permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Bill is currently working on several books  ........  here are his 
comments on works in progress:

Traditional Food Processing    

Building on the earlier book, The Permaculture Book of Ferment & Human 
Nutrition, of which a few remain, this new and more comprehensive book 
gives detailed instructions on gathering, preparing, storing and 
preserving foods from traditional sources.  It also has much more on 
meats, and is considerably more comprehensive than 'Ferment'.  A few 
more traditional recipes also creep in. Will be thoroughly indexed.

Sustainable Living in Cold Climates

How to dress, build, garden and live wisely in cold-winter climates.  
From the subtropics with severe frosts like northern N.S.W., Australia, 
to Arctic and Antarctic areas.  Essential for Northern Europe, Russia, 
the Himalayas, Canada, North-west and North-east U.S.A., Andes, 
Patagonia, Southern Africa, high tropical mountains or volcanos, and of 
course Tasmania, Iceland, Newfoundland, Scandinavia, Japan, Mongolia, 
China..........


Patterns and Designs in Nature    

Mainly with respect to applied design in landscape, buildings and 
agriculture.  A sophisticated pattern of materials directs, harvests, 
conveys and transmutes the flow of wind, water, light and energy. An 
appropriate pattern of planting can increase yields by 50 or more times 
- reliably.
It has long been clear to Permaculture designers that the application of 
sensible, practical patterns is the underlying key to sustainability.

The Potato Chronicles:Looking Upwards from Tasmania   

As a patriotic act, I have written a book on the origin, species, 
varieties, culture and travels of the potato. The economy of Tasmania, 
both climatic and export, has long been based on this commodity, and 
Tasmanians are truly potato connoisseurs.
The greatest changes in usage and cultivation are recent, as is the 
introduction of 'selected' species for best flavour and culinary 
useages. This book will assist all islanders to know their potatoes - an 
admirable endpoint.
While the potato is no longer a staple food and in the interests of good 
diet, is much reduced in usage, it is still a reliable local and 
domestic starch, and a source of Vitamin C.

A Strandlopers Guide to Maritime Resources in Tasmania

The one thing liberally available to peripatetic Tasmanians is their 
coasts and islands.  A vast array of plants and animals are encountered 
in the maritime environment, and this book is an attempt to record many 
of these and their uses, before exotic starfish or over-development 
wipes them out, as has happened locally.


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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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