"Had I read something like Voices of the Land before I went at my land with chain saw and bulldozer, I’m sure I would have come at the project in a completely different spirit—in a spirit, that is, of respect for the people and plants and animals who really made this place I now am said to own."-Michael Pollan A visual and written tribute, Voices of the Land brings together a diverse community who speaks out for greater stewardship of our landscape. The authors, whether ecologist, farmer, chef, mushroom gatherer, architect, or writer, share of their own unique relationships to the land. Together with evocative photographs that detail the intricacies of nature, Voices of the Land encourages homeowners to be responsive to the existing character and ecology of the land as it becomes a home. All royalties will go to land conservation and preservation efforts.