Adventures on the road to real-world self-sufficiency
Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to
the ideal 5 sunny, gently-sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained
soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account
of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing
anyone to learn to live more sustainably in a less-than-perfect world.
With a rallying cry of If we can do it, you can too, she distills the
wisdom of 20 years of trial and error into a valuable teaching tool.
The perfect antidote to dense, high-level technical manuals,
Permaculture for the Rest of Us presents the fundamental principles of
this sometimes confusing concept in a humorous, reader-friendly way.
Each chapter focuses on a specific method or technique, interspersing
straightforward explanations with the author's own experiences. Learn
how to successfully retrofit even the smallest homestead using skills
such as:
- No-till vs. till gardening, composting and soil-building
- Natural pest control and integrating small livestock
- Basic greenhouse construction
- Harvesting, preservation and more.
Ideal for urban dreamers, suburbanites and country-dwellers alike, this
inspirational and instructional encouragement manual is packed with
vibrant photographs documenting the author's journey from adversity to
abundance.
