How to Become a Gardener

Find empowerment in creating your own food security

Ashlie Thomas

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Cool Springs Press
29 November 2022

Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables; Organic gardening; Allotments

"Food insecurity impacts over 37 million in the US alone, with a higher prevalence occurring among people of color. In How to Become a Gardener, biologist, gardener, and food security advocate Ashlie Thomas (@the.mocha.gardener) guides readers on their own life-changing path from food insecurity to nourishing homegrown harvests. The journey begins with finding your ""why"" and continues through to the realization that gardening challenges and failures are not an enemy but rather a tool for learning and growth. From starting seeds to reaping the harvest, you'll learn how to grow your own food, even if you're a complete beginner. Whether you garden in the ground, in raised beds, or in containers, it's always worth the time and the effort.

The power of growing your own food enables you to reclaim your food autonomy, connect with your community, and find freedom and wellness for yourself and your family."

By: Ashlie Thomas
Imprint: Cool Springs Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
Weight: 721g
ISBN: 9780760374245
ISBN 10: 0760374244
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: The Journey to Becoming a Gardener CHAPTER 1 A GARDEN DEFINED What Makes a Space a Garden? CHAPTER 2 CREATING YOUR FOOD SECURITY Gardens as a Resilient Intervention CHAPTER 3 GETTING DOWN AND DIR TY Starting Your Garden and Overcoming the Challenges CHAPTER 4 SOWING GOOD SEED S Evaluating Seed Options for Your Garden CHAPTER 5 EMPOWERMENT THROUGH GROWING Reclaiming Your Food Authority CHAPTER 6 FREEDOM THROUGH FOOD The Power of Homegrown Food for Holistic Wellness CHAPTER 7 LESSONS LEARNED Virtues Learned as a Gardener CHAPTER 8 THE GARDEN GROWS YOU Appreciating Your Gardening Evolution REFERENCES PHOTO CREDITS ABOUT THE AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX

Ashlie Thomas is a food security and home gardening advocate known on social media as The Mocha Gardener. Several years ago, Ashlie began her gardening journey with her husband on their one-acre North Carolina homestead. Through gardening, she has become more conscientious of local food systems and the health of the environment. Ashlie's love for wellness and the environment fuelled her passion to grow food and bring awareness through practice to growing issues of food insecurity in vulnerable communities around the country. After spending her childhood in a rural community that lacked sufficient access to nutritious foods, she understood that one way to address this barrier is through learning how to grow food and educating others on what quality foods consists of and from where it originates. Ashlie not only believes that her garden may serve as a spiritually enlightening place to ground and regenerate, but also as an opportunity to deeply connect and give reverence to what she feeds herself, her family, and her friends. It is her hope and mission to empower others to take control of their well -being through growing the very thing that sustains them...good, nutritious food.

Reviews for How to Become a Gardener: Find empowerment in creating your own food security

"""...is a beautiful encapsulation of Thomas's love and appreciation for gardening that has everything you need to grow your own food and become the gardener you want to be."" * Washington Gardener Magazine * “…grow an abundance of crops, including a variety of leafy greens, roots and tubers, and a whole host of fruits… With a garden, [the author] says, you’re not just cultivating a space – you’re cultivating yourself.” * Better Homes & Gardens *"