like when you re-plant it, and second, when to harvest or re-plant it in soil to continue growing.
Edibles big and small, quick to grow and those that take a big longer, are included, so you can pick and choose which projects to take on. A few of the many plants profiled include:
Green onions
Tomatoes
Melons
Avocadoes
Potatoes
Carrots
Cut back on your food waste, cultivate your own food easily, and maybe even share gardening with a new generation, all with the advice from No-Waste Kitchen Gardening.
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First published December 18, 2018
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February 9, 2019
I was excited to get a chance to read this book since we regularly regrow kitchen scraps and I'm always looking for more inspiration. That said, I ended up with so many questions and concerns that I had to resort to google multiple times instead of finding answers in this book -- never a good sign in a book that's supposed to give you all the information you need on a topic.
First off, there are a number of great things about this book. It's filled with helpful colorful photos that do a good job of showing how to set up your scrap veggies to regrow them. The instructions are simple and there are a variety of plants offered, including standards like avocados and pineapple tops, lettuce, onions, etc. and less common plants like sweet potatoes and fruit trees from pits. The book is short and easy to read, and the author doesn't whitewash the fact that in some cases you will never get edible fruits or veggies from these projects (the argument is that it's fun or you get a houseplant or bragging rights).
Now the down sides. First off, as I mentioned, I kept having questions or concerns that the author didn't address. For instance, one of the first projects is carrots. The author points out that you can't grow new carrots from carrot scraps but says you can grow "delicious" greens. Right away I was puzzled as I've heard often that carrot greens are not healthy and secondly I've heard they taste awful. Off I went to google, where I found that it's been erroneously reported that carrot tops are toxic but there are still concerns. First off, conventionally grown carrots are heavily treated with pesticides on their greens because the government considers the greens not a part that will be eaten so they are allowed to use more heavy duty pesticides. Secondly, there are a lot of reports online of people who had very nasty reactions to carrot greens, either cooked or used in juices. The consensus seems to be that these are allergic reactions, but there are a fair number of them so carrot greens seem to be a food that a fair number of people react quite poorly to. Also, most of the sites I read said that they really didn't taste good at all (they're supposedly quite bitter) so a lot of folks said that even though you could eat them, you might not want to. All in all, this makes me not really want to bother growing carrot tops. And even if I did, I'd appreciate an author at least acknowledging any of this so others who had heard the same things wouldn't have to go google the information too.
Another area she never addressed was the fact that vegetables grown in water are going to be very devoid of nutrients. I googled that too, and found that conventional hydroponically grown veggies are grown in water solutions with nutrients added so they aren't lacking in flavor, vigor and nutrition. This book doesn't advise adding any nutrients though, which means these vegetables are going to be mainly poor tasting, sickly and not nearly as good for you as plants grown in soil or a nutrient solution. I'm assuming the author would argue that these vegetables are mainly grown for fun and not health but I think it's something worth mentioning. I'm thinking it might work to add compost tea to the water or even buy nutrient solution if you want to do this as an actual regular food source.
A lot of the plants aren't actually things you'll grow on your kitchen counter but are basically ways to save seeds from produce and grow them in your yard or garden. The author points out that it will generally be years before you'll ever get fruit, if ever, and it's likely to not taste good.
The author also never addresses the fact that most seeds, pits, etc. that you can regrow from supermarket veggies aren't the best for your garden since they're selected based on being able to be shipped and stored for long times, are probably not best for your climate or best tasting, and factors like that.
In other areas, I'm a little more "crunchy" than the author. I would have preferred more talk about why it would be better to choose fruits and veggies from the farmers' market or at least organic ones. The only time the author recommends organic produce is when they might otherwise be treated with sprout inhibitors (like potatoes and garlic treated not to sprout), but it's never recommended for other valid reasons (better taste, nutrition, health, etc.). She frequently says this is all zero waste and makes it sound eco-friendly, but she uses materials like plastic containers, plastic wrap, purchased soil-less soil mixtures, Lysol and isopropyl alcohol.
In the end, I'll continue to do what I was already doing with my kitchen scraps. I actually learned more from my google searches that I did after reading this book than I did from the book, but I did feel like I learned a few more basic ways to have fun with produce scraps and I enjoyed the photos. I will probably do a bit of it as homeschool projects with my younger kids, but I'll stick to my garden and foraging for most of our healthy, great tasting, free produce.
First off, there are a number of great things about this book. It's filled with helpful colorful photos that do a good job of showing how to set up your scrap veggies to regrow them. The instructions are simple and there are a variety of plants offered, including standards like avocados and pineapple tops, lettuce, onions, etc. and less common plants like sweet potatoes and fruit trees from pits. The book is short and easy to read, and the author doesn't whitewash the fact that in some cases you will never get edible fruits or veggies from these projects (the argument is that it's fun or you get a houseplant or bragging rights).
Now the down sides. First off, as I mentioned, I kept having questions or concerns that the author didn't address. For instance, one of the first projects is carrots. The author points out that you can't grow new carrots from carrot scraps but says you can grow "delicious" greens. Right away I was puzzled as I've heard often that carrot greens are not healthy and secondly I've heard they taste awful. Off I went to google, where I found that it's been erroneously reported that carrot tops are toxic but there are still concerns. First off, conventionally grown carrots are heavily treated with pesticides on their greens because the government considers the greens not a part that will be eaten so they are allowed to use more heavy duty pesticides. Secondly, there are a lot of reports online of people who had very nasty reactions to carrot greens, either cooked or used in juices. The consensus seems to be that these are allergic reactions, but there are a fair number of them so carrot greens seem to be a food that a fair number of people react quite poorly to. Also, most of the sites I read said that they really didn't taste good at all (they're supposedly quite bitter) so a lot of folks said that even though you could eat them, you might not want to. All in all, this makes me not really want to bother growing carrot tops. And even if I did, I'd appreciate an author at least acknowledging any of this so others who had heard the same things wouldn't have to go google the information too.
Another area she never addressed was the fact that vegetables grown in water are going to be very devoid of nutrients. I googled that too, and found that conventional hydroponically grown veggies are grown in water solutions with nutrients added so they aren't lacking in flavor, vigor and nutrition. This book doesn't advise adding any nutrients though, which means these vegetables are going to be mainly poor tasting, sickly and not nearly as good for you as plants grown in soil or a nutrient solution. I'm assuming the author would argue that these vegetables are mainly grown for fun and not health but I think it's something worth mentioning. I'm thinking it might work to add compost tea to the water or even buy nutrient solution if you want to do this as an actual regular food source.
A lot of the plants aren't actually things you'll grow on your kitchen counter but are basically ways to save seeds from produce and grow them in your yard or garden. The author points out that it will generally be years before you'll ever get fruit, if ever, and it's likely to not taste good.
The author also never addresses the fact that most seeds, pits, etc. that you can regrow from supermarket veggies aren't the best for your garden since they're selected based on being able to be shipped and stored for long times, are probably not best for your climate or best tasting, and factors like that.
In other areas, I'm a little more "crunchy" than the author. I would have preferred more talk about why it would be better to choose fruits and veggies from the farmers' market or at least organic ones. The only time the author recommends organic produce is when they might otherwise be treated with sprout inhibitors (like potatoes and garlic treated not to sprout), but it's never recommended for other valid reasons (better taste, nutrition, health, etc.). She frequently says this is all zero waste and makes it sound eco-friendly, but she uses materials like plastic containers, plastic wrap, purchased soil-less soil mixtures, Lysol and isopropyl alcohol.
In the end, I'll continue to do what I was already doing with my kitchen scraps. I actually learned more from my google searches that I did after reading this book than I did from the book, but I did feel like I learned a few more basic ways to have fun with produce scraps and I enjoyed the photos. I will probably do a bit of it as homeschool projects with my younger kids, but I'll stick to my garden and foraging for most of our healthy, great tasting, free produce.
March 9, 2022
I don't think that it's controversial to say that too much food gets wasted around the world. Scientific American published an article in their October 2021 issue whereupon it was stated that "40% of food produced is lost across the supply chain from farm to table." At the current pace of population growth and economic development, the world will need to convert an area the size of India to farmland over the next thirty years to keep up with demand, and this was before Russia invaded Ukraine—two very important agricultural producers.
And that's not even getting into landfill issues.
What this book aims to do is offer people some ideas on how they can cut down on their fruit and vegetable waste. Some people with the means to do so already have compost piles wherein they can take this waste and convert it into topsoil. But this book offers a means to eke out more edible produce from one's leftover produce.
It is by no means a magic method to regrow everything. Some of the food we eat doesn't get a second chance to produce more food. Broccoli, for instance, is a flower. Once we eat it, the leftover stalk is only good for compost. Some of the food we eat won't re-grow in the form we want, but will get a second life as something else. Root vegetables like carrots will not become carrots again. Instead, the leaves can be nurtured to grow and then consumed as salad greens.
But that still leaves plenty of produce that can be re-rooted, re-grown from existing roots, or grown from seed taken from the fruit itself. Onions, potatoes, celery, scallions, lettuce, pumpkin, garlic, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes are just some of the produce bought from the store (or farmer's market) that can be granted an extended or new life.
Before this book had been gifted to me, I had experimented on my own with food scraps. Using similar methods, I successfully grew onion and potatoes. My favorite variety of tomatoes is Roma, but the only tomato seeds or plants I ever see in stores are for the large varieties. So I salvaged the seeds from one particularly delicious specimen, and I was able to successfully grow fifteen plants all of which bore fruit! All this is to stay that while I haven't tried the author's methods per se, I know that it's possible. In fact, I just started trying to re-grow some lettuce.
So whether you're looking to do something for the planet, start a victory garden, want to educate kids on where our food comes from, or you're a hobbyist gardener looking to experiment, this book is worth checking out.
And that's not even getting into landfill issues.
What this book aims to do is offer people some ideas on how they can cut down on their fruit and vegetable waste. Some people with the means to do so already have compost piles wherein they can take this waste and convert it into topsoil. But this book offers a means to eke out more edible produce from one's leftover produce.
It is by no means a magic method to regrow everything. Some of the food we eat doesn't get a second chance to produce more food. Broccoli, for instance, is a flower. Once we eat it, the leftover stalk is only good for compost. Some of the food we eat won't re-grow in the form we want, but will get a second life as something else. Root vegetables like carrots will not become carrots again. Instead, the leaves can be nurtured to grow and then consumed as salad greens.
But that still leaves plenty of produce that can be re-rooted, re-grown from existing roots, or grown from seed taken from the fruit itself. Onions, potatoes, celery, scallions, lettuce, pumpkin, garlic, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes are just some of the produce bought from the store (or farmer's market) that can be granted an extended or new life.
Before this book had been gifted to me, I had experimented on my own with food scraps. Using similar methods, I successfully grew onion and potatoes. My favorite variety of tomatoes is Roma, but the only tomato seeds or plants I ever see in stores are for the large varieties. So I salvaged the seeds from one particularly delicious specimen, and I was able to successfully grow fifteen plants all of which bore fruit! All this is to stay that while I haven't tried the author's methods per se, I know that it's possible. In fact, I just started trying to re-grow some lettuce.
So whether you're looking to do something for the planet, start a victory garden, want to educate kids on where our food comes from, or you're a hobbyist gardener looking to experiment, this book is worth checking out.
January 21, 2019
I already regrow celery and lettuce from scraps, but I wanted to know what else I could re-use from what would otherwise be compost fodder, and this book had a lot of great ideas and information. From how to cut, prepare and/or save the piece of produce you'll be regrowing, to how to root or plant it, through growing and harvesting, this book walks through each step. I'm looking forward to trying many of these (pineapple or bust!).
February 5, 2019
In the past, I've tried growing the easy plants from kitchen scraps. Green onions, celery, lettuce - those were simple to grow from the saved bases. Saving seeds to plant is also simple. I already have lemon and lychee trees grown from seed. This book goes much farther, using a much wider variety of kitchen scraps and different techniques. The steps are clearly explained throughout. I think this would be especially fun for kids, but also for adults looking to delay those scraps heading to the compost bin. I'll definitely be trying out some of these ideas myself!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - Cool Springs Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - Cool Springs Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.
January 17, 2019
No Waste Kitchen Gardening by Katie Elzer-Peters
Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More
This would be a fun book for families with children to use together to grow a wide variety of vegetables using items purchased at the produce market. Or, adults wanting to try their hand at growing a few items using kitchen scraps might find it fun, too. The parts of plants are described, illustrations are provided (photos and drawings) and how-to-do-its for all plants suggested are easy to follow whether using seeds or parts of plants that will become new edibles or provide edibles in the future.
Having tried the avocado seed to grow a tree I can say it definitely works as we are collecting avocados from trees we started as seeds over a decade ago. Trees may take some time but are rewarding just as some of the easier more quickly growing prjects might be to begin with. I am not sure I learned anything “new” but this was a fun book to read and one I believe I would gift to my granddaughters in the future.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More
This would be a fun book for families with children to use together to grow a wide variety of vegetables using items purchased at the produce market. Or, adults wanting to try their hand at growing a few items using kitchen scraps might find it fun, too. The parts of plants are described, illustrations are provided (photos and drawings) and how-to-do-its for all plants suggested are easy to follow whether using seeds or parts of plants that will become new edibles or provide edibles in the future.
Having tried the avocado seed to grow a tree I can say it definitely works as we are collecting avocados from trees we started as seeds over a decade ago. Trees may take some time but are rewarding just as some of the easier more quickly growing prjects might be to begin with. I am not sure I learned anything “new” but this was a fun book to read and one I believe I would gift to my granddaughters in the future.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
July 4, 2019
A handy reference guide
I’m really excited to try my hand at some of the growing outlined in this book. While I have tried and succeeding and rerooting a few of the ones mentioned, there are so many others that I didn’t have any knowledge of or seemed far to intimidating. Now I feel intrigued and equipped to give then a try and grow so new food from old ones.
I’m really excited to try my hand at some of the growing outlined in this book. While I have tried and succeeding and rerooting a few of the ones mentioned, there are so many others that I didn’t have any knowledge of or seemed far to intimidating. Now I feel intrigued and equipped to give then a try and grow so new food from old ones.
February 1, 2020
A guide to growing indoor vegetables, greens, and other plants from regular food scraps. Elzer-Peters covers everything from the well-known (growing onion stalks, avocado seeds, and bean sprouts) to the more unusual (turmeric roots, melon seeds, and pineapple stems). The writing is clear and the instructions are easy to follow, and there are multiple gorgeous, helpful photos on every page. On the other hand, I question the usefulness of some of Elzer-Peters's suggestion. Yes, you can plant apple seeds and grow a new tree... if you have a big yard available, years to wait, and don't mind that the resulting fruit won't taste like the original apple. But for how many people is that really a practical project? Other projects are so similar to one another that they could have been combined; onions, garlic, and leeks, for example, have basically the same growing needs.
Ultimately, this is a book that has some interesting ideas and clear steps to follow, but which could have been greatly improved.
I read this as an ARC via NetGalley.
Ultimately, this is a book that has some interesting ideas and clear steps to follow, but which could have been greatly improved.
I read this as an ARC via NetGalley.
January 15, 2019
Thank you Quatro Publishing - Cool Sorings Press and Netgalley for granting my wish to review this ARC.
This is a fabulous book on how to reduce waste in the kitchen. I loved that the author recognises that people are attracted to a no waste lifestyle for numerous reasons. Loads of ideas are given on simple ways to reduce waste, such as reusing watermfrom cooked pasta, something so logical yet I am guilty of not doing it.
I look forward to implementing lots of the ideas in this book and trying to start my own garden based on scraps. I have a long way to go in my part of waste reduction but this wonderful book, along with its colourful, beatiful art work makes me motivated to at least try.
Thank you for granting my wish.
This is a fabulous book on how to reduce waste in the kitchen. I loved that the author recognises that people are attracted to a no waste lifestyle for numerous reasons. Loads of ideas are given on simple ways to reduce waste, such as reusing watermfrom cooked pasta, something so logical yet I am guilty of not doing it.
I look forward to implementing lots of the ideas in this book and trying to start my own garden based on scraps. I have a long way to go in my part of waste reduction but this wonderful book, along with its colourful, beatiful art work makes me motivated to at least try.
Thank you for granting my wish.
June 2, 2020
A pretty straightforward guid to regrowing from scraps. Informative, but a little repetitive.
April 24, 2019
No waste? Well, maybe not, but if you’ve got some potting mix and a sunny window, you can have some fun and stretch your veg purchases a bit farther.
August 13, 2023
I like plants. I like food. More plants. More food.
February 24, 2024
Very educational! Fast read with a lot of information. I learn a lot about how to correct things I’m already doing and how to try new things!
January 27, 2021
I would have been happier if this had been described differently. It's less gardening for food- more fun plant experiments. Which is great! But not really a no-waste kitchen? I don't know that the system of regrowing many items that can't be eaten is really superior to composting as the author suggestst.
August 5, 2021
Ein tolles Buch! Die Gestaltung ist so toll umgesetzt und die Anleitungen übersichtlich und verständlich. Habe richtig Lust mit dem Pflanzen anzufangen und durch dieses Recycling spart man nicht nur Geld, sondern hat ein gutes Gefühl dabei!
Besonders zum Nachschlagen perfekt
Besonders zum Nachschlagen perfekt
January 15, 2019
This book is great for people interested in gardening and those looking for ways to save a little money from their grocery budget. The tutorials for how to regrow plants from parts we normally would throw away are easy to understand and follow and prove useful for preventing waste. Each part of this book is very explanatory and tells you what part to use and how to take care of the plant once it begins to grow. I think its very helpful for new gardeners and experienced gardeners who may want to find ways to reuse their current plants.
I received a free ARC copy of this title through NetGalley in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I received a free ARC copy of this title through NetGalley in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
January 21, 2019
I received this book, for free, in exchange for an honest review.
This is a good overview of how to transform veggie leftovers into food.
The book is very repetitive which is both its strength and its weakness.
Rather than highlighting a technique and saying which veggies it applies to the author repeats the technique for each veggie. This is useful if you want to get more out of a sweet potato, but a waste of space otherwise.
I personally didn't get much out of this book and to me it seemed like it would've been better suited to a blog post. That being said, I think plenty of people looking to do the right thing without spending too much time researching would like this book.
This is a good overview of how to transform veggie leftovers into food.
The book is very repetitive which is both its strength and its weakness.
Rather than highlighting a technique and saying which veggies it applies to the author repeats the technique for each veggie. This is useful if you want to get more out of a sweet potato, but a waste of space otherwise.
I personally didn't get much out of this book and to me it seemed like it would've been better suited to a blog post. That being said, I think plenty of people looking to do the right thing without spending too much time researching would like this book.
March 16, 2024
This book is full of beautiful pictures, helpful illustrations and a few interesting suggestions on growing your own vegetables using kitchen scraps. I liked the chapters about root vegetables and the one about garlic is my favorite. I found that some chapters were not complete with the information needed to successfully grow the vegetable and I had to get additional details from YouTube videos (ginger chapter) to be able to get desired results. Overall I found this book to be a fun read and a decent resource for growing on your kitchen counter using scraps. For someone who wants to have a garden outside this book doesn't not have enough information.
January 17, 2019
This is an awesome book all around! I've tried, and failed several times, to grow a plant from leftover pineapple tops. So when I saw this title on NetGalley, I was super excited to hopefully learn what I've been doing wrong, AND to salvage other kitchen scraps into fun projects. The pictures throughout the book are fantastic. She starts with the very basics of botany and gardening, so the reader has an understanding of how plants grow and what we're trying to accomplish with gardening. The writing style is simple and instructional while conveying the author's obvious passion for gardening and the techniques explained here. Once this book is published, I'll definitely want a physical copy to keep in my kitchen for reference.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my digital advanced copy of this title. You can find my reviews and other bookish musings at www.ramonamead.com.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my digital advanced copy of this title. You can find my reviews and other bookish musings at www.ramonamead.com.
February 13, 2019
From Netgalley for Review:
I loved this book! As someone who has tried to take kitchen bits and regrow them into something useful (other than compost) and usually fails, I was glad to have such a clear guide to show me how I had been goofing things up! Perfect for the dreaded black-thumbs (like me) and for porch gardeners (also like me!) and not just geared towards advanced gardeners with sprawling yards. Definitely give it a read if you want to essentially have endless lettuce!
I loved this book! As someone who has tried to take kitchen bits and regrow them into something useful (other than compost) and usually fails, I was glad to have such a clear guide to show me how I had been goofing things up! Perfect for the dreaded black-thumbs (like me) and for porch gardeners (also like me!) and not just geared towards advanced gardeners with sprawling yards. Definitely give it a read if you want to essentially have endless lettuce!
March 17, 2023
All those radishes I threw out! Never again! And celery?? For realsies?? This book, while a bit too flippant saying, “yeah this might not work but it’s fun to try,” was mostly informative. I don’t have much luck gardening in Florida, so I liked that most of this book assumes you’ll be growing indoors. I’ve prepared three pots in my sunny window for the celery, leeks, and green onions currently in my fridge and I’m excited to get twice what I pay for!
January 21, 2019
It is 18 degrees below zero as I write this review this morning. Love the idea of gardening, especially year round in the kitchen, for free! This book is a wonderful resource on how to gain a second harvest from some of the foods you have in the refrigerator. I plan to try some of these ideas today!
January 28, 2019
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
As a gardener and composter, I was excited to receive a copy of this book. So many ways to grow your own vegetables from scraps, to supplement salads and main dishes. Excellent writing and descriptions of how to keep a good supply of fresh foods for your table.
As a gardener and composter, I was excited to receive a copy of this book. So many ways to grow your own vegetables from scraps, to supplement salads and main dishes. Excellent writing and descriptions of how to keep a good supply of fresh foods for your table.
October 27, 2021
Okay I just needed a quick fiction break on something I wanted to learn about. I wanted to learn about propagation (very into it rn) but this book was more about zero waste and repurposing your scraps. I do some of this now so it was a good read to see what I should be doing differently / what I can do moving forward. Overall good read / very short (150 pages)
January 30, 2019
This was a quick and cute read. I could see many of these suggestions for regrowing food to be a useful visual tool for teaching kids about the garden. Great pictures, fun font, easy to understand.
Thanks to #NetGalley, I had an advanced PDF to read and review.
*All opinions are my own and I was not required to post a positive review. *
Thanks to #NetGalley, I had an advanced PDF to read and review.
*All opinions are my own and I was not required to post a positive review. *
January 29, 2021
This was an interesting and highly informative read about reducing food waste by regrowing some of your leftovers. I was very interested in this book as I want to be more mindful of what I throw away and less wasteful.
April 8, 2022
I got this book for free at a composting seminar, and while I’ve been planning on starting a garden for the first time soon, I’ve never given a thought to regrowing kitchen scraps. This book opened up a world of possibilities for me, and I’ll definitely be using it as a resource in the future.
February 29, 2024
This book was very informative on re-growing produce you already bought to get the most out of the plant. I normally do green onions but now I’ve tried onions, lettuce, ginger and turmeric! Quick, easy read.
January 6, 2019
A good concise look at how to reuse vegetables and herbs and how to regrow them.
January 29, 2019
Some good info, but I think I'd like it to go a bit more in depth.
February 1, 2019
Wow! I must buy this book! It is full of useful ways to continue enjoying your produce without having to throw it all away. I am currently regrowing romaine lettuce and celery! Who knew!?
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