{"product_id":"gaias-garden-a-guide-to-home-scale-permaculture-2nd-edition-paperback","title":"Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToby Hemenway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book that will be absolutely necessary in the world ahead.\"--Bill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Economy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHope, Human and Wild \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe revised and updated edition of the classic guide to ecological gardening for home gardeners to achieve more beautiful, abundant and forgiving gardens of any size \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing new guidance on urban permaculture for people with limited growing space \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany people think that ecological gardening--which involves growing a wide range of edible and other useful plants--can take place only on a large, multiacre scale. But it's fun and easy even for beginners to create a backyard ecosystem by assembling communities of plants that can work cooperatively and perform a variety of functions, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Building and maintaining soil fertility and structure \u003cbr\u003e- Catching and conserving water in the landscape \u003cbr\u003e- Providing a rewilded and biodiverse habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and animals \u003cbr\u003e- Growing an edible \"forest\" that yields seasonal fruits, nuts, and other foods \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest of all, once it's established, an ecological garden will reduce or eliminate most of the backbreaking work that's needed to maintain the typical lawn and garden. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGaia's Garden \u003c\/i\u003ehas sparked the imagination of home gardeners the world over by introducing a simple message: working \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003enature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. You can apply basic permaculture principles to make it more diverse, more natural, more productive, and more beautiful no matter what size garden or yard you have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An amazing achievement showing how we can and must live in harmony with nature!\"--Paul Stamets, author of \u003ci\u003eMycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToby Hemenway\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of the first major North American book on permaculture, \u003ci\u003eGaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Permaculture City\u003c\/i\u003e. After obtaining a degree in biology from Tufts University, Toby worked for many years as a researcher in genetics and immunology, first in academic laboratories at Harvard and the University of Washington in Seattle, and then at Immunex, a major medical biotech company. At about the time he was growing dissatisfied with the direction biotechnology was taking, he discovered permaculture, a design approach based on ecological principles that creates sustainable landscapes, homes, and workplaces. A career change followed, and Toby and his wife spent ten years creating a rural permaculture site in southern Oregon. He was associate editor of \u003ci\u003ePermaculture Activist\u003c\/i\u003e, a journal of ecological design and sustainable culture, from 1999 to 2004. He taught permaculture and consulted and lectured on ecological design throughout the country, and his writing appeared in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eWhole Earth Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatural Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKitchen Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e. Toby passed away in 2016. Visit his web site at www.patternliteracy.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.8 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nautilus Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53476397121843,"sku":"9781603580298","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/rcxmpifNt39781603580298.webp?v=1781627823","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/gaias-garden-a-guide-to-home-scale-permaculture-2nd-edition-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}