Growing Beautiful Food by Matthew Benson

Growing Beautiful Food by Matthew Benson

This book came out in 2015, and the subtitle is A Gardener's Guide to Cultivating Extraordinary Vegetables and Fruit.

Let me start by saying I love Matthew’s book because he is a gardener and a garden photographer. His garden was designed with a photographer’s eye, and his Stonegate Farm property in Balmville, New York, is one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen displayed in a garden book.

If anyone wonders why beauty matters, just ask your kids how appearance influences what they will—and won’t—eat. Matthew knows firsthand that beauty inspires behavior and behavior change. If our harvest is visually appealing, we will eat better and be healthier.

Matthew’s gentleman's farm is on one small acre of land. He also operates a CSA offering vegetables, orchard fruit, cut flowers, herbs, eggs, and honey. In his book, Matthew uses his expertise in growing and selling 50 garden crops for inspiration and instruction.

This book is 264 pages of beauty. From the garden to the harvest, Matthew shows us how to grow delicious and alluring food.

You can get a copy of Growing Beautiful Food by Matthew Benson and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $10.