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S.G. Clark
The first garden on earth holds within it the secrets of all creation. What if we could visit that place we have all read about, where all life still exists. Afterall...the Garden is still there...
Who dares enter the gate?
While visiting a market, Zahra becomes lost in the desert. Little does she know, she has been chosen to complete a quest that can transform the entire earth.
Traveling between two worlds, Ziz has been waiting for thousands of years for a pure heart.
Anzu's only task is to access the realms beneath the garden. He finally has his chance.
About Seeds
Worldwide, more than 1,700 genebanks hold collections of food crops for safekeeping, yet many of these are vulnerable, exposed not only to natural catastrophes and war, but also to avoidable disasters, such as lack of funding or poor management. Something as mundane as a poorly functioning freezer can ruin an entire collection. And the loss of a crop variety is as irreversible as the extinction of a dinosaur, animal or any form of life. The Seed Vault stores duplicates (backups) of seed samples from the world’s crop collections as a safeguard against such catastrophic loss.
https://www.croptrust.org/work/svalbard-global-seed-vault/
About Pollinators
The Xerces Society is committed to establishing and maintaining a diverse and inclusive community that collectively supports our mission: to protect the natural world by conserving invertebrates and their habitat.
https://www.westernmonarchcount.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-statement/
The bees, butterflies, wasps, beetles, bats, flies and hummingbirds that distribute pollen, vital for the reproduction of over 75% of food crops and flowering plants -- including coffee, rapeseed and most fruits -- are visibly diminishing the world over, yet little is known of the consequences for human populations.
Disappearing habitats and use of pesticides are driving the loss of pollinator species around the world, posing a threat to "ecosystem services" that provide food and wellbeing to many millions.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210816112104.htm
Fungi
Mycelial diversity within a forest is paramount for the survival of endemic species to their native ecosystems. Mycelium spreads throughout the tops of tree roots, absorbing the sugars and giving back vital minerals. This symbiotic relationship is known as a mycorrhizal network. The health of a forest is incredibly reliant on these mycorrhizal networks, especially in times of danger. There are many species of fungi identified in their support & facilitation of tree resilience to environmental stressors (toxins, predators and pathogenic microbes). Trees are known to be the oldest living organisms on earth, without the underground support from their fungal kin trees wouldn’t be able to store carbon in their trunks and create oxygen.
Fantastic Fungi (Paul Stamets)
Full Movie:
https://youtu.be/433RqW2k-7U
https://www.ffungi.org/why-fungi/biodiversity
The Fertile Crescent is where our story takes place. Fed by the waterways of the Euphrates, Tigris, and Nile rivers, the Fertile Crescent has been home to a variety of cultures, rich agriculture, and trade over thousands of years. Named for its rich soils, the Fertile Crescent, is often called the
“cradle of civilization”
The Tree of Life, also known as the Axiom, is an important symbol in nearly every culture. With its branches reaching into the sky, and roots deep in the earth, it dwells in three worlds- a link between heaven, the earth, and the underworld, uniting above and below.
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About the Author
I've been thinking about writing this book for about 25 years. I started writing it at least 4 times, but life got in the way. I didn't come across the proper Hero's Quest until a lot of life had passed me by. It was only through my own journey and failings along the way did the plot unfold, and lead me there...to the Garden.
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Fauna, Flora & Fungi
Everything and everyone is interconnected, interdependent & interrelated. We are part of A NATURAL AND SOCIAL WEB OF LIFE which supports and sustains us. We are connected to nature and rely on it to sustain our lives. We are also connected through our community to our family & friends.
"We are all connected"
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“Deciding to Act May Take a While; Much Longer Than the Action Itself.”
― Danielle Wengraf