The Permaculture Handbook

Description

A step-by-step, illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods across America introduces permaculture as a practical way to live well with less money, convert waste into wealth, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and increase the availability of local produce.;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 patter language -- 7. Land -- scales and strategies -- 8. Labor -- can you lend a helping hand? -- 9. Running on sunshine -- 10 Water from another time -- 11. Soil -- the real dirt -- 12. Plants, crops and seeds -- 13. Setting plant priorities -- 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 -- 19. Diet and food -- 20. Culture and community -- 21. Markets and outreach -- 22. Making the change -- Appendices. 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 patter language -- 7. Land -- scales and strategies -- 8. Labor -- can you lend a helping hand? -- 9. Running on sunshine -- 10 Water from another time -- 11. Soil -- the real dirt -- 12. Plants, crops and seeds -- 13. Setting plant priorities -- 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 -- 19. Diet and food -- 20. Culture and community -- 21. Markets and outreach -- 22. Making the change -- Appendices.