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  1. Introduction to Permaculture

    Bill Mollison et al The word "permaculture" was coined and popularized in the mid 70's by David Holmgren, a young Australian ecologist, and his associate / professor, Bill Mollison. It is a contraction of "permanent agriculture" or "permanent culture." Permaculture is about designing ecological human habitats and...
    631.584

  2. Permaculture One

    Bill Mollison (Author),‎ David Holmgren (Author),‎ Earle Barnhart (Introduction) Permaculture One presents unique strategies for creating a food-producing system specifically suited to your needs, whether you garden in your backyard or engage in full-scale farming. By carefully designing a system around functional relationships between plant and animal species you can create...

  3. Seed Saving and Nurseries: Permaculture Resource Book Module 5

    No page numbers, illustrated
    631.5

  4. Plants for use in permaculture in the tropics 1st edition

    Franklin W. Martin. Current systems for development of the world's resources are explotive and can be seen to be destroying the environment for people as well as for plants and animals in order to obtain short term benefits. This book examines the challenges and solutions to keep the land productive and viable.
    631.584

  5. Plants for Use in Permaculture in the Tropics (2nd edition)

    Franklin Martin Current systems for development of the world's resources are explotive and can be seen to be destroying the environment for people as well as for plants and animals in order to obtain short term benefits. This book examines the challenges and solutions to keep the land productive and viable.
    531.584

  6. The Bio-Integrated Farm: A Revolutionary Permaculture-Based System Using Greenhouses, Ponds, Compost Piles, Aquaponics, Chickens, and More

    Shawn Jadrnicek (Author),‎ Stephanie Jadrnicek (Author) The Bio-Integrated Farm is a twenty-first-century manual for managing nature’s resources. This groundbreaking book brings “system farming” and permaculture to a whole new level. Author Shawn Jadrnicek presents new insights into permaculture, moving beyond the philosophical foundation to practical...

  7. Gaia's Garden: A guide to home-scale permaculture @ Second Edition

    Toby Hemenway Second Edition The first edition of Gaia's Garden, sparked the imagination of Americas home gardeners, introducing permacultures central message: Working with Nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. This extensively revised and expanded second edition...
    635.048

  8. The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm The D Acres model for Creating and Managing an Ecologically Designed Educational Center

    The Community-Scale Permaculture Farmdescribes not only the history of the D Acres project, but its evolving principles and practices that are rooted in the land, its inhabitants, and the joy inherent in collective empowerment. For almost twenty years, D Acres of New Hampshire has challenged and...
    631.58

  9. Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Vol 1) Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life and Landscape

    Brad Lancaster The award-winningRainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 2nd Edition: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life and Landscape, is the first book in a three-volume guide that teaches you how to conceptualize, design, and implement sustainable water-harvesting systems for...
    628.142

  10. Developing Technology with Farmers: a trainer's guide for participatory learning

    Laurens Van Veldhuizen et al This Manual is written for trainers in governmental and non-governmental development organizations who are preparing their staff to work together with farmers in developing technologies appropriate to ecological agriculture and using few external inputs. The training is designed to stimulate...
    630.715