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Lädt ... A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Futurevon Benjamin Vogt
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Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much-not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives-lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political, it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I learned about this author from a travel magazine, and the subsequent featured article about natural gardening was so enticing that I decided to check out his book, A New Garden Ethic.
This is what I expected: A how-to manual on how to redesign my Midwestern lawn to include more local plant life. Maybe a sidebar on why certain species are better in certain situations than others. It would be a way to add variety to our home while keeping the maintenance to a minimum.
What I got: The title implies it all. It's a defiant manifesto equating home gardening with fighting climate change. Any how-to instruction is merely part of the environmental awareness narrative. It's a published journal of the author's heart and soul about morality and our ecological responsibility.
If that sounds like something for you, by all means go and enjoy. It's far too removed from reality for me. (