Introduzione alla permacultura

I dipped into this classic several years ago, then returned it to the library. Despite the wonderful illustrations, there wasn't enough information on any one topic to grab me during those early days. However, with several more years of permaculture experimentation under my belt, Introduction to Perm Leggi tutto

"After many years as a scientist with the CSIRO Wildlife Survey Section and with the Tasmanian Island Fisheries Department, I began to protest against the political and industrial systems I saw were killing us and the world around us. But I soon decided that it was no good persisting with opposition Leggi tutto

Great book to begin wrapping one's thought process around Permaculture; I think this is something that should be required reading in the school system. It would make for an interesting change in the way things are done in the world.

I found this easier to read/more practical than the other books Bill wrote. A must buy!

Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful, my friends let us acquire land and lead fulfilling lives.

An interesting book with lots of ideas and information about permaculture, although very prescriptive with little theory or evidence (although I'm hoping to get that from David Holmgren's book Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability which is sitting next to me). But my main issue f Leggi tutto

Introduction to Permaculture reminds me of an intro-level college class: it covers a little bit of everything in enough detail to give you the idea and provides you with some other resources for further study. It covers more than you’ll want to know. For example, guides for building energy efficient Leggi tutto

Summary: A lot of the concepts are familiar to me from reading other permaculture books, but it was really rewarding to go straight to the source and read a permaculture book from its founder. This book is so well written, with numerous illustrations to demonstrate concepts. It follows a great logica Leggi tutto