''My father grew up on a farm, but none of that generational knowledge was passed down to me,'' he says in his introduction to Grow What You Eat, Eat What You Grow (Arsenal Pulp Press, soft cover).
His experience reflects a generation of gardeners who, as Shore comments, ''underestimated the skill set required to farm even a quarter of an acre''.
The book represents five years of experimentation outdoors and inside, as old family recipes for things like pickles were dusted off to ensure bumper crops were not wasted.
Working through the seasons, Shore gives helpful information for the gardener interspersed with philosophical comments on what we eat and what would be healthier for us, then has a selection of recipes.
I wish I'd had Grow What You Eat, Eat What You Grow a few weeks ago when we had a glut of courgettes, as the spicy zucchini scones would have made a welcome change from ratatouille.
Even the most experienced vegetable gardeners will find interesting material in this well-written volume.
