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043 _an-us-vt
092 _a635.9676
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aMolnar, Martha Leb,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPlaying God in the meadow :
_bhow I learned to admire my weeds /
_cMartha Leb Molnar.
264 1 _aAmherst :
_bBright Leaf, an imprint of University of Massachusetts Press,
_c[2022]
300 _ax, 178 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _a"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 parcel of land. 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 had 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 learns to make peace with rural life and an evolving landscape that she cannot entirely control"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aMeadow gardening.
_973568
650 0 _aMeadow plants.
650 0 _aEndemic plants
_zVermont.
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