Ann wrote her first novel in the early morning hours and on weekends With the backing of her enthusiastic students Ann sent the manuscript off to publishers and this became her widely acclaimed best selling novel Skateway to Freedom Ann quit teaching in 1992 She bought a house in the West Kootenay mountains and became a fulltime writer. She is a member of CANSCAIP CWILL BC TWUC and CCBCAnns favorite hobbies are still the activities she started as a child She loves writing and walking in the mountains with her dog Shira and playing with her cat Miepke She gardens from spring to fall while she travels and camps when she can pull herself away from writing her next book While teaching intermediate grades in Armstrong B. Ann wrote her first novel in the early morning hours and on weekends With the backing of her enthusiastic students Ann sent the manuscript off to publishers and this became her widely acclaimed best selling novel Skateway to Freedom Ann quit teaching in 1992 She bought a house in the West Kootenay mountains and became a fulltime writer. She is a member of CANSCAIP CWILL BC TWUC and CCBCAnn s favorite hobbies are still the activities she started as a child She loves writing and walking in the mountains with her dog Shira and playing with her cat Miepke She gardens from spring to fall while she travels and camps when she can pull herself away from writing her next book site_link From early spring tilling and seeding through summer bounty to late fall harvest and cleanup the author shadows ten young people ages four to 14 as they grow some of their own foods Each young person s focus is somewhat different Josie aspires to become a chef so she grows ingredients for new recipes Jenna grows corn the way her First Nations ancestors have always grown it Bradley enters his produce and preserves into a country fair Espoir has a garden in containers Sage grows all the ingredients for one meal of vegan soup and pumpkin pie while her sister Enna at age four helps her grandmother Doukhobor brothers Cale and Quinn raise sixty chickens for eggs and meat Keira and Benn produce enough food to give some away Benn also supplies the pumpkins for Halloween fun What emerges is a book that will delight experienced growers and encourage new gardeners to try their hand at growing fresh foods The book features sidebars with relevant information charts a few garden journal pages photographs and other visual images recipes even garden related jokes Kids Who Grow Their Own Food Facts Notes and Helpful HintsThis is a great book for young gardeners The gardening examples come from British Columbia s Kootenay region but are generic enough to be applicable for all gardeners There is a clear focus on environmentally sustainable solutions for common gardening issues As well historical garden practices from First Nations is also explored Ann Alma

While teaching intermediate grades in Armstrong B.C.C