PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSEInformation Booklet

May 9th - 23rd 2015

90 hrs+ of curriculum based learningInternationally accredited via P.R.I. (Aus) & P.C. Assoc (UK)

Åsen 20Västra ÄmtervikSunneSweden686 95www.ridgedalepermaculture.com

The result of 6 months work implementing our design in our first season in 2014

“Permaculture consciously and intelligently integrates regenerative agricultural ecosystems with so-cially just environments to produce fulfilling, stable and ethically sound livelihoods through whole sys-tems management. Reflecting natural patterns, flows and relationships, permaculture design func-tionally interconnects diverse elements in highly cooperative and mutually beneficial arrangements that display robust energy efficiency and abundance of yield. The ethic of reinvesting surplus into natu-ral and social forms of capital promotes care of all beings and the planetary systems.” Richard Perkins

farming, innovating and educating for the benefit of all

ridgedale PERMACULTURE is a family owned pasture and perennial crop based beyond organic local food producer and educational hub in Värmland, Swe-den. A flagship multi- income diverse small farm, ridgedale is Scandinavia’s first Keyline designed farm and a leading Euro-pean education provider in the field of Per-maculture and Regenerative Agriculture.

ridgedale PERMACULTURE’S primary responsibility is regenerating landscapes, ecosys-tem processes and soils through replicable, scal-able and profitable symbiotic farm enterprises. Our secondary responsibility is to educate, fa-cilitate, inform and empower people into action through regenerative design, enterprise and ho-listic decision-making that fosters and stimu-lates local community, economy and resilience.

At ridgedale we believe that financially sustainable and socially beneficial livelihoods are founded on regenerat-ing the world’s biospheres. We believe these three aspects that make up our triple bottom line are totally insepara-ble and so our decision-making consistently reflects this.

To ensure our success we use testing questions to ensure our decision making at the farm is consistently aligned with our Holistic Goal. Below are 12 of the key outcomes we are managing towards related to our triple bottom line;

1. Build topsoil via intelligently integrated planting/Keyline layout & animal disturbances2. Maximize photosynthetic energy captured on site3. Restore water, carbon and nutrient cycling on site by mimicking natures processes4. Create habitats that fully support organisms physiologi-cal needs5. Increase diversity of wildlife species and natural “feed-back” loops6. Demonstrate socially just and sustainable profit with an open farm gate policy7. Support world-class education in all aspects of regenera-tive systems design and holistic decision making8. Develop local food resilience & facilitate access to be-yond organic food by connecting people to local farmers9. Prevent wasting of fiscal, human and ecosystem capital10. Utilize regenerative technologies to minimize oil de-pendence11. Create & demonstrate robust decentralized energy pro-duction12. Continually reassess our holistic objectives and man-agement process with decision makers

Overview...Managing our farm holistically

Birds eye view of ridgedale PERMACULTURERead more about the design here http://www.ridgedalepermaculture.com/design-at-ridgedale.html

•Money and finance•Ethical investment•Bio regional organization•Effective working groups•Community Building•Decision Making•Leadership Development•Designing for urban and rural situations•Creating a balanced soil food web•Pattern Understanding•Intensive annual and perennial food and animal systems•Orchard and food forest design•System planning + integration•Design for different biospheres: tropics / drylands / cool climates•Strategies for building healthy, resilient commu-nities•Regenerative Enterprise

Permaculture Design Course OverviewPDC runs 9 - 23rd May 2014

Curious about the solutions that will al-low us to restore the planets ecosystems whilst maintaining a stimulating and meaningful life living in resilient and mutually beneficial supportive ways? Are you looking to develop a career in professional Permaculture design? Wanting to establish your own project or farm? ridgedale Permaculture offers high calibre PDC trainings led by one of Europes leading design & education professionals. This course has a pre-set curriculum based on the content of Bill Mollison’s Permaculture: A Design-ers Manual. During the course, we will touch on every major topic in the book, combining dynamic lecture- storytell-ing and hands on practical/ demonstra-tion exercises. We bring design into the course regularly, this is a design course and our experience shows that students who participate in a single final design at the end of a course, as is “traditional” often fail to fully grasp the design pro-cess coherently and comprehensively.

Farming, innovating and educating for the benefit of all...

The world famous 2 week intensive Permaculture Design Course empowers participants with the effective design solutions, skills and a methodical scientific approach to create resilient, synergistic systems that are ecologically sound, economically profitable and meet human needs, regardless of the site and circumstance.

“One of the most dynamic Permaculture teachers in Europe....” Maria Svennbeck, Director Permakulture Association, Sweden

Seeing integration as key to all we do we draw heavily on the work of Holistic Management® and Keyline Design® as well as other pioneering systems of Ecological and Social Design. Below is a summary of key topics & themes and you can read in more detail later in the document;

•Theory and principles of Permaculture•Methods of design•Digital Design, CAD and GIS systems•Understanding patterns in nature•Water harvesting and management•Keyline Design®•Designing water into landscape•Drought-proofing•Water harvesting and drought-proofing•Trees & their energy transactions•Trees, water and energy cycling•Forest Gardens and Agroforestry Systems•Eco-friendly house placement and design•Energy efficient architecture•Bio Construction•Bio Intensive Annual production•Kitchen garden design•Composting•BioFertiliser & Compost Teas

•Energy conservation techniques•Earthworks & their use in earth repair•Soils•Soil Microscopy•Soil rehabilitation and erosion control•Organic food production•Regenerative Livestock Management•Holistic Management®•Aquaculture•Ecological pest control•Climatic factors•Strategies for urban and rural settings•Recycling and waste management•Right livelihood•Catastrophe preparedness and prevention•Appropriate technologies for future communities•Jean Pain composting•Biochar•Reading landscapes

Aim to arrive 4pm on the 8th May and set depar-ture after lunch on the 23rd

Permaculture Design Course OverviewFast track your Permaculture pathway...

The day to day running of the farm will be also be your responsibility during your stay. These daily tasks will involve maintaining farm animal systems, kitchen gar-den systems, water systems, waste systems, nursery systems and the people sys-tems of the farm. Teaching staff will mentor the interns through this process so that they feel comfortable in running systems in a diverse Permaculture project site.

Practical aspects of our courses

This can vary due to the weather and according to our holisti-cally managed priorities. As an Internationally Certified train-ing we uphold the original format and perspectives for the train-ing which has an intensive schedule. We do get out for practical work daily. Examples of practical’s from previous courses include;

•Compost making•Compost Tea making•Soil microscopy•Bio Fertliser preparations•Mulch Systems•Tool use & care•Surveying & mapping•Establishing gardens•Growing under cover•Grafting fruit trees•Taking/ preparing cuttings•Keyline® Plowing•Pasture Examination

•Earth Resources Inspections•Tree preparation•Tree planting•Coppicing•Forest Garden planting•Growing Fungi•Bio Construction•Clay oven making•Pond construction•Preserving food•Bread baking•Beer making•Site visits

“Richard displays a wonderful didactic blend of charisma, engagement, team-building, empowerment and humility” IP_PDC student, Portugal, May 2013

The daily schedule is fast paced and in-tensive but sense engaging and suited to multiple learning styles. This PDC will have a day off on Saturday 16th, otherwise the training schedule is as below (with farm chores 7- 8:00am daily);

We are in a creative and supportive learning environment during our time together and encourage participants to come with an open mind for learning from a diversity of people from varying backgrounds and cultural viewpoints. We keep a space before breakfast for the daily tasks that support the smooth running of the farm and it’s systems., giving you hands on experience along-side the Core Team members in what it takes to make this place function.

Daily Schedule during the course

Our extensive teaching experience and work in the field has shown us that it is protract-ed observation and design thinking that allow you to synthesize and utilize the broad information we will cover in our time together.

We have regular quick design exercises in our PDC courses to help synthesize and solid-ify the learning. There is an extended period over the final few days for a more extensive group design. (All our design work will be in small groups)

If you have a site you would like to develop design plans for then begin taking photographs and looking for topographic maps and aerial photographs. Search Google, Bing or local service for these if you do not have a detailed survey of your property. Public online top-ographic maps vary greatly from country to country so hunt online and see what you can find. You should also be able to find wind data, rainfall and temperature data easily enough. Take some soil tests, perhaps dig a soil profile pit and take some jar tests to find the com-position of the soil. Take photos. If you can you might take some basic chemical analysis. Record species of plants exisiting on your site- can you find out what they might indicate?

Basically, you are starting to gather data. Good design responds to both your objectives and the potential of the landscape. If you do not have a place to work on then you are welcome to work on designing systems or portions of the farm here. Have a look at the recommend-ed reading at the end of this booklet and delve deeper into design beforehand if you can.

Preparing for your design assignmentHone your design skills...

“I would 100% recommend this course to anybody who wants to learn more about Permaculture! It’s delivered in such an inspiring and knowledgeable way, that when you finish the training you can’t wait to put it all into practice!” IP_PDC student, Sweden 2013

Our courses are accredited by the Permaculture Research Institute (PRI), Australia (PRI Registered Teacher No. 24) and the Permaculture Association UK. This ensures you are you being trained by a personally vetted field trained professional, actively engaged in design and with recognized teaching skill. Richard is regarded as one of Europe’s leading designer- educators as well as a leading Keyline practioner.

We make a living designing professionally and we live and work in our designs and are continually deepening our knowledge and understanding to empower what we have to share. We are engaged in regenerative design daily; professionally, on the farm and at home and have been for many years. We are 100% commit-ted to radical system redesign by managing financial, social and ecological elements holistically.

DESIGN is the foundation of all our trainings Our experience shows that students engaging in regular design exercises synthesize course content much more effectively, and produce more competent and actionable designs. With 14 days and 90hrs + we fit a lot more in to the time we share together than a lot of similar trainings conducted over 72hrs.

We teach principle-based design, so you will understand how to apply design to any site regardless of the climate or circumstance. Our no nonsense approach to design is key to our trainings, and our practical experience in every major climate zone integrating the best of several disciplines of regenerative design means we can impart very broad and practical knowledge and experience.

We offer a clear, pragmatic and scientific approach to design. Permaculture is a design science; metaphysics is not included in our curriculums, and for good reason. Students of all backgrounds, cultures and religions are fully welcome and respected. We are integrationalists and believe in integrating anything effective and workable from any discipline to widen our scope, we have been using Keyline® design and Holistic Management® in our work for years.

Permaculture Design and Regenerative Ag. are our full time passion and work. We are committed to regenerating soils, farms and communities globally. We run an extensive education and consultancy service and have designed in over a dozen countries on 4 continents in every major climate zone. Aside from our busy teaching schedule we have consulted for a variety of projects and clients. We invest our surplus into furthering our work regenerating landscapes and educating others to do the same.

We only work with world-class practioners and teachers, whilst we have often run solo trainings we also co- teach with some of the best in the field. See our web-site for past co- teachers http://www.ridgedalepermaculture.com/past-co-teachers.html

We can support you after the training with both personal and professional experience in further education we can offer advice, design support and recommend further learning opportunities for those wishing to take design further. We have acted as mentors in longer term education programs, such as the 2 yr Permaculture Diploma, as well as run a wide variety of workshops and trainings to students from over 45 countries through all climate zones.

Why take a training at ridgedale PERMACULTURE?

Site Policy

ridgedale PERMACULTURE is a family home as well as a professional learning center. We cater to people from many cultures and nationalities so to help maintain a comfortable stay for all students are asked to follow a code of conduct during their visit.

For the benefit and wellbeing of all stay-ing at the farm there is a strict no drugs policy. Anyone transgressing this pol-icy will be asked to leave immediately.

Consumption of alcohol is also only permitted on Friday/ Saturday eve-nings. We do not tolerate any form of anti social behavior/ conduct and our commitment to deep ethics and the benefit of all form the basis of our working and social relationships.

Other information you need to know for your stay at ridgedale PERMACULTUREDedicated to the benefit of all...

Accommodation & Facilities

Accomodation for the PDC will be camp-ing at the farm. It may be possible to rent a shared house within short walking dis-tance if you wish to pay the cost of approx. 2000.00 SEK. (Contact us well in advance)

Washing facilities are a large communal sau-na/ washroom with a couple of private stalls for bucket showers. We request that people to bring purely ecological soaps as they drain into our plant systems. Please also bring a swimming costume for the sauna/ washroom. Whilst this is not exactly traditional by Swedish standards we must point out that we have peo-ple from all over the world attending our train-ings from very different cultural backgrounds.

Fast Fibre optic internet is provided on site which is a. great research & learn-ing tool as well as allowing you to keep in touch with work & loved ones.

Catering

Our courses are fully catered with whole-some, balanced Organic food. We pro-vide as much basic fresh food from the farm as possible, vegetables, fruit, dairy, eggs, meat, etc. At some times of year we may also have wild meats, berries and mushrooms available too. All bulk products we buy in are organic and the meals we serve are of a wholesome farm menu type, which include preserved, fer-mented and dried surplus products from the farm. We offer an option of our meals without meat products for vegetarians.

Any variations to basic meat or veg-etarian diet are challanging for us to cater for, so students with special-ized diets need to supplement their meals with their own food purchases.We only serve cof-fee once a day in the morning

Included in the cost

The cost of your course includes a full internationally recognized PDC course (P.R.I. Aus and P.C. Assoc. UK) and also includes organic or beyond-organic farm food caterering, access to our phys-ical & digital libraries, learning materi-als and on site stay. We also offer pick up and set down at Västra Ämtervik.We are sorry but we do not offer reduc-tions; our intention is to bring you the highest quality up- to- date trainings at affordable rates. We believe we are very competitively priced, particularly considering the crelative experience & expertise of our trainers and the invest-ment made in the land to provide the highest calibre setting for such a train-ing. We understand some people have difficulty raising the funds to partici-pate in trainings, so we act as a course provider for Wethetrees, a dedicated Permaculture crowd sourcing site;http://www.wethetrees.com/pages/fund-your-permaculture-design-course

“A deep dynamic well of hands on experience delivered with the joy and love that the earth needs now...” IP_PDC student, Thailand, 2009

Bring what you need to be comfortable. We provide a delicious and wholesome rounded diet with farm kitchen style menu but perhaps bring any special treats that we may not be able to cater for.

• A pair of work clothes, which you are happy to get get dirty• Work boots/ Wellies & comfortable shoes• Non-work clothes, be prepared for cold, multiple layers is best• Swimming costume for sauna & lake(we have people from many cultures)• Water bottle for comfort when working in the field• Flashlight / Head lamp• Books- Bring a few to show to others• Towel and non toxic toiletries• Sunscreen/ hat/ sunglasses/ working gloves, etc if you need them• Notebook and good pens for taking notes • Maybe your own supply of coffee, we only offer it at breakfast!• Laptop & 500GB external harddrive (to make use of our extensive library)• A musical instrument if you like to play one• An open mind for learning from everyone present• High quality chocolate (optional but appreciated!)

Booking onto the Permaculture Design Course

We manage our bookings online on our website at the relevent course page, you can reserve a spot or pay in full via the secure service on the website. Places are limited so book early to avoid dissappointment.

Getting to ridgedale PERMACULTURELatitude: 59°50’15” N, Longitude: 13°08’34” E

Driving We are located quite centrally to all the major regional transport hubs. We are 3 hrs from Oslo, 4 hrs from Stockholm & 3.5 hrs from Gothen-burg. For Google maps use this address;

ÅSEN 20, 686 95 Västra Ämtervik, Värmlands län, Sweden

Train & Bus We recommend using the website http://www.sj.se/ which gives you all the options and comparative prices when travelling in Sweden, in both Swedish and English. We can pick you up in Västra Ämtervik which is a neat 6km from the farm.

Flying Travel is simple from the three major transport hubs above. Use the train/ bus link to determine what feels best for you.

What to bring for your stay?Come sun, rain or snow...

Day 1 Planting the Permaculture seed

•Orientation + Tour of Site•Class Introductions, Schedule Overview•Intro “buddy” session•Definitions of Permaculture•Brief History of Permaculture•Where are we at today?•Permaculture in landscape/ society/ community context•The evidence of why we need to act, key global chal-lenges•Understanding Exponential Function •Evidence for PC•History of Agriculture in last 10,000yrs> Social conse-quences •Philosophy and concepts•Ethics Interactive> “Anthrographs”•Principles of PermacultureExample Evening/ Additional/Practicum/ Design infor-mation; Neural Ecology (Edward De Bono)Understanding patterned individual thinking and tools for collaboratingFermented food/ beverages PracticumFood Preservation & Nutrition Presentation

Day 2 Design Process and Methodology

•Design Process Intro•Design Process Intro•Underlying principles and natural laws•Tradition, culture anthropology perspective of learn-ing/ governance•Design/ strategy & Techniques•Keyline Scale of Permanence•Methods of Design •Articulate Goals •Analysis and Assessment•Design Phase: Methods of Design •Implement •Evaluate•ACRONYM’s•Slope, Key Points, orientation, aspect, data overlay•Zones and their placement •How it relates with Sector Planning•Designing in zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5•Random assembly•Effective collaboration•Incremental design•Functional Interconnections and Leverage in design•Succession on the land and of projects

•Mapping, GIS systems, Advanced Design

Day 5 Earthworks and Aquaculture

•Geography & Geometry of Keyline •Topography & Cartography •Catchment/Watershed Analysis •Priority of Water in Master Planning•GIS/CAD Design •Low-Med-High Tech Survey •Land Capability/Component Analysis•Erosion Restoration•Irrigation and gravity designs•Earthworks> •Constructing dams, swales, banks, terraces, roads and drains•Appropriate Machine Selection•Understanding aquatic systems•Aquaculture•Climatic Variances•ChinampasWater layer group designEvening ActivitySkillshare

Day 6 Soils, Garden to Farm

•Soil Web Roleplay•How to act in garden context•Various Mulch systems•Bare soil = public enemy no. 1•Climatic Variances•Traditional methods observation walk> •Plant indicators•Seed Saving•Bioregional Strategies•Structure & Composition •Soils direct link to health•Decay/Fertility•Soil pores and crumb structure importance.•N Fixers/ Dynamic Accumulators•pH•Carbon•18 day Compost and Vermicompost•Actively Aerated Compost Tea•BioFertiliser•Terra Pretta•Jean Pain•Keyline•Non- Inversion ripping•Biological Monitoring•Holistic Management Grazing Planning •Biomimicry•Pasture Cropping

Practicum, making 18 day compostTrust Building activity & reflection

Day 3 Pattern Understanding

•Observation walk•Slideshow global patterns•Extrapolate key forms and identify function•The Scale of Permanence as an effective organizing pattern for Permaculture Design•Core model pattern•Modern patterns & images in culture•Universal patterns micro to macro, emptiness and form•Powers of Ten, the pattern of the universe•Extending and optimizing edges•Boundary conditions•Compatibility/ Tessellation/ Communication•Traditional use of patterns globally •Pattern Understanding •Pattern Languages •Whole System integrated design

Quick Group Design, Redesigning the space with a Pattern LanguageEvening ActivitySocial space

Day 4 Water

•Group Check In•Introduction•Properties/ chemistry of water•pH•The water cycle. Regional + global concerns•Rain water harvesting•Anti Evaporation Strategies•Biological water cleaning systems •WET systems•Water harvesting & water reduction in sewage systems•Drinking water solutions•Tree bogs•Water reduction in sewage systems•Understanding water in landscapes> sandpit•Water Storage Placement•Climatic Variances•Mulch Systems

Contour PracticumWater layer group designEvening ActivityIntegral Theory and Spiral Dynamics Presentation

Example Detailed Schedule for the PDC

Practicum, eg, Making Bio Fertilisers Mulch systems/ types, BiocharEvening ActivitySlideshow/ FilmShort group design exercise or Teacher dem-onstration of design approach with partici-pant’s site/ data projected

Day 7 Trees and their functions/ uses

•Trees and their Energy Transactions •Soil biology/ complexity pasture/horti/food forest/ forest•Understanding trees>•Forest & Functions•Climatic Variances•Trees in a wider landscape/ cycle context•Root, mineral and rain interactions.•Implications for design, Windbreaks•Various types of forest.•Establishing trees•Ground Prep•Establishing a nursery seed collection and in ground plant stock•Fruit trees from seed•Nursery Considerations•Sustainable Forestry & Coppice•Forest Gardening•Guilds and stacking•Mycology & Mushroom production•Innoculants

•Agroforestry

Decision Making exercise & reflectionEvening ActivityFilm night/ World café

•Propagation and Grafting Practicum•Pollination and Seed Saving

Day 8 Climate, Microclimate and Building Design

•Global weather patterns•Precipitation, radiation and wind•Microclimate features and leveraging in design•Group Observation/ Species assembly Design Exercise onsite or on maps of own properties•Humid Vs Brittle landscapes, how it effects design•Implications for Climate Change, •Micro/Local/ Regional Climate Implications•Latitude and altitude•Major landscape features/design components/ cropping strategies/ Energy considerations/ •Natural building slideshow•Materials/ Techniques•Animal considerations/building requirements with regard to>oTemperate strategiesoCold Temperate strategiesoArid StrategiesoSub-tropics/ Tropics strategies

Creating value in our community, gift economy circle

Short group design, eg, small enterprise/ social enterprise/ urban garden design

Day 9 Urban Permaculture and Money

•Urban slideshow•Food in the city•Bio- intensive food production•Biological pest control>•Recap soil health, Mulch, Preparations, Interven-tions, Last resorts•CSA’s•Allotments/ Community gardens•Schools for the future•Understanding money, energy flows•Finances•Getting over “green” money blocks•Right Livelihood•Different forms of capital•Social Enterprises, case study•Intercepting waste streams, case study•Crowd Sourcing, case studies•LETS•Transition Towns

Major group design exercise begins>Flow chart to recap process, standard expected

Day 10 Tropics/ Sub Tropics

•Climate types, tropical soils and •Earthshaping for soil/ water conservation•House design and zone 1 planning•Integrated land management •Elements of a village complex in the tropics.•Evolving a polyculture, themes on a palm dominant polyculture.•Pioneering, animal tractor systems and grassland and rangeland management.•Humid tropical coast stabilization and shelterbelts.•Case Studies & References. Temperate Strategies•Characteristics of a humid cool climate, soils, landform and water conservation.•Settlement and house design, the home garden, berry fruits, glasshouse growing.•Orchards, farm forestry, free range forage systems, the lawn.•Grasslands, rangelands, cold climates, wildfire.•Designers check list.•Case Studies & References.

Major group design exercise time

Evening ActivityFilm night/ World Cafe

Day 11 Animals in Permaculture

•Recap on 10,000yrs of farming•Right animals for the job•Regenerative Agriculture•Allowing animals to express their “animalness”•Input/ Output analysis•Bees•Poultry•Pigs•Cattle•Case studies, regenerative agriculture eg, Polyface and Krematahoff•Polymarketing•Legalities•Integrative systems, pulling it all together connecting all the dots

Leadership exercise & reflection on leadership models

Major group design exercise time

Evening ActivitySocial evening, eg, Pizza Party

Day 12 Invisible Structures

•Bioregionalism•Eco villages •Community•Governance & Decision-making •Legal considerations •Land Access•Project Costing & Scheduling•Due Diligence•Holistic Management Decision/ Economic planning

Day 13 Harvesting what we’ve sown…

•Major group design wrap up•Energiser activities•Presentations and feedback•Tidy up, photographs with all design work, discuss devel-opment over course

Major group design final wrap up session

Evening Activity

The great, the only, (NO) TALENT SHOW! Sustain-able participatory fun and celebration of all that has been achieved and all that we will do from here…

Day 14 Moving on…

•What’s next?•Diploma/ GU •The wider networks•Careers in Permaculture•Resources•Feedback•Group Photos•Email lists/ Contact groups

Certificate ceremony

•Lunch

•Departures

Regenerating the world’s ecosystems, communities & economies depends on YOU!

Recommended ReadingPermaculture , Keyline Design, Holistic Management,Whole Systems Design and Ecological Design

This is a small selection of good books. We have an extensive library at the farm, there are plenty more good books we can recommend;The Permaculture Designer’s Manual Bill MollisonAn exhaustive text oriented to specific design techniques, landscape profiles, management systems and philosophies of regenerative design.The Introduction to Permaculture Bill MollisonThe primer on the beginnings of design science as if humans mattered.Permaculture: Pathways Beyond Sustainability David HolmgrenThe Co-founder of Permaculture, David re-defines and expands on permac-ulture principles and prognosticates about the end of the Oil Age, stimulating. A bit Aussie centric.Cradle to Cradle William McDonough and Eric BraungartAims to revolutionize how we make things and how they can be part of a closed system of biological and technical nutrients in place of our traditional throughput system.Ecological Design Sim Van Der Ryn and Stuart CowanThis work is a great treatise on ecological design and whole systems, many good examples of real world situations.From Eco-Cities to Living Machines John and Nancy Jack ToddFantastic visions, plans, and designs for a truly permanent culture. Recom-mended.Edible Forest Gardens Volume 1 Edible Forest Gardens Volume 2 David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier Two volume set of forest garden design for temper-ate climates to USDA zone 5. Impressive plant lists, good design specifications and the books are extensively researched and written.The Timeless Way of Building Christopher AlexanderA Pattern Language Christopher AlexanderPlants For a Future Ken FernAn exhaustive reference for useful temperate plants for permaculture. The da-tabase is even more impressive on the website at www.pfaf.orgThe Backyard Orchardist Stella OttoThe Backyard Berry Book Stella OttoThe Grafter’s Handbook RJ Garner The “Bible” concerning all facets of graft-ing from simple propagation techniques to cotyledon grafting and top-work-ing.

The One Straw Revolution Masanobu FukuokaThe classic treatise on no till and zen agriculture/forestry/orcharding.Freshwater Aquaculture William McLarney Considered to be a “bible” for fresh-water aquaculture. Extensively researched.Nourishing Traditions Sally Fallon Keeping it real in the Kitchen. Flies in the face of food pyramids, lists, scientific data and all other nonsense.Healing with Whole Foods Paul Pitchford 5 Elements approach to human health, yin-yang and food combining, cool, hot, colors, seasons, recipes. EXCELLENT.Water For Every Farm P.A. Yeoman’s Classic text for large-scale water storage in ponds, swales and catchments, features many water harvesting techniques. This book also features Yeoman’s scale of landscape permanence. This scale is essential for land planning, design, and usage.The City Forest P.A. Yeoman’sThe Challange of Landscape P.A. Yeoman’sHumanure Handbook Joseph JenkinsSmall is Beautiful E.F. Schumacher Classic treatise that outlines economics “as if people mattered” steady state economic theory and community based economics are covered.Regenerative Enterprise Ethan Roland & Gregory Landua Defining the principles of a regenerative enterpriseGrowing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms Paul Stamets. This work includes a short chapter on Permaculture design and how to intergate fungi into one’s designs. Mycelium Running The latest and greatest work of Paul Stamett’s on using mush-rooms to clean up pollution & build soilSalad Bar Beef Joel SalatinBackyard Poultry-Naturally Alanna MooreFree-Range Poultry Katie ThearSmall Scale Poultry Keeping Ray FeltwellRaising Poultry Successfully Will GravesRabbits for Food and Profit Lee SchwanzFor the Love of Ducks Nyiri Murtagh All of the above are informative publications from Storey publications.Holistic Resource Management Alan SavoryThe “bible” concerning ecological based land management decision making pro-cesses as well as flexible formulas for planned grazing land management.

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