Growing food God's way : how Paul Gautschi takes us back to Eden and beyond

Around The Globe Most People Get Their Calories From Annual Agriculture - Plants That Grow Fast For One Season, Produce Lots Of Seeds, Then Die. Every Single Human Society That Has Relied On Annual Crops For Staple Foods Has Collapsed. Restoration Agriculture Explains How We Can Have All Of The Benefits Of Natural, Perennial Ecosystems And Create Agricultural Systems That Imitate Nature In Form And Function While Still Providing For Our Food, Building, Fuel And Many Other Needs - In Your Own Backyard, Farm Or Ranch. This Book, Based On Real-world Practices, Presents An Alternative To The Agriculture System Of Eradication And Offers Exciting Hope For Our Future.--publisher's Description. The Perennial Agriculture Vision -- Our Present Reality -- Standing On The Backs Of Giants -- Challenges Facing Agriculture -- Turning Things Around -- Farming In Nature's Image -- The Steps Toward Restoration Agriculture -- Other Biomes -- Livestock & Restoration Agriculture -- Including Bees -- About Nutrition -- Nutrition & Perennial Agriculture -- Getting Started -- The Transitional Strategy -- Managing A Healthy Farm Ecosystem -- Plant & Animal Breeding -- Making A Profit -- Creating Permanent Agriculture : A Call For New Pioneers. By Mark Shepard. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 311-313) And Index. Growing Food God’s Way is a compelling biography of accomplished gardener and arborist Paul Gautschi. Known world-wide for his connection with God’s world of nature from the viral documrntary: Back to Eden. This authorized work explores the man and his wildly successful garden and orchard...while applying revealed principles to guide our daily lives as well. This is not a book about gardening, it is a book about life and wisdom, as experienced by Paul and many others. Home gardeners in 208 countries agree that you can grow better produce with much less cost and less work if you do it God’s way. The 2nd edition updates most chapters and adds six new chapters! There are now 107 photos, a new bibliography, and a new Index to help you find what you're looking for The perennial agriculture vision Our present reality Standing on the backs of giants Challenges facing agriculture Turning things around Farming in nature's image The steps toward restoration agriculture Other biomes Livestock and restoration agriculture Including bees About nutrition Nutrition and perennial agriculture Getting started The transitional strategy Managing a healthy farm ecosystem Plant and animal breeding Making a profit Creating permanent agriculture : a call for new pioneers.