Description
Seed to Plate: A Homesteading Gardening Guide & Cookbook
Grow it. Harvest it. Preserve it. Cook it.
Have you ever wanted to grow more of your own food but weren’t quite sure where to begin? Or maybe you’ve already got a garden going, but you’re wondering what in the world to do with everything once the harvest starts rolling in!
That’s exactly why I wrote Seed to Plate.
After more than 24 years of gardening, learning from mistakes, experimenting, and feeding my family from our Northern Michigan homestead, I wanted to put that practical knowledge into one place.
This isn’t about picture-perfect gardens or fancy equipment. It’s about growing real food for real families.
What’s Inside?
- Practical vegetable gardening guidance
- Growing food in northern climates and shorter seasons
- Planning and planting a productive garden
- Harvesting and preserving what you grow
- Seed-saving knowledge for future gardens
- From-scratch recipes to bring your harvest to the table
- Real-world experience from our family homestead
Written for Real Gardeners
Here in Northern Michigan, above the 45th parallel, our growing season is short, our winters are long, and we have to make the most of every opportunity.
I’ve learned that growing food isn’t about having the perfect garden. It’s about learning what works, adapting when things don’t, and continuing to grow.
Whether you’ve got a few raised beds or a big backyard garden, there’s something here for you.
More Than a Gardening Book
My goal isn’t simply to teach you how to grow tomatoes or preserve green beans.
I want to help you build the skills and confidence to provide more of your own food, become less dependent on the grocery store, and rediscover the satisfaction of making something with your own two hands.
Become a producer, not just a consumer.
From my homestead to yours, happy growing!
Old Fashioned Ways in a Modern World – Food Prood – Laura Lawrence
FoodProod –
From Gus “Seed to Plate is impactful. Having extensive knowledge to share is one thing, but boiling that knowledge down to an easy to follow and unintimidating way is another. This book includes clearly veteren information and does an awesome job explaining it in a way that reads easily and makes you feel comfortable to dive in!
I feel more prepared for gardening obstacles that are bound to arise, such as pests which have unfortunately hurt previous harvests for me, and I have to give a hats off to the preservation and recipes that I did not expect to be so useful. The recipes are for normal people with typical ingredients around the house! This is so important to me and will help me plot out how to use my harvests with some creativity. I’m very excited to put this book to good use and reference back to it throughout my gardening adventures!”
FoodProod –
Marie “Great down to earth ( no pun intended) book. Informative for the novice and seasoned gardener. Recipes are easy to follow and always turn out delicious!”