Lynn’s Press . POB 18680 . Pittsburgh, PA 15236 412.466.0790 . www.stlynnspress.com
Book design – Holly Rosborough
Editor – Catherine Dees
Photo credits:
All photos © Brie Arthur except for the following:
David Arthur – pages xv and 25; Sonya Harris (Chip and Brie) – page 21; Elina Pelican – pages 27, 28, 40, 150, 152, 191; Lisa Roper – pages 38, 102, 107, 108; Bent Jensen – page 46; Patrick Cullina – page 62; Jeff Lynch – page 91; Preston Montague – page 130; Brenda Ridgeway – page 134.
Illustrations © Preston Montague:
pages 52, 55, 60, 65, 74, 85, 95, 109, 110
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TO ALL THE GARDENERS:
THOSE FROM THE PAST WHO HAVE LEFT US A LEGACY OF WISDOM AND ETERNAL HOPE…
THOSE IN THE PRESENT WHO SERVE AND NURTURE THE EARTH’S GIFTS…
AND THOSE IN THE FUTURE, WHOSE INFLUENCE WILL SHAPE GENERATIONS TO COME:
MY GRATITUDE.
Table of Contents
Introduction | “Greetings from my sunny front yard in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.”
Chapter 2 | What are Grains and Why Should You Grow Them?
Chapter 3 | The Entwined History of Humans and Cereal Grains (briefly told)
Chapter 4 | Ancient Grains to Modern-Day Cultivation
Chapter 5 | Three Great Cool Season Grains: Barley, Oats & Wheat
Chapter 6 | Three Great Warm Season Grains: Corn, Rice & Sorghum
Chapter 7 | Designing with Grains
Chapter 8 | Companion Plants that Play Well
Chapter 9 | “But is it deer proof?”
Chapter 10 | Bringing the Beauty Indoors: Decorating with Grains
Chapter 11 | Harvesting and Processing Your Grains
Chapter 12 | Cooking with Homegrown Grains:
