This is nice advice for how to grow a wide variety of vegetables, with a few recipes provided for each. I appreciated that each vegetable profiled had lists of what was challenging and what was easy about it, with recommended varieties. The author is based in the UK and so I had to extrapolate a bit for my MN garden, but I still picked up some nice tips and inspiration for next year's garden.

I read a digital ARC of this book for review. My kindle version had color photos but the formatting was messed up, so I can't speak to how effective or attractive the final photo element of the book will be.

You know that feeling when you have to scroll through a story to get to a recipe online? That is how this book feels. The beginning information about gardening is either too long or too short. I feel like it could benefit by either getting to the meat (veg?) of the book, or slowing down to give more detailed and in depth gardening information. Those who are seasoned gardeners won't find anything new, and those who are new won't find enough information.
That said, the recipes were the most enjoyable part for me, as well as each section on varieties to try. I quickly realized this would not be an informative book for me, however, as I am from the US and many suggestions and varieties do not apply to my region. I do wish I had hordes of little hedgehogs to come eat my garden slugs though! While not applicable to me as a gardener overall, I think this would be a fun read for a UK gardener - and I frequently got a chuckle from tongue-in-cheek phrases like "What could go wrong?" followed by the many ways broccoli can perish.

Limited gardening information, with interesting recipes. Would be helpful for very novice gardeners and fairly novice cooks. I enjoyed the sections on varieties of vegetables to grow.

I'm an avid home gardener, but far from an expert, so I'm always on the hunt for inspiration to make my plant adventures better. Becky Dickinson's Gardening to Eat is a lovely "farm to table" guide that gives not only helpful tips for growing a variety of fruits and vegetables, but also includes recipes for each as well. And that cover--well, it's just delicious.

I really liked the organic nature of this book as well; I garden without the use of any chemicals, so it's nice to know that I'm on the right track with what I'm doing there.

This is a great book for any amateur gardener and I'd highly recommend it for your shelves. Not only will it will make a nice compact little cookbook (it's a British publication, so I'll have to do some measurement alterations), but also a handy guide for when I need a gentle reminder when and how to plant certain crops.

Many thanks to NetGalley and publisher Pen & Sword for "granting my wish" for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Gardening to Eat by Becky Dickinson is such a helpful book for home gardeners who want to eat healthy. Part One talks about the basics of organic gardening. Part Two, Grow and Eat, is broken down by type of vegetable or fruit, and tells you how to plant it, grow it organically, and keep pests away, and then follows it up with recipes. For example, after walking the reader through the process of growing green beans, a recipe is immediately provided for Thai green bean curry. After the process of planting, growing, and protecting blueberries, recipes for Yogurt and Blueberry pancakes and blueberry cheesecake are provided. Seed to plate instructions for tomatoes, garlic, kale, leeks, onions, carrots, and a lot more are provided in this book.

I love the way this book is organized and is geared towards healthy growing and eating. From seed to plate, everything you need for healthy family gardening and eating is right here.

I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers via Netgalley. However, as a home gardener who tries to eat healthy, I will be buying this book in hardcopy. My review is voluntary.