{"product_id":"beauty-in-abundance-designs-and-projects-for-beautiful-resilient-food-gardens-farms-home-landscapes-and-permaculture-9781737841302","title":"Beauty in Abundance: Designs and Projects for Beautiful, Resilient Food Gardens, Farms, Home Landscapes, and Permaculture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransform Your Landscape into a beautiful, abundant paradise!\u003c\/strong\u003e Around the world, up and down every street, people are eager to take positive action right in their own yards. This radically new, yet ancient type of garden has it all. These Transformative Landscapes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre abundant with nutrient-dense fruit and vegetables, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey're easier than you could imagine, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey fight Climate Change by sequestering carbon, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey're resilient, drought-proof, and resist pest problems, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey care for wildlife and native species, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey regenerate healthy soil, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey clean and steward water, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey build real wealth and family security, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey can even help you escape the rat race, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp you reconnect with nature and community, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd-at their best-they are astoundingly beautiful. With the right designs and techniques, we can have all this on as little as a few hours of work per week. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful book guides you on the rewarding adventure of transforming your landscape into a beautiful, bountiful paradise: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 100 tried and true designs, ideas, and projects you can adapt to your own project, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutting edge, research-based techniques for abundant gardens without plastics, poisons or petroleum, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHundreds of pictures, infographics, and illustrations, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDozens of recommended edible plant profiles, including perennial edibles, tree crops, and vegetables, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful designs for gardens, forest gardens, hedgerows, farms, plant \"guilds,\" ponds, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips and techniques for creating landscapes that are as beautiful and spiritually fulfilling as they are abundant with food. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoag, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Hoag has spent over 20 years having an adventurous career in the army of community change-makers transforming the world. Since his Permaculture landscape transformation passion grew into a thriving full-time livelihood, he's had the pleasure of working and consulting on over 300 regenerative projects. He has managed Lillie House Permaculture, an urban production garden and community transformation business, and directs the Transformative Adventures Cooperative for supporting careers in community-scale change. Michael has worked in many aspects of the field: as a farmer, organizer and landscaper; in the nation's largest sustainable aquaponics facility; with a commodities exchange; with a farm loan operation; as a forager; as an environmental activist with PIRGIM, the Sierra Club, Michigan Safe Energy Future, and several local environmental organizations; as a college professor and curriculum designer; and with migrant labor communities as an educator. Now Michael works on his own terms leading landscape transformation programs, as a teacher, Permaculture designer, production gardener, plantsman, herbalist, forager, artist, and curriculum designer. He's an avid natural gardener, ecology geek, food-lover, musician, and philosopher in love with all the exciting opportunities this beautiful world offers at this unique time.","brand":"Transformative Adventures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618351681810,"sku":"9781737841302","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9c1f2b3-d23c-4240-bc45-777ae12577a1.jpg?v=1732532956","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beauty-in-abundance-designs-and-projects-for-beautiful-resilient-food-gardens-farms-home-landscapes-and-permaculture-9781737841302","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}