Overview

Start a peaceful revolution by planting an edible ecosystem and sharing the experience with your neighbours Humans have always thrived in rich, diverse, edible ecosystems. Yet most cities and suburbs are blanketed by lawns, ornamentals, and a lack of biodiversity, let alone anything edible. It is within these sterile landscapes that seeds of an edible ecosystem lie.  The Edible Ecosystem Solution is a comprehensive, practical guidebook that looks at under utilised spaces to reveal the many opportunities for landscape transformation that are both far-reaching and immediately beneficial and enjoyable.  Contents include:  Hundreds of full colour infographics, illustrations, and photographs that clearly outline the principles and concepts of edible landscape design and benefits  How to get started with as little as 25 square feet of land  How to transition a garden plot into a place of edible abundance and an edible biodiversity hot spot, living laboratory, and a source point for transitioning and transforming community and culture  Choosing appropriate plants for insects, wildlife, and food production  Scaling up and networking backyard edible ecosystems at the neighbourhood level and beyond to build community food security and resilience The Edible Ecosystem Solution is for everyone with access to a bit of yard, a desire for food security, biodiversity, and a beautiful and resilient community, and for anyone who wants to reclaim humanity's place in a rich, abundant, edible ecosystem.

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Author:   Zach Loeks
Publisher:   New Society Publishers
Imprint:   New Society Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780865719347

ISBN 10:   0865719349
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   08 December 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Thesis About This Book Section 1: The Ecology of Humanity     Precious Place in Space     Biodiversity     Ecosystems     Human Habitat     Ancestral Ecosystems Section 2: Solutions and Opportunities     Habitat Lost     Modern Ecosystem Services     Big-Picture Services     Opportunities     Livable Community Benefits     Common Lines     Micro-Landscapes     Ecosystem Spot Section 3: Edible Ecosystem Design     Inspiration to Act     Site Selection and Micro-Environment     Build a Permabed     Site-Suitable Plant Selection     Design an Ecosystem Guild     Plant a Micro-Landscape     Modular Ecosystem Landscape Section 4: Educate, Propagate, Inspire     Ecosystem Dispersal     Edible Ecosystem Qualities     Catalyzing Land Transition     EPI Is a Model for Success Section 5: Ecosystem Culture     Transitioning Our Habitat     Land, People, Culture     Change Has Many Stakeholders     Leadership     Regenerative Wealth Security     Habitat Is a Human Right Endnotes Index About the Author A Note about the Publisher

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Zach Loeks is an educator, designer, and grower who specializes in Edible Ecosystem Design through landscaping and education. He is director of the Ecosystem Solution Institute, which is dedicated to the education, propagation, and inspiration of ecosystem solutions for land use transition. He consults widely with homes, farms, colleges, schools, and municipalities across Canada and United States, and through many biomes from Guatemala and South Africa to the Yukon and Mongolia. Zach manages an award-winning farm with diversified food forest products, and his innovations have won three provincial awards and are featured in his first book The Permaculture Market Garden. He lives in Cobden, Ontario.

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