In , Laura Anne Lapp records the love, uncertainty, and hard work of growing her family’s vegetables, month to month, from January through December. Matchless photos show the garden asleep, the Amish women putting together their orders for seeds, the preparation of the soil, parents and children planting, the emerging plants, the lush harvest, and the food being preserved.

This close-up of a world seldom seen shows how Amish life works rhythmically with the passing seasons. Living with her husband and three young sons in a tucked-away valley, Laura delights in tending her garden and helping her friends and family members tend theirs. Though each woman gardens differently, they all bring the same care and devotion to their work.