Peter BaneThe Permaculture Handbook
Garden Farming for Town and Country
Peter Bane : has been the publisher and editor of Permaculture Activist magazine for over 20 years. As an experienced permaculture site designer Peter has taught permaculture extensively in North and South America for nearly two decades. A prolific writer in journals and collections on forestry, building, and all things sustainable, he consults with universities and municipal governments as well as for private landowners. Peter helped create Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina, and is now pioneering suburban farming in Bloomington, Indiana.
Acknowledgments
Foreword by David Holmgren
Part I: Attitudes
1. Garden Farming
2. Who Am I to Farm?
3. Gardening the Planet
4. Permaculture Principles
5. Learning the Language of Design
6. A Garden Farming Pattern Language
Part II: Elements
Case Study A: Renaissance Farm, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
7. Land - Scales and Strategies
8. Labor - Can You Lend a Helping Hand?
9. Running on Sunshine
10. Water from Another Time
Case Study B: Jerome's Organics, Basalt, Colorado, USA
11. Soil - the Real Dirt
12. Plants, Crops and Seeds
13. Setting Plant Priorities
Case Study C: Old 99 Farm, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
14. Animals for the Garden Farm
15. Living with Wildlife
16. Trees and Shrubs, Orchards, Woodlands and Forest Gardens
17. Productive Trees and Where to Grow Them
18. Structures, Energy and Technology
Part III: Outcomes
Case Study D: Radical Roots Farm, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
19. Diet and Food
20. Culture and Community
21. Markets and Outreach
22. Making the Change
Appendix 1: Metric Conversion Table
Appendix 2: Bee Forage Species
Appendix 3: Nitrogen-Fixing Species and Biomass Producers
Endnotes
Index
About the Author
