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RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future
AU$90.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavid Holmgren
Hepburn: Melliodora, 2020.“This 592 page manual shows how Australians can downshift and retrofit their homes, gardens, communities and, above all, themselves to be more self-organised, sustainable and resilient into an uncertain future. It promises a challenging but exciting mix of satisfying work, a more meaningful way of living and hope for the next generation. RetroSuburbia is divided into three main sections: the Built, the Biological and the Behavioural along with the introductory section ‘Setting the scene’.” (publisher’s blurb)
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How To Permaculture Your Life: Strategies, skills and techniques for the transition to a greener world
AU$33.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRoss Mars; Simone Willis
Perth: Candlelight Trust, 2015.“Caught between climate change and a fossil fuel-driven economy that demands ever more growth, the world faces a great transition — by design or disaster — away from fossil fuels to a less energy intensive future. What proven tools are available to aid in making a successful, deliberate transition to a resilient, sustainable future? How to Permaculture Your Life is a resource book for everyone interested in Transition, permaculture and more self-reliant and satisfying lifestyles. This book is packed with information on permaculture design principles, soil building, nutrient’dense food growing, including top plant and tree selections for all climatic zones.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Introduction to Permaculture
AU$45.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBill Mollison; Reny Mia Slay
Sisters Creek: Tagari Publications, 2013.Written to introduce readers to Permaculture concepts and design strategies. Abundantly illustrated with detailed diagrams and line drawings throughout. Includes a listing of useful Permaculture plants with descriptions and uses, and a further species list in useful categories. The book is set out as a step-by-step introduction to Permaculture with detailed instructions. Using simple language it describes the range of Permaculture for general consumption. Very little content of Mollison’s other books are found within Introduction to Permaculture. Product Features: Site analysis House placement Urban Permaculture Chicken and pig forage systems Orchards and home wood lots Micro-climate influences Selected plant species.
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Permaculture: A Designers’ Manual
AU$140.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBill Mollison
Sisters Creek: Tagari Publications, 2016.This is the definitive Permaculture design manual in print since 1988. It is the textbook and curriculum for the 72-hour Certificate course in Permaculture Design. Written for teachers, students and designers, it follows on and greatly enlarges on the initial introductory texts, Permaculture One (1978) and Permaculture Two (1979) both of which are still in demand. Very little of the material found in this book is reproduced from the former texts. It covers design methodologies and strategies for both urban and rural applications, describing property design and natural farming techniques. Features discussion on Designers’ Manual, Design methods, Understanding patterns, The Humid Tropics, Dryland Strategies, Humid Cool to Cold Climates.
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The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBill Mollison
Sisters Creek: Tagari Publications, 2011.Most of this book is about fermentation, for it is an excellent way to prolong the life of many foods and to build proteins and vitamins into starchy low-grade foods. Most western peoples are familiar with yeast breads, sourdoughs, cheese, and beers. But few of us realise how skillfully traditional peoples enhance the flavours in their diet, or make simple carbohydrates more nutritious through fermentation. Features discussion on Storing, Preserving and Cooking foods, Fungi, Yeast, Mushrooms and Lichens, Grains, Legumes, Roots, Bulbs, Rhizomes Condiments, Spices and Sauces, Agricultural Composts, Silages and Liquid Manures, Fruits, Flowers, Nuts, Oils and Olives, Leaf, Stem and Aguamiels, Marine and Freshwater Products, Fish, Molluscs and Algae, Meats, Birds and Insects, Dairy Products, Beers, Wines and Beverages, Nutrition and Environmental Health.
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The Power of Duck: Integrated Rice and Duck Farming
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTakao Furuno
Sisters Creek: Tagari Publications, 2001.This book is written by a farmer for farmers–a complete guide to integrated duck and rice farming. Takao Furuno, a Japanese rice farmer has been producing sustainable, profitable organic rice for the last ten years. Abundantly illustrated, tabled and photographed, this book serves as a text-book for case studies and farmer-evolved natural systems.
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Permaculture 2: Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBill Mollison
Sisters Creek: Tagari Publications, 2010.This book is about design. It is a practical book dealing with the elements of design which create a sustainable system. Energy benefits are discussed relating to both domestic and broad acre environments. Features discussion on Design in Landscape, Soil Improvement, Broadscale Techniques, Design for difficult climates, Structures, Waterworks, Free range poultry design, Permaculture and community.
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How Can I Be Prepared With Self-Sufficiency & Survival Foods?
AU$37.00 Read MoreAdd to cartIsabell Shipard
Nambour: David Stewart, 2008.An essential manual with practical information on plants, plans and recipes to help us survive in a toxic world, and face other hazards that may threaten our health, security and sanity in the 21st Century.