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=Permaculture in a Nutshell= Description // "This inspiring book is a concise and accessible introduction to the principles and practice of permaculture in temperate climates. It explains how permaculture works in the city and the countryside, including on farms, and also explores ways people can work in cooperation to recreate real communities. Permaculture in a Nutshell is the ideal introduction to this complex subject—essential reading for those wishing to understand how a new way of perceiving horticulture can transform our relations other humans and with the Earth." // (from [|Chelsea]) //"Permaculture is a creative approach to abundant and fulfilling lifestyles. It is for everyone wishing to live sustainable and tread more lightly on the Earth. Permaculture is an ecologically sound approach to providing for our needs, including our food, shelter and financial and social structures. It is based on co-operating with nature and caring for the Earth and its people. Permaculture in a Nutshellis a concise and accessible introduction to the principles and practice of permaculture in temperate climates. It covers how permaculture works in the city, the country and on the farm and explores ways in which people can work together to recreate real communities. This inspiring book clearly describes how we can live fruitfully and sustainably and is essential reading for anyone wishing to reduce their environmental impact."// (from [|Googlebooks]) ** Keywords: **agriculture battery Britain cereals chemical chicken forage system chicken house chicken run climate clover compost toilet connections consumers conventional creating crop David Holmgren Earth East Meon ecological ecosystem edible ecosystem Email energy example farmers feed fertiliser foggage food links food production forest garden fossil fuels fruit trees give grain grass green greenhouse ground grown harvested heat herbs ideas inputs involved Jonathon Porritt land landscape layer manure materials microclimate mulch natural no-dig garden nuts orchard organic farming organisation output Patrick Whitefield perennial plants Permaculture Association Permaculture Association Britain permaculture courses permaculture design permaculture garden Permaculture Group permaculture system permaculturists Permanent Publications pests plants and animals ploughing pollution potential principles of permaculture produce rate UK recycle roots Salad seed sewage Sheet Mulch shrubs soil fertility species subscription farming sustainable living things timber weeds wheat field winter woodland www.permaculture.co.uk yield (from [|Googlebooks] )
 * By Patrick Whitefield** - 84 pages - 1993 **Back To Books** [[image:http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/9/7/9781856230032_1.jpg width="256" height="400" align="right"]] download for free from **?? ([|preview])**

=Content=

Table of content
Preface by Jonathon Porritt ix Introduction xi Resources 76
 * 1 What Is Permaculture? 1
 * 2 "A Tale of Two Chickens" 9
 * 3 In The City 17
 * 4 In the Garden
 * 5 On The Farm 37
 * 6 In The Community 53
 * 7 Some Questions Answered 63
 * 8 Getting Started 71