The Books that Changed My Life

By on May 19, 2009 in Uncategorized

There are several books that altered how I look at the food I purchase and what I grow in my yard.

Barbara Kingsolver wrote about her families journey of eating locally grown food for a year in Animal, Vegatable, Miracle. The book is non-fiction, yet is written in a way that draws you in.  It includes the recipes they used to cook with the food they either grew or bought at local farmers markets.

I try to buy from the local farmers market and grow my own, yet I always seem to gine in to the lovely peach in the grocery store in the middle of winter.  At least I am now reading the place of origin for the food I purchase and try to get it from the US if at all possible.

Food Not Lawns is about growing edible gardens not grass. It is about creating community through gardens. It inspired me to remove my bermuda lawn and put in an edible garden that includes 5 fruit trees and a veggie garden.  You can see my journey at my personal blog. www.down2earthgardens.com/blogspot

If you have read either book, I would love to hear from you how the changed your life.

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Doreen Pollack, aka The Garden Goddess, loves Mother Earth and all her creatures, but especially all plants. Several years ago, after completing the Master Gardener program in Arizona, she realized just how simple it was to do little things to tread more lightly on this great earth. Doreen loves to teach people how to create an outdoor environment that fits their needs, from a place to recharge, a place to play, or a place to grow food. She enjoys showing people how to create sustainable environments that use water and other resources wisely. Doreen continues to learn as she teaches. If she is not teaching a class she is taking one! She just completed a course as a Permaculture Designer, and upholds the Ethics of Care of the earth, Care of people and sharing of the surplus (time, money material). She is a Desert Botanical Garden Volunteer, Board member for the Phoenix Permaculture Guild where she also teaches classes, co-manages a community garden, writer, teacher, and a former Certified Life Coach. She owns Down 2 Earth Gardens, a garden consulting business in Phoenix, AZ where she lives with Annie, her Springer Spaniel and 2 cats, Sweet Pea and Mischief. You can often find her hiking in the desert
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