Growing Food

Eating a balanced diet is important. Healthy foods give you energy to learn and play. Do you know what the five food groups are? Or how much food from each group you need to stay healthy? Listen to this book to find out! This helpful book introduces the five food groups, appropriate serving sizes, and how to eat a balanced and nutritious diet. What's on My Plate? will motivate kids to eat well.

Trying new foods is fun! Eating a variety of fruits, veggies, and other healthy selections helps you get the nutrients you need. How can you discover new foods you will like? And what are some different ways to prepare the new foods you find? This book introduces listeners to a variety of tasty ingredients and exotic new foods. Try new recipes with hands-on activities and a fun facts section.

Hugelkultur, also sometimes referred to as hugel bed, is a permaculture gardening technique for growing vegetables in heaps made from timber and covered over with topsoil. In this short introduction to a well established but little known growing concept, you will discover what it involves and how it can be used to great advantage particularly in dry arid regions. With a proper understanding and application of this simple technique, vegetables can be grown with minimum irrigation—and less backache!

This book contains strategies on how to grow plants, herbs and food in your own backyard. Although it is intended for those who are new to backyard farming, this book also includes info that a long time gardener may also find useful. The first part of this book provides the basics on backyard farming, the purpose of having one and the benefits you could get out of having your own backyard garden.