Secret Gardeners

A big,beautiful guide to sustainable community gardening. When three children stumbleinto an overgrown city yard, they end up elbows-deep in an urban gardeningproject that replenishes the earth and unites a community.

With thementorship of Amy, a neighbor who is well-versed in no-dig gardening, Luna,Bianca, and Billy set to work chopping weeds, mixing manure, and spreadingmulch. After a few weeks of hard work, the yard is transformed into a sustainablecommunity garden, and more and more people are showing up to grow herbs,mushrooms, vegetables, and fruit. Just when everyone is beginning to harvesttheir hard-earned local food, they learn that the property is going to becleared for a parking lot. Will this be the end of their secret garden? Or can thechildren's will to rally the neighborhood save the day?

In SecretGardeners, journalist and beekeeper Lina Laurent collaborates with authorand illustrator Maija Hurme to tell a story of community solidarity andecological stewardship. Woven among the dreamlike illustrations are informativenotes about soil life, composting, seed starting, beekeeping, wild pollinators,and more. An exquisite blend of fiction and nonfiction that will equip readerswith all the information and inspiration they need to begin their own no-diggardenand maybe even their own community project.