A tale of courage and imagination that will inspire readers to grow their own productive paradise and live their dreams.
This is the story of a gardener’s transformation of a tired paddock to food abundance in just over four years, with little money and a lot of resourcefulness and clever ideas. Author Liz Zorab also relates how she simultaneously transformed her life, overcoming the effects of chronic illness to develop a self-sufficient, independent lifestyle. This has taken Liz and her husband away from the rat race, giving them greater freedom and a more abundant life.
Grounded is an inspiring blend of practical tips and ideas with personal narrative, and will show you how to:
Become more resilient
Be creative with resources
Make the most of the space you have
Achieve (canning/preserving) more without exhausting yourself
Fill your garden without emptying your pocket
Enjoy the process as much as the results
Biography:
Liz Zorab runs Byther Farm with Mr J, to live a self sufficient, eco friendly life. Using permaculture practices with regenerative and instinctive gardening, on less than 0.8 acre, she grows over 80% of the food and drink they enjoy each year. This gives them food security, resilience and increased self-reliance. They also sell vegetables via a CSA model.
Liz spent more than 20 years working with specialist housing charities and in community development, including setting up the first Time Bank project in the UK. An award-winning gardener, she gained an RHS Silver Medal for a community-led garden featured on BBC's Gardeners World Live in 2002. A health crisis led Liz to turn to her life-long passion for gardening and grow your own food as a career. Liz regularly writes for Permaculture Magazine, teaches gardening and self-sufficiency skills and encourages thousands of people to take up their trowels and live their dreams through a vibrant YouTube Channel, Liz Zorab - Byther Farm.
Publishes on April 8, 2021.