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Permaculture Greenhouses
Could this be a solution to small farm profitability, suburban and urban food security, ecological soundness, and economic viability?
Food production 52-weeks a year using renewable energy and innovative permaculture design (soap bubble insulation, underground thermal mass storage, recycle all waste products into CO2 and energy).
The link above will take you to some of our
explorations into this subject.
Best Permaculture Books
Four Titles to Help You Simplify the Selection Process
There are over 100 books on the subject of permaculture, but to help simplify the selection process for the beginning student, these are the four primary books that we can recommend with confidence.
Top Two IntroductoryTitles
For a great opening to permaculture, these two titles continue to be our favorites—the “Introduction to Permaculture" because it was written by Bill Mollison himself and gives a great overview on the subject -- and “Gaia’s Garden” because of the clarity, simplicity and appropriateness of the examples that Toby Hemenway gives that relate to the Midwest-temperate-climate zone.
Gaia's Garden (New Edition)
By Toby Hemenway $30.00 (free shipping)
Introduction to Permaculture
By Bill Mollison
$38.00 (free shipping)
Both of these titles are a bit more difficult to locate and cost more but are the ultimate reference books for the serious permaculturist.
Bill Mollison’s “A Designers Manual” is still considered the bible of permaculture. Our certifying instructor, Wayne Weiseman, has practically worn out his copy of this 'brilliant' text, as he calls it.
More recently, another pair of books have been released that we believe are the definitive for laying out permaculture plant guilds in the temperate climate zone. One of our permaculture friends just about cried when he found "Edible Forest Gardens"by Dave Jacke, wondering where they were when he started his permaculture farm years earlier. He said they would have saved him in time and mistakes. This double volume set is also loaded with permaculture design fundamentals. We (Bill and Becky) now know Dave personally and of the years of research it took to pull these two volumes together. They are a gift to us all.
Edible Forest Gardens
2-vol. Set by Dave Jacke $150.00
(free shipping)
A Designers' Manual
By Bill Mollison $107.00 (free shipping)
You may also order by : 1.
Sending a note with your personal check or money order in the mail to:
Midwest Permaculture, 125 Crescent Lane, Stelle, IL 60919
-or-
2. Calling us with your credit card number at 815-256-2215
No Shipping or Handling Charges:
All books are typically shipped within 24 hours (except weekends) and shipped book-rate via USPS. They usually arrive in 3-6 days. Call if you need a rush delivery and are willing to pay a bit extra. - Phone: 815-256-2215
Feel free to call or email if you have questions about books or courses.
Receive Our Free Monthly Emails with
Permaculture Topics and Course Updates
If you would like to be kept abreast of the permaculture seminars and full design courses that we will be hosting this year, as well as other interesting tidbits related to permaculture around the Midwest, you are invited to subscribe to the 'Friends of Midwest Permaculture' email list. We only send out something about once a month and you may unsubscribe at any time. We sincerely appreciate it when others keep our email address private so we never give or sell our email list to others.
