Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables — by Acadia Tucker

Acadia Tucker’s long love affair with perennial foods has produced this easy-to-understand guide to growing and harvesting them. A regenerative farmer who is deeply concerned about global warming, Tucker believes there may be no better time to plant these hardy crops. While designed for gardening novices, Growing Perennial Foods: A Field Guide to Raising Resilient Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables is also for experienced gardeners who want to grow more resilient crops, and could use a little guidance. Perennials can weather climate extremes, promote healthy soil, mitigate drought conditions, and thrive without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Many can be harvested year round. They taste good, pack lots of nutrients, and require little tending. In short, the world is a better place with more perennials in it and this book intends to get us there. Tucker will inspire you to action by first laying the groundwork for tending an organic, regenerative garden. She highlights the 10 steps she r