tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post8859144493623684846..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Book Review - Kitchen Garden CompanionMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-76893299665950279262010-11-14T15:44:48.789+00:002010-11-14T15:44:48.789+00:00Hi Linda; Yes, the book's cover is very intere...Hi Linda; Yes, the book's cover is very interesting: the "dust-jacket" is made of a cottony / hessiany sort of material -- presumbly to make the thing look all the more "homespun".Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-81859408454889914102010-11-14T14:34:43.044+00:002010-11-14T14:34:43.044+00:00Hello Mark, I'm just about to head along to th...Hello Mark, I'm just about to head along to the plot now - in the rain!<br />This book does sound good. I love the cover illustration. I'm a sucker for this sort of design. It sells a book to me without me even looking inside.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-64401425278555147112010-11-14T13:14:14.514+00:002010-11-14T13:14:14.514+00:00Hazel; does she do a TV programme? Sounds like her...Hazel; does she do a TV programme? Sounds like her influence on gardening in schools has been a bit like Jamie Oliver's has been on school meals here in the UK.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71454678731492297692010-11-14T13:07:31.004+00:002010-11-14T13:07:31.004+00:00It is a wonderful book. I gave it to my sister fo...It is a wonderful book. I gave it to my sister for Christmas last year and she is always telling me how good it is. I have another Stephanie Alexander book which is similar to her garden companion but aimed at schools and school children. That recipe I blogged about recently (The broad beans with pasta one) was from her book. Stephanie was actually a restauranteur and cooking writer before she became involved with schools. She had a pilot program with an inner city school in Victoria which she then introduced to a few other primary schools. Any school chosen were given all sorts of support to get their garden and kitchens established. Now the Federal Government is involved and has made funding available for the program to go national.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577208643431414375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-50551609505273571892010-11-14T11:05:57.374+00:002010-11-14T11:05:57.374+00:00It looks like a very nice book!
I haven't rea...It looks like a very nice book! <br />I haven't read that much lately because I am still new with the language here, I will try to work on my reading skills so I can do some post like this. Thanksferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.com