Dig In!
12 Easy Gardening Projects Using Kitchen Scraps
Grow your own fruits and vegetables from nothing but kitchen scraps!
Rather than throwing away leftovers from food in your kitchen, you can use them to grow more. Learn how to turn a single sweet potato into a pot full of them. Grow a salad from the end bit of lettuce and a lemon tree from a single seed. Several of these projects require nothing more than a jar, a windowsill, and a few pieces of food that would otherwise end up in the trash or compost. Step-by-step drawings and photographs make it easy to follow along, and fun recipes will help you enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Active Nonfiction, Makerspace, Makerspace: Gardening/Plants |
| Copyright | 2018 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Millbrook Press ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 64 |
| Publication Date | 2018-01-01 |
Author: Kari Cornell
Kari Cornell is a freelance writer and editor who lives in South Minneapolis with her husband and two young boys. When she’s not working or spending time with her family, she loves to cook, tinker in the garden, knit, or run. She feels fortunate that she’s been able to combine many of the activities she likes to do in her free time with her day job. Cornell is the author of several cookbooks for children, including Cooking the Turkish Way and Cooking the Indonesian Way. She is the co-author of Growing with Purpose: Forty Years of Seward Community Cooperative
Photographer: Jennifer S. Larson
Jennifer S. Larson has written many nonfiction books for young readers.
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Awards
- AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Long List
- ALA Top 10 Sustainability Themed Children's Book List
- Top 10 Project Books for Youth
Reviews
Booklist
“A fresh look at growing and preparing foods.”—Booklist
School Library Journal
“A fine addition to gardening collections.”—School Library Journal
Kirkus Reviews
“[T]his engaging volume’s strength—homing in on plants’ specific regenerative properties—should spark STEM projects and home gardening fun, whether in a backyard or on an apartment windowsill.”—Kirkus Reviews