Green Book Adventure of the Week: The Good Garden

The Good Garden – How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough, by Katie Smith Milway is the story of Maria Luz and her family, who are struggling farmers in the hills of Honduras. When the family is left with not enough food to survive, Maria’s father has to leave to find work – leaving Maria to tend to the family’s garden. When a new teacher comes to town and shows Maria how to feed the soil with compost, stop erosion and how to sell her own crops at the market – Maria spreads hope to other family farmers across the hillside of Honduras.

The Good Garden is a beautifully illustrated book which targets a big question: What if our food supply runs out? Written in a simple manner, The Good Garden shows that simple changes can have a huge impact.