Wendy Kiang-Spray, author of The Chinese Kitchen Garden. (Photo by Sarah Culver) — Wendy Kiang-Spray, author of *The Chinese Kitchen Garden. (Photo by Sarah Culver)*

Wendy Kiang-Spray, author of The Chinese Kitchen Garden, joins us to talk about about vegetable crops used in Chinese cuisine, Chinese intensive gardening, and her family’s gardening journey.

Her book weaves together stories and photos from three generations of her family.

While she started gardening as an adult when one of her own daughters asked to grow a garden, Wendy grew up immersed in gardening, in a household where gardening and cooking fresh garden produce was normal. Her father is an avid gardener, and both he and her mother love to cook.

The book includes many of her parents’ recipes for traditional Chinese dishes.