Our official stay at home ordinance went into effect yesterday at 6pm. It was a surreal moment sitting in the garden as our cell phones buzzed alerting us to the changing times. My goodness life has changed SO MUCH SO QUICKLY.
This morning I was thrilled to find two new reviews about Gardening with Grains- a bright spot in this time of utter confusion and chaos. I am so grateful that people have enjoyed both of my books and find the information to be useful, especially now.
My deepest appreciation goes to Shelly Cramm of Garden In Delight and Sue Bowman of Lancaster Farming for these thoughtful reflection of Gardening with Grains, and for reminding me that my efforts to share practical gardening advice is not in vain. THANK YOU!
Brie Arthur’s Gardening with Grains book review
Author: Shelley S. Cramm
Publication: Book Review, Prophets & Leaders Bible Garden Design
Date: Mar 26, 2020
Good news! We have an excellent, new resource to glean for tending and keeping ancient grains. Horticulturist Brie Arthur has gone before us, with practiced methods in how to grow agricultural crops at home, in more intimate garden spaces. Gardening with Grains is a thorough, lively reading adventure, a how-to for incorporating pockets of standing grain in our everyday landscapes. Arthur brings us to her home and heart, sharing information, successful gardening advice, best-adapted varieties along with much needed coaching on processing methods. She ends the book with garden-to-table recipes and ways to bring the harvest into home decorating and family diets.
Through her eyes, we see that gardening with grains is truly a “pleasing to the eye and good for food” endeavor. Arthur imparts delightful urgency, eerily relevant in today’s economic upheaval. She offers all of the fun and none of the foreboding of Ezekiel…thank you, Lord, for this precious shepherd who has prepared the way.
READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE
Gardening With Grains Is Golden
Eating Up the Landscape Offers New Possibilities
Author: Sue Bowman, Southeastern Pa. Correspondent
Publication: Lancaster Farming
Date: Mar 27, 2020
Amber waves of grain aren’t just for farmers anymore. Now, homeowners can use grains to provide attractive and edible additions to their landscaping.
Brie Arthur, a horticulturist and author who hails from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, introduced this gardening innovation in her 2019 book, “Gardening with Grains.” While she gave herself the hashtag #crazygrainlady Arthur doesn’t think that being enthusiastic about using grains in non-traditional ways is a crazy thing at all. In fact, in a society that has suddenly become concerned about its access to foodstuffs, Arthur thinks that the corona-virus pandemic may become the stimulus for a whole new generation of home gardeners.
With a degree in landscape design and horticulture from Purdue University, Arthur worked as an ornamental plant propagator and grower at leading nurseries until 2014, when her career path took her in an nontraditional direction. Arthur had come to realize that “we’re not getting a lot from our residential landscape,” she said. That untapped potential led her to become a devotee of “foodscaping” — the practice of using landscaping areas to grow food.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
