The Resilient Farm and Homestead : : an Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach
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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.
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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PUBLISHED
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 304 p. : ill., chiefly col. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781603584449
1603584447
SUBJECTS
Permaculture.
Permaculture -- Vermont.
Agricultural ecology.
Agricultural ecology -- Vermont.
Restoration ecology.
Restoration ecology -- Vermont.