Permaculture

A comprehensive guide to permaculture from experienced practitioners on the frontlines of regenerative design.

Beautifully illustrated with photography from 90 established permaculture projects, this book showcases the creativity and resilience of a movement already putting solutions into practice.

Drawing on decades of hands-on experience, the authors show how
permaculture’s nature-inspired principles can turn homes, gardens, farms, schools, and communities into resilient and abundant ecosystems. Blending practical know-how with the latest research, this book distils years of field-tested strategies into a toolkit for thriving in the face of climate and biodiversity crises.

Readers will discover solutions for:
No-dig vegetable cultivation and sustainable market gardeningDesigning forest gardens and food forests with perennial vegetables, berries, fruit, and nut treesEstablishing self-feeding chicken systems and nut forestsPracticing close-to-nature forestry with native speciesCultivating grains without ploughingBuilding carbon-storing, low-energy homes from local natural materialsImplementing community-scale renewable energy solutionsRecycling water through aquaculture and ecological wastewater treatmentStrengthening resilient rural–urban networksExploring new approaches to democracy and regenerative economies
Comprehensive, practical, and deeply grounded in experience, Permaculture is both a handbook for action and an inspiring vision of a regenerative future.