9781890132606-1890132608-Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set)

Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set)

ISBN-13: 9781890132606
ISBN-10: 1890132608
Edition: VOLUME 2
Author: Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover 1068 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781890132606
ISBN-10: 1890132608
Edition: VOLUME 2
Author: Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover 1068 pages

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Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set) (ISBN-13: 9781890132606 and ISBN-10: 1890132608), written by authors Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, was published by Chelsea Green Publishing in 2005. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set) (Hardcover, New) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $62.55.

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Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work. In Volume II, Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier move on to practical considerations: concrete ways to design, establish, and maintain your own forest garden. Along the way they present case studies and examples, as well as tables, illustrations, and a uniquely valuable "plant matrix" that lists hundreds of the best edible and useful species.

Taken together, the two volumes of Edible Forest Gardens offer an advanced course in ecological gardening-one that will forever change the way you look at plants and your environment.

What is an edible forest garden?
An edible forest garden is a perennial polyculture of multipurpose plants. Most plants regrow every year without replanting: perennials. Many species grow together: a polyculture. Each plant contributes to the success of the whole by fulfilling many functions: multipurpose. In other words, a forest garden is an edible ecosystem, a consciously designed community of mutually beneficial plants and animals intended for human food production. Edible forest gardens provide more than just a variety of foods. The seven F's apply here: food, fuel, fiber, fodder, fertilizer, and "farmaceuticals," as well as fun. A beautiful, lush environment can be a conscious focus of your garden design, or a side benefit you enjoy

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