Fresh Grown: Essential Guide to Use, Store, and Make the Most of Your Vegetables by Andrea Kristin book tour & giveaway

 

FRESH GROWN

Andrea Kristin

 

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GENRE:  Organic Cooking Book

 

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BLURB:

 

Written, photographed, and designed by Andrea, this book is filled with firsthand imagery and knowledge direct from the farm. For beginners and experts alike, its unique insights, stunning visuals, and practical approach make it an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to fully utilize and enjoy their fresh produce. Featuring over 50 types of vegetables (with applications for far more), from asparagus to zucchini and everything in between, it will help you reap maximum benefits, stretch your dollars, and make it all go farther than you ever thought possible while deepening your appreciation for nature's delicious bounty.

 

Filled with:

- stunning images

- staple recipes

- creative uses

- cooking + storage tips

- preservation guides

 

A book you'll return to time and time again— a staple in any home kitchen.

 

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EXCERPT

I wasn't always passionate about vegetables. My first memorable encounter with fresh vegetables  was the evening Denis (the cute guy I had been dating for a couple of months) first brought me to  visit his family's farm. I was 17 at the time. Growing up in the suburbs, my only experience with  produce up to that point was a few staples from the supermarket and frozen foods section. We  had no garden and no real produce variety in my childhood home. Our family dinners involved  the classics— carrots, potatoes, frozen peas, and the odd green salad thrown in for good measure.  Farmers markets and CSAs were completely foreign to me; fresh was not something I thought  about, and I had never seen or heard of most of the vegetables in this book.

 

It was a warm, sunny evening as 19-year-old Denis drove me through the agricultural landscape  in his bright red compact car. Pulling into the gravel driveway of his parents' property, we parked  next to a large, weathered, white barn. Hopping out of the vehicle, we were met by a few of his  brothers coming in from the field with dirt on their hands and grins on their faces. It was an  expansive, hundred-acre, organic vegetable farm that his parents had started from scratch and  that he and his siblings grew up cultivating. There was so much pride in him around it and a real  passion for the produce they grew. It lit me up to see the enthusiasm sparking in him to show me  all of it, and I couldn't wait to discover this unique world that made him tick so vibrantly.

 

After enjoying an energetic outdoor supper with everyone back at the house, Denis invited me  for a stroll to see the garden.

 

"Kick off your shoes," he said, tossing his own aside. We proceeded to walk barefoot through the  acres of dirt and lush growth.

 

The sun was beginning to set behind the surrounding mountains, bathing the whole valley in a  golden glow. The birds were chirping and flying overhead as he took my hand. I gazed in wonder  as he proudly named the different kinds of plants. I thought he was teasing me when he pointed  and told me the kale was something to eat. (That dark green, weird, leafy thing? That surely  couldn't be food!) I look back and laugh now, but it was just so far from my food experience at  the time.

 

I remember when he bent down to the damp earth, pulled a handful of carrots from the soil, and  wiped the dirt from them with the old T-shirt he was wearing. Then he handed me one to munch  on as we continued talking. It tasted incredibly crunchy and sweet— far better than anything I'd  ever eaten from a grocery store. I was caught up in wonderment. What was this incredible  lifestyle?

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

 

Andrea Kristin and her husband have been growing vegetables on their organic market garden farm outside of Edmonton, Alberta for nearly a decade. They sell at farmers markets and feed their local community through their thriving CSA program (@greyarrowfarm). In this book, Andrea draws from her wealth of firsthand knowledge to walk the reader graciously through all the ways to use, store, and enjoy your vegetables. She shares a bounty of insightful information, including which parts of each plant are edible, how to use them, what to do with your excess, and the various ways to preserve them to last throughout the year.

 

https://andreakristin.ca/

https://greyarrowfarm.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/greyarrowfarm/

https://www.facebook.com/greyarrowfarm

 

https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Grown-Essential-Guide-Vegetables-ebook/dp/B0D7QN6Q64

 

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GIVEAWAY 

 Andrea Kristin will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.

 

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