Bringing Home the Wild by Juliet C Stromberg

Bringing Home the Wild by Juliet C Stromberg

When living in a large sprawling city, one may feel disconnected and adrift. Finding ways to belong and have positive effects is challenging. In>Bringing Home the Wild, botanist Juliet C. Stromberg demonstrates how ecologically guided gardening develops a sense of place, restores connections to nature, and brings joy and meaning to our lives.

This book follows a two-decade journey in ecologically guided gardening on a four-acre irrigated parcel in Phoenix, Arizona, from the perspective of a retired botanist and her science historian partner. Through humor and playful use of language, Bringing Home the Wild not only introduces the plants who are feeding them, buffering the climate, and elevating their moods but also acknowledges the animals and fungi who are pollinating the plants and recycling the waste. Some of the plants featured are indigenous to the American Southwest, while others are part of the biocultural heritage of the cityscape. This book makes the case for valuing inclusive biodiversity and for respectful interactions with all wild creatures, regardless of their historical origin.

As author and partner learn to cohabit with the plants who feed them, calm them, entertain them, and protect them from the increasing heat, their desire to live sustainably, ethically, and close to the land becomes even stronger, revealing the importance of observing, appreciating, and learning from the ecosystems of which we are a part.

Juliet C. Stromberg is an associate professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. Barbara Tellman is retired from the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780816550272
ISBN 10	0816550271
Titel	Bringing Home the Wild
Autor	Juliet C Stromberg
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Arizona Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2023-10-31
Seitenanzahl	176
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.