Heather C. Flores
Teoksen Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community tekijä
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- Sukupuoli
- female
- Asuinpaikat
- Oregon, USA
- Koulutus
- Goddard College (BA)
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- Teokset
- 1
- Jäseniä
- 272
- Suosituimmuussija
- #85,118
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.7
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 7
- ISBN:t
- 2
Sadly, the book tried to do too much and so ended up doing nothing particularly well. The first half of the book is about gardening. The vast majority of things in that section are covered in more detail (but not much more space) in books like Gaia's Garden. The second half of the book, on community organization, was not well connected to the first half and equally broad but shallow. That said, each section had one chapter I really enjoyed (seed saving in the first half, and integrating children into gardening and community development in the second half), but even those were fairly shallow -- they are just topics I have had less exposure to.
I should point out that this book leans pretty far toward the radically progressive, and if you disagree with the politics of the author, the book will be frustrating (Flores said as much near the beginning). I am progressive on many issues, but I still found myself put off by the author's "my way is obviously the right way" tone at times. At times, Flores tends to be somewhat sloppy with her use of terminology.
The best part of this book is the resources section. Because the book covers so many topics, the resources and references in the back are rich sources of pointers. The book may not be worth reading, but if you're interested in any of the many topics it covers, flipping through the back could be worth your time.
P.S. The book is called Food Not Lawns after the organization of the same name. Neither the book nor the organization advocate that food is the only thing worth growing. Rather, they claim that it is under emphasized. But "food in addition to lawns, but more food than we have now" is not a very catchy name. =)… (lisätietoja)