The permaculture handbook /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bane, Peter
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, [2012]
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Attitudes
  • 1. Garden Farming
  • 2. Who Am I to Farm?
  • 3. Gardening the Planet
  • 4. Permaculture Principles
  • 5. Learning the Language of Design
  • 6. A Garden Farming Pattern Language
  • Part II: Elements
  • Case Study A: Renaissance Farm, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
  • 7. Land-Scales and Strategies
  • 8. Labor
  • Can You Lend a Helping Hand?
  • 9. Running on Sunshine
  • 10. Water from Another Time
  • Case Study B: Jerome's Organics, Basalt, Colorado, USA
  • 11. Soil
  • the Real Dirt
  • 12. Plants, Crops and Seeds
  • 13. Setting Plant Priorities
  • Case Study C: Old 99 Farm, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
  • 14. Animals for the Garden Farm
  • 15. Living with Wildlife
  • 16. Trees and Shrubs, Orchards, Woodlands and Forest Gardens
  • 17. Productive Trees and Where to Grow Them
  • 18. Structures, Energy and Technology
  • Part III: Outcomes Case Study D: Radical Roots Farm, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
  • 19. Diet and Food
  • 20. Culture and Community
  • 21. Markets and Outreach
  • 22. Making the Change
  • Appendix 1: Metric Conversion Table
  • Appendix 2: Bee Forage Species
  • Appendix 3: Nitrogen-Fixing Species and Biomass Producers.