How to Become a Gardener: Find Empowerment in Creating Your Own Food Security

Food insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. Without access to well-stocked stores or nutritious, fresh foods, those living in "food deserts" face more hunger and health issues than communities where a diversity of food is plentiful. With the inspiration and knowledge found in How to Become a Gardener, self-reliance and food autonomy are within reach for anyone willing to get a little dirt under their nails and dig in.

Author, health coach, and food security advocate Ashlie Thomas of The Mocha Gardener (@the.mocha.gardener) serves as an experienced and encouraging guide on your journey toward self-empowerment through the cultivation of your own homegrown harvests. With a spirit of respect for others, for nature, and for community, Ashlie walks you step by step through not only the practical ins and outs of gardening--from seed starting to making the harvest--but also through the personal challenges and lessons found within the act of gardening itself. Regardless of whether you only have space to grow in a few pots or you have enough room for multiple raised beds or an in-ground garden, you'll find freedom and wellnessthrough the food you grow, along with patience, compassion, and perspective.

How to Become a Gardener focuses on:

• What makes a space a garden and how to get one started
• How gardens can be a symbol of resilience in challenging times
• Finding what motivates you to grow and using it to cultivate nutrient-dense, homegrown harvests
• Why reclaiming your food authority is one of the most empowering things you can do for you and your family
• The importance of finding personal freedom by growing your own garden-to-table food
• How the garden grows you just as much as you grow the garden