Transforming Florida Yards
A Regional Food Forest Guide
Globe Pequot Publishing · Print & ebook · June 1, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- Explore Florida food forests with regional plant guidance and reference sheets for 200 edible plants.
- Themes
- Edible food forests, Permaculture and sustainable gardening, Food security and climate resilience
- Genres
- Southern Gardening, Growing Vegetables, Growing Fruit
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Transforming Florida Yards offers readers a way to easily grow edible plants by creating a natural ecosystem. All one needs to successfully begin their food forest is a lawn and this book! Knowing which plants grow in each part of the state (north, central, and south) simplifies steps to create a flourishing garden. Permaculture, or the process of working with nature rather than against it, teaches affordable, sustainable, and research-based ways to beautify surroundings.
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Backyard gardens also lower the risk of food insecurity and help prepare communities for continuous climate change. Thanks to ample rainfall and warm temperatures, Florida is the perfect state for growing produce, herbs, and other edibles year-round. Most plants in a food forest are long-lived and low maintenance. Often, food forests even take care of their own fertilization and pest control! Empowered with easy-to-follow, one-page reference sheets for 200 plants (with corresponding hardiness zone, recipes, cultural information, and landscaping design tips), readers will quickly watch their lawns transform into a gorgeous, yet edible paradise.
Florida Food Forests
Explore Florida food forests with regional plant guidance and reference sheets for 200 edible plants.
Come here for
- Regional plant guidance for north, central, and south Florida
- Reference sheets covering hardiness zones, recipes, and landscaping tips
Expect
- Permaculture approaches to working with nature
- Plant information, cultural details, recipes, and design tips
Where it sits
| Southern Gardening | 89% |
|---|---|
| Growing Vegetables | 32% |
| Growing Fruit | 20% |
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Publisher categories
- Growing Fruit
- Garden Design
- Growing Herbs
- Landscape Work
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- Southern Gardening
- Growing Shrubs
- Growing Vegetables
- Authors
- Amanda Pike
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Publishing
- Published
- June 1, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Edible food forests · Permaculture and sustainable gardening · Food security and climate resilience
- Reading lane
- Growing Fruit