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A vegetable garden is not an option for everyone, and so container
growing has become desirable for people with little outside space
Many have discovered the love of growing houseplants and want to
take their skills to another level; others are inspired by the idea
of growing their own food organically and sustainably. The book
covers all the essentials of growing a range of edible plants in
pots, and meeting each crop's specific needs. Author Claire Ratinon
brings her urban food growing expertise to this popular subject, in
a book designed to appeal to new gardeners and anyone who would
like to take on the rewarding challenge of growing their own
dinner, even if they've only got a window box or balcony to work
with.
*** A GARDENS ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR*** 'A beautiful book
about nature...I recommend it' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) A
powerful work of memoir and storytelling that will change the way
we think about the natural world. Unearthed is the story of how
Claire Ratinon found belonging through falling in love with growing
plants and reconnecting with nature. Like many diasporic people of
colour, Claire grew up feeling cut off from the natural world. She
lived in cities, reluctant to be outdoors and stuck with the belief
that success and status could fill the space where belonging was
absent. Through learning the practice of growing food, she unpicked
her beliefs about who she ought to be. Over her first year living
in the English countryside and with the first vegetable patch of
her own, she finds a pathway back to nature's embrace. And through
growing the food of Mauritius, recording her parents' stories and
exploring the history of the island, she also strengthens her
connection to her homeland. Unearthed urges us to look to the world
outside for the belonging and home we seek. It is a heartfelt call
to reconsider our history, the way we think about nature and the
complex relationships we all have with the land.
A powerful work of memoir and storytelling that will change the way
we think about the natural world. Like many diasporic people of
colour, Claire Ratinon grew up feeling cut off from the natural
world. She lived in cities, reluctant to be outdoors and stuck with
the belief that success and status could fill the space where
belonging was absent. But a chance encounter with a rooftop farm
was the start of a journey that caused her to rethink the life
she'd been creating and her beliefs about who she ought to be.
Enlivened, she turned her hand to growing food in London before
finding herself yearning for a small parcel of land to call her
own. Unearthed tells the story of her leaving the city for the
English countryside - and her first garden - in the hope of forging
a pathway towards the embrace of the natural world and a sense of
belonging cultivated on her own terms. 'Ratinon's story will change
hearts and minds' Alice Vincent 'A beautiful book about nature...I
recommend it' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)
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