The month of December is national ‘read a new book’ month. Won’t you join me in an effort to encourage eco literacy, read a new book?
Through publication of a book - A Writer on Writing, the building blocks of nonfiction writing, I’ve urged others to share their scoop – the why, who, what, when, where, how and benefits of written words, ‘garden voices'. For, it is important that each of us identify and record eco life-style stories as well as read stories published by others.
A few writers I enjoy reading are Ed Snodgrass who educates both the professional and novice related to 'green roof' technologies, the late Jim Wilson who shared his vast horticulture knowledge, Barbara Kingsolver who shared in a book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle her family's back to basic living adventure, Tanya Denckla who provides an organic gardening guideline the Gardeners' A-Z Guide to Growing, and Carolyn Freas Rapp who shares through an investigative reporter writing style the stories of women and their gardens.
I similar to my writer colleagues have also published eco focus landscape/garden topics. “The Wright Scoop,” says Washington Gardener magazine reviewer Edna Troiano, “Sylvia Hoehns Wright’s book, From Eco-weak to Eco-chic: landscape green, offers readers guidelines for joining the green revolution in their own yards. Becoming eco-chic, she explains, is primarily a matter of “working with instead of against an area’s natural environment” to create sustainable, eco-friendly landscapes. To read more, link to review .
Nevertheless, whether a ‘garden voice’ is an informal format such as a garden journal entry or formal as a ‘how to’ published book, be aware all formats contribute to sharing eco knowledge as well as landscape garden stories and lore. In fact, the result of recording daily activities in a garden journal can be significant. For example, an elder Aunt’s birthdate, recorded incorrectly in a family bible, was correctly recorded in my grandfather’s garden journal - planted rows of peas and Mamie born. So, in my family, it is a gardener’s voice which recorded the official birth date of his daughter.
Don’t under estimate the impact of recording eco knowledge, the voice of gardeners. Individually and collectively as gardeners, we not only have opportunities to make a difference through personal choices but can influence others through recorded use of green space, both rural and urban. Accept my challenge, in honor of December as ‘national read a new story month, join an effort to encourage eco literacy, read a new book. As a result, my publisher is offering discounted sales of 25% off, Coupon Code: BUYMYBOOK305, which expires December 14, 2011. For details, visit web site The Wright Scoop or Wright’s Book Store Front .
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