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THE EARTH IN HER HANDS

THE EARTH IN HER HANDS

75 EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN WORKING IN THE WORLD OF PLANTS

JENNIFER JEWELL

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HARPER
Año de edición:
2020
ISBN:
978-1-60469-902-9
Páginas:
324
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u003cbu003e“An informative and celebratory resource.” —u003ciu003eBooklistu003c/iu003e  u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell—host of public radio’s award-winning program and podcast u003ciu003eCultivating Placeu003c/iu003e—introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin Benzakein; codirector of Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman; plantswoman Flora Grubb; edible and cultural landscape designer Leslie Bennett; Caribbean-American writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid; soil scientist Elaine Ingham; landscape designer Ariella Chezar; floral designer Amy Merrick, and many more. Rich with personal stories and insights, Jewell’s portraits reveal a devotion that transcends age, locale, and background, reminding us of the profound role of green growing things in our world—and our lives.u003cbru003e  

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