Playing God in the Meadow
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adapting to small-town culture
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animal-friendly landscaping
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backyard conservation work
big city to backwoods
biodiversity in rural settings
birds and insects in open meadows
blending science and storytelling
Books about landscape restoration
Books for gardening enthusiasts
Books for nature lovers
Books on environmental challenges
Books on rural life
botanical exploration in memoir
Botanical restoration
Botany
botany and rural ecosystems
Bugs
building habitats for native species
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city to country transition
controlling invasive weeds
conversational nature writing
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creating wildlife refuge on private land
culture shock in the countryside
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ecological balance in rural areas
ecological landscaping techniques
embracing slower living
emigrant
emigration
environmental essays with heart
environmental ethics and identity
environmental impact of invasives
environmental memoir writing
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Family life in rural Vermont
fighting invasive growth
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fostering healthy rural ecosystems
Garden
habitat restoration and species control
hobby farm
humorous environmental nonfiction
Invasive Species
invasive species management
Land stewardship
land stewardship in Vermont
Landscape
Language_English
learning rural self-sufficiency
life lessons from the land
literary nature observation
Living in rural Vermont
Meadow
Meadow restoration in Vermont
meadow restoration project
memoir
narrative of self-discovery
native plant reintroduction
Native Species
native versus invasive species
natural meadow ecosystems
New England
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Personal growth through nature
personal transformation in nature
plant biodiversity loss
plant biology in everyday life
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reclaiming overgrown land
reflective rural storytelling
restoring natural habitat
rural land transformation
Rural living challenges
rural solitude reflections
softlaunch
storytelling through ecology
supporting pollinators in meadows
Sustainable gardening practices
urban escape to nature
Vermont
Vermont ecology
Vermont gardening
Vermont horticulture
Vermont memoir with humor
Vermont wildlife preservation
Weeds
Wildlife conservation
Product details
- ISBN 9781625346889
- Format: Hardback
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 134 x 217mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2022
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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After decades of fantasizing and saving, of working multiple jobs and embracing frugality in the midst of Manhattan, Martha Leb Molnar and her husband had found their farm. Determined to turn an overgrown and unproductive Vermont apple orchard into a thriving and beautiful landscape, they decided to restore this patch of land to a pristine meadow and build a safe haven for their family and nearby wildlife.
Once they cleared the gnarled and dying trees away, Molnar was forced to wage war on the invasive species that have sprung up around the property. Propelled by the heated debates surrounding non-native species and her own complicated family history and migration, she was driven to research the Vermont landscape, turning to scientific literature, experts in botany and environmental science, and locals who have long tended the land in search of answers. At turns funny, thoughtful, and conversational, Playing God in the Meadow follows this big city transplant as she learned to make peace with rural life and an evolving landscape that she cannot entirely control.
