{"product_id":"the-garden-at-the-end-of-time-getting-by-in-the-age-of-climate-change-paperback","title":"The Garden at the End of Time: Getting by in the Age of Climate Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Hanson Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John Hanson Mitchell has long written about his garden outside of Boston, and about the plants and animals with whom he shares this land. In 2022, the United Nations and others started reporting the true severity of the climate crisis as the Earth passed a point of no return. All across the globe it was the worst year on record for climate-related disasters, including extinctions, deadly floods, massive fires, and dramatic droughts, all of which have worsened since that year. Mitchell, like so many, felt overwhelmed. He looked to the story of Voltaire's \u003ci\u003eCandide\u003c\/i\u003e, and settled on the famous aphorism from that book: \"We must cultivate our garden.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Garden at the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e features Mitchell's trademark blend of science, literature, and anecdote as he processes both the information he is reading from various sources and what it prompts him to do in his own small corner of the world. The story that unfolds is one of Mitchell diversifying his plantings; fighting what he sees as unnecessary local development; walking through and observing changes in the wild lands nearby; continuing to read the news from around the world; and meditating on other moments, real and imagined, when people sought refuge even as they did their part to improve a personally and collectively stressful situation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers discover the impossibility of separating gardening from global warming, while also seeing the solace that exposure to plants can offer, in addition to their contribution to carbon consumption. With gravitas, kindness, and wit, Mitchell offers a model for maintaining a connection to nature even as it reels from manmade threats. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN HANSON MITCHELL\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and was the longtime editor of Massachusetts Audubon Society's award-winning journal \u003ci\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published numerous books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eLegends of a Common Stream\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eCeremonial Time: Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile\u003c\/i\u003e was the Editor's Choice in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' Book Review; six of his books based on the square mile of land featured in \u003ci\u003eCeremonial Time\u003c\/i\u003e were collected and published as \u003ci\u003eThe Scratch Flat Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the John Burroughs Essay Award for his \u003ci\u003eSanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e piece, \"Of Time and the River.\" He continues to live on that one square mile of land in eastern Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.44 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44826869399654,"sku":"9781625348708","price":36.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/YJb6Efuygk9781625348708.webp?v=1771998882","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-garden-at-the-end-of-time-getting-by-in-the-age-of-climate-change-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}