This book teaches the reader how to design a beautiful and self-sufficient garden, learn about heirloom vegetables, herbs, and flowers, and enjoy 60 seasonal recipes. Whether you have a small plot or a wide field, you can honor the past and discover the future through long-lost plant varieties. Save and plant heirloom seeds to ensure the future of our food gardens. Award-winning food and garden writer Ellen Ecker Ogden guides you in designing and harvesting from your own kitchen garden. She shares expert advice, twelve themed garden designs, and sensible tips for a successful harvest. Each design includes an illustrated layout based on a historical garden with a detailed plant key featuring the best-tasting heirloom vegetables.  She shares her 60 best garden-to-table recipes, organized by plant family, making it easy to learn how to substitute with seasonal and regional produce. (This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)