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Ebb and flow : a guide to seasonal living / Tiffany Francis-Baker.

By: Francis-Baker, Tiffany [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 256 pages : color illustrations, 26cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781399405744 (hardback); 1399405748 (hardback).Subject(s): Hobbies -- Crafts | Conduct of life | Sustainable living | Self-reliant living | Nature | Self-help techniques | Seasons | Keep learningDDC classification: 155.915
Contents:
What is season living -- The five ways to wellbeing -- Marking the seasons -- The wheel of the year -- The changing climate -- Citizen science -- How to use this book -- A note on foraging in the woods -- A note on growing your own food -- Autumn -- Winter -- Spring -- Summer -- Resources -- Grow your own calendar -- Lunar cycle guide -- How to make an altar -- Creative prompts -- Seasonal recipes -- Seasonal planner -- How to start a nature journal -- Citizen science projects -- Citizen science apps.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An inspirational illustrated guide to embracing each season and finding peace, mindfulness and joy throughout the year.

Illustrated throughout with newly commissioned sketches, prints and paintings by the author, Ebb and Flow introduces seasonal living and explains why it is increasingly vital for us to reconnect with the seasons. Tiffany Francis-Baker offers practical, science-backed advice demonstrating the mental and physical health benefits of practising mindful, seasonal living.

Following the Pagan 'Wheel of the Year' through a nature-led calendar, Francis-Baker explains the origins of seasonal Pagan and Celtic names, traditions and events. She outlines the short- and long-term benefits of leading slower lives and encourages us to enjoy closer connections with nature and healthier relationships with our own well-being.

Each section begins with an introduction to the season, then details what you can grow and forage, the wildlife you can spot and which seasonal behaviours to look out for. Crafts and seasonal activities demonstrate quick ways to stay connected with the seasons, even at our busiest times, and illustrated spreads explain lunar phases, hibernation, stargazing and more.

With beautiful images, inspiring words and imaginative seasonal crafts, this tactile book has something to help everyone connect with the rhythm of the year and feel more grounded with nature.

Includes index.

What is season living -- The five ways to wellbeing -- Marking the seasons -- The wheel of the year -- The changing climate -- Citizen science -- How to use this book -- A note on foraging in the woods -- A note on growing your own food -- Autumn -- Winter -- Spring -- Summer -- Resources -- Grow your own calendar -- Lunar cycle guide -- How to make an altar -- Creative prompts -- Seasonal recipes -- Seasonal planner -- How to start a nature journal -- Citizen science projects -- Citizen science apps.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tiffany Francis-Baker is a writer, artist and environmentalist from the South Downs in Hampshire. With a mixed background in the arts, rural heritage and conservation, her work is fuelled by a love for the natural world and a passion for protecting it. She writes and illustrates for national publications and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4. Her books include Food You Can Forage, the Concise Foraging Guide, Bees and Beekeeping and Dark Skies.