{"product_id":"9781856232821","title":"Living with the Earth: Volume 3 : Creating a Microfarm by Perrine Herve-Gruyer","description":"Perrine and Charles Herv?-Gruyer have designed a microfarm in Normandy that provides a living for five people whilst cultivating just a small percentage of the land, and rewilding the rest. In Volume 1 of Living with the Earth, they describe the overarching principles and influences of ecology and permaculture, and share how they work with Nature to create highly effective systems. In Volume 2 they deep dive into the details, sharing how to grow nutritious herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables, while creating healthy soil and diverse ecosystems.   Volume 3 of this authoritative series explains the multiple elements that make up a productive, profitable and nature-friendly market garden or small farm, including:* plant propagation and seed saving* increasing biodiversity for garden health* incorporating animals* small-scale hay and grain production* an extensive list of invaluable tools and how to care for them* design steps and examples for creating profitable rural and urban microfarms* investing in people, a vital part of farm enterprise.   These volumes are ground-breaking, with principles and practices that can be used on any scale. They are, however, of particular interest to small to medium scale farmers, horticulturists, forest gardeners, agronomists and market gardeners.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56313091293557,"sku":"9781856232821","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781856232821.jpg?v=1762825348","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781856232821","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}