{"product_id":"the-layered-edible-garden-a-beginners-guide-to-creating-a-productive-food-garden-layer-by-layer-9780760385593","title":"The Layered Edible Garden: A Beginner's Guide to Creating a Productive Food Garden Layer by Layer","description":"\u003cb\u003eDesign, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intended--in layers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Say goodbye to long, straight rows of vegetable plants lined up and waiting for attacks from pests and diseases, and say hello to \u003cb\u003ean interplanted polyculture paradise\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with \u003cb\u003elayers of edible plants that outcompete weeds, share resources, and grow beautifully together\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Layered Edible Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, author and food gardening pro Christina Chung of @fluent.garden introduces \u003cb\u003ea modern approach\u003c\/b\u003e to home food gardening that follows nature's lead by growing plants in mixed communities, instead of in agriculture-centric monocultures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By intentionally including \u003cb\u003eedible plants from 8 different layers\u003c\/b\u003e (trees, sub-canopy trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals, ground covers, and edible roots) in your home garden, you'll be building a mini \u003cb\u003e\"food forest\"\u003c\/b\u003e that will produce food for years to come and require \u003cb\u003eless work\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efewer resources\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the insight found in \u003ci\u003eThe Layered Edible Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Learn how to transform your home's landscape into an edible plant community \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Meet dozens of plants in each of the 8 layers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Discover the many perks of growing perennial food crops that return to the garden year after year \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Find design and planting advice to make your layered edible garden as attractive as it is productive \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Be introduced to intensive planting strategies to organize plant layers in a functional and beautiful way \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acquire info on how to establish new planting areas and how to utilize the existing garden features already present \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Whether you have sun or shade, a large growing space or a small one, planting many layers of food plants together results in \u003cb\u003ea diverse, low-maintenance edible garden\u003c\/b\u003e, filled with plants that help support each other. The future of growing food is multi-layered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cool Springs Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760385593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs","brand":"Christina Chung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397631279285,"sku":"9780760385593","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fa94b50e-19d8-4f64-a7bb-64ccaf0e6dcc.jpg?v=1702391338","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-layered-edible-garden-a-beginners-guide-to-creating-a-productive-food-garden-layer-by-layer-9780760385593","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}