Michael Kelly demystifies every month of growing your own food with his new book of invaluable day-to-day lessons, musings and advice from a year in his very own veg patch, providing a timely guide for a grow-it-yourself food revolution from the GIY founder himself.

Beautifully illustrated by Sarah Kilcoyne, The GIY Diaries guides readers through each day of a grow-your-own journey via Kelly’s witty and informative entries on feeding soil, sowing seeds, dealing with fickle weather, harvest highlights, growth expectations and realities, and so much more. Each month features delicious recipes that showcase how to make the most of every season’s harvest, making every step from seed to table accounted for.

The GIY Diaries is accessible, encouraging, educational and relatable, while also providing personally actionable solutions against current issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and rising costs of living and of food. Kelly’s expertise on homegrown produce, passion for teaching others, and devotion to expanding a more sustainable food model results in this definitive guide to growing – and cooking – it yourself.