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Here is a bright new take on foodscaping your garden. Brie Arthur's Gardening with Grains is a passion project that grew from a light-bulb moment. That is when she realized we've been missing a dynamic piece of the burgeoning foodscape movement.We've learned the joys of interplanting our blooming flowerbeds with veggies, herbs and berries, but what about the grains, those ancient and beautiful grasses that practically gave us civilization? Why couldn't we grow wheat, barley and oats for winter; corn, rice and sorghum for the warm season?
Gardening with Grains is a pioneering book, a companion to Arthur's The Foodscape Revolution. Richly illustrated, it combines history, environmental benefits and personal stories with simple how-to's for planning, growing and harvesting those six important grains...plus 12 chef-tested recipes for inspiration.
This is a design book, too, with planting patterns and suggestions, no matter how much or how little garden space you have. These grains are ornamental grasses, and they show off beautifully in any setting. The grouped plantings reveal the grains' varied colors and textures, interplanted with flowers like poppies, larkspur, snapdragons, nigella, zinnias, sunflowers and marigolds. Not only flowers, but salad greens and other decorative veggies play well with grains.
Gardening with Grains is foodscaping for fun, beauty and bragging rights. . . and maybe even some homemade beer and bread.(Genus illustrations and garden plans by landscape architect and botanical artist Preston Montague.)
Contents
Introduction: "Greetings from my sunny front yard in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina."
PART ONE: The Story
Chapter 1: My Grain Journey
Chapter 2: What are Grains and Why Should You Grow Them?
Chapter 3: The Entwined History of Humans and Cereal Grains (briefly told)
Chapter 4: Ancient Grains, Heirloom Grains, Chemistry and more
PART TWO: Meet the Grains
Chapter 5: Six Great Grains To Grow: Cool Season: Barley, Oats, Wheat; and Warm Season: Corn, Rice, Sorghum
*Genus illustrations by Preston Montague
Chapter 6: Other Grains I've Grown (or tried to grow!): Amaranth, Buckwheat, Millet, Quinoa, Rye
PART THREE: In the Garden
Chapter 7: Designing with Grains and Companion Plants
*Landscape drawings by Preston Montague
Chapter 8: Harvesting, Processing and Storing Your Grains
PART FOUR: What's Your Pleasure?
Chapter 9: Decorating with Grains: Bringing the Beauty Indoors
Chapter 10: Cooking with Homegrown Grains: 12 easy recipes for a yard-to-table adventure
Conclusion
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
