Agriculture

Permaculture, A Designers Manual ~ by Mollison, Bill
	Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. This is the bible on the subject, written by Bill Mollison, who founded and has devoted his life to promoting the worldwide permaculture movement. This book is about designing sustainable human settlements, and preserving and extending natural systems. It covers aspects of designing & maintaining a cultivated ecology in any climate: the principles of design, design methods, under-standing patterns in Nature, climatic factors, water, soils, earthworks, techniques & strategies in the different climatic types and aquaculture. Includes chapters on Concepts & Themes, Methods of Design, Pattern Understanding, Trees & Their Energy Transactions, Water, Soils and more. Learn about watershed design, farmer's trees, intercropping and more. Lavishly illustrated, unbelievably broad in scope, yet saturated with detailed instruction, this is a book for people who truly study nature and want to design a farming operation with synergistic component pieces. Hardcover, 576p. 1620 grams