Grow Now How We Can Save Our Health, Communities, and Planet—One Garden at a Time

“Grow Now is an earth manual that applies to everyone, everywhere. Regenerating life begins with our hands, the soil, and our heart. Take this book and go outside, stay outside, and transform.” —Paul Hawken, author of Drawdown and Regeneration

Emily Murphy is a regenerative organic gardener, photographer, and designer. She's the author of Grow What You Love and creator of the celebrated blog passthepistil.com. She’s trained in ethnobotany and environmental science and has dedicated herself to nature-based garden education and nature advocacy.

1. Hope from Action
2. Planet A: The Biodiversity and Climate Crises
3. The Spaces We Plant and Grow Make a Difference
4. Change Starts at Home
5. Nurture Your Nature
6. The Biodiversity Hypothesis
7. Your Nature Quotient
8. The Power of Our Patchwork of Gardens

1. Carbon Cycling Basics
2. Revive. Restore. Regenerate.
3. Regenerative Organic Agriculture for Home Gardens
4. How Regenerative Gardening Works
5. The No-Dig Approach
6. Getting Started with Compost
7. The Right Compost System for You

1. Planning Where You’ll Grow
2. Preparing Ground for No-Dig Planting
3. Raised Garden Beds and Boxes
4. Filling Small Containers
5. Planning What You’ll Grow

1. Traditional Edible Perennials
2. Edible Forest Garden Perennials
3. Edible Perennial Vines
4. Perennial Herbs
5. Annual Vegetables and Fruits
6. Root Vegetables
7. Berries
8. Fruit Trees and Shrubs
9. Plants for Butterflies
10. Bird Favorites
11. Soil-Building Plants

1. Getting to Know Your Plants
2. Grow Your Way to a Smaller Carbon Foodprint
3. Starting Seeds
4. Transplanting Seedlings
5. Troubleshooting the Growing Process
6. Nonfertilizer Fertilizing
7. Harvesting Your Produce
8. Methods of Home Preserving

1. The Role of Native Plants
2. Biodiversity Begets Biodiversity
3. When Insects Disappear
4. Growing Habitat Starts at Home
5. Living Greenways

1. What You Plant for Tomorrow, You Grow Today
2. Power to the People Who Plant
3. Swap. Barter. Give.
4. Become a Citizen Scientist
5. We All Love a Good Story
6. A New Normal

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