The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country

TheurbanlandscapehasswallowedvastswathsofprimefarmlandacrossNorthAmerica.Imaginehowmuchmoreself-reliantourcommunitieswouldbeifthirtymillionacresoflawnsweremadeproductiveagain.Permacultureisapracticalwaytoapplyecologicaldesignprinciplestofood,housing,andenergysystems,makinggrowingfruits,vegetables,andlivestockeasierandmoresustainable.ThePermacultureHandbookisastep-by-step,beautifullyillustratedguidetocreatingresilientandprosperoushouseholdsandneighborhoods,complementedbyextensivecasestudiesofthreesuccessfulfarmsteadsandmarketgardens.Thiscomprehensivemanualcastsgardenfarmingasbothaneconomicopportunityandastrategyforlivingwellwithlessmoney.Itshowshow,bymimickingtheintelligenceofnatureandapplyingappropriatetechnologiessuchassolarandenvironmentaldesign,permaculturecan:Createanabundanceoffresh,nourishinglocalproduceReducedependenceonexpensive,pollutingfossilfuelsDrought-proofourcitiesandcountrysideConvertwasteintowealthPermacultureisaboutworkingwiththeearthandwitheachothertorepairthedamageofindustrialoverreachandtoenrichthelivingworldthatsustainsus.ThePermacultureHandbookisthedefinitivepracticalNorthAmericanguidetothisrevolutionarypractice,andisamust-readforanyoneconcernedaboutcreatingfoodsecurity,resilience,andalegacyofabundanceratherthandepletion.PeterBaneisapermacultureteacherandsitedesignerwhohaspublishedandeditedPermacultureActivistmagazineforovertwentyyears.HehelpedcreateEarthavenEcovillageinNorthCarolina,andisnowpioneeringsuburbanfarminginBloomington,Indiana.,