The permaculture transition manual : a comprehensive guide to resilient living / Ross Mars ; foreword by Rob Hopkins, author of The transition handbook ; illustrations by Simone Willis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mars, Ross, author.

Contributor:

Willis, Simone, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Permaculture.

Organic gardening.

Agricultural ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hampshire : New Society Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

The complete permaculture skills guide to thriving during the great transition to a fossil fuel-free world. Packed with information on permaculture design principles, nutrient-dense food growing and forest gardening, soil building, ecological land management, animal husbandry, home-scale energy generation and water efficiency.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise

Title Page

Rights Page

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Dedication

Chapter 1: Setting the Scene

Chapter 2: Sustainable Living Practices

Chapter 3: Planning a Garden

Chapter 4: Getting the Soil Right

Chapter 5: Edible Food Plants

Chapter 6: Fruit and Nut Trees

Chapter 7: Heavenly Herbs

Chapter 8: Other Useful Plant Groups

Chapter 9: Fodder and Forage Shrubs and Trees for Farm Animals

Chapter 10: All About Water

Chapter 11: Strategies for Rural Properties

Chapter 12: Strategies for Small Spaces

Chapter 13: Hand Tools

Chapter 14: Foods You Can Easily Make at Home

Chapter 15: It's Energy That Matters

Chapter 16: Forgotten Skills

Conversion Formulae

Acknowledgements

Index

About the Author

A Note About the Publisher

A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 6, 2016).

ISBN:

9781550926309

1550926306