ISBN-13: 978-1856230513
About the Author
Rosemary Morrow is known and revered worldwide for her pragmatic and effective approach to creating permaculture systems across an incredibly broad range of environments. Rosemary has successfully implemented community-scale permaculture systems in such diverse biospheres as
Uganda, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Thailand, the Middle East, Australia, and northern Europe, to name but a few.
Her knowledge on how to create abundance, food security, and successful sustainable farming models, no matter what the country, is unparalleled in permaculture education today.
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Mwilcox M.
5.0 out of 5 starsGet it; you won't regret itOctober 1, 2014
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This book is pretty much all you need to know to joyfully and abundantly reduce your carbon footprint and increase your food security and self sufficiency.
Once the initial learning curve and setup are done, it all pretty much runs itself, so your life ends up being more Earth-friendly and easier to maintain.
And, by the way, this is not just about growing a garden and having chickens; it applies to literally every area of your life from building or buying a home to your work and social life and everything in between.
The book can streamline your life whether you live on a commercial farm or in a tiny apartment. If you feel you never have enough money or time, this book can help you have more of both. The principles are applicable to a small family as well as an entire community (or world).
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M. Verber
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Easy and Fun to useOctober 24, 2014
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Very easy to read, and easy to use. Great for providing concepts as well as exercises to put those concepts into practice. A lot of books on the same subjects contain repetitive and almost boilerplate sections that are so duplicative and somewhat ambiguous,
this is much simpler and an easy way to begin to incorporate as much or as little as you can.
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J. Allee
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good introduction to permaculture practicesDecember 12, 2014
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Having taken a college class in permaculture where this was a required text, I am thoroughly disappointed. Some of the information makes sense, but in general you have to live in utopia (or terraform the planet) in order for much of the information to apply.
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Mwilcox M.
5.0 out of 5 starsGet it; you won't regret itOctober 1, 2014
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
This book is pretty much all you need to know to joyfully and abundantly reduce your carbon footprint and increase your food security and self sufficiency.
Once the initial learning curve and setup are done, it all pretty much runs itself, so your life ends up being more Earth-friendly and easier to maintain.
And, by the way, this is not just about growing a garden and having chickens; it applies to literally every area of your life from building or buying a home to your work and social life and everything in between.
The book can streamline your life whether you live on a commercial farm or in a tiny apartment. If you feel you never have enough money or time, this book can help you have more of both. The principles are applicable to a small family as well as an entire community (or world).
3 people found this helpful
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M. Verber
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Easy and Fun to useOctober 24, 2014
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Very easy to read, and easy to use. Great for providing concepts as well as exercises to put those concepts into practice. A lot of books on the same subjects contain repetitive and almost boilerplate sections that are so duplicative and somewhat ambiguous,
this is much simpler and an easy way to begin to incorporate as much or as little as you can.
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J. Allee
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a good introduction to permaculture practicesDecember 12, 2014
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Having taken a college class in permaculture where this was a required text, I am thoroughly disappointed. Some of the information makes sense, but in general you have to live in utopia (or terraform the planet) in order for much of the information to apply.
In reality, we have to work with what we have and make the most of the situations we inherit from previous landowners - and NO piece of property is going to fit the criteria given in this text for where and how to position homes, gardens, etc.
Some information is just not right in reality even if on paper it is a great idea. For example, it might make sense logically to store water in a pond uphill from your home so that using gravity you can feed water to the home as needed..... in reality, anyone who has ever had a pond bank wash out in a heavy rain will tell you what a great idea it would be to have a pond uphill from your home.
I was really excited to take this course, but this book had turned me off by the middle of it - I felt myself hating having to use the book for answers and getting more and more sarcastic in my answers because of the absurdity of the rules given. Not everyone starts with a blank slate when becoming interested in permaculture - yet that is what is made it seem like you needed. Ideas on how to incorporate permaculture practices in realistic ways (baby steps) would make it easier to get people started.
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Leann
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is fantastic! I got this book and her workbook and ...July 10, 2015
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This book is fantastic! I got this book and her workbook and am using them to guide me as I create my Permaculture homestead.
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Kitty
5.0 out of 5 starsFive StarsAugust 22, 2015
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Very detailed, lots of information, very educational and covers many climates.
Mystdancer77
5.0 out of 5 starsPerfect for beginnersMarch 18, 2016
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Everything you need to start your permaculture journey. This was the assigned textbook for a permaculture class I attended and I only wish I'd found it sooner.
I was really excited to take this course, but this book had turned me off by the middle of it - I felt myself hating having to use the book for answers and getting more and more sarcastic in my answers because of the absurdity of the rules given. Not everyone starts with a blank slate when becoming interested in permaculture - yet that is what is made it seem like you needed. Ideas on how to incorporate permaculture practices in realistic ways (baby steps) would make it easier to get people started.
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Leann
5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is fantastic! I got this book and her workbook and ...July 10, 2015
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This book is fantastic! I got this book and her workbook and am using them to guide me as I create my Permaculture homestead.
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Kitty
5.0 out of 5 starsFive StarsAugust 22, 2015
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Very detailed, lots of information, very educational and covers many climates.
Mystdancer77
5.0 out of 5 starsPerfect for beginnersMarch 18, 2016
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Everything you need to start your permaculture journey. This was the assigned textbook for a permaculture class I attended and I only wish I'd found it sooner.
It was written in Australia so many references are to that zone but the information is relevant to all zones and the simple pictures drive home concepts well. If you're looking for the basics, this is a great place to begin with all of the concepts, exercises, and applicable info.
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