{"product_id":"creating-a-forest-garden-working-with-nature-to-grow-edible-crops-9781900322621","title":"Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Martin Crawford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Green Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Green Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForest Gardening (or agroforestry) is a way of growing edible crops with nature doing most of the work.\u003c\/b\u003e A forest garden imitates young natural woodland, with a wide range of crops grown in vertical layers. Species are chosen for their beneficial effects on each other, creating a healthy system that maintains its own fertility, with little need for digging, weeding or pest control. The result of this largely perennial planting is a tranquil, beautiful and productive space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a bible for permaculture and forest gardening, with practical advice on how to create a forest garden, from planning and design to planting and maintenance. It explains how a forest garden is designed from the top down: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe canopy layer first, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethen the shrub layer, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe perennial ground-cover layer, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe annuals \u0026amp; biennials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enext, the climbers and nitrogen fixers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand finally the clearings, living spaces and paths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether in a small back garden or in a larger plot, the environmental benefits of growing this way are great. Forest Gardens are a viable solution to the challenge of a changing climate: we can grow food sustainably in them without compromising soil health, food quality or biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForest gardens: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003estore carbon dioxide in the soil and in the woody biomass of the trees and shrubs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eenable the soil to store more water after heavy rains, minimizing flooding and erosion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eboost the health of the ecosystem, ensuring a balance of predators and beneficial insects because mixed planting is crucial to the scheme.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eallows the soil to thrive because it is covered with plants all year round.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreating a Forest Garden\u003c\/i\u003e includes a detailed directory of over 500 trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, annuals, root crops and climbers. As well as more familiar plants such as fig and apple trees, blackcurrants and rosemary shrubs, you can grow your own chokeberries, goji berries, yams, heartnuts, bamboo shoots and buffalo currants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForest gardens produce fruits, nuts, vegetables, seeds, salads, herbs, spices, firewood, mushrooms, medicinal herbs, dye plants, soap plants, and honey from bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells you everything you need to create your own forest garden with beautiful illustrations and helpful tips throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45048794874007,"sku":"9781900322621","price":4699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781900322621.webp?v=1769223457","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/creating-a-forest-garden-working-with-nature-to-grow-edible-crops-9781900322621","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}