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books:

Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 2: Ecological Design And Practice For Temperate-Climate Permaculture

2 reviews
Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier

Chelsea Green, 2005

A stupendous amount of relevant info under one cover
The more I use this book the more I realize how much is in here. There's not a time that I turn to the book for a specific piece of information and don't end up reading into other aspects that relate to the question at hand. The authors have chased down most any question to their logical, and integrated, extents. It's quite astounding that this much necessary and applicable information exists ...

Edible Forest Gardens: Ecological Vision, Theory For Temperate Climate Permaculture

2 reviews
Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier

Chelsea Green, 2005

Incredible resource for applied agro-ecological development
This book adds depth to the existing research in agro-ecology. It provides new information and examples specific to temperate, especially warmer-temperate climates. It also highlights applications of this information in the first section: "Vision." The authors have put together a massive work that will certainly serve my reference for years to come. This work is primarily an information-packed ...

Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to ...

5 reviews
Eric Toensmeier

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007

Very useful book - highly recommended.
I very seldom buy new books, and even more seldom buy books as expensive as this. But I had a $25 Amazon gift certificate, so I went ahead and bought it, and I'm very glad I did. The first section of the book is useful information on growing perennial vegetables (and other perennials, for that matter), and on landscaping using these plants, many of which have great ornamental value. Part ...

Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set)

6 reviews
Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier

Chelsea Green, 2005

Excellent for anyone hoping to get a handle on sustainable agriculture
As a graduate of a Permaculture Design Course, organic farm worker and someone generally interested in virtually all aspect of sustainable ag, I found this book incredible. Now, I've only read the first one (about to start on volume number 2), but the quality of information in the first volume in outstanding. Volume 1 is concerned with the theory behind forest gardening, but with a keen eye ...