Rebel Gardening

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Rebel Gardening is a beginner’s guidebook to creating and handling an organic kitchen garden for limited urban spaces. The book demonstrates that urban dwellers can indeed foster a thriving garden filled with delectable organic produce, wildlife-friendly flowers, and an abundance of herbs, armed with just a bit of expertise.

Rebel Gardening is written by Alessandro Vitale, an organic gardening expert who is best-known for his YouTube channel Spicy Moustache. He imparts his cost-effective organic methods, offering indispensable advice on selecting and caring for the top 50 ideal plants for novice gardeners, along with insights on maximizing your yield. 

From crafting vegan honey using dandelions to cultivating a micro-orchard or concocting a natural antibiotic from garlic, Vitale provides a variety of innovative ideas.

The book also outlines a comprehensive plan tailored to various urban spaces, guiding readers through seasonal maintenance. Other topics covered include companion planting, seed preservation, DIY raised beds, and other strategies for ensuring garden prosperity. 

About the Author of Rebel Gardening

Alessandro Vitale, also known as “Spicy Moustache,” is a London-based urban farmer and creator. He is well-known on various social media platforms for creating educational content focusing on gardening in limited spaces. Additionally, he also regularly shares his knowledge on foraging wild food, natural remedies, and other sustainable practices.

As of this writing, Vitale’s Instagram account has 982k followers and his TikTok currently has 1.8 million. Meanwhile, his YouTube channel has 80k followers and counting.

Moreover, Vitale has already appeared on BBC Gardener’s World. He has also worked with companies towards pushing sustainability. This includes BBC Earth, BBC, Vans, and Canon, among others.

“My goal is to educate people not only to grow their own food and re-create the missing link with nature but also reduce their impact on the environment by lowering their carbon footprint,” Vitale stated in his bio.

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John Friedenbach

My goal is to provide information and tools to gardeners and people who want to become gardeners. People who want to eat better quality food. Food that is grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, weedkillers such as Roundup, and GMOs.


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