At the end of October I wrote about a collaborative book project. Work on ‘Growing Stuff’ is ongoing; I don’t have a publication date yet, but I will let you know as soon as I do.
This morning I have been thinking that it might be good to have a Food Growing Bloggers (kitchen gardeners!) project along the same lines, with the aim of producing an e-book that will be of interest to kitchen gardeners everywhere. We could then distribute it freely, or use sales to support one of the gardening charities. We might also be able to offer a hard copy for sale via Lulu.com or another print-on-demand site.
Contributions could be on anything relevant – green gardening, composting, detailed cultivation notes on a particular plant, a report of a visit to a kitchen garden that’s open to the public, notes on how to deal with a pest or a disease, or just a collection of handy hints. It doesn’t have to be high brow, tales of gardening disasters could work too. We’ll also need photos or illustrations, and if you’re a gardening cook then perhaps you could share a recipe. Maybe you once wrote a blog post that you think deserves a more lasting audience. Each contribution would be attributed to the author, you can plug your blog/ website/ other projects/ favourite charity along the way.
Timescales tbc when I see how much (or how little) support there is for the idea. If you’re interested in contributing or helping with the behind-the-scenes work (editing, design, etc) then send me an email.
If you’re a publisher and would be interested in taking on this rather unique project – which comes complete with an inbuilt online promotional network – then let me know.