[06-Systems]
Overall planning and design, as well as various general articles and resources
Camp or glamp at Barakah Heritage Farm!
Environmental Anthropology Engaging Ecotopia: Bioregionalism, Permaculture, and Ecovillages (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
In order to move global society towards a sustainable "ecotopia," solutions must be engaged in specific places and communities, and the authors here argue for re-orienting environmental anthropology from a problem-oriented towards a solutions-focused endeavor. Using case studies from around…
Barakah Farm’s Un-heritage Muscovy Ducks
Naturescaping
Naturescaping has come a long way. Once a fledgling idea, it has grown into a vibrant movement, migrating across city, county, state and nation. Thousands of people are bringing back the diversity of wildlife and life-sustaining native plants as they…
Adding an income garden at Barakah Heritage Farm
Per-Money: Permaculture Principles for Indie Biz Growth
This book uses permaculture systems thinking and applies it to money management and independent business-building. This book uses the design principles outlined in "Essence of Permaculture" (Version 3; April 2004) by David Holmgren as its starting point. This book expands…
Permaculture One: A Perennial Agricultural System for Human Settlements (A Corgi book) by Bill Mollison (1979-11-23)
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Designing Ecological Habitats: Creating a Sense of Place (4 Keys to Sustainable Communities)
Designing Ecological Habitats is the third volume in the Four Keys to Sustainable Communities series and is an important and eloquent exploration of humanity’s limits to growth, addressing the problems arising from climate change, habitat destruction, population growth, and resource…
Classic Contour Farming Poster
By Bill Mollison – Introduction To Permaculture (2nd Revised edition) (5.2.2002)
Permaculture is about designing sustainable human settlements. It is a philosophy and an approach to land use which weaves together micro-climate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management, and human needs into intricately connected productive communities
Dryland permaculture update Aug-2017
Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Vol. 2): Water-Harvesting Earthworks
Turn water scarcity into water abundance! Earthworks are one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources of water in the soil. Associated vegetation then pumps the harvested water back out in…
Beautiful 1-Acre Small Scale Permaculture Farm – Limestone Permaculture Farm
A tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm in New South Wales, Australia. Brett Cooper manages the 1-acre property as a productive farm helping to feed around 50 families. The tour includes a look at the orchard, caravan farm gate, chicken and…
Cold climate permaculture design and farming
Vid by my permaculture teacher G. Lawton
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 2nd Edition: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life and Landscape
The award-winning Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1, 2nd Edition: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life and Landscape, is the first book in a three-volume guide that teaches you how to conceptualize, design, and implement sustainable…
The “Back to Eden” Method of Permaculture Gardening
In our continuing quest to experiment with a multitude of permaculture techniques, this time we decided to construct a Back to Eden style garden bed... and in doing so, also prevented desertification! Back to Eden Film: http://www.backtoedenfilm.com Our past videos...…
Seeds of Permaculture – Tropical Permaculture
An interactive film about permaculture in the tropics. With education and inspiration as the main threads running through this hour-and-a-half-documentary.We remind you subtitles are available! Visit http://www.seedsofpermaculture.org for more information and extra features. On the website you can choose to…
2017 Slow Living Summit #2: Permaculture & Economic Sustainability, Mark Shepard
PLENARY 2: Permaculture and Economic Sustainability: Making It All Connect – with Mark Shepard Permaculture may be a buzz word or a trend that we are all hearing, but what does it all mean in relationship to economic sustainability? Join…
September on a Permaculture Homestead in Ireland
"The homestead was built on a gentle rise that sloped gradually away on every side; in front to the wide plain, dotted with huge gum trees and great grey box groves, and at the back, after you had passed through…
The Lean Farm: How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work
A practical, systems-based approach for a more sustainable farming operation To many people today, using the words “factory” and “farm” in the same sentence is nothing short of sacrilege. In many cases, though, the same sound business practices apply whether…
