Author -
Acadia Tucker
Publisher -
Stone Pier Press
Summary
Stone Pier Press says, "Written by
Acadia Tucker and illustrated by Krishna Chavda.
Acadia Tucker’s longtime love affair with
perennial foods has produced this easy-to-understand guide to growing and harvesting them. A regenerative farmer deeply concerned about global warming. Tucker believes there may be no better time to plant these hardy crops.
Sturdy and deep rooted, perennials can weather climate extremes more easily than annuals. They tend to thrive without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and they don’t need as much
water, either. These long-lived plants also help build healthy soil, turning the very ground we stand on into a giant
carbon sponge.
Tucker lays the groundwork for tending an organic, regenerative garden. For her, this is
gardening as if our future depends on it, and she spells out why. Most of the book is dedicated to profiles of 34 popular herbs, fruits, and vegetables, with instructions on how to plant, grow, and harvest them. Tucker also includes 34 recipes.
Growing Perennial Foods is for gardeners who want more resilient plants that can withstand extreme weather. It’s for people who want to do something about climate change. It’s for anyone who has never grown food before and wants to start. It’s time.
Learn how to grow: basil, chive, lavender, leaf fennel, lemon balm, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, sorrel, thyme, blackberries, blueberries, currants, goji berries, grapes, huckleberries, raspberries, strawberries, artichokes, asparagus, beans, broccoli, garlic, peppers, radicchio, rhubarb, spinach, sunchokes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, walking onions, and watercress.
Growing Perennial Foods: a field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits & vegetables is a companion guide to
Growing Good Food: a citizen’s guide to backyard carbon farming."
About the Author
Stone Pier Press says, "Acadia Tucker is a regenerative farmer, climate activist, and author. Her
books are a call to action to citizen gardeners everywhere, and lay the groundwork for planting an organic, regenerative garden. For her, this is
gardening as if our future depends on it."
Where to get it?
Stone Pier Press
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