Kitchen Garden Experts: Twenty Celebrated Chefs & Their Head Gardeners

As a child in France I experienced a world in which growing and harvesting vegetables were at the heart of everyday life. Our gardens were used mostly for growing crops rather than flowers, and my own family had a big garden: I would often be sent out to pick fresh produce for Maman Blanc. The garden would help feed the family for the whole year. I believe it is our responsibility to embrace sustainability and to reconnect with our land - a message I've championed since moving to England more than thirty years ago. By working with the seasons, we can all enjoy superb tastes and textures - inexpensively. .. I hope that the wonderful work of the chefs and growers shown in this book will help more and more people reconnect with the land and encourage them to grow fresh vegetables for themselves, their friends and their families.

When it comes to what can be harvested and eaten, it appears that these chefs have thrown away the rule book - with truly exciting results - and their growers are only too keen to oblige and bring their ideas to the table. This collaboration has pushed the boundaries of growing edible crops and has resulted in the production of high-quality food that is both flavoursome and attractive. ..Our 'kitchen garden experts' have elevated growing-your-own to new heights that will appeal to foodies as much as to growers. - Cinead McTernan and Jason Ingram

• The Grove
• The Ethicurean
• The George & Dragon
• Padstow Kitchen Garden
• L'Enclume
• The Felin Fach Griffin
• The Pig Hotel
• The Star Inn
• River Cottage
• Jekka McVicar & The Company of Cooks
• The River Cafe
• Monachyle Mohr Hotel
• Vallum Farm
• The Scottish Kitchen Garden
• Sir Terence Conran & The Albion
• The Wellington Arms
• Winteringham Fields
• Skye Gyngell at Heckfield Place
• Wimpole Hall
• Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons