The permaculture handbook /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Gabriola, B.C. :
New Society Publishers,
[2012]
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| 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.