Citizen Farmers

Name: Citizen Farmers
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781617691010
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Daron Joffe

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Citizen Farmers by Daron Joffe, known as Farmer D, is a compelling guide to biodynamic farming, a method focusing on ecological sustainability. The book serves as both a practical handbook and an inspiring call to action, teaching readers how to create sustainable gardens and embrace a community-minded approach to food growing and living in harmony with nature. Featuring photographs, line drawings, and advice on composting, soil health, pest control, cooperative gardening, and even recipes, this award-winning book is a vital resource for any aspiring citizen farmer.
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Ideal for environmentally conscious gardeners, home growers, and readers interested in sustainable living and biodynamic farming techniques.

A guide to biodynamic gardening with step-by-step instructions, recipes and advice for changing your life, and the world around you, one seed at a time.

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Citizen Farmers is an IACP Cookbook Award Winner in Food Matters.

Biodynamic farming, with its focus on ecological sustainability, has emerged as the gold standard in the organic gardening movement. Daron Joffe (known as Farmer D) has made it his mission to empower, educate, and inspire people to become conscientious consumers, citizens, and stewards of the land.

In this engaging call to action, Farmer D teaches us not only to create sustainable gardens but also to develop a more holistic, community-minded approach to how our food is grown and how we live our lives in balance with nature.

Illustrated with photographs of gardens designed by Farmer D as well as line drawings, the book is an indispensable resource packed with advice on establishing a biodynamic garden. It covers essential topics such as composting, soil composition and replenishment, controlling pests and disease, cooperative gardening practices, and even creating delicious meals.

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Praised as part gardening handbook, part manifesto, this user-friendly book includes gorgeous photographs and bright graphics. It provides straightforward tips for starting a garden and even encourages mindfulness, featuring a section on meditating while gardening, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781617691010

Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 March 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc

Illustration: 100 images

Contributors:

By Allen Rinne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 197.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 560g

Pages: 224

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Daron Joffe Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Daron Joffe is the founder of Farmer D Organics and designs and builds biodynamic farms all over the country for celebrity clients as well as nonprofit organizations. He and his company have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Southern Living, and on CNN’s Eatocracy. His Farmer D brand of compost is sold in Whole Foods stores in the Southeast, and his planting beds are sold through Williams-Sonoma. He lives in Oakland, California.