false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172386542m/171249.jpg 171249 1 Gardening can be a political act. Creativity, fulfillment, connection, revolution--it all begins when we get our hands in the dirt. Food Not Lawns combines practical wisdom on ecological design and community-building with a fresh, green perspective on an age-old subject. Activist and urban gardener Heather Flores shares her nine-step permaculture design to help farmsteaders and city dwellers alike build fertile soil, promote biodiversity, and increase natural habitat in their own "paradise gardens." But <i>Food Not Lawns</i> doesn't begin and end in the seed bed. This joyful permaculture lifestyle manual inspires readers to apply the principles of the paradise garden--simplicity, resourcefulness, creativity, mindfulness, and community--to all aspects of life. Plant "guerilla gardens" in barren intersections and medians; organize community meals; start a street theater troupe or host a local art swap; free your kitchen from refrigeration and enjoy truly fresh, nourishing foods from your own plot of land; work with children to create garden play spaces. Flores cares passionately about the damaged state of our environment and the ills of our throwaway society. In <i>Food Not Lawns</i>, she shows us how to reclaim the earth one garden at a time. 165366 1 10 2006 Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community total:208|5:68|4:64|3:50|2:19|1:7| 208 791 559 65 1 2 false false Tue Jan 06 07:59:26 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 08:15:38 -0800 2009
This book had the potential to be useful and informative but when the author states, "...urine is totally sterile. In the garden fresh urine can be dilu...more...]]> 2 2 false false Tue Jul 15 10:33:18 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 17:50:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 17:06:49 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:42:05 -0700 2008
I skimmed a lot of this book because much of it was familiar, a repeat of what I've read in the rather copious SOLE (sustainable, organic, local, ethical) reading I've done in my day. There's a bit of hippy-dippy, self-righteous, holier-than-thou stuff from...more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 22:31:48 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 15:12:26 -0700 2008
I finished reading Food Not Lawns on my roof, just after I checked my new vermi-compost bin. The roof compost represents my attempted adaptation to life in the modern world whereby I try and lead a more sustainable lifestyle within my means and abil...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 08:44:31 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 26 08:14:06 -0700 2009 really enjoyed this book. Beginning with a brief overview of the benefits of choosing local, organic food, the first half focuses more on practical considerations, such as finding a suitable location for a garden; tapping into a community's waste stream, as opposed to buying new tools and material...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 10:39:04 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 10:32:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 19:16:21 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 19:23:36 -0800 2009
Okay, this book isn't really that entertaining, unless you are reading it with a friend to make fun of the author's extreme views. (I paraphrase, "Humans are the cancer destroying the earth...We must stop them and save the planet!...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 08:27:15 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 08:32:20 -0800 2007
This book is all about those things and more and...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Oct 11 18:24:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:21:50 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 11 18:24:06 -0700 2008
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