This book is perfect for me! There have been too many times when my potatoes would sprout or stems would grow in my onions and garlic. Now, I will attempt to regrow vegetables.

Kitchen Gardening for Beginners: Regrow Your Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds, and More by Katie Elzer-Peters is a great beginners guide for people interested in getting the most out of their vegetables and reducing waste.

It’s very nicely laid out with beautiful photographs by Kirsten Boehmer.

It’s divided into sections covering: how to regrow roots in soil; regrowing seeds in water; regrowing plants and stems in water.

It is very much for beginners and could be a nice activity to do with children as well.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Quarto Publishing Group, for making this e-ARC available to me in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The pictures make everything make sense! As a novice gardener, I didn't know I could make one trip to the grocery store and grow my own stuff indefinitely. What a great way to help with the budget in a healthy way.

This book is a wealth of information, especially for the beginner zero-waste kitchen gardener. The tips and tricks for force-starting garden fruits and vegetables were fascinating and easy to follow. Many can be started in your kitchen. I wish there was more information on composting, but there is enough information to get you prepared. I would highly recommend this book as an addition to our collection. It will complement our zero-waste, recycling, herb-growing, and vegetable gardening titles. Well written.

This book really made me want to save all my kitchen scraps and start a garden! After a few failures and regrowing store bought vegetables, I had given it up, but this book helped me figure out the mistakes I was making and I’m ready to try again. What a fantastic resource! This book is going to help so many people save money on food. And healthy food at that! Wonderful!
I received a free copy in order to provide an honest review.

“Kitchen Gardening” was a bit confusing as a title, but “regrowing food from kitchen scraps” is a bit of a mouthful.
Whether you are looking after your pursestrings or are a closet scientist, this book is full of advice (and lovely pictures) on how to make your food plant purchases last that little bit longer by sticking them in water or soil and watch them re-emerge. You can grow lettuces, herbs, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, celery, fennel and more from your kitchen scraps with little or no tools and just a bit of tender loving plant care.

Thank you Netgalley for this Advanced Digital Copy!

This was definitely for beginners as there weren't many tips that I didn't know, but I did learn a couple. I wasn't aware of the fermenting process for seeds and that will be useful as I have cut back on buying as many each year.

Just a gorgeous book—I’m not unfamiliar with the concept of reusing kitchen scraps, but I’m guilty of not doing it as much as I’d like to. I think if I had this book it would be a great reminder. Author Katie Elser-Peters presents her examples in such a wonderfully simple way complete with photographs that any beginner could easily follow her directions, and more seasoned food recyclers will just love to follow along. A definite recommendation for me and I look forward to the release of the finished copy.

Special thanks to the publisher for making this book available to review through NetGalley,

I have absolutely no green thumb whatsoever so I decided to pick this up because I also always find myself in curious awe of people who have managed any degree of kitchen gardening. I enjoyed some of the intro materials to a zero-waste lifestyle because that aligns with my values, despite the fact that I struggle with the execution. I'm grateful Katie chose to focus on plants that are easiest and most productive. Overall it's well presented and has more than enough information to help you grow a fabulous bounty.

Kitchen Gardening for Beginners is a delightful guide that transforms kitchen scraps into a year-round harvest of fresh herbs. The book's clear instructions make regrowing fruits and vegetables from discarded parts not only easy but also rewarding. The colorful illustrations and vibrant photos bring the process to life, making it an enjoyable journey for both novice and experienced gardeners. Whether you choose to grow in water or soil, this book empowers you to create a lush, sustainable garden right on your windowsill. A must-read for anyone looking to turn kitchen waste into a bountiful source of homegrown goodness.

Very informative and thorough. Found this to be really interesting and will be useful to not waste as much food and start growing more of our own

Lots of good information that I will be trying to apply and use in the future. I learned a few new things and I enjoyed the book.

There are so many great tips here on how to reuse / regrow and I am excited to put all these tips to practice soon and reduce my waste.

This is a book I will definitely look out for! It’s so informative especially for today.
I wish more people would willing to learn how to grow and not waste foods. And now that this book exist we can take food already bought and turn it into more food!!!! This is the coolest book ever!!!!!!!

Fantastic! I am a keen gardener and aiming to get as close to zero waste as I can.

This book will help anyone who wants to work on both - minimise waste and effectively grow free food - it’s a win all round.

I have read lots of gardening books and websites that use jargon or assume a certain level of knowledge, even when written for beginners. This book is clear, explains everything and uses photos to show each stage.

I can’t wait to get started!

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Katie Elzer-Peters and Quarto, for an ARC in return for an honest review.