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The permaculture transition manual : a comprehensive guide to resilient living / Ross Mars ; foreword by Rob Hopkins, author of The transition handbook ; illustrations by Simone Willis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1550926306
  • 9781550926309
Uniform titles:
  • How to permaculture your life
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Permaculture transition manual.:DDC classification:
  • 631.5/8 23
LOC classification:
  • S494.5.P47
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
  • coll11
  • coll13
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Setting the Scene -- 2. Sustainable Living Practices -- 3. Planning a Garden -- 4. Getting the Soil Right -- 5. Edible Food Plants -- 6. Fruit and Nut Trees -- 7. Heavenly Herbs -- 8. Other Useful Plant Groups -- 9. Fodder and Forage Shrubs and Trees for Farm Animals -- 10. All About Water Saving water in the home -- 11. Strategies for Rural Properties -- 12. Strategies for Small Spaces -- 13. Hand Tools -- 14. Foods You Can Easily Make at Home -- 15. It's Energy That Matters -- 16. Forgotten Skills.
Summary: "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. But what proven tools are available to aid in making a successful, deliberate transition to a resilient, sustainable future?"--Publisher's description.
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Includes index.

Originally published as How to permaculture your life (Mundering, WA, Australia : Candlelight Trust, 2015).

1. Setting the Scene -- 2. Sustainable Living Practices -- 3. Planning a Garden -- 4. Getting the Soil Right -- 5. Edible Food Plants -- 6. Fruit and Nut Trees -- 7. Heavenly Herbs -- 8. Other Useful Plant Groups -- 9. Fodder and Forage Shrubs and Trees for Farm Animals -- 10. All About Water Saving water in the home -- 11. Strategies for Rural Properties -- 12. Strategies for Small Spaces -- 13. Hand Tools -- 14. Foods You Can Easily Make at Home -- 15. It's Energy That Matters -- 16. Forgotten Skills.

"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. But what proven tools are available to aid in making a successful, deliberate transition to a resilient, sustainable future?"--Publisher's description.

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