An essential for committed permaculturists, students, landowners, public policy makers and others interested in revolutionizing modern farming and land use. This book weaves together philosophies of land use, hands-on techniques of soil, agriculture and livestock management, earth friendly irrigation and more, to from a clear and inspiring picture of how sustainable agriculture can be made to work. An unusual cooking and resource book that covers both modern nutritional chemistry and traditional folkways and food preservation techniques.
Appendices provide agricultural and nutritional information.
This is an excellent book for temperate climate plant lists and garden ideas for working with limited space along with applied permaculture philosophy. The Collapse of Civilization and Seeds of the Future by William Kotke Avail. The authors weave together case studies, personal anecdotes, images and theory to provide a thorough treatment of the concept of ecological design. The charming, eccentric and absolutely never reliable autobiography of Bill Mollison, founder of Permaculture.