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The principle for permaculture is simple: provide back to the earth what we take from it to create a sustainable environment. The three principle aims are: Care for people; Care for the earth; and Redistributing everything surplus to one's needs.
This completely revised and updated edition of Rosemary Morrow's highly successful Earth User's Guide to Permaculture is a straight-forward manual of practical permaculture. Fundamentally, permaculture is design science and in this new edition design is emphasised. This book will be most beneficial if you apply it to the space where you live and work. The same principles apply for becoming more sustainable and living lightly whether you live in a small city apartment with a balcony, in a house with a garden in the suburbs, or on acreage in the country.Included in this new edition are chapters on seed-saving, permaculture at work, integrated pest management, information about domestic as well as rural water usage, a non-destructive approach towards dealing with weeds and wildlife, and designing to withstand a disaster.Earth User's Guide to Permaculture is suitable for beginners as well as experienced permaculture practitioners looking for new ideas in moving towards greater self-reliance and sustainable living."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Earth User's Guide to Permaculture
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Simon & Schuster Australia, 2000
ISBN 10: 0684872013
ISBN 13: 9780684872018
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Earth User's Guide to Permaculture
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ISBN 10: 0684872013
ISBN 13: 9780684872018
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ISBN 10: 0684872013
ISBN 13: 9780684872018
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Rob Allsop (illustrator). Softcover includes b/w illustrations, References, Further Reading and Index, 152 pages. The exception to the condition is a remainder mark on the bottom of the text block, stain on the top edge and fore-edge and a price sticker on the rear wrapper. Seller Inventory # 014119