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Beautifully Builds Momentum for an All-Out Food Revolution.

By Terri Reardon

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The importance of reimagining and retooling our broken food system cannot be overstated. This beautifully compiled volume contains a treasure trove of information from both prominent and lesser known figures in the ever-burgeoning sustainable food movement. It is abundantly clear that Norma Burnson has poured her heart and soul into this work. We all owe her a huge debt of gratitude for putting these issues front and center. If you care about what you eat, if you care about inequities in food distribution and the critical need for genuinely nourishing food, if you care about seed diversity, if you care about humanity and the future of our planet, this is a must read. Even if the revolution is not televised, you will be rewarded and nourished with many delectable morsels herewith.

Norma Burnson is the author of a book "Sustainable Food for the Globe, Everyday People Producing Food in Abundance"

Norma interviews seventeen entrepreneurs from around the world who are developing ideas and creating projects to grow food. The book takes you from Canada to the USA, Pakistan to Switzerland, Uganda and New Zealand to the UK. The book covers areas such as kitchen gardens, eco-villages, food share schemes and much more.

One reason this book caught my attention is colleague Chris Coope from Kansas is one of the entrepreneurs in the book.

This is short section from what he is doing that is discussed in the book...
"Our patent is for a much simplified garden bedding system - that basically enables many more people to grow their own vegetables and herbs with almost no knowledge of plants. To enable this to work in our modern urbanized environment, where many hardly ever 'dig in the dirt' we have developed a series of Grow Pods:

One is designed for school children to build in the science classThe next is a somewhat more 'Designed' is for the modern kitchenAnother is for the garage or deck or patio outsideFinally there is a simplified version for direct contact with the soilWe realised that growing from seed presented a huge stumbling block to many who were wanting an instant success and felt intimidated by cultivating from seeds. 

Conveniently this gave us an opportunity to help local organic growers by giving them three new markets to expand into: Small plugs partially grown almost mature. All of these are still growing and this planted in pots and so not subject to trips to ''food hubs', unnecessary distribution and packing, and thus much cheaper to take from grower to table. Our various kits are designed to maintain the plant's growing condition, even in the kitchen or garage, school, restaurant or office. In so doing we feel the 40% waste that is currently costing just the USA around $165 billion a year could be significantly reduced, by adopters of our system."

I love the casuals style of this book and the stories that are mentioned.
If you are interested in learning more contact Norma Burnson, at Norma.burnson@ gmail.com"

- John Stanley, JSA, John Stanley Associates Nannup, Western Australia.

"An Eye-Opener. An Inspirational book by Norma Burnson that offers knowledgeable and insight on the word and food sustainability. Norma offers much rich information that will change your view on how we can sustain the planet. It is a real treat to read.  - Dr. David Chalk, d. Tec, LCE, ADE, +2 Business Specialist Chalk Leverage Corporation British Columbia, Canada. 

Dr. David Chalk is "One of the brightest minds on the planet today" MENSA International.

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 A Bible for SFG Experts.

 By perfumelover1645 

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The author is clearly an advocate for helping to feed the world's population through the Square Foot Gardening technique. I enjoy reading about her own history, as well as the history and Q&A sessions with numerous Sustainable Gardening experts/teachers. It was quite interesting reading the expert's opinions of SFG and it's future. It sounds like Square Foot Gardening is here to stay, in America and beyond.  

The book was very easy to understand, even if you're not a gardener (like myself). Mrs.Burnson has agreat way  of putting words into context and makes reading about this topic enjoyable. I learned many new things, especially through the interviews.  

This is a must-read if you're interested in becoming an advocate for self-sustainability or if you're a college student majoring in agriculture.  

I look forward to more books from this excellent writer.

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I Love This Book

Ladybug

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!

By ladybug on February 11, 2014 Format: Kindle Edition Verified PurchaseIf you are into living sustainably and growing your own food, this is a great book to have. Wonderful historical background details and specifics for how to produce the most food in the least amount of space. Everyone who wants to start square foot gardening should read this book.