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  • From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
  • To: Permaculture ibiblio <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] New Books from Pc Activist
  • Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 16:55:57 -0400

THE EARTH CARE MANUAL
A Permaculture Handbook For Britain
& Other Temperate Countries
by Patrick Whitefield

$65(PcA), 2004, 480pp, 206 black and white photos, 43 colour photos, 145 line diagrams & numerous tables.

Seven years in the making, this is the long awaited study of permaculture specifically for cooler climates. It takes a detailed view of designing sustainable systems both large and small, urban and rural. Defining permaculture and placing it in the context of the green movement, this important book is divided into three parts. Part One: The principles underlying permaculture as applied to soil, fertility, water, climate, microclimate, energy and materials. Part Two: Applying permaculture to buildings, gardens, orchards, farming, woodlands and biodiversity. Part Three: The permaculture design process in action, how to develop your home or project on permaculture lines, plus many useful skills and techniques. Scrupulously researched and written in an accessible style by Patrick Whitefield, one of Europes foremost permaculture teachers, designers and author of How to Make a Forest Garden and Permaculture in a Nutshell. It is lavishly illustrated, filled with case studies and useful contacts.


The Good House Book:
A Common-Sense Guide to Alternative Homebuilding
Solar * Straw Bale * Cob * Adobe * Earth Plaster * & More
by Clarke Snell

2004, 240pp, $20 (PcA)

Clarke Snell is a builder with experience using a wide variety of materials and techniques, both conventional and alternative. The construction project closest to his heart is his own partially bermed, passive solar house, which he built in the mountains of western North Carolina.

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls
By Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury

2004, 256 pp, hardcover, $35 (PcA)

This book introduces a revolutionary new concept to gardeners. Planting on roofs and walls began in Europe, but it is now becoming popular all over the world. Green roofs and walls reduce pollution and run-off, and also help insulate and reduce the maintenance needs of buildings. Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls discusses the practical techniques required to make planting on roofs and walls a reality. It describes how roofs may be modified to bear the weight of vegetation, considers the different options for drainage layers and growing media, and lists the plants suitable for different climates and environments. This informative book will encourage gardeners everywhere to consider the enormous benefits to be gained from planting on their roofs and walls.

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Keith Johnson
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 1209
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(828)669-6336

also Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
Culture's Edge at Earthaven Ecovillage
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
http://www.earthaven.org
http://www.bioregionalcongress.org






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