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We are the ark : returning our gardens to their true nature with acts of restorative kindness / Mary Reynolds.
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- ISBN: 9781643261782
- ISBN: 1643261789
- Physical Description: 275 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | ARKs and the great remembering -- The science bit and ARKing aims -- ARK design and first steps -- The plants that build an ARK -- Developing a diverse ARK ecosystem -- Extra layers of creature support -- Minding the tiny and invisible kingdoms -- Grow your own food! -- Wider ARKevism. |
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| Subject: | Sustainable agriculture. Sustainable horticulture. Environmentalism. Green movement. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Philip Read Memorial Library | 630.2 REY | 34443000346488 | # New Books | Available | - |
We Are the ARK : Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness
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Table of Contents
We Are the ARK : Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface: What This Book Is About | p. 9 | |
| ARKs and the Great Remembering | p. 13 | |
| Birth of We Are the ARK | p. 15 | |
| The Garden Industry and the Great Forgetting | p. 24 | |
| Guardians, Not Gardeners | p. 33 | |
| The Science Bit and ARKing Aims | p. 37 | |
| Our Shifting Baseline | p. 39 | |
| Three Basic Laws of Ecology | p. 41 | |
| Seeds of Restoration | p. 46 | |
| How ARKing Differs from Large-Scale Rewilding | p. 52 | |
| ARKing Aims | p. 56 | |
| ARK Design and First Steps | p. 63 | |
| First Steps in Building Your ARK | p. 65 | |
| Landscape ARKitecture for Different Parts of Our Shared Planet | p. 82 | |
| The Plants That Build an ARK | p. 93 | |
| Why Native Plants? | p. 95 | |
| The Plant Layers of an ARK | p. 109 | |
| Developing a Diverse ARK Ecosystem | p. 125 | |
| Sowing or Restoring an ARK Lawn or Meadow | p. 127 | |
| Creating a Woodland System | p. 138 | |
| Extra Layers of Creature Support | p. 155 | |
| Embrace the Mess! | p. 156 | |
| Water Homes | p. 167 | |
| Bird and Bat Supports | p. 178 | |
| Minding the Tiny and Invisible Kingdoms | p. 187 | |
| Reversing Insectageddon | p. 188 | |
| The Kingdoms Beneath Our Feet | p. 203 | |
| Grow Your Own Food! | p. 213 | |
| The Nutty Food System | p. 214 | |
| Change from the Ground Up | p. 216 | |
| Feed the Soil, Feed Your Body | p. 221 | |
| Practices for Food Self-Sufficiency | p. 225 | |
| Share and Create a Community | p. 231 | |
| Wider ARKevism | p. 233 | |
| ARKs on School, Public, and Commercial Lands | p. 235 | |
| Political ARKevism | p. 240 | |
| Conclusion: Reimagining Living in Harmony | p. 253 | |
| Appendix: Getting Started | p. 258 | |
| References and Resources | p. 260 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 266 | |
| Index | p. 267 |
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