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Creativity, fulfillment, connection, revolution--it all begins when we get our hands in the dirt.
Food Not Lawns combines practical widsom on edible garden design and community-building with a fresh perspective on an age-old subject. Activist and urban gardener Heather Flores shares her nine-step plan to help readers build fertile soil, raise their own food, promote biodiversity, and increase natural habitat in their own "paradise gardens," whether on a tiny city plot or a half acre of lawn. In Flores's vision, lawns give way to gardens and gardens lead to stronger, healthier neighborhoods. Food Not Lawns collects the skills, tips, and hands-on instruction needed to turn the vision into reality.
This joyful manual inspires readers to apply the principles of the paradise garden--simplicity, resourcefulness, creativity, mindfulness, and community--to all aspects of life. Begin with a few plants; find opportunities to grow in abandoned lots; create playful teaching gardens with neighborhood children; organize your new bounty into community meals. In Food Not Lawns, Flores shows us how to reconnect to the earth and to our communities one garden at a time.
About the Author:
Heather C. Flores holds a BA degree in ecology, education, and the arts from Goddard College. A certified permaculture designer, she offers environmental landscape design and consultation services. Her latest efforts use low-tech performance arts to bridge cultural and economic gaps in environmental education. She lives near Eugene, Oregon.
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