Permaculture for the Rest of Us: Abundant Living on Less than an Acre
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865718105 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Publishers Weekly
Corrina said This book will leavw you thinking for weeks on end.. I enjoyed the book. The author had a lot of descriptive answers on ways she handed things on the Farm. She correctly pointed out, farming, when done with the lands best interest at heart, is not an easy feat. I enjoyed the information presented enough, that I shared the book with several friends. They too made improvements in the way their farms are being worked.. Curmudgeon said A chatty story. As one gardener's story this is a fine one. I wish I had known ahead of time that she was such a beginner that she didn't know some seeds needed cool and others, warm temps for germination. That would have clued me that the gardening expertise and good ideas I could use, weren't going to be significant aspects.. which are amazing, and yet overwhelming concepts Amazon Customer This book is an absolute treasure. I am currently going to school to earn my permaculture design certificate. At the moment, I am deeply buried in zones and sectors, which are amazing, and yet overwhelming concepts. Jenni's book is the first of its' kind. It is lighthearted and informative and yet presents the concept of permaculture in a way that will be interesting to permaculture novices and experts alike. I will be recommending this book to my classmates and buying more copies as gifts.
Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world. Learn how to successfully retrofit even the smallest homestead using skills such as: No-till vs. till gardening, composting, and soil-building Natural pest control and integrating small livestock Basic greenhouse construction Harvesting, preservation, and moreIdeal for urban dreamers, suburbanites and country-dwellers alike, this inspirational and instructional "encouragement manual" is packed with vibrant photographs documenting the author's journey from adversity to abundance.Jenni Blackmore is a farmer, artist, writer and certified Permaculture Design Consultant who built her house on a rocky, windswept island off the coast of Nova Scotia almost twenty-five years ago and has been stumbling along the road to self-sufficient living ever since. With a rallying cry of "If we can do it, you can too," she distills the wisdom of twenty years of trial and error into a valuable teaching tool.The perfect antidote to dense, high-level technical manuals, Permaculture for the Rest of Us presents the fundamental principles of this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way. Each chapter focuses on a specific