Permaculture: Practical and Radical Solutions for a World in Crisis

A comprehensive guide to permaculture from experienced practitioners on the frontlines of regenerative design.Beautifully illustrated with photography from 90 established permaculture projects, this book showcases the creativity and resilience of a movement already putting solutions into practice.Drawing on decades of hands-on experience, the authors show howpermaculture’s nature-inspired principles can turn homes, gardens, farms, schools, and communities into resilient and abundant ecosystems. Blending practical know-how with the latest research, this book distils years of field-tested strategies into a toolkit for thriving in the face of climate and biodiversity crises.Readers will discover solutions for:No-dig vegetable cultivation and sustainable market gardeningDesigning forest gardens and food forests with perennial vegetables, berries, fruit, and nut treesEstablishing self-feeding chicken systems and nut forestsPracticing close-to-nature forestry with native speciesCultivating grains without ploughingBuilding carbon-storing, low-energy homes from local natural materialsImplementing community-scale renewable energy solutionsRecycling water through aquaculture and ecological wastewater treatmentStrengthening resilient rural–urban networksExploring new approaches to democracy and regenerative economiesComprehensive, practical, and deeply grounded in experience, Permaculture is both a handbook for action and an inspiring vision of a regenerative future. Read more