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  • Companion Planting for the Kitchen Gardener: Tips, Advice, and Garden Plans for a Healthy Organic Garden

    Companion Planting for the Kitchen Gardener: Tips, Advice, and Garden Plans for a Healthy Organic Garden

    Companion planting techniques have been used for centuries to facilitate better, more nutritious, and more abundant crops. Did you know that carrots will grow better if surrounded by lettuce, onions and beets, but beans should not be planted near onions?  Your tomatoes will be happier if they’re far away from potatoes, but peppers and marigolds…;

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    Companion planting techniques have been used for centuries to facilitate better, more nutritious, and more abundant crops. Did you know that carrots will grow better if surrounded by lettuce, onions and beets, but beans should not be planted near onions?  Your tomatoes will be happier if they’re far away from potatoes, but peppers and marigolds make a terrific garden pair. Aromatic herbs help protect some vegetables from pests, and many flowers – including calendula, zinnias and yarrow – will attract beneficial insects to your garden beds.  It’s a lot to think about, but there’s no reason to feel overwhelmed. With Companion Planting for the Kitchen Gardener, you’ll have all the information you need in clear, concise terms and with charts and garden plans you can copy or modify to suit your family’s needs.

    Starting with the basics of organic gardening, such as how to prepare quality soil and the importance of cover crops and organic fertilizer, author Allison Greer explain the principles of companion planting, how plants interact, and how you can use that information to your garden’s benefit. There is an entire chapter devoted to many of the most popular vegetables, with charts, diagrams, and descriptions of each–a treasure for gardeners with busy lives who want an easy reference guide for planning their ideal kitchen garden. Full of gorgeous, full-color photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams, this is a beautiful, useful guide for the home organic gardener.

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  • The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm: The D Acres Model for Creating and Managing an Ecologically Designed Educational Center

    The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm: The D Acres Model for Creating and Managing an Ecologically Designed Educational Center

    This entry is in the series Best Homestead Plan Books

    With practical examples of alternative building, renewable energy, holistic forestry, no-till gardening, hospitality management, community outreach, and more The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm describes not only the history of the D Acres project, but its evolving principles and practices that are rooted in the land, its inhabitants, and the joy inherent in collective empowerment. For almost…;

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    With practical examples of alternative building, renewable energy, holistic forestry, no-till gardening, hospitality management, community outreach, and more

    The Community-Scale Permaculture Farm describes not only the history of the D Acres project, but its evolving principles and practices that are rooted in the land, its inhabitants, and the joy inherent in collective empowerment.

    For almost twenty years, D Acres of New Hampshire has challenged and expanded the common definition of a farm. As an educational center that researches, applies, and teaches skills of sustainable living and small-scale organic farming, D Acres serves more than just a single function to its community. By turns it is a hostel for travelers to northern New England, a training center for everything from metal- and woodworking to cob building and seasonal cooking, a gathering place for music, poetry, joke-telling, and potluck meals, and much more.

    While this book provides a wide spectrum of practical information on the physical systems designed into a community-scale homestead, Trought also reviews the economics and organizational particulars that D Acres has experimented with over the years.

    The D Acres model envisions a way to devise a sustainable future by building a localized economy that provides more than seasonal produce, a handful of eggs, and green appliances. With the goal of perennial viability for humanity within their ecosystem, D Acres is attempting an approach to sustainability that encompasses practical, spiritual, and ethical components. In short: They are trying to create a rural community ecology that evolves in perpetuity.

    From working with oxen to working with a board of directors, no other book contains such a wealth of innovative ideas and ways to make your farm or homestead not only more sustainable, but more inclusive of, and beneficial to, the larger community. Readers will find information on such subjects as:

    • Working with pigs to transform forested landscapes into arable land;
    • Designing and building unique, multifunctional farm and community spaces using various techniques and materials;
    • Creating and perpetuating diverse revenue streams to keep your farm organization solvent and resilient;
    • Receiving maximum benefits and yields for the farm without denigrating resources or the regional ecology;
    • Implementing a fair and effective governance structure;
    • Constructing everything from solar dehydrators and cookers to treehouses and ponds; and,
    • Connecting and partnering with the larger community beyond the farm.

    Emphasizing collaboration, cooperation, and mutualism, this book promises to inspire a new generation of growers, builders, educators, artists, and dreamers who are seeking new and practical ways to address today’s problems on a community scale.

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  • One-Straw Revolutionary: The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka

    One-Straw Revolutionary: The Philosophy and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka

    This entry is in the series Best Alternative Agriculture Books

    One-Straw Revolutionary represents the first commentary on the work of the late Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 – 2008), widely considered to be natural farming’s most influential practitioner. Mr. Fukuoka is perhaps most known for his bestselling book The One-Straw Revolution (1978), a manifesto on the importance of no-till agriculture, which was at…;

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    One-Straw Revolutionary represents the first commentary on the work of the late Japanese farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 – 2008), widely considered to be natural farming’s most influential practitioner. Mr. Fukuoka is perhaps most known for his bestselling book The One-Straw Revolution (1978), a manifesto on the importance of no-till agriculture, which was at the time of publication a radical challenge to the global systems that supply the world’s food, and still inspires readers today. Larry Korn, who apprenticed with Mr. Fukuoka in Japan at the time, translated the manuscript and brought it to the United States, knowing it would change the conversation about food forever. The One-Straw Revolution, edited by Korn and Wendell Berry, was an immediate international success, and established Mr. Fukuoka as a leading voice in the fight against conventional industrial agriculture. In this new book, through his own personal narrative, Larry Korn distills his experience of more than thirty-five years of study with Mr. Fukuoka, living and working on his farm on Shikoku Island, and traveling with Mr. Fukuoka to the United States on two six-week visits.  

    One-Straw Revolutionary is the first book to look deeply at natural farming and intimately discuss the philosophy and work of Mr. Fukuoka. In addition to giving his personal thoughts about natural farming, Korn broadens the discussion by pointing out natural farming’s kinship with the ways of indigenous cultures and traditional Japanese farming. At the same time, he clearly distinguishes natural farming from other forms of agriculture, including scientific and organic agriculture and permaculture. Korn also clarifies commonly held misconceptions about natural farming in ways Western readers can readily understand. And he explains how natural farming can be used practically in areas other than agriculture, including personal growth and development.

    The book follows the author on his travels from one back-to-the-land commune to another in the countryside of 1970s Japan, a journey that eventually led him to Mr. Fukuoka’s natural farm. Korn’s description of his time there, as well as traveling with Mr. Fukuoka during his visits to the United States, offers a rare, inside look at Mr. Fukuoka’s life. Readers will delight in this personal insight into one of the world’s leading agricultural thinkers.

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  • The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook

    The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook

    This entry is in the series Best Kitchen & Cook Books

    “A mouthwatering picture book.” —Toronto Tasting Notes No longer content with separating the plants they grow to eat and the plants they grow for beauty, gardeners are discovering the pleasures of incorporating both edibles and ornamentals into their home landscapes. The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook makes it easy. Whether she’s sharing tips on planting radishes in spring,…;

    “A mouthwatering picture book.” —Toronto Tasting Notes

    No longer content with separating the plants they grow to eat and the plants they grow for beauty, gardeners are discovering the pleasures of incorporating both edibles and ornamentals into their home landscapes. The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook makes it easy. Whether she’s sharing tips on planting radishes in spring, harvesting tomatoes in summer, or pruning perennials in winter, Bartley’s friendly advice gives gardeners the tools they need to build and maintain a kitchen garden. Readers will learn how to plant, grow, and harvest the best vegetables, fruits, greens, and herbs for every season. They’ll also find seasonal recipes that celebrate the best of the harvest, monthly garden chores, eight sample garden designs, and information on using cut flowers for decoration. The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook is a guide for gardeners who want it all—the freshness of fruits and vegetables and the beauty and simplicity of hand-picked bouquets.

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  • Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 2: Ecological Design And Practice For Temperate-Climate Permaculture

    Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 2: Ecological Design And Practice For Temperate-Climate Permaculture

    This entry is in the series Best Food Forest Books

    Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work. In Volume II, Dave…;

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    Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the needs of natural gardeners in temperate climates. Volume I lays out the vision of the forest garden and explains the basic ecological principles that make it work. In Volume II, Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier move on to practical considerations: concrete ways to design, establish, and maintain your own forest garden. Along the way they present case studies and examples, as well as tables, illustrations, and a uniquely valuable “plant matrix” that lists hundreds of the best edible and useful species.

    Taken together, the two volumes of Edible Forest Gardens offer an advanced course in ecological gardening–one that will forever change the way you look at plants and your environment.

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  • The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture (The Ultimate Guides)

    The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture (The Ultimate Guides)

    This entry is in the series Best Intro to Permaculture Books

    Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens. Blending ecology, organic agriculture, green home design, appropriate technology, and biology can be confusing and overwhelming, but The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture simplifies…;

    Permaculture is an important but often misunderstood method of growing food and building homes in a manner that works with nature, rather than against it, to create beautiful, healthy, and useful gardens. Blending ecology, organic agriculture, green home design, appropriate technology, and biology can be confusing and overwhelming, but The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture simplifies this vast field for practical application. This is a hands-on guide, taking the beginner through each step of the design process, so that anyone can apply permaculture principles to their own life. While the principles are simple, the in-depth topics cover every aspect of permaculture, including:

    – Building green homes and passive solar design 

    – Growing edible plant communities and forest gardens 

    – Using no-till and natural farming methods 

    – Creating microclimates for extended growing seasons 

    – Raising livestock with ecological foraging techniques 

    This is a common-sense approach to sustainable living that creates a self-sufficient and low-effort home for the people that live there, whether in the city or the country. The Ultimate Guide to Permaculture isn’t a philosophy book, or a dissertation on theory. It is a step-by-step, complete guide to every aspect of permaculture.

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  • iPermie: How to permaculture your urban lifestyle

    iPermie: How to permaculture your urban lifestyle

    iPermie is a good-life design guide for Millennials, Boomers, and Generation X.It contains strategies, tools, and techniques to help you prepare a permaculture design for your life so you can navigate the cardinal threats of peak oil, climate instability, economic irrationality, and political criminality. It is an almanac of useful information and permaculture self-study guide.iPermie…;

    iPermie is a good-life design guide for Millennials, Boomers, and Generation X.
    It contains strategies, tools, and techniques to help you prepare a permaculture design for your life so you can navigate the cardinal threats of peak oil, climate instability, economic irrationality, and political criminality. It is an almanac of useful information and permaculture self-study guide.

    iPermie is a work of love and sorrow.

    It flows from love for people, love for the planet, and love for the future. It is informed by sorrow for people, sorrow for the planet, and sorrow for the future.

    This book offers a comprehensive, holistic view of the signs of these times and lays out a path towards a better way ot living that can be accessed by anyone with the will to do some thinking, observing, and planning.

    This book is about hope – it’s about how we can create self-fulfilling prophecies of a better world, where we care for people, care for the planet, and have a care for the future.

    This book is about empowerment. Far too many of us feel powerless in the face of the gigantic forces at work in this world. We don’t understand the power we retain within and we certainly don’t want to trust ourselves. This book will help you understand that everything that you need is already within you. Sure, you may need some details, skills, and etc., but you already have the most important things you need for the future. We begin our journey as you and I learn to trust ourselves.

    This book is not a litany of scary stories. It has a few — everyone likes a little adrenalin rush now and then — but that’s not the theme.

    Permaculture can help you design your life so that you will experience more beauty, health, happiness, freedom, security, and cooperation, with less work, consumption, injustice, conflict, stress, danger, and waste.

    There is a definite focus throughout the iPermie text on what people can do to care for the earth, care for people, and have a care for the future without spending big piles of cash. Indeed, besides the sustainability aspects, iPermie could be considered a manual of “champagne living on a beer budget,” which is to say, “How to have a great life without spending lots of money and going deeply into debt.”

    Permaculture, as a design system, works every bit as well for people in cities as it does for those in rural areas. It is not primarily about growing food or using perennial plants in landscapes. It is about designing ways to live in accordance with the permaculture ethics, so that we care for people, care for the planet, and have a care for the future as we design and embrace voluntary limits on consumption and ensure that surplus circulates and does not centralize or concentrate.

    More than 1,000 pages, 14 sections, 245 chapters, and 388,000+ words.

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  • Burn Chambers for Rocket Mass Heaters: A short introduction to 4 types of burns chambers for rocket mass heaters

    Burn Chambers for Rocket Mass Heaters: A short introduction to 4 types of burns chambers for rocket mass heaters

    Bricks or barrels? Pre-fab or pour your own? How do you decide what to make your heater out of? Are they all safe? Do they all really work with the same efficiency?What works best? Ever ask yourself that question?When it comes to build a rocket heater have you considered what type of building materials would…;

    Bricks or barrels? Pre-fab or pour your own? How do you decide what to make your heater out of? Are they all safe? Do they all really work with the same efficiency?

    What works best? Ever ask yourself that question?
    When it comes to build a rocket heater have you considered what type of building materials would make for the best burn chamber?
    Are you good with brickwork? We weren’t.
    Ever use refractory cement? We hadn’t.
    What do the pros build with? Is there a plug and play type of system?
    Well, welcome to our world. Inside this booklet are various versions of burn chambers currently be used by backyard builders to the pros.

    Written by Ray & Randi Dudley, authors of “Lessons from Our Rocket Mass Heater”, this is a primer for folks that have never built a heater and are just starting their research. PACKED with photos, links, websites, stats and resources we take a look at everything from the tried and true brick builds to the cutting edge materials and shapes employed by the innovators and pros. We present the pros and cons plus we talk about things like cost, ease of use and we even look at some unique builds.

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  • A Beginner’s Guide to Practical (Organic) Farming (botanical, home garden, horticulture, garden, landscape, plants, gardening)

    A Beginner’s Guide to Practical (Organic) Farming (botanical, home garden, horticulture, garden, landscape, plants, gardening)

    Get Started With Organic Farming Today!***Read this book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited – Download Now!***How can you start an organic garden or small farm? Is it difficult?When you download A Beginner’s Guide to Practical (Organic) Farming, you’ll learn how to establish and maintain a healthy and bountiful organic farm. It explains the benefits and…;

    Get Started With Organic Farming Today!

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    How can you start an organic garden or small farm? Is it difficult?

    When you download A Beginner’s Guide to Practical (Organic) Farming, you’ll learn how to establish and maintain a healthy and bountiful organic farm. It explains the benefits and advantages that organic farming has to offer. You can decide if this method of farming is right for you!

    How do you get started? What equipment do you need? Is it difficult? What if you don’t any experience with growing plants?

    A Beginner’s Guide to Practical (Organic) Farming explains the pros and cons of organic farming. It also describes how to deal with pests, build healthy soil and how to preserve you produce. You’ll also learn what you need to get started and maintain your small organic farm.

    When you download this book, you’ll also learn about the equipment, plants, and soil you need to get your Organic Farm started.

    Download A Beginner’s Guide to Practical (Organic) Farming now, and enjoy the amazing benefits of organic farming!

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  • The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-Sustaining World

    The Permaculture Way: Practical Steps to Create a Self-Sustaining World

    This entry is in the series Best Intro to Permaculture Books

    The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It demonstrates how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimizing waste and maximizing potential, and still leave the Earth richer than we found it.Ships from Vermont;

    The Permaculture Way shows us how to consciously design a lifestyle which is low in environmental impact and highly productive. It demonstrates how to meet our needs, make the most of resources by minimizing waste and maximizing potential, and still leave the Earth richer than we found it.

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  • The Suburban Micro-Farm

    The Suburban Micro-Farm

    This entry is in the series Best Suburban Growing Books

    Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level!Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight about why the suburbs might be the ideal place for a small…;

    Reduce your lawn and your grocery budget. Take gardening to the next level!

    Would you like to grow healthy food for your table? Do you want to learn the secrets of farming even though you live in a neighborhood? Author Amy Stross talks straight about why the suburbs might be the ideal place for a small farm.

    In these pages you’ll learn:

    • How to make your landscape as productive as it is beautiful
    • Why the suburbs are primed with food-growing potential
    • How to choose the best crops for success
    • Why you don’t need the perfect yard to have a micro-farm
    • How to use easy permaculture techniques for abundant harvests

    If you’re ready to create a beautiful, edible yard, this book is for you.

    The Suburban Micro-Farm will show you how to grow your own fruits, herbs, and vegetables even on a limited schedule. From seed to harvest, this book will keep you on track so you feel a sense of accomplishment for your efforts.

    You’ll learn gardening tricks that are essential to success, like how to deal with a ‘brown thumb’, how to develop and nurture healthy soil, and how to manage garden pests.

    Although this book has everything a new gardener needs to get started, experienced gardeners will not be disappointed. With helpful tips throughout, you will love the in-depth chapters about permaculture and making money on the micro-farm.

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  • The Ultimate Guide to Soil: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home (Permaculture Gardener Book 3)

    The Ultimate Guide to Soil: The Real Dirt on Cultivating Crops, Compost, and a Healthier Home (Permaculture Gardener Book 3)

    Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or in your window!Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The…;

    Grow twice the fruits and vegetables in half the space on the farm, in the backyard, or in your window!

    Have you noticed the extraordinary flavors and yields emanating from even a small garden when the soil is just right? If you’ve ever been envious of your neighbor’s dirt or just curious about homesteading, then The Ultimate Guide to Soil is perfect for you.

    The book begins with a personality test for your soil, then uses that information to plan a course of action for revitalizing poor soil and turning good dirt into great earth. Next, you’ll learn to start and maintain a no-till garden, to balance nutrients with remineralization, and to boost organic matter with easy cover crops.

    Don’t forget the encyclopedic overview of organic soil amendments at the end. Old standbys like manures and mulches are explained in depth along with less common additions such as bokashi compost and castings from worms and black soldier fly larvae. Learn when hugelkultur, biochar, paper, and cardboard do and don’t match your garden needs, then read about when and how to safely use urine and humanure around edible plantings.

    With an emphasis on simple techniques suitable for the backyard gardener, The Ultimate Guide to Soil gives you the real dirt on good soil. Maybe next year your neighbor will be envious of you!

    This ebook includes the complete text of Personality Tests for Your Soil, Small-Scale No-Till Gardening Basics, Balancing Soil Nutrients and Acidity, and Soil Amendments for the Organic Garden.

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  • African Nightcrawler Colony Starter Kit & Night Crawler Guide

    African Nightcrawler Colony Starter Kit & Night Crawler Guide

    African Nightcrawler Colony Starter Kit w/Beneficial Nematodes, EM1 & Free Grow Guide. This is for African Nightcrawler colony starter mix, with eggs, wisps, baby worms, breeders and beneficial predator nematodes HB & SF to attack insects that get in the bin. The mix is also saturated with EM1 which will help break the bin down.…;

    African Nightcrawler Colony Starter Kit w/Beneficial Nematodes, EM1 & Free Grow Guide. This is for African Nightcrawler colony starter mix, with eggs, wisps, baby worms, breeders and beneficial predator nematodes HB & SF to attack insects that get in the bin. The mix is also saturated with EM1 which will help break the bin down. Plus a guide for setting everything up with tips, tricks and other helpful info, maybe even a way to make some extra cash… This worm is phenomenal as composting or fishing worm – they make tons of castings and they get up to a foot long! As far as rate of reproduction there is nothing like them. There are some things you need to know however to be successful with them – I will show you how to set your bins up and some secrets I have learned from raising worms. When you order I will send you a downloadable guide I have put together to help you in your vermiculture journey. You will receive information with links to videos and other tips which will greatly assist you. Packages weigh right at 13 ounces. The mix will have cocoons, wisps, small worms and breeding size worms and they will grow fast. I also offer a one year guarantee – follow my instructions and if you fail I will send a replacement for the cost of shipping. The worms are shipped in their natural habitat which will have all the beneficial micro-organisms that they co-exist with. That having been said, certain times of the year other soil dwelling creatures may be more or less present in the mix. The guide will show you how to eliminate if desired. When you order YOU WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM WITH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR TO GUARANTEE LIVE DELIVERY.African Nightcrawler Egg Cocoons Baby Worms Colony Starter w/Beneficial Nematodes HB & SF + Free Grow Guide

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  • Tending the Soul’s Garden: Permaculture as a Way Forward in Difficult Times

    Tending the Soul’s Garden: Permaculture as a Way Forward in Difficult Times

    Permaculture, also known as regenerative design or ecological agriculture, (permanent agriculture) provides a design framework for empowerment and action; cultivating inner wisdom and gifts, honoring the wisdom of nature and engaging in the world as nature does. Permaculture ethics, intentions and principles are those of nature herself, and can be applied to the garden, the…;

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    Permaculture, also known as regenerative design or ecological agriculture, (permanent agriculture) provides a design framework for empowerment and action; cultivating inner wisdom and gifts, honoring the wisdom of nature and engaging in the world as nature does. Permaculture ethics, intentions and principles are those of nature herself, and can be applied to the garden, the farm, and indeed any living system including human structures. Tending the Soul’s Garden is an introduction to applied permaculture and how it can help us engage in difficult and sometimes overwhelming work with a sense of balance, hope and purpose.Used Book in Good Condition

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  • Orchard Revolution

    Orchard Revolution

    The news media constantly reports on the demise of America. They report on major problems like obesity, diabetes, and environmental pollution. Yet the news media rarely reports on the stories of hope, the stories of Americans taking action to create a better future. Matt Byron is sick and tired of the media’s fear mongering. He…;

    The news media constantly reports on the demise of America. They report on major problems like obesity, diabetes, and environmental pollution. Yet the news media rarely reports on the stories of hope, the stories of Americans taking action to create a better future.

    Matt Byron is sick and tired of the media’s fear mongering. He sets out to find stories of hope. He searches for people who are taking action to overcome America’s human health and environmental health crises.

    In his quest, Byron discovers hope in the Orchard Revolution.

    When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

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  • Radical Mycology: A Treatise On Seeing And Working With Fungi

    Radical Mycology: A Treatise On Seeing And Working With Fungi

    This entry is in the series Best Mushroom-Fungi Books

    Interwoven with short essays on the lessons of the fungi, Radical Mycology begins with chapters that explore the uniqueness of fungal biology, the critical ecological roles of micro and macro fungi, skills for accurately identifying mushrooms and mycorrhizal fungi, the importance of lichens as indicators of environmental health, and the profound influences that fungi have…;

    Interwoven with short essays on the lessons of the fungi, Radical Mycology begins with chapters that explore the uniqueness of fungal biology, the critical ecological roles of micro and macro fungi, skills for accurately identifying mushrooms and mycorrhizal fungi, the importance of lichens as indicators of environmental health, and the profound influences that fungi have held on the evolution of all life and human cultures. With this foundation laid, the reader is then equipped to work with the fungi directly. Techniques for making potent fungal medicines, growing fermenting fungi for food, and cheaply cultivating mushrooms using recycled tools (and yet still achieving lab-quality results) are explored in-depth. Subsequent chapters grow far beyond the limits of other books on mushrooms. Detailed information on the principles and practices of what McCoy calls “regenerative natural mushroom farming” is presented along with extensive information on cultivating mycorrhizal fungi and the science of mycoremediation (the application of fungi to mitigate pollution in our homes and environment). Concluding the book are deeper insights into the cultural effects that fungi present, from a philosophical reflection of fungal growth in the design of human societies, to an exhaustive examination of the history of psychoactive mushrooms.The most up-to-date and comprehensive book on mushroom cultivation, medicinal mushrooms, mycoremediation, and much more.
    Easy to understand and filled with supplementary images, charts, appendices, and footnotes.
    Detailed information on the many mycological arts and sciences.

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  • The Permaculture Student 2: A Collection of Regenerative Solutions

    The Permaculture Student 2: A Collection of Regenerative Solutions

    This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Permaculture Design Course Resources

    Representing & collaborating with dozens of experts & organizations from around the world, Matt Powers’ latest installment in his series of curriculum takes permaculture to a new level & organizes all regenerative techniques & methodologies into one clear, understandable system that also serves as a path to deeper study.The Permaculture Student 2 – Why is…;

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    Representing & collaborating with dozens of experts & organizations from around the world, Matt Powers’ latest installment in his series of curriculum takes permaculture to a new level & organizes all regenerative techniques & methodologies into one clear, understandable system that also serves as a path to deeper study.

    The Permaculture Student 2 – Why is it better than what’s available?

    New Research & Collaboration

    • Up-to-date – the last time a book covered anything close to this breadth was 1989 (Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual) & the advancements in science have been incredible in the last 28 years – this book reflects those new insights, research, and examples
    • Over 20 expert reviewers and editors: Dr. Elaine Ingham, Darren Doherty, Peter McCoy, Joel Salatin, John D. Liu, Dr. Willie Smits, Geoff Lawton, Larry Korn, & more
    • Fully annotated with references to guide and direct further studies
    • The Permaculture Student 2 covers more material than other books and part: Soil in-depth with Dr. Elaine Ingham, Fungi cultivation and partnerships, Keyline Design, Transportation, Urban Permaculture, Large-Scale Land & Ocean Restoration, Non-Violent Communication, Holacracy, Carbon Sequestration, & much, much more

    Written by an experienced professional educator, gardening expert, and curriculum expert

    • Written for a High School Setting – Easy to Understand & Read
    • Aligns & transcends state and national science standards as a full-year science elective in both a high school and college setting
    • Holistic yet Iterative- Understand Permaculture like never before: retain information in an organized format designed for better retention
    • Unifying all regenerative practices into one organized system

    Designed to change the world by teaching young adults permaculture while still in high school and college, The Permaculture Student 2, is a book for everyone – for a brighter future for all.

    This book is full of photographs of real-life examples, instructive diagrams, engaging illustrations, inspiring and instructive quotes, and current references that connect, organize, and highlight the current leading examples of applied permaculture in numerous fields and situations. Readers get a clear idea of how they can apply permaculture in their own way in their own lives.

    This book is designed for both hemispheres, both imperial and metric, all climates, and all peoples. It is for a regenerative, abundant, and hopeful future.

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  • Reap, Sow, Grow: I reap what I sow and grow in the process.

    Reap, Sow, Grow: I reap what I sow and grow in the process.

    New to traveling distant lands, Déva writes about his journey around the globe. As a conscious lyricist, yoga teacher and permaculture designer, he explores his outer limits while expanding his inner world. Déva ventures out to perform at festivals, host yoga retreats, teach permaculture workshops, and visit ecovillages. What he discovers will enlighten that discovery…;

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    New to traveling distant lands, Déva writes about his journey around the globe. As a conscious lyricist, yoga teacher and permaculture designer, he explores his outer limits while expanding his inner world. Déva ventures out to perform at festivals, host yoga retreats, teach permaculture workshops, and visit ecovillages. What he discovers will enlighten that discovery in you. Peek inside the mind of a young, vivacious spiritual warrior. He shares his bold truth and envisions a new earth. The journey begins in Japan and expands through five continents: Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. Experience the passion, pain, pleasure and poetry of Déva Presence inscribed and in song. Excerpt from the intro: New Age books about setting intentions and putting them into action, revealed themselves as sources of inspiration. The inspiration guided me to facilitate book circles, become a yoga teacher, and move to an urban farm in Miami to teach others and myself permaculture. I began to break away from the warm south, and wanderlust to different parts of the Americas – in search of communities, land, and love. The intention was to sow the seeds for my highest creation: to build a greater community where we could reap the rewards of living in abundance with like-minded human beings. It is a vision where all participants would be channeling their efforts toward the same goal: living in harmony. What I found were thousands of seeds, sprouting all around this western hemisphere, already working towards that vision. They were growing to help reconnect our fallen forest of humanity. Most of my travel was beautifully blessed with hook-ups on rides, food, staying in people’s homes and developing divine connections. I relied heavily on the Universe to manifest exactly what I needed to make my dreams a reality. A good example happened upon return from my first six-month trip. I was preparing to teach a PDC and my bank account showed an abundant wealth of negative three hundred dollars. Regardless, I was still making plans for the following year’s trip. In that moment, I was filled with gratitude for the power of divine manifestation in the face of adversity. My world journey was destined to happen, no matter what obstacles presumed to exist. I reaped the fruits of intentionally planted seeds and, as you will read, watched myself grow through hardships and happiness. The courage to get out and explore the world has moved me across continents by train, plane, and automobile. It brought me to overcome the various inhibitions limiting my mind, in turn expanding my consciousness through the unexpected experiences that arose. Performing at festivals was also a sought out affair. The momentary weekend collections, of living in artful dream worlds, showered my passionate perspective of what this life could be like. Having so many opportunities to express myself musically in front of large, lively crowds fueled me to create a music album. The writings in this book are inspired and infused with the lyrics. I love to express myself through song and poetically portray what I perceive. It is with this foundation that this Memoir evolved. In the pages that follow, you will find many deep personal insights about the meaning of life, Tantra, and my connection to nature, people and the earth. All of these are matters for consideration when developing a permanent, sustainable future. It is a delight to have you join me on this journey. Together we will experience the world at large with the influence of a permaculture and spiritual perspective. My wish for you is to reap insights from these writings and sow the seeds you choose to grow in your future.

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  • Chickens & Their Coops 2017 Wall Calendar

    Chickens & Their Coops 2017 Wall Calendar

    This entry is in the series Best Peculiar Gifts

    All sorts of city dwellers are raising chickens: animal lovers prize them as pets, locavores and Slow Food enthusiasts dig the fresh eggs, and environmentalists and permaculture gardeners see chickens as part of a sustainable lifestyle. With colorful, upbeat photography, the whimsical Chickens & Their Coops wall calendar features twelve months of feathered friends and…;

    All sorts of city dwellers are raising chickens: animal lovers prize them as pets, locavores and Slow Food enthusiasts dig the fresh eggs, and environmentalists and permaculture gardeners see chickens as part of a sustainable lifestyle. With colorful, upbeat photography, the whimsical Chickens & Their Coops wall calendar features twelve months of feathered friends and their distinctive digs.

    • A year of quirky chickens and creative coops on your wall.
    • Frameable artbook-quality printing.
    • The perfect gift for the urban chicken enthusiast and sustainable farmer.
    • Features ideas on how to build your own backyard garden chicken coop.
    • Printed on FSC® Certified Mixed Source Paper with soy-based inks.
    • Published by Amber Lotus, an independent carbon-negative US company that has planted more than half a million trees since 2008.
    • This calendar features US and Canadian legal holidays, phases of the moon, and important observances of the world’s major religions.

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  • Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth

    Grow a Sustainable Diet: Planning and Growing to Feed Ourselves and the Earth

    This entry is in the series Best Alternative Agriculture Books

    Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own garden. But for most of us, no matter how plentiful our harvest, homegrown produce comprises only a fraction of what we eat. And while many gardening guides will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about individual crops, few tackle the more…;

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    Everyone loves to prepare a meal with ingredients fresh from their own garden. But for most of us, no matter how plentiful our harvest, homegrown produce comprises only a fraction of what we eat. And while many gardening guides will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about individual crops, few tackle the more involved task of helping you maximize the percentage of your diet you grow yourself.

    Grow a Sustainable Diet will help you develop a comprehensive, customized garden plan to produce the maximum number of calories and nutrients from any available space. Avoid arriving in August buried under a mountain of kale or zucchini (and not much else) by making thoughtful choices at the planning stage, focusing on dietary staples and key nutrients. Learn how to calculate:

    • Which food and cover crops are best for your specific requirements
    • How many seeds and plants of each variety you should sow
    • What and when to plant, harvest, and replant for maximum yield

    Focusing on permaculture principles, bio-intensive gardening methods, getting food to the table with minimum fossil fuel input, and growing crops that sustain both you and your soil, this complete guide is a must-read for anyone working towards food self-sufficiency for themselves or their family.

    Cindy Conner is a permaculture educator, founder of Homeplace Earth, and the producer of two popular instructional DVDs on sustainable gardening. Her passion is exploring growing a complete diet in a small space while minimizing the use of fossil fuels.

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