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
