{"product_id":"homescale-forest-garden-dani-baker-9781645020981","title":"The Home-Scale Forest Garden: How to Plan, Plant, and Tend a Resilient Edible Landscape","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW A PBS SHOW! Look for new episodes of \u003ci\u003eThe Home-Scale Forest Garden\u003c\/i\u003e on PBS.org or your local station! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*2023 GardenComm Media Awards Gold Laurel Medal of Achievement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how to create an edible forest garden--perfect for gardeners and growers at any scale!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes over 100 cold-hardy berry bushes, fruit and nut trees, perennial vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, mushrooms, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen market gardener Dani Baker attended a permaculture workshop at her local Cooperative Extension office in upstate New York, she was inspired by its message of working with nature to create a thriving edible garden ecosystem. She immediately launched a new experiment she dubbed the \"Enchanted Edible Forest.\" In \u003ci\u003eThe Home-Scale Forest Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, Baker shares what she learned as she became a forest gardener, providing a practical, in-depth guide to creating a beautiful, bountiful edible landscape at any scale--from a few dozen square feet to an acre or more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBaker provides information on planning, planting, and maintaining a resilient forest garden ecosystem, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing permaculture principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObserving and mapping your space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding planting beds, including hügelkultur mounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoping with saturated soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatching perennial edible plants to the right growing conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrouping plants in diverse layers that attract and shelter beneficial insects and birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating microclimates to increase the range of plants you can grow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePruning, propagating, managing pests, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpending less energy for greater reward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Home-Scale Forest Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is complete with descriptions of over 100 food-bearing and multifunctional plants for every layer of a forest garden: overstory and understory trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, groundcovers, vines, and mushrooms, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book includes over 200 photographs taken over 10 years of forest development, along with illustrations of a garden layout and special plant groupings for a range of conditions, including hot, dry sites and shady, moist sites.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, Baker candidly shares both her mistakes and her successes to help readers better understand the dynamics of a forest garden as it grows and changes over time. From her Asian Pear Adventure and Tamarack Travesty to her discoveries of unique ways to rescue and transplant tree seedlings, readers will appreciate the practical advice as she recounts lessons learned from her grand edible gardening experiment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the perfect guide for gardeners of all experience levels who want to work with nature's model and expand the range of food crops they grow as they embark on their own forest garden adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Experienced gardeners with a serious interest in sustainability would do well to check this out.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49921113456833,"sku":"9781645020981","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9781645020981.jpg?v=1768946805","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/homescale-forest-garden-dani-baker-9781645020981","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}