Earth User's Guide to Permaculture 2nd Edition

• ISBN13: 9780684047119
• ISBN10: 068404711X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-02
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Summary

Included in the text is an overview of the bromeliad family, where to procure plants, helpful tips on how to grow the most popular species, ten new bromeliads are described, as well as details about biology, propagation, hybridisation and new chemical treatments for bromeliads. The language is clear and concise, and an extensive glossary is included.

Author Biography

Rosemary Morrow is a highly regarded permaculture teacher and has been practising and teaching permaculture in Australia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
An observing and appraising eye	p. 3
Starting permaculture	p. 5
Permaculture's ethical underpinnings	p. 9
Ecological themes in permaculture	p. 15
Ecology: life's networks	p. 17
The wonder of water	p. 27
Climates and microclimates	p. 48
Soils: living organisms	p. 58
Trees, forests and windbreaks	p. 72
Our plant and seed heritage	p. 82
Applying permaculture	p. 93
Reading your land	p. 95
Developing your design methods	p. 101
How and where we live: Zone O	p. 108
Your garden: Zone I	p. 119
The food forest: Zone II	p. 130
The birds and the bees in the food forest	p. 140
If you are farming: Zone III	p. 149
Harvest forests: Zone IV	p. 159
Natural conservation forests: Zone V	p. 167
Other cultures and places	p. 176
Permaculture at the office, shop and factory	p. 184
Adding resilience to design	p. 189
Design for disasters	p. 191
Managing pests: IPM	p. 202
Living with wildlife	p. 216
Weeds: guardians of the soil	p. 220
Aquaculture: the water permaculture	p. 228
Social permaculture	p. 237
Money matters: permaculture, wealth and livelihood	p. 239
A sense of place	p. 247
Living in communities, villages, suburbs and cities	p. 252
References, websites and resources	p. 259
Index	p. 263
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