Grow Food for Free: The easy, sustainable, zero-cost way to a plentiful harvest
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- Author：Huw Richards
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Summary
Huw Richards set himself a challenge - to be self-sufficient by growing his own fruit and veg for free for a year。 He succeeded， and now wants to help you do the same。
Can't afford a raised bed？ Try repurposing an old wooden pallet。
Don't want to spend money on buying plants？ Look in the fridge and your kitchen cupboards for food that you can plant。
Need a particular tool？ Barter or borrow from a neighbour。
Don't have a garden？ See if someone in your area has an untended patch you can turn into a well-loved veg plot。
Huw's Grow Food for Free has the inspiration and practical advice you need to start， grow， love， propagate and harvest your own fruit and veg organically and at zero-cost。 This is real sustainability！
Can't afford a raised bed？ Try repurposing an old wooden pallet。
Don't want to spend money on buying plants？ Look in the fridge and your kitchen cupboards for food that you can plant。
Need a particular tool？ Barter or borrow from a neighbour。
Don't have a garden？ See if someone in your area has an untended patch you can turn into a well-loved veg plot。
Huw's Grow Food for Free has the inspiration and practical advice you need to start， grow， love， propagate and harvest your own fruit and veg organically and at zero-cost。 This is real sustainability！
Reviews
Charity
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Informative book about how to start your own garden in the back of your back yard。 From seeds to compast to even on how to sell your produce。 Its in there。 Its a good start for anyone to start gardening。
Ariel
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Really enjoyed this gardening book！ Lots of practical ideas for improving my garden: I have several I’ve already put into practice （composting and seed starting） and several more I’m eager to try （comfrey fertilizer）。 Super glad I bought this - it is going on my resource shelf。
Jo
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Good book with easy to follow guides for starting a garden with little to no experience and virtually no expense。 Short term and long term gardening plans and community bargaining。
Elizabeth
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Lots of great ideas I would have never thought of in a colorful and attractive layout。 Can’t wait for summer to do some gardening。
Noel Killebrew
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This is the book I’ve been searching for！ Permaculture gardening to the point of it being 100% free！ This method of gardening is sustainable， accessible， waste-free， and supports being an active member of your community who both benefits from and supports other gardeners。 Wherever you’re at in your journey， you have things to offer， and without a single cent in hand， you can start gardening today。
Ryan Deer
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Huw Richards is basically a Welsh gardening MacGyver。 He’s helpful， optimistic， and instructive， and for anyone that loves gardening， this is a solid reference book。The only negatives I see to this is that many of his growing tips are contextual to the Welsh climate， so there are some considerations to take if you’re in a different growing zone （or if you want to try something like avocados or corn）。 Additionally， while he does briefly make note of this， some of his homemade solutions could cont Huw Richards is basically a Welsh gardening MacGyver。 He’s helpful， optimistic， and instructive， and for anyone that loves gardening， this is a solid reference book。The only negatives I see to this is that many of his growing tips are contextual to the Welsh climate， so there are some considerations to take if you’re in a different growing zone （or if you want to try something like avocados or corn）。 Additionally， while he does briefly make note of this， some of his homemade solutions could contaminate your soil with chemicals or microplastics if you don’t take precautions。 。。。more
Katie Topp
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Excellent resource that taught me some basic to intermediate level knowledge about saving seeds， planting， and compost。 All in an easy to digest form。
Ligaya
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I'm an experienced gardener with （only） 144 square feet of intensively planted raised beds and many edibles throughout my yard。 This is a good book for the beginner budget gardener but there are some things where being cheap will cost you in the long run。 Time is money and scrounging for materials may not be worth the wait。 There's little about specific plants and even less on the importance on planting what works for your zone so saying to plant some items you find in your grocery may be a wast I'm an experienced gardener with （only） 144 square feet of intensively planted raised beds and many edibles throughout my yard。 This is a good book for the beginner budget gardener but there are some things where being cheap will cost you in the long run。 Time is money and scrounging for materials may not be worth the wait。 There's little about specific plants and even less on the importance on planting what works for your zone so saying to plant some items you find in your grocery may be a waste of time。 Barbara Pleasant's book， Home Grown Pantry， is a better choice， really。 Nothing new here。 。。。more
Nancy Schielmann
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This is an absolutely inspiring book （even for wistful armchair gardeners）， and the style of delivery is forthright and engaging。 Truly a delight！ If you are able and willing to put in the work - and there is work - it is actually possible to provide yourself with fresh fruit and vegetables almost year round at little or no cost。 Here is an instruction manual on how to do the latter through bartering and some basic DIY。There are step-by-step instructions on everything from how to create various This is an absolutely inspiring book （even for wistful armchair gardeners）， and the style of delivery is forthright and engaging。 Truly a delight！ If you are able and willing to put in the work - and there is work - it is actually possible to provide yourself with fresh fruit and vegetables almost year round at little or no cost。 Here is an instruction manual on how to do the latter through bartering and some basic DIY。There are step-by-step instructions on everything from how to create various types of garden space to three different ways of making your own organic fertilizer。 There are instructions on how to grow from seed， how to minimize plant damage， ways to deter pests without chemicals， and lists of which types of plants can be started easily from cuttings or layering。。。 and of course， how to do it。 Don't have land？ There are wonderfully practical suggestions for using a balcony or even sourcing garden space from the community you live in。Need tips on what can be bartered， where to find free materials for plant supports or raised beds， and how to finagle a plant swap？ All included。 There is even a journal of the author's first year of free gardening - with pictures - laying out what he did each month to start and build his growing space。All in all， a solid addition to my gardening library that I will be referencing for years to come！ 。。。more
Dawn
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Good beginner manual。 Pretty pictures。
Josie
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Equal parts money-saving tips and a guidebook for new gardeners。 There wasn’t a lot of earth-shattering wisdom in this book， but there didn’t need to be。 Gardeners are generally all-around good people and trading time can often net returns。 I love the philosophy behind this book and it broke things down into realistic but manageable parts。
Just_me
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As a keen allotmenteer have a lot of growing books but am always on the lookout for more。 I liked this book as it is based around growing things for free or as cheap as possible， a philosophy I stand by myself。 Minimum cost， medium effort， maximum flavour！Huw Richards has rammed this book full of information and is one that you'll go back to again and again As a keen allotmenteer have a lot of growing books but am always on the lookout for more。 I liked this book as it is based around growing things for free or as cheap as possible， a philosophy I stand by myself。 Minimum cost， medium effort， maximum flavour！Huw Richards has rammed this book full of information and is one that you'll go back to again and again 。。。more
Ginger
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This is definitely a beginner's book and an excellent one。 Visually appealing as all DK books tend to be， I enjoyed the brief time it took to inhale its contents。 However， I didn't learn anything new。 That's ok。 It was a fun read。 This is definitely a beginner's book and an excellent one。 Visually appealing as all DK books tend to be， I enjoyed the brief time it took to inhale its contents。 However， I didn't learn anything new。 That's ok。 It was a fun read。 。。。more
Dreyden
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Shows you how to farm， instructions are well written with pictures。。。
Diana
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A good book for novice gardeners。
Michelle
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Good photos and innovative ideas。 A nice starter book for the beginning gardener in a temperate climate。
Rachel
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I found this book helpful as it was divided into clear sections discussing annuals， perennials， pest， starting your garden etc。 It seems to be geared for people living in the UK but it gives great advice for raised beds， small containers and garden vegetable plots as well as how to source plants for free。 Great introduction。
Fiona
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What a fantastic， informative book。 Lots of information and 'how to's' to grow food for free。 Lots of ideas to make use of things we may already have， that you can make into raised beds etc。 No matter how little space you have there is ideas of ways to grow your own food。 A lovely inspiring book that anyone can use to start growing veg。 What a fantastic， informative book。 Lots of information and 'how to's' to grow food for free。 Lots of ideas to make use of things we may already have， that you can make into raised beds etc。 No matter how little space you have there is ideas of ways to grow your own food。 A lovely inspiring book that anyone can use to start growing veg。 。。。more
Debbie
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very user friendly and helpfulhow to create your own containers and toolsa good monthly planning guide
Rachelle
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Grow Food For Free。。。 an absolutely essential beginner's guide to planning， planting， harvesting， bartering and swapping seeds and produce for more prolific gardens。 Author is an expert and self taught gardener extraordinaire， and breaks down tasks into simple， well described activities and accompanying pictures illustrating his methods。 Very resourceful info。 Grow Food For Free。。。 an absolutely essential beginner's guide to planning， planting， harvesting， bartering and swapping seeds and produce for more prolific gardens。 Author is an expert and self taught gardener extraordinaire， and breaks down tasks into simple， well described activities and accompanying pictures illustrating his methods。 Very resourceful info。 。。。more
Katie
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I really liked this book and how the author lays out how to start on your very own gardening journey。 He includes lots of pictures， breaks it down into sections like 'building containers or beds'， 'obtaining seeds'， 'pests and diseases'， etc， and then has sections that detail good starter crops - when and where to plant， how much to water and all that。 Of course， he lives in Wales， while I am in a more desert climate， so I'll still have to research to adjust things to my climate， but overall it I really liked this book and how the author lays out how to start on your very own gardening journey。 He includes lots of pictures， breaks it down into sections like 'building containers or beds'， 'obtaining seeds'， 'pests and diseases'， etc， and then has sections that detail good starter crops - when and where to plant， how much to water and all that。 Of course， he lives in Wales， while I am in a more desert climate， so I'll still have to research to adjust things to my climate， but overall it was a very thorough book that will help get me started。 。。。more
Lisa
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WOW， Huw Richards garden is amazing。 Good， very basic information。 I'd love to learn more about storing vegetables correctly after harvest -- and how long they will keep。 WOW， Huw Richards garden is amazing。 Good， very basic information。 I'd love to learn more about storing vegetables correctly after harvest -- and how long they will keep。 。。。more
Tufty McTavish
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Half diary， half how-to for a selection of vegetables， with a load of ideas peppered throughout， this was an enjoyable read with a few things I want to try for myself。
Whitney Stanfield
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This is a very informative book filled with lots of tips and tricks to start a garden from scratch without spending a ton of money。 I borrowed this book from our local library but this book would make a great addition to a personal collection for the home。
Ren
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Lots of good ideas and tips。 Huw's diary at the back of the book was interesting。 Inspires one to think outside the box and use what you have。 Thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Even if you don't want to grow food for free， there is plenty of information for growing food in general。 Lots of good ideas and tips。 Huw's diary at the back of the book was interesting。 Inspires one to think outside the box and use what you have。 Thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Even if you don't want to grow food for free， there is plenty of information for growing food in general。 。。。more
Machim
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Less Is MoreQuite inspirational。 A wonderful introduction to a gardening mindset where creativity， adaptability， and making more with less are encouraged。 （Read on the iPad Kindle app。）
Jessica
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Even though I'm a semi-experienced gardener I still like to read any new gardening books because you can ALWAYS learn more and will never know everything there is to know about gardening。 In Huw Richards book he shows that you don't have to invest a lot of money into creating a successful vegetable garden。 He gives a lot of good tips on how to source materials for your garden or even using someone else's yard/garden。 He has an entire chapter devoted to creating compost， which is great， but I do Even though I'm a semi-experienced gardener I still like to read any new gardening books because you can ALWAYS learn more and will never know everything there is to know about gardening。 In Huw Richards book he shows that you don't have to invest a lot of money into creating a successful vegetable garden。 He gives a lot of good tips on how to source materials for your garden or even using someone else's yard/garden。 He has an entire chapter devoted to creating compost， which is great， but I do wish he would have talked a little more about cheaper ways to get good dirt to start your garden。 When we first started our garden we ended up getting not great soil， but have amended it over time with our own compost， but I think that is one of the most challenging things with getting started。 He talks about perennial and annual vegetables and herbs。 He gives tips on dealing with common pests， how to best invest in your garden as you progress and I really like that the last chapter is Huw's Journal that shows one year of him creating a garden and growing food。 Overall， this is a good book to help you get started growing your own food without breaking the bank。 。。。more
Sarah Jewett
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