A simple guide to being self-sustainable in either the city or the countryside for both the beginner gardener and the well-seasoned farmhand. Robyn Jasko provides a step by step guide through all the stages of crop growing, with helpful drawings throughout. A recipe section suggests delightful and nourishing ways to consume the produce grown or to create homemade gifts for others. With instructions for making DIY plant pots and irrigation systems, designs for transforming old furniture into gardening stations and recipes for creating homemade organic plant sprays.