Homegrown Happiness - A Kiwi Guide to living off the suburban land, by Elien Lewis

Whether you have a small urban section or a rambling, shady backyard, Homegrown Happiness will help you create the perfect garden to suit your needs.
An advocate of the low-maintenance no-dig gardening method, Elien Lewis leads you through a year in your vegetable garden.

Includes advice on:

• Preparing and maintaining your vegetable patch
• What to plant and when, whatever your climate
• How to establish a working compost bin
• Keeping pests at bay
• The best time to forage and harvest.
• Elien shares her favourite seasonal recipes that draw on the ''root to tip'' philosophy, resulting in a low carbon footprint and minimal waste.
• Includes healthy homegrown recipes the whole family will love, including Sticky Ginger Cauliflower, Dandelion Quesadillas, Probiotic Honey Lemonade and many more.
• Homegrown Happiness is sustainable, low-maintenance, low-cost living at its best - providing easy-to-follow guidelines for creating a robust and healthy garden ecosystem, whatever your living situation or lifestyle.