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Introduction to Permaculture
1995 Reprint, New Edition, Tagari. 216-page Softcover.
Introduction to Permaculture is an updated and revised version of the first two permaculture books, Permaculture One (Mollison and Holmgren, 1978) and Permaculture Two (Mollison, 1979), and replaces them. New material by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay has been inserted, along with excerpts from Permaculture: A Designers' Manual and information taken from permaculture design courses taught by Bill Mollison (1981, 1986) and Lea Harrison (1985). Some of the illustrations in this book have appeared in Permaculture Two and Permaculture: A Designers' Manual.
Introduction to Permaculture is an updated and revised version of the first two permaculture books, Permaculture One (Mollison and Holmgren, 1978) and Permaculture Two (Mollison, 1979), and replaces them. New material by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay has been inserted, along with excerpts from Permaculture: A Designers' Manual and information taken from permaculture design courses taught by Bill Mollison (1981, 1986) and Lea Harrison (1985). Some of the illustrations in this book have appeared in Permaculture Two and Permaculture: A Designers' Manual.
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First published January 1, 1991
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Bill Mollison
36 books198 followersFounder and director of the Permaculture Institute, Bill was the most experienced Permaculture teacher and designe. He taught and developed projects from the Arctic through Sub-tropics and Equatorial regions of the planet. There are few countries left in the world where he has not personally planted the seeds of Permaculture. The Peoples of the Pacific, South East Asia, South Africa and seven Amazonian language groups have been inspired by and acted on his teachings, embracing Permaculture as a dynamic tool. He gave courses in the drylands and developed projects with Native Americans, Indigenous Australians, tribal women of the Deccan, Kalahari, San groups and Pima people of the Sonora. In the USA, Europe and Scandinavia, Bill lectured and helped to develop ecological designs for urban and rural properties, including many city-farms and CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture).
Bill Mollison had been vitally concerned with the environment for over 40 years. His many roles included: scientist, naturalist and University professor. Later he became a vigorous campaigner against environmental exploitation which lead him to develop Permaculture as a positive solution.
Bill had devoted his energies towards designing sustainable systems, writing books and articles on Permaculture, and most importantly teaching.
Bill Mollison had been vitally concerned with the environment for over 40 years. His many roles included: scientist, naturalist and University professor. Later he became a vigorous campaigner against environmental exploitation which lead him to develop Permaculture as a positive solution.
Bill had devoted his energies towards designing sustainable systems, writing books and articles on Permaculture, and most importantly teaching.
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July 9, 2013
I dipped into this classic several years ago, then returned it to the library. Despite the wonderful illustrations, there wasn't enough information on any one topic to grab me during those early days.
However, with several more years of permaculture experimentation under my belt, Introduction to Permaculture strikes me as a definite classic --- I can't quite figure out why it's out of print. You have to read the book for what it is, an idea book full of hundreds of great thoughts to send you researching in other directions. I'm not sure whether Mollison stole his ideas from, for example, Joel Salatin and Art Ludwig, or whether they (and others) took a single page from Mollison's book and turned it into entire books. Either way, you can find many of the great ideas of permaculture summed up in this little book.
The other great thing about Mollison's book is that he (mostly) tells you when certain permaculture ideas aren't suitable to your farm. So many permaculture thinkers are just thinkers, and have no concept that their techniques might not be universal, but Mollison is definitely a doer, and it shows.
However, with several more years of permaculture experimentation under my belt, Introduction to Permaculture strikes me as a definite classic --- I can't quite figure out why it's out of print. You have to read the book for what it is, an idea book full of hundreds of great thoughts to send you researching in other directions. I'm not sure whether Mollison stole his ideas from, for example, Joel Salatin and Art Ludwig, or whether they (and others) took a single page from Mollison's book and turned it into entire books. Either way, you can find many of the great ideas of permaculture summed up in this little book.
The other great thing about Mollison's book is that he (mostly) tells you when certain permaculture ideas aren't suitable to your farm. So many permaculture thinkers are just thinkers, and have no concept that their techniques might not be universal, but Mollison is definitely a doer, and it shows.
April 14, 2013
"After many years as a scientist with the CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section and with the Tasmanian Island Fisheries Department, I began to protest against the political and industrial systems I saw were killing us and the world around us. But I soon decided that it was no good persisting with opposition that in the end achieved nothing. I withdrew from society for two years; I did not want to oppose anything ever again and waste my time. I wanted to come back only with something very positive, something that would allow us all to exist without the wholesale collapse of biological systems."
"Fukuoka, in his book 'The One Straw Revolution,' has perhaps best stated the basic philosophy of permaculture. In brief, it is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating them as single-product system."
"I think harmony with nature is possible only if we abandon the idea of superiority over the natural world. Levi Strauss said that our profound error is that we have always looked upon ourselves as 'masters of creation,' in that sense of being above it. We are not superior to other life forms; all living things are an expression of Life. If we could see that truth, we would see that everything we do to other lifeforms we also do to ourselves. A culture which understands this does not, without absolute necessity, destroy any living thing."
"Sitting at our back doorsteps, all we need to live a good life lies about us. Sun, wind, people, buildings, stones, sea, birds and plants surround us. Cooperation with all these things brings harmony, opposition to them brings disaster and chaos."
"Cooperation, not competition, is key."
"For myself, I see no other solution (political, economic) to the problems of mankind than the formation of small responsible communities involved in permaculture and appropriate technology. I believe that the days of centralised power are numbered, and that a re-tribalisation of society is an inevitable, if sometimes painful, process."
"I believe we must change our philosophy before anything else changes. Change the philosophy of competition (which now pervades our education system) to that of cooperation in free associations, change our material insecurity for a secure humanity, change the individual for the tribe, petrol for calories, and money for products."
"But the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens... We ourselves can cure all the famine, all the injustice and all the stupidity of the world. We can do it by understanding the way natural systems work, by careful forestry and gardening, by contemplation and by taking care of the earth."
"To become a complete person, we must travel many paths, and to truly own anything we must first of all give it away. This is not a riddle. Only those who share their multiple and varied skills, true friendships, and a sense of community and knowledge of the earth know they are safe wherever they go."
"There is no other path for us than that of cooperative productivity and community responsibility."
"Fukuoka, in his book 'The One Straw Revolution,' has perhaps best stated the basic philosophy of permaculture. In brief, it is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating them as single-product system."
"I think harmony with nature is possible only if we abandon the idea of superiority over the natural world. Levi Strauss said that our profound error is that we have always looked upon ourselves as 'masters of creation,' in that sense of being above it. We are not superior to other life forms; all living things are an expression of Life. If we could see that truth, we would see that everything we do to other lifeforms we also do to ourselves. A culture which understands this does not, without absolute necessity, destroy any living thing."
"Sitting at our back doorsteps, all we need to live a good life lies about us. Sun, wind, people, buildings, stones, sea, birds and plants surround us. Cooperation with all these things brings harmony, opposition to them brings disaster and chaos."
"Cooperation, not competition, is key."
"For myself, I see no other solution (political, economic) to the problems of mankind than the formation of small responsible communities involved in permaculture and appropriate technology. I believe that the days of centralised power are numbered, and that a re-tribalisation of society is an inevitable, if sometimes painful, process."
"I believe we must change our philosophy before anything else changes. Change the philosophy of competition (which now pervades our education system) to that of cooperation in free associations, change our material insecurity for a secure humanity, change the individual for the tribe, petrol for calories, and money for products."
"But the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens... We ourselves can cure all the famine, all the injustice and all the stupidity of the world. We can do it by understanding the way natural systems work, by careful forestry and gardening, by contemplation and by taking care of the earth."
"To become a complete person, we must travel many paths, and to truly own anything we must first of all give it away. This is not a riddle. Only those who share their multiple and varied skills, true friendships, and a sense of community and knowledge of the earth know they are safe wherever they go."
"There is no other path for us than that of cooperative productivity and community responsibility."
January 25, 2009
Great book to begin wrapping one's thought process around Permaculture; I think this is something that should be required reading in the school system. It would make for an interesting change in the way things are done in the world.
March 12, 2018
I found this easier to read/more practical than the other books Bill wrote. A must buy!
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November 23, 2020Halfway between gardening and agriculture is permaculture, the belief in the small, the manageable, the endlessly adaptable force of the human interacting with its other - nature.
Even if we immerse ourselves in nature, we are still not part of it. We have evolved to exist over it, around it and cleverly tell ourselves we can jump in and out of it as we please. We garden, hike, swim, sail and immerse ourselves in forests once in a while to get a refresher on our ancient DNA.
Still, working with nature, as permaculture proposes, is the least insane way of dealing with our environs. And produce food, shelter, tools, water supply, fire retardation etc. Practical as well as primal.
The clearest most basic principle Mollison writes about is that every resource or action should have multiple purposes. One use of an idea is not enough. A building should be sited not only to take in passive energy for heating, but also be a windbreak for a garden, be proximate to the kitchen garden. Grow bamboo as a windbreak and garden stakes or building material, and its ornamental - there's three applications.
The book itself has a built in redundancy. Once principles are known, simply apply them and ignore the book. Just like you do not need a fancy big expensive coffee table book to make compost. The principles are basic, carbon and nitrogen material, air, correct moisture, time.
There's a few diagrams, design is a big part of all this, but not puffed up and arty, just backyard, junk yard style is good enough. Permaculture doesn't need gurus; yet, I'm sure there are thousands of them out there, screwing people for every cent they can get. Someone should tell them, its just bloody gardening with a little thought.
The book is out of print, which is a real shame because out there are overpriced arty books and expensive seminars and consultants you really don't need. The gurus control the flow of information and the cash register, sadly.
Even if we immerse ourselves in nature, we are still not part of it. We have evolved to exist over it, around it and cleverly tell ourselves we can jump in and out of it as we please. We garden, hike, swim, sail and immerse ourselves in forests once in a while to get a refresher on our ancient DNA.
Still, working with nature, as permaculture proposes, is the least insane way of dealing with our environs. And produce food, shelter, tools, water supply, fire retardation etc. Practical as well as primal.
The clearest most basic principle Mollison writes about is that every resource or action should have multiple purposes. One use of an idea is not enough. A building should be sited not only to take in passive energy for heating, but also be a windbreak for a garden, be proximate to the kitchen garden. Grow bamboo as a windbreak and garden stakes or building material, and its ornamental - there's three applications.
The book itself has a built in redundancy. Once principles are known, simply apply them and ignore the book. Just like you do not need a fancy big expensive coffee table book to make compost. The principles are basic, carbon and nitrogen material, air, correct moisture, time.
There's a few diagrams, design is a big part of all this, but not puffed up and arty, just backyard, junk yard style is good enough. Permaculture doesn't need gurus; yet, I'm sure there are thousands of them out there, screwing people for every cent they can get. Someone should tell them, its just bloody gardening with a little thought.
The book is out of print, which is a real shame because out there are overpriced arty books and expensive seminars and consultants you really don't need. The gurus control the flow of information and the cash register, sadly.
January 15, 2024
Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful, my friends let us acquire land and lead fulfilling lives.
March 1, 2014
An interesting book with lots of ideas and information about permaculture, although very prescriptive with little theory or evidence (although I'm hoping to get that from David Holmgren's book Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability which is sitting next to me). But my main issue for not giving this book a higher rating is that Bill Mollison just isn't a good writer. I didn't feel inspired about permaculture like I did with Toby Hemenway's book Gaia's Garden (which I read at the same time). As far as introductions to permaculture go I would definitely recommend Toby's book over Bill's.
January 6, 2022
Introduction to Permaculture reminds me of an intro-level college class: it covers a little bit of everything in enough detail to give you the idea and provides you with some other resources for further study. It covers more than you’ll want to know. For example, guides for building energy efficient houses/buildings is more useful if you don’t already have a house/barn/greenhouse/etc. Or, the practices for tropical environments aren’t as interesting for a person living in a temperate climate. That’s not to say sections like these don’t have good information that could possibly be used elsewhere, just that if you are looking for information pertaining to your current situation, you’ll probably want to skim or skip sections.
About the sections- they are very clearly marked and outlined, which is excellent for going back to reread sections you when you want to look at them again.
This is a very good book for introduction purposes- it has something for everyone.
About the sections- they are very clearly marked and outlined, which is excellent for going back to reread sections you when you want to look at them again.
This is a very good book for introduction purposes- it has something for everyone.
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February 21, 2023read front to back for PDC so i’ll count it toward the reading goal lol
good resource to own
good resource to own
November 7, 2020
Summary:
A lot of the concepts are familiar to me from reading other permaculture books, but it was really rewarding to go straight to the source and read a permaculture book from its founder. This book is so well written, with numerous illustrations to demonstrate concepts. It follows a great logical flow and is peppered with the author's humour. While titled as just an introduction, this book is so information rich that familiarising with its contents is enough to leave you well prepared to implement permaculture principles no matter your living space or climate. There is much wisdom wrapped up in this book and I'm keen to continue implementing permaculture principles in my current living space and will carry the lessons with me to wherever I live next. Permaculture is such an inspiring way of doing things in a way that cares for and nourishes ourselves and the world around us. The more people that become aware of and live by these principles, the better off we'll be as a society.
I would recommend this book to anyone designing a house, garden or farm.
The main message I took from this book is that thoughtful design coupled with systems thinking can be applied to nature to create enhance productivity, reduce wasted energy and synergise with natural phenomena.
Some notable points:
- Permaculture operations on three ethics: care of earth, care of species and return of surplus to the first two.
- You can fit more plants on the same piece of land by planting on contour in a wave pattern rather than in straight lines.
- Water storage should always be above the domestic part of a property to allow gravity fed distribution of that water.
- Houses should be designed to allow low winter sun to enter and high summer sun to be blocked. This can be amplified by reflective materials, thermal mass and shade structures.
- Where and how you place trees and other structures should be carefully thought out to manage wind and sun. You can create sun traps to make warmer pockets and can direct the flow of wind in a strategic way.
- Aerating the soil is important and can be achieved in a no dig fashion through the use of a chisel plough.
- A herb spiral that is 1.6 metres wide at the base and rises for 1 or 1.3 metres high can provide all the basic culinary herbs in one convenient location and can be watered by one sprinkler at the top.
- It is possible to produce approximately 70% of the needs of fruit and salads for a family of three to four persons within a 20m2 greenhouse by overlapping plant species and size and through harvesting methods such as plucking outer leaves rather than the whole plant.
A lot of the concepts are familiar to me from reading other permaculture books, but it was really rewarding to go straight to the source and read a permaculture book from its founder. This book is so well written, with numerous illustrations to demonstrate concepts. It follows a great logical flow and is peppered with the author's humour. While titled as just an introduction, this book is so information rich that familiarising with its contents is enough to leave you well prepared to implement permaculture principles no matter your living space or climate. There is much wisdom wrapped up in this book and I'm keen to continue implementing permaculture principles in my current living space and will carry the lessons with me to wherever I live next. Permaculture is such an inspiring way of doing things in a way that cares for and nourishes ourselves and the world around us. The more people that become aware of and live by these principles, the better off we'll be as a society.
I would recommend this book to anyone designing a house, garden or farm.
The main message I took from this book is that thoughtful design coupled with systems thinking can be applied to nature to create enhance productivity, reduce wasted energy and synergise with natural phenomena.
Some notable points:
- Permaculture operations on three ethics: care of earth, care of species and return of surplus to the first two.
- You can fit more plants on the same piece of land by planting on contour in a wave pattern rather than in straight lines.
- Water storage should always be above the domestic part of a property to allow gravity fed distribution of that water.
- Houses should be designed to allow low winter sun to enter and high summer sun to be blocked. This can be amplified by reflective materials, thermal mass and shade structures.
- Where and how you place trees and other structures should be carefully thought out to manage wind and sun. You can create sun traps to make warmer pockets and can direct the flow of wind in a strategic way.
- Aerating the soil is important and can be achieved in a no dig fashion through the use of a chisel plough.
- A herb spiral that is 1.6 metres wide at the base and rises for 1 or 1.3 metres high can provide all the basic culinary herbs in one convenient location and can be watered by one sprinkler at the top.
- It is possible to produce approximately 70% of the needs of fruit and salads for a family of three to four persons within a 20m2 greenhouse by overlapping plant species and size and through harvesting methods such as plucking outer leaves rather than the whole plant.
February 27, 2018
An extraordinary book by an extraordinary person.
In starting this book, I expected to find lots of instruction, technique, information, dull stuff. What I didn't expect is a strong voice for hope, change, and philosophy.
I expected to learn how-to, but I didn't expect the wisdom.
For example, after unsuccessfully protesting the degregation of the environment for two years, he vowed never to waste his time opposing anything ever again. Instead, he created a way of living that leaves the land healthier for the efforts and could go on permanently.
He emphasized imagination and planning over back-breaking labor. He shifts your thinking from seeing problems to seeing a potential resource. How can the strong coastal wind be leveraged or at least mitigated, or sun, or wet. He encourages you to see waste items as products, e.g. chickens produce eggs and meat, but they also provide methane, manures, feathers, heat, etc. all of which can be leveraged and cycled back into the system.
Everything on the system can and should serve multiple purposes. It all takes thought and care in the planning stages, then continue refinement as your system matures and changes.
Bits of Bill's wisdom:
"Harmony with nature is only possible if we abandon the idea of superiority over nature."
"The only limit on the number of uses a resource possible within a system is the limit of the information and the imagination of the designer."
"Cooperation, not competition, is the key."
"Work where it counts. Plant a tree where it is happy to grow. Teach and mentor those who are ready and willing." (I think we feel the most success when we convert someone. But time and energy are better spent on those that want to know what we have to share and will run with it.)
"Tidiness is something that happens when compulsive activity replaced thoughtful creativity."
"To be a complete person, we must travel many paths, and to truly own anything we must first of all give it away."
I also learned many new and wonderful words. Like aforestation and polyculture. Instead of protesting deforestation, he speaks about creating forests. Instead of bashing mono-culture he encourages us to see and find polycultures as a system that will provide and support itself and insulates us from crop failures.
Well done Bill. From the momentum that permaculture is gaining, I think your time creating and teaching was indeed more effective than your time protesting.
In starting this book, I expected to find lots of instruction, technique, information, dull stuff. What I didn't expect is a strong voice for hope, change, and philosophy.
I expected to learn how-to, but I didn't expect the wisdom.
For example, after unsuccessfully protesting the degregation of the environment for two years, he vowed never to waste his time opposing anything ever again. Instead, he created a way of living that leaves the land healthier for the efforts and could go on permanently.
He emphasized imagination and planning over back-breaking labor. He shifts your thinking from seeing problems to seeing a potential resource. How can the strong coastal wind be leveraged or at least mitigated, or sun, or wet. He encourages you to see waste items as products, e.g. chickens produce eggs and meat, but they also provide methane, manures, feathers, heat, etc. all of which can be leveraged and cycled back into the system.
Everything on the system can and should serve multiple purposes. It all takes thought and care in the planning stages, then continue refinement as your system matures and changes.
Bits of Bill's wisdom:
"Harmony with nature is only possible if we abandon the idea of superiority over nature."
"The only limit on the number of uses a resource possible within a system is the limit of the information and the imagination of the designer."
"Cooperation, not competition, is the key."
"Work where it counts. Plant a tree where it is happy to grow. Teach and mentor those who are ready and willing." (I think we feel the most success when we convert someone. But time and energy are better spent on those that want to know what we have to share and will run with it.)
"Tidiness is something that happens when compulsive activity replaced thoughtful creativity."
"To be a complete person, we must travel many paths, and to truly own anything we must first of all give it away."
I also learned many new and wonderful words. Like aforestation and polyculture. Instead of protesting deforestation, he speaks about creating forests. Instead of bashing mono-culture he encourages us to see and find polycultures as a system that will provide and support itself and insulates us from crop failures.
Well done Bill. From the momentum that permaculture is gaining, I think your time creating and teaching was indeed more effective than your time protesting.
August 3, 2014
Seeing that this Introduction book was actually a collection of pamphlets, which in turn was a transcript of a Permaculture course back in 1981, I thought I might skim through it before putting it away. Boy was I wrong! It is filled with interesting ideas, making one want to try them. Mollison is a genius, and now I feel like attending one of his courses in person.
August 14, 2016
So inspiring. So many great ideas - some I can put into practice now, others that will have to wait until I get my country farm. LOVE the detailed line drawings. I could just pore over those all day.
March 5, 2025
я б відніс це до "технічної" літератури і не став би оцінювати, але раз вона досить популярна тож...
перманентна аграрна культура це філософський погляд на ведення земельного хазяйства. Саме філософський погляд і випливаюче з нього ставлення до землі і природи. І от тут один із засновників пермакультури втрачає розуміння свого месіанства. Замість того, щоб доносити доцільність сталих систем, раціонального використання ресурсів, збереження природи та іншого, він більшу частину книги теоретичні ідеї розписує як практичні постулати. Але ці поради будуть працювати тільки коли людина повністю присвятить своє життя такому образу життя і вивчить ведення господарства окремо від пермкультури. І от тут криється головна моя претензія до книги і пермкультури загалом - немає сенсу з наведених ідей створювати відокремлену течію. І чим глибше занурюєшся у написане, тим більше розумієш шо це агрономічна теорія яка не буде працювати так як написано і не приведе до зменшення праці з забезпеченням прибутку.
перманентна аграрна культура це філософський погляд на ведення земельного хазяйства. Саме філософський погляд і випливаюче з нього ставлення до землі і природи. І от тут один із засновників пермакультури втрачає розуміння свого месіанства. Замість того, щоб доносити доцільність сталих систем, раціонального використання ресурсів, збереження природи та іншого, він більшу частину книги теоретичні ідеї розписує як практичні постулати. Але ці поради будуть працювати тільки коли людина повністю присвятить своє життя такому образу життя і вивчить ведення господарства окремо від пермкультури. І от тут криється головна моя претензія до книги і пермкультури загалом - немає сенсу з наведених ідей створювати відокремлену течію. І чим глибше занурюєшся у написане, тим більше розумієш шо це агрономічна теорія яка не буде працювати так як написано і не приведе до зменшення праці з забезпеченням прибутку.
March 10, 2018
A great way to start learning about permaculture. It has been many years since I read this book cover-to-cover, but I use it as a reference frequently. After spending a lot of time and money on "professional" permaculture classes, I've discovered that really, everything you need to know is in this book with the assistance of Google searches and deep thinking.
August 15, 2020
A must for anyone wanting to get the basics of Bill Mollisons permaculture practices without having to read the full 559-page 'Permaculture, a designers' manual'. It has everything you need, with good descriptions and principles that are easy to follow. I love this book and refer to it often during my studies.
May 20, 2023
There was a lot of information that didn't pertain to my personal situation,
like keeping animals, though it did reinforce information I had previously read and added to that
knowledge. When exactly was it decided that we all needed so much beautiful lush green grass instead of well...any other useful plants ??
like keeping animals, though it did reinforce information I had previously read and added to that
knowledge. When exactly was it decided that we all needed so much beautiful lush green grass instead of well...any other useful plants ??
May 11, 2021
Very educational and inspirational book at the same time .. just opens your mind to totally different realms and ideas. Should be included in several curriculums including agriculture, civil engineering, law, economics, environmental studies and many others. Simply AMAZING!!!
October 13, 2017
başlangıç için daha iyi bir kaynak var mı bilmiyorum, arıyorum ama. sürekli refere ettiği fukuoka ile kombinleyince daha şık olacak muhtemelen. meraklısı ve heveslisi için ideal kaynak.
March 8, 2019
Great resource for providing models of thought regarding efficient production of human-use and animal-use products, that is self-supporting, sustainable, and scientific in its approach.
June 9, 2019
Permaculture gets hydrology and building community right; the rest, well...
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July 27, 2022[PFDC] M3. Concept Design --> Infrastructure
SITING IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE
SITING IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE
January 11, 2023
As the titles suggests only an introduction to permaculture, but still packed with informations.
January 25, 2023
Kindle version is outright theft
Amateurish use of OCR renders Kindle version unintelligible. DO NOT waste your $$ on the Kindle version. Why is the garbage even offered by Amazon?
Amateurish use of OCR renders Kindle version unintelligible. DO NOT waste your $$ on the Kindle version. Why is the garbage even offered by Amazon?
April 4, 2023
The world needs this, now!
April 30, 2023
Inspirador
June 15, 2023
The GOAT.
September 21, 2023
Great reference for permaculture principles. I use it as a resource, not something you read straight through.
December 30, 2024
Dense book that has a lot of extra parts. A lot of information to help you understand the movement. More needed in practical applications
August 26, 2017
Very good review of permaculture including many good diagrams of gardens using permaculture and a good list of plants in back.
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