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The revolution will not take place indoors.
Kenyan beekeeper-turned-farmer Jess de Boer embarks upon a decade-long journey to find purpose and potential in the explosive world of regenerative agriculture.
From honey hunting in the last remaining pockets of rainforest in southern Ethiopia, to gardening in the depths of Kenya’s largest slum, Jess takes you to the arid lands of Northern Kenya where a group of pioneering farmers have begun to connect the people with the dust beneath their feet.
This is a journey into restorative action. Confronting the challenges of our stagnant education systems, unsustainable food production techniques and the growing disconnect of our youth, de Boer merges fact and science with hard-won wisdom in this inspiring and accessible tale of proactivity and hope.
Kenyan beekeeper-turned-farmer Jess de Boer embarks upon a decade-long journey to find purpose and potential in the explosive world of regenerative agriculture.
From honey hunting in the last remaining pockets of rainforest in southern Ethiopia, to gardening in the depths of Kenya’s largest slum, Jess takes you to the arid lands of Northern Kenya where a group of pioneering farmers have begun to connect the people with the dust beneath their feet.
This is a journey into restorative action. Confronting the challenges of our stagnant education systems, unsustainable food production techniques and the growing disconnect of our youth, de Boer merges fact and science with hard-won wisdom in this inspiring and accessible tale of proactivity and hope.
Reviews
Jess de Boer's book is both factually rich and an inspiring human story that makes the case for feeding our planet by turning 'cranky, old Mother Nature into cool, epic Sister Nature'. Read this book if you eat food!
This revolution will never take place indoors", chef-turned-beekeeper Jessie de Boer issues a clarion call for each of us to participate in doing our bit to preserve our natural world. It is relevant for every single person, no matter what you do, and de Boer writes beautifully about her and all of our umbilical connection with the natural world. You'll come to be instructed, but you'll stay because you're inspired.
Sister Nature is an incredibly entertaining romp of seeing the world through an interconnected and dynamic lens, welcome to the journey!
Sister Nature is a story generous in fact and creativity, through which Jess gives us the case for changing how we think about our natural world and the global food system.
Buzzing with reverence, discovery, action and awe, this vibrant book invites us into the global hive of permaculture, land regeneration and beekeeping.
Jess de Boer is a masterful storyteller. With enthusiasm and divine wisdom, she shares a healing story yearning to be told that holds our future in its hands.
Open these pages and find yourself in the passenger seat for a thrilling adventure deep into some of the most remote places on the African continent. Jess de Boer guides readers to a new vision for regenerative farming based on core principles practiced by honeybees for millennia: Care for the earth, care for community, and sharing the surplus.
Sister Nature is an educational, entertaining, and deeply inspiring book that will have you pulling on your boots and heading out to get your hands in the dirt before you've turned the last page.