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Permaculture Resources Permaculture
Resources in the United States
Permaculture Resources in the United States The Permaculture Activist, Box 1209 Black Mountain, NC 28711 (704) 298-2812 Editor: Peter Bane Cost: $19, quarterly http:// The Permaculture Activist is the leading periodical for North American permaculture. It publishes articles on permaculture, edible landscaping, bioregionalism, aquaculture, etc, and provides a current listing of upcoming permaculture design courses. It serves as an important networking tool in the U.S., Canada, and Central America. Back issues are available. Yankee Permaculture, Elfin Permaculture, and Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network (FERN) P.O. Box 52 Sparr, FL 32192 Editor: Dan Hemenway Email: YankeePerm@aol.com, and Elfpermact@aol.com Cost: $27.50 for four issues http://csf.colorado.edu/perma/ypc_catalog.html Yankee permaculture carries a number of publications on permaculture specific to North America. Past issues of Dan Hemenway's publications are still used in permaculture courses and as reference guides. A complete listing of articles, information sheets, and publications is available at the website listed above. The Resources of International Permaculture - TRIP. Volume 5 of TRIP, published in 1993, is a 68-page issue that contains 1,540 listings of groups working in permaculture, sustainable food systems, and tree-based agriculture. Current up-to-date listings are available on diskette. The International Permaculture Solutions Journal (TIPS) and Permaculture Review, Overview and Digest (PROD) are published on a sporadical basis. TIPS and PROD feature permaculture articles, book reviews, and resources. The International Permaculture Species Yearbook (TIPSY). Prior to TIPS, Yankee Permaculture put out a fantastic yearbook called TIPSY. The TIPSY series is a goldmine featuring plant species lists, articles, and resource listings. Robin newsletter is a publication of FERN that deals with forest issues. Friends of the Trees P. O. Box 4469 Bellingham, WA 98227 (360) 738-4972 (360) 671-9668 Fax Editor: Michael Pilarski http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4663/ Restoration Forestry: An International Guide to Sustainable Forestry Practices (1994) is a 525-page guide to resources in restoration forestry. It contains over 50 review articles, 780 organizations, 230 journals and periodicals, 800 books, 100 restoration forestry projects underway, and 100 directories on topics relating to Restoration forestry, forest ecology, tree seedlings, bioregionalism, and permaculture. It is a massive addition to tree-based agricultural literature. Cost is $27, plus $4 postage & handling. Agroforestry Guide to Hawaii: A Resource Guide Directory to Reforestation, Restoration, Forestry, Agroforestry, Permaculture & Sustainable Agriculture in the Hawaiian Islands (1997) is a 187-page directory with over 800 references. Cost is $22, plus $3.30 postage & handling. Available from Friends of the Trees Other publications from Friends of the Trees include: Permaculture Drylands Journal/ Permaculture Drylands Institute P.O. Box 156 Santa Fe, NM 87504-0156 (505) 983-0663 Cost: $25, 3 issues per year http://members.aol.com/pdrylands/PDIhome1.htm Permaculture Drylands Journal (formerly Sustainable Living in Drylands) is published in April, August, and December by the Permaculture Drylands Education and Research Institute. It focuses on permaculture concepts and designs for arid lands, with a heavy focus on New Mexico and Arizona. PDJ has published articles on straw bale buildings, solar box cookers, dryland farming, and many other topics of interest; back issues are available. PDI offers a regular series of Permaculture Design Courses. Dry Country News Box 23-J Radium Springs, NM 88054 Cost: $10, 4 issues per year http://www.zianet.com/drynews/ Dry Country News is devoted to Earth-based, low- impact living in the American Southwest. Whether you call it homesteading, permaculture, or sustainable living, Dry Country News is packed with information of interest to desert dwellers everywhere. Topics covered include alternative construction methods (straw bale, cob, adobe, etc.), gardening in a difficult desert climate, solar energy techniques and applications, desert herbs for food and medicine, sustainable irrigation methods (rainwater catchments, drip, pitcher) and more. Earthword Journal /Eos Institute 580 Broadway, Suite 200 Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (714) 497-1896 Cost: $20, 4 issues Earthword Journal is a glossy permaculture magazine published collaboratively by Eos Institute and the Permaculture Institute of Southern California. It explores the ecological interface between urban and rural communities and is geared to the professional designer, architect, and land-use planner. Temperate Bamboo Quarterly /Earth Advocates Research Facility 30 Myers Road Summertown, TN 38483 (615) 964-4151 Cost: $24, quarterly http://www.gaia.org/farm/businesses/bamboo /tbq.html Temperate Bamboo Quarterly is a quarterly publication from Earth Advocates, a permaculture team run by Sue and Adam Turtle. It focuses on the bamboo plant which has unique, multi-purpose uses. They also operate a nursery with dozens of bamboo species. The Future is Abundant <http://csf.colorado.edu/perma/tilth/> First published in 1982 by Tilth, The Future is Abundant is a classic resource book on permaculture at the bioregional level. Though long out-of-print, it is now available on the Internet. Permaculture Institute of Northern CA, PO Box 341, Pt Reyes, CA 94956. 415 663-9090<pinc@nbn.com>. Monthly garden tours 1st Sun. of every month 9 am - 1 pm, including examples of ponds and waterfalls design, straw bale construction, chicken tractors, ducks, composting systems, cob construction, rainwater catchment, solar dryer, herb spiral and more $5 -10 donation. Director Penny Livingston in addition to offering design and consulting services also teaches Permaculture Design Courses with Brock Dolman, Doug Gosling and others at: Occidental Arts and Ecology Center 15290 Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, CA 95465 <oaec@igc.org> Cob Cottage Co., Cob Building Workshops, P.O. Box 123 Cottage Grove OR 97424 Sustainable Living News, WE-Design P.O. BOX 45472-m, Seattle, WA Wild Iris Springs Organic Farm School PO Box 1219, Redway CA 95560 Other Permaculture Resouces Earth Repair Catalog - Permanent Publications (UK) http://www.permaculture.co.uk/ A project of Permanent Publications in Great Britain, publisher of Permaculture Magazine UK. The Earth Repair Catalog is a wide selection of books, videos, and resources on permaculture topics: organic gardening; biodynamics; agroforestry; farming; aquaculture; animals; ecological architecture & sustainable building technology; human-scale economy & development; community & groups; and energy saving products. The Organic Farming Sourcebook. 1996. The Other India Press Above Mapusa Clinic Mapusa 403 507 Goa India Fax: 91-832-263305 The Organic Farming Sourcebook, a resource-rich 338-page guidebook that provides a dynamic treatment of organic agriculture in India, with up-to-date articles, resources, contacts, and suppliers. In modern India, 70% of its 900 million inhabitants still depend on agriculture as a livelihood. These farmers draw upon four thousand years of sustainable farming experience. However, European colonialism and Green Revolution technology has wreaked havoc on natural farming methods in India, and the Sourcebook documents and supports the efforts of the emerging organic farming and permaculture movements in India. Highly recommended. A Resource Guide of Organizations Promoting Organic Farming in East Africa Region1995. A 116-page resource guide edited by John Kanyuiro, Kihia and John Wanjau Njoroge. It provides names, contact information and brief descriptions of organizations working to promote, research or support organic agriculture in East Africa. Contact Kenya Institute of Organic Farming for price and ordering information. P.O. Box 34972 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254-2) 732-487 Fax (254-2) 581-178 Email: kiof@elci.gn.apc.org.
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