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The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would be if thirty million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture is a practical way to apply ecological design principles to food, housing, and energy systems, making growing fruits, vegetables, and livestock easier and more sustainable.__The Permaculture Handbook__ is a step-by-step, beautifully illustrated guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods, complemented by extensive case studies of three successful farmsteads and market gardens. This comprehensive manual casts garden farming as both an economic opportunity and a strategy for living well with less money. It shows how, by mimicking the intelligence of nature and applying appropriate technologies such as solar and environmental design, permaculture can:__Create an abundance of fresh, nourishing local produce__ Reduce dependence on expensive, polluting fossil fuels__Drought-proof our cities and countryside__Convert waste into wealthPermaculture is about working with the earth and with each other to repair the damage of industrial overreach and

Who reads The Permaculture Handbook : Garden Farming for Town and Country?

Author

Bane, Peter, Holmgren, David

Publisher

New Society Publishers, Limited

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781550924855

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Technology, Science, Home & Lifestyle

Rating

4.18 / 5 (177 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14