{"product_id":"earth-repair-a-grassroots-guide-to-healing-toxic-and-damaged-landscapes-paperback-2","title":"Earth Repair: A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeila Darwish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom contaminated urban lots to polluted waterways and oil spills, how can we transform toxic landscapes and respond to environmental disasters positively and effectively? \u003ci\u003eEarth Repair\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with accessible, and practical tools for healing and regenerating ecosystems to create thriving, fertile places and food forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResistance is Fertile\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e GRASSROOTS BIOREMEDIATION TECHNIQUES TO HEAL THE EARTH \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e ...In the energy descent future, many more people will be growing food on contaminated land; out of necessity. \u003c\/em\u003e Earth Repair \u003cem\u003e offers the hope that this can be done without fear of further eroding health and well being. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Holmgren, author of \u003cem\u003e Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e ...a book for people who will not wait around to heal the world. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mark Lakeman, co-founder of The City Repair Project, communitecture, and the Planet Repair Institute\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e From urban lots \u003c\/strong\u003e contaminated with heavy metals and chemicals to polluted waterways and devastating oil spills, our toxic industrial legacy impacts our environment, our health, and our ability to create healthy, thriving local foodsheds. Conventional clean-up techniques employed by government and industry are expensive and resource-intensive and can cause further damage to the ecosystem. As the incidence of contamination and pollution continues to spread, communities are increasingly unable to rely on those who created the problems to step in and provide effective solutions that work for people and the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Earth Repair \u003c\/em\u003e explores a host of powerful grassroots bioremediation techniques that work with the many microorganisms, mushrooms, and plants that are the planet's finest and oldest disaster responders, alchemists, and healers. These techniques include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrobial remediation - using microorganisms to break down and bind contaminants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhytoremediation - using plants to extract, bind and transform toxins\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMycoremediation - using fungi to clean up contaminated soil and water.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with valuable firsthand information from visionaries in the field, Earth Repair is essential reading that will empower communities and individuals with tools to transform environmental despair into constructive action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e ... an indispensable guide for citizen scientists, permaculturists and ecological justice activists wanting to proactively address the legacy of environmental pollution we've inherited from our industrial civilization. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Scott Kellogg, educational director of the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center and author of \u003cem\u003e Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-It-Ourselves Guide \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Leila Darwish \u003c\/strong\u003e is a community organizer, urban gardener and permaculture rabble rouser, with a deep commitment to environmental justice, food security, and providing accessible and transformative tools for communities struggling with toxic contamination of their land and drinking water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Leila Darwish \u003c\/b\u003e is a community organizer and permaculturalist with a BSc in Environmental Conservation Sciences. Most of her grassroots organizing has centered on environmental justice issues in communities struggling with either the threat of or the enduring legacy of toxic contamination of their land and drinking water. Her focus on grassroots bioremediation stems from a deep commitment to justice and the passionate desire to empower people by providing them with simple, practical, transformative, and accessible tools for regenerative earth repair. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341981630713,"sku":"9780865717299","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fh62FM-4Me9780865717299.webp?v=1781520790","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/earth-repair-a-grassroots-guide-to-healing-toxic-and-damaged-landscapes-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}