Gardening with Chickens by Lisa Steele

Description

Finally … a guide that trains your flock to work with you …

That’s right … with Gardening with Chickens by Lisa Steele, you don’t merely tolerate chickens in the garden. You design the garden around them, turning their habits into your homestead’s greatest asset.

For every gardener who’s lost plants to scratching hens … for every chicken keeper frustrated with destroyed beds … this book gives you the systems, plans, and plant guides you need to bring harmony (and abundance) to both garden and coop.

Whether you’re new to chickens or a seasoned keeper, Lisa Steele brings a lifetime of insight to show you how to harness their energy, not fight it.

What You’ll Get Inside

Here’s just a small taste of the tools, plans, and strategies waiting for you in Gardening with Chickens:

• Themed Garden Layouts: design gardens with herbs for nesting, yolk-enhancing greens, insect-repelling zones, and more
• Plants Safe for Hens (and ones to avoid): detailed plant lists so your chickens enrich rather than destroy
• Seasonal Systems: what to plant, how to use your flock, and how to protect your garden across spring, summer, fall, and winter
• Chicken as Garden Workers: steps to train your flock to till, weed, aerate, control pests
• Composting + Fertility: how to use chicken manure (without burning plants or risking disease) and make “chicken poop tea”
• Edible Garden Integration: grow treats that feed both your hens and your family
• Creative Flank Moves: medicinal herbs, edible flowers, natural wormers, first-aid plant applications
• Problem-Solving Tactics: how to prevent flock invasions, protect delicate seedlings, and keep balance

Publication date: March 2026