Food growing methods abound. There are traditional agricultural practices such as the conventional vegetable garden, greenhouse gardening, and grain fields (i.e. rice fields, wheat fields, etc). There are also modern agricultural practices such as permaculture. Conceived in the 1970s, permaculture started in Australia. It was a revolutionary food-growing method that incorporated philosophy. It just wasn’t about how to grow the best quality food or harvesting the largest and most abundant crops. Permaculture is about growing food while becoming one with nature. It is about growing plants in the most natural way, returning to the earth whatever is taken.
With the worldwide call for sustainable and safe food growing methods, permaculture is starting to get into mainstream agricultural practices. With the increasing wastefulness and pollution coming from modern-day farming methods (i.e. use of pesticides, increased run-off, pollution of groundwater from chemical fertilizers and pesticides) permaculture brings an alternative solution to food growing that is totally safe, effective and environment-friendly.
In this book, you will learn more about permaculture. Specific topics covered include:
•What permaculture is all about
•History of permaculture
•Principles of the permaculture practice
•Benefits of practicing permaculture
•Considerations, ethics, and values involved in permaculture
Also, this book will teach you how to make your own permaculture garden. This practice is not limited to wide acres of land that can be converted into a food forest that can feed a population. Permaculture can also be practiced even in small urban gardens. In fact, container gardens and small gardens in limited spaces such as balconies can implement all the principles and practices of permaculture. This book will guide you on the following elements of building a permaculture garden:
•Preparing the site, including observation of nature in progress, enhancing what needs to be improved (i.e. soil quality, weeds, etc), digging vs no-digging, etc.
•Choosing the right plants, which includes what characteristics to look for, plant stacking, time stacking, succession, and companion planting
•Preparing the garden beds, including no-digging concept, creating trenches, preparing the nutrients with green manure, compost, straw, etc.
•Planting tips, including spacing, location of plants, what to plant first, etc.
•Maintenance tips such as watering, mulching, and composting
There’s more. You don’t just get to know how, when, where, and what to plant. You also learn and get to understand some concepts and processes that allow nature to thrive and sustain itself. These are the main factors that permaculture promotes—sustainability using what nature intrinsically does. You will learn:
•What plant stacking is
•Succession planting
•Vertical gardening
•Time stacking
•Soil rebuilding
•Microclimate
•Edge effect
•Soil preservation
•Monocultures vs polycultures.
Permaculture is the most environment-friendly way of growing food. It is totally pollution-free and chemical-free. There are no harmful chemicals added into the system, and no harmful chemicals leave it, either. In fact, a permaculture is a closed system that efficiently utilizes, reuses, and cycles energy. Food produced from this system is guaranteed fresh, of the highest quality, 100% organic, and healthy. You get only the best from nature because it resembles nature, albeit on a much smaller scale.
With the worldwide call for sustainable and safe food growing methods, permaculture is starting to get into mainstream agricultural practices. With the increasing wastefulness and pollution coming from modern-day farming methods (i.e. use of pesticides, increased run-off, pollution of groundwater from chemical fertilizers and pesticides) permaculture brings an alternative solution to food growing that is totally safe, effective and environment-friendly.
In this book, you will learn more about permaculture. Specific topics covered include:
•What permaculture is all about
•History of permaculture
•Principles of the permaculture practice
•Benefits of practicing permaculture
•Considerations, ethics, and values involved in permaculture
Also, this book will teach you how to make your own permaculture garden. This practice is not limited to wide acres of land that can be converted into a food forest that can feed a population. Permaculture can also be practiced even in small urban gardens. In fact, container gardens and small gardens in limited spaces such as balconies can implement all the principles and practices of permaculture. This book will guide you on the following elements of building a permaculture garden:
•Preparing the site, including observation of nature in progress, enhancing what needs to be improved (i.e. soil quality, weeds, etc), digging vs no-digging, etc.
•Choosing the right plants, which includes what characteristics to look for, plant stacking, time stacking, succession, and companion planting
•Preparing the garden beds, including no-digging concept, creating trenches, preparing the nutrients with green manure, compost, straw, etc.
•Planting tips, including spacing, location of plants, what to plant first, etc.
•Maintenance tips such as watering, mulching, and composting
There’s more. You don’t just get to know how, when, where, and what to plant. You also learn and get to understand some concepts and processes that allow nature to thrive and sustain itself. These are the main factors that permaculture promotes—sustainability using what nature intrinsically does. You will learn:
•What plant stacking is
•Succession planting
•Vertical gardening
•Time stacking
•Soil rebuilding
•Microclimate
•Edge effect
•Soil preservation
•Monocultures vs polycultures.
Permaculture is the most environment-friendly way of growing food. It is totally pollution-free and chemical-free. There are no harmful chemicals added into the system, and no harmful chemicals leave it, either. In fact, a permaculture is a closed system that efficiently utilizes, reuses, and cycles energy. Food produced from this system is guaranteed fresh, of the highest quality, 100% organic, and healthy. You get only the best from nature because it resembles nature, albeit on a much smaller scale.
