How to grow your own food and vegetables at home. Whether you have land for a garden, or a porch or patio that can support a container garden, you can grow your own fresh vegetables.

Some of our recipes use Chinese vegetables or mushrooms that are hard to find in the West, if you do not live near an Asian grocery.

Growing small quantities, with staggered harvest times, can help you have a steady supply of fresh ingredients for our recipes, without the labor and time commitment of a large garden.

If your climate is not ideal for some of these vegetables, a container garden located in a sun porch or balcony can be ideal for having access to delicious, healthy food year round.