100 Best Permaculture & Homesteading Books: The Ultimate Reading List for Sustainable Living

Permaculture Media Blog writes… “If you’ve ever considered getting intoPermaculture, or if you’re a veteran Permaculturist who’s looking for a new skill to master, the following resources are the absolute best places for you to get started. Each of these books has the potential to introduce you to a whole new skill that you can [...]

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The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times

Learn how to: Grow food in an era of wild weather and climate change Garden with little to no irrigation or “store-bought” inputs Garden efficiently and comfortably (even with a bad back) Customize your garden to deal with special dietary needs or a need for weight control Make breads and cakes from home-grown corn using [...]

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Free permaculture Ebooks

green-shopping.co.uk writes… “Permaculture is all about one part of a system trying to help another, so this is our attempt to help replicate that, by sharing permaculture knowledge as freely and as widely as we can. In this section you’ll find a selection of completely free eBook downloads on permaculture and wider environmental topics, including [...]

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The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control and other online books

“The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control” and other “Full View” online books can be found here.

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The Basics of Permaculture Design (online version) – Ross Mars

Online version of… “The Basics of Permaculture Design, first published in Australia in 1996, is an excellent introduction to these principles, design processes, and the tools needed for designing sustainable gardens, farms, and larger communities. Packed with useful tips, clear illustrations, and a wealth of experience, it guides you through designs for gardens, urban and [...]

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An easy way to buy permaculture books online

If you are ever buying permaculture books online, go to this great website. Note: “Book Depository” actually has FREE shipping anywhere in the world! [booko.com.au]

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Farmers’ Handbook

Craig Mackintosh from Permaculture.org.au writes… “Worldwide, mainstream aid projects tend to deal with the symptoms of problems, rather than the problems themselves. In fact, often aid projects actually exacerbate the root issue, by supply free food and clothing that undermines the ability of people on the ground to make a living. In other words, we [...]

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Do it yourself – A handbook for changing our world

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The Flywire House: A case study in design against bushfire (Free e-book)

Originally published in 1991, this classic book has been reissued as a free download as a contribution to the rebuilding of communities devastated by the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires (Feb 7th 2009) in Victoria, Australia. In 1983 permaculture co-originator David Holmgren responded to the tragic Ash Wednesday fires with a project called the Flywire House. The [...]

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Rudolf Steiner e-books – The Birth Of The Biodynamic Method & The Philosophy of Freedom

The Birth Of The Biodynamic Method – Agriculture Course – The Birth Of The Biodynamic Method The Philosophy of Freedom – The Basis for a Modern World Conception – By Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Steiner (Wikipedia)  - Biodynamic farming & gardening

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