Reclaim your land. Grow your own food. Redesign your life—starting with the dirt beneath your feet.

In Dirt Rich, permaculture designer and storyteller Ace Bailey delivers a powerful blueprint for creating a self-reliant, regenerative lifestyle—no matter where you live or how much experience you have.

This isn't just another gardening book. Dirt Rich blends poetic wisdom with hands-on strategies to help you transform your backyard, mindset, and community. Whether you're starting a container garden on a city balcony or reviving an overgrown homestead, this guide meets you where you are.

• 🌻 7 core permaculture principles that work in any climate or space

• 💧 DIY strategies for harvesting water, building soil, and reducing waste

• 🧠 How to overcome the “invisible structures” that block sustainable living

• 🌍 Resilience planning for uncertain times—through design, not despair

• 🛠️ Step-by-step tools, zone maps, and real-life success stories

Written in a warm, grounded voice, Dirt Rich offers not just information—but transformation. It’s a call to reconnect with the Earth, take back your agency, and grow a life rooted in abundance and care.

Perfect for readers of Gaia’s Garden, The Resilient Gardener, and Braiding Sweetgrass—or anyone hungry for a more hopeful, hands-on path forward.

No green thumb required. Just bring your hands, your heart, and a willingness to begin.