[Scpg] THE PERMACULTURE HANDBOOK by Peter Bane ( pre-order discounts)

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

*Coming Soon...*NEW PERMACULTURE BOOK
BY EDITOR OF THE PERMACULTURE ACTIVIST MAGAZINE

*THE PERMACULTURE HANDBOOK
GARDEN FARMING for Town and Country*
*by Peter Bane

<http://permaculturehandbook.com>

Foreword by David Holmgren*

The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across 
North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would 
be if 30 million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture 
is a practical way to apply ecological design principles to food, 
housing, and energy systems; making growing fruits, vegetables and 
livestock easier and more sustainable.


The Permaculture Handbook is a step-by-step, beautifully illustrated 
guide to creating resilient and prosperous households and neighborhoods, 
complemented by extensive case studies of three successful farmsteads 
and market gardens. This comprehensive manual casts garden farming as 
both an economic opportunity and a strategy for living well with less 
money. It shows how, by mimicking the intelligence of nature and 
applying appropriate technologies such as solar and environmental 
design, permaculture can:

     * Create an abundance of fresh, nourishing local produce
     * Reduce dependence on expensive, polluting fossil fuels
     * Drought-proof our cities and countryside
     * Convert waste into wealth


Permaculture is about working with the earth and with each other to 
repair the damage of industrial overreach and to enrich the living world 
that sustains us. The Permaculture Handbook is the definitive, practical 
NorthAmerican guide to this revolutionary practice, and is a must-read 
for anyone concerned about creating food security, resilience and a 
legacy of abundance rather than depletion.

*608pp.Expected delivery of this book is February 2012*

**Pre-publication price: $34
($45 after Dec 1, 2011)**

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