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