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Did you know you can have a garden that's equal parts food source and wildlife haven? In Grow Now, Emily Murphy shares easy-to-follow principles for regenerative gardening that foster biodiversity and improve soil health. She also shows how every single yard mirrors and connects to the greater ecosystem around us. No-dig growing, composting and mulching smartly, and planting a variety of edible perennials that attract bees and butterflies are all commonsense techniques everyone can use to grow positive change. You'll also find detailed advice on increasing your nature quotient, choosing plants that cycle more carbon back into the soil, selecting a broader variety of vegetables and fruits to improve overall soil fertility, rethinking space devoted to lawns, and adding companion plants for pollinators to rewild any plot of land.
About the Author
Learn more about Emily at http://passthepistil.comEmily Murphy is the author of Grow What You Love, a garden book featuring 12 sets of seasonal ingredients to change your life and your cooking.As seen on the TODAY Show, Emily is an expert organic gardener trained in ethnobotany and garden design. She teaches and speaks regularly about her gardening philosophies, and her writing has appeared in numerous print and online publications. She is also a photographer, cook, and creator of the Grow What You Love Project and the popular blog, Pass The Pistil. She lives in Northern California with her family and finds daily inspiration in the simple act of growing.A native of Northern California, Emily spent her early years between her parent's home in the far reaches of coastal California near the Oregon border, and the homes of her grandparent's in Sonoma County. She weaves stories from each of these places into her writings, gleaning from her experiences of living on a homestead, farm, and the neat city blocks of a college town where food and nature could be found just as easily in each respective landscape.
