The resilient farm and homestead : an innovative permaculture and whole systems design approach
Record details
- ISBN: 1603584447 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781603584449 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781603584449 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1603584447 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
print
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm - Publisher: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2013.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 286) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Creating a positive legacy while adapting to rapid change -- The design process and site establishment -- Water and earthworks -- Fertility harvesting and cycling -- Food crops -- Adaptive fuel and shelter -- Resilience and regeneration for the long haul. |
Summary, etc.: | The Resilient Farm and Homestead is a comprehensive how-to manual that will help you select, design, develop, and manage land for self-reliance and regeneration, and presents a thriving model for productive, durable homesteads and farms in cold climates and beyond. It includes information on the site-design process, site selection, and site management; adapting land to rapid change, including flood mitigation and costs of living; gravity-feed water systems; compost, urine, humanure, and biochar; fuelwood production and processing; human health and nutrient-dense food-production strategies; and integrating perennials crops with grazing animals. |
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Subject: | Permaculture Permaculture Vermont Agricultural ecology Agricultural ecology Vermont Restoration ecology Restoration ecology Vermont |
Available copies
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Norfolk Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Norfolk Library | 631.58 FAL (Text) | 36058010213011 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |