permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>]

Found in a local thrift shop:
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"Planning For Agroforestry"

With Special Reference to Low Rainfall Areas

An easy-to-use handbook for development workers interested in exploring
agroforestry practices with their local communities.

By Susan Huke and June Plecan

paperback, 68 pps., possibly first published in the 1980's, 
followed by revised editions

From:

Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
P.O. Box 950
Westport, Conn., 06881, USA
(203) 221-4000 
Attn. : John Salamack

In the context of this book they could have easily substituted the word
permaculture for agroforestry without confusing the subject matter.
Well-written text, photographs, drawings, tables of data and selected
reading lists are included. Chapters contain summarized information
with bibliographic references for further study.

Chapters include:

Intro
Making Contact
Supporting farmers in the design and maintenance of agroforestry plots
Agroforestry designs
  compound plantings
  canal/boundary planting
  live fencing
  fruit tree/vegetable
  intercropping
  windbreaks
  woodlots
  alley cropping
Establishing a Nursery
How To Plant a Tree

Appendices:
1) Introductory Agroforestry Meetings
2) Planting Information On Selected Species
3) Additional Readings
4) Nursery Management Information for Selected Species

[2) and 4) contain much useful horticultural information]

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L.F.London 
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech