Grow now : how we can save our health, communities, and planet

Title:

Grow now : how we can save our health, communities, and planet - one garden at a time

Author:

Murphy, Emily (Gardener), author.

Personal Author:

Murphy, Emily (Gardener), author.

ISBN:

9781643260471

Physical Description:

247 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

"Go beyond organic; rewild your land; sequester carbon; support biodiversity"--Cover

Contents:

Grow a garden, change your life -- Go beyond organic -- Lay the groundwork -- Plants for people and the planet -- Grow and gather -- Rewilding to support biodiversity -- Grow more good.

Abstract:

"What is an easy, actionable way to put excess atmospheric carbon back in the ground and reduce our contributions to emissions and food waste? By creating our own "climate victory gardens." We now recognize that plots in towns and cities are critical to supporting planetary diversity, and by instituting organic, regenerative practices and growing some of our own food, we can sequester carbon as well as shift toward living in a more ecologically responsible way. This book will help families across the country to address eco-anxiety and particpiate in climate activism in a nurturing and positive way"-- Provided by publisher

Subject Term:

Gardening -- Climatic factors.

Organic gardening.

Sustainable horticulture.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Summary:

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Summary

" Grow Now is an earth manual that applies to everyone, everywhere. Regenerating life begins with our hands, the soil, and our heart. Take this book and go outside, stay outside, and transform." --Paul Hawken, author of Drawdown and Regeneration

Did you know you can have a garden that's equal parts food source and wildlife haven? In Grow Now , Emily Murphy shares easy-to-follow principles for regenerative gardening that foster biodiversity and improve soil health. She also shows how every single yard mirrors and connects to the greater ecosystem around us.

No-dig growing, composting and mulching smartly, and planting a variety of edible perennials that attract bees and butterflies are all commonsense techniques everyone can use to grow positive change. You'll also find detailed advice on increasing your nature quotient, choosing plants that cycle more carbon back into the soil, selecting a broader variety of vegetables and fruits to improve overall soil fertility, rethinking space devoted to lawns, and adding companion plants for pollinators to rewild any plot of land.

Exquisitely photographed and filled with helpful lists and sidebars, Grow Now is an actionable, hopeful, and joyful roadmap for growing our way to individual climate contributions. Gardening is climate activism!