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Food not lawns : how to turn your yard into a garden and your neighborhood into a community / by Flores, H. C.,1971-(CARDINAL)479693;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-329) and index.
Subjects: Permaculture.; Edible forest gardens.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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Permaculture for beginners : the ultimate guide to natural farming and sustainable living / by Faires, Nicole,author.(CARDINAL)503024;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-313) and index.What is permaculture? -- Energy -- Water -- Homes and shelter -- Gardens -- Cooking and preserving -- The zones -- Community -- Plants."Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens. Blending ecology, organic agriculture, green homedesign, appropriate technology, and biology can be confusing and overwhelming, but Permaculture for Beginners simplifies this vast field for practical application. This is a hands-on guide, taking the beginner through each step of the design process, sothat anyone can apply permaculture principles to their own life. While the principles are simple, the in-depth topics cover every aspect of permaculture"--
Subjects: Agricultural ecology.; Gardening.; Permaculture.; Sustainability.; Sustainable living.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Earth user's guide to permaculture / by Morrow, Rosemary.(CARDINAL)544605;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and index.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Permaculture;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Farming the woods : an integrated permaculture approach to growing food and medicinals in temperate forests / by Mudge, Ken,1949-(CARDINAL)614039; Gabriel, Steve,1982-(CARDINAL)614030;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is forest farming? -- Historical perspectives on farming the woods -- Mimicking the forest in a changing climate -- Food from the forest: fruits, nuts, and more -- Forest cultivation of mushrooms -- Forest medicinals -- A nursery in the forest -- Wood products -- Animals in the forest -- Designing and managing a forest farm.
Subjects: Agroforestry.; Permaculture.; Tree crops.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 10
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Trees for gardens, orchards & permaculture / by Crawford, Martin,1961-author.(CARDINAL)688888;
Includes bibliographical references (page 227).Are you wondering which productive trees to plant in your garden? Or are you planning a forest garden? Perhaps you are planting an orchard but want a greater diversity of useful trees than is typical? Or you d like to know what unusual fruit trees you can use? The answers to all these questions can be found in master forest gardener Martin Crawford s new book. Crawford has researched and experimented with tree crops for twenty-five years and has selected over one hundred of the best trees producing fruits, nuts, edible leaves, and other useful products that can be grown in Europe and North America. Each of the trees or tree groups includes details of: Origin and history Description and uses Varieties/cultivars Cultivation, pests, and diseases Related species European and North American suppliers Color photos with every entry. The appendices make choosing trees for your situation easy, with lists of suitable trees for specific situations, plus flowcharts to guide you. If you want to know about and make use of the large diversity of tree crops that are available in temperate and continental climates, then this book by an internationally acknowledged expert is both fascinating and essential reading.
Subjects: Tree crops.; Trees.; Permaculture.; Fruit trees.; Nut trees.; Medicinal plants.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The market gardener : a successful grower's handbook for small-scale organic farming / by Fortier, Jean-Martin.(CARDINAL)617200; Von Tscharner Fleming, Severine,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)600432; Bilodeau, Marie,illustrator.(CARDINAL)889560;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Small is profitable -- Succeeding as a small-scale organic vegetable grower -- Finding the right site -- Designing the market garden -- Minimum tillage and appropriate machinery -- Fertilizing organically -- Starting seeds indoors -- Direct seeding -- Weed management -- Insect pests and diseases -- Season extension -- Harvest and storage -- Crop planning -- Conclusion: Farming for ecology, community, and lifestyle.
Subjects: Truck farming.; Organic farming.; Permaculture.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 9
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The bio-integrated farm : a revolutionary permaculture-based system using greenhouses, ponds, compost piles, aquaponics, chickens, and more / by Jadrnicek, Shawn,1976-author.(CARDINAL)622476; Jadrnicek, Stephanie.(CARDINAL)625909;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-356) and index.
Subjects: Permaculture.; Integrated agricultural systems.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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The permaculture transition manual : a comprehensive guide to resilient living / by Mars, Ross.(CARDINAL)685547; Hopkins, Rob,1968-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)493580;
Setting the scene -- Sustainable living practices -- Planning a garden -- Getting the soil right -- Edible food plants -- Fruit and nut trees -- Heavenly herbs -- Other useful plant groups -- Fodder and forage shrubs and trees for farm animals -- All about water -- Strategies for rural properties -- Strategies for small spaces -- Hand tools -- Foods you can easily make at home -- It's energy that matters -- Forgotten skillsThe Permaculture Transition Manual is packed with information on permaculture design principles, soil building, nutrient-dense food growing, including top plant and tree selections for all climatic zones. coverage extends to rainwater harvesting and irrigation, human waste management, and strategies for rural properties plus a unique focus on applying permaculture to small urban spaces for decluttering and efficient food growing. Also covered are hand tools, food preservation, energy production, and low-carbon housing and a plethora of nearly forgotten skills such as soap making, basket weaving, seed saving, rope and candle making, and more.--COVER
Subjects: Permaculture.; Organic gardening.; Agricultural ecology.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Forest gardening : cultivating an edible landscape / by Hart, Robert A. de J.(Robert Adrian de Jauralde)(CARDINAL)732047;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index.
Subjects: Agroforestry.; Permaculture.; Fruit-culture.; Gardening.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Against the grain : how farmers around the globe are transforming agriculture to nourish the world and heal the planet / by Thurow, Roger,author.(CARDINAL)495748;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229). Farmers in some of the world's oldest agricultural areas--Africa's Great Rift Valley, India's Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Highlands of Central America, and the Great Plains of the U.S.--toiled year after year, only to find that modern industrial agriculture was turning on itself. The very farming practices they used yesterday were making it more difficult to grow food today. Industrial agriculture's effects on our climate and environment were worsening, until the very families growing the world's food were starving. Some of these farmers took a gamble and changed their practices to work with nature rather than bending it to their will. They taught their communities by example that regenerative farming methods paid off--both in nourishing their families and in bringing their land back to life. Award-winning author and journalist Roger Thurow shares their stories, highlighting the conflict inherent in our most important human endeavor: that feeding the world using the methods of industrial agriculture is stripping the land of its ability to feed future generations. But, as Thurow points out, these farmers are starting a new kind of revolution, nourishing both humans and the land, and following their lead could help us solve one of the great crises of our time. When famine, drought, and malnutrition plagued their communities, these farmers tried something revolutionary--and managed to nourish their families andn their land in the process.
Subjects: Food supply.; Sustainable agriculture.; Permaculture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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