Book excerpt: For the mom who craves simplicity and balance back in her life, this book is about how a family vegetable garden can not only grow healthy food that nourishes our families, but also how a garden nourishes our souls. Using the idea of a "compost" recipe to create a more nourishing life as a mom, the author, a registered dietitian and certified master gardener, guides the reader through the idea of why gardening together as a family matters so much and how planting connections in the garden sprout into memories that last a lifetime. Including everything you need to know to plant more than 35 different garden fruits and vegetables, along with 30 garden fresh recipes, this book makes family vegetable gardening not only achievable, but fun at the same time! This book is a beautiful story covering a topic all moms need to hear...where readers will be inspired to dig into their own journey and values to determine how they can add the right ingredients to create the recipe to a more nourishing life through the idea of a family vegetable garden.