Books for a Future
Books for a Future is a list of essential reads, initially compiled to inspire and support sustainable, regenerative practices. Permaculture Network members can add their own recommendations or recommend books that resonate deeply with our shared vision for a resilient future. Explore this evolving resource for insights on permaculture, environmental activism, ecology, and beyond.
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| Title | Author | Description | Signed copy | Recommend | |
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| Perma-Veggies - einmal pflanzen, immer ernten! | by Bernhard Gruber | Das Buch "Perma-Veggies" beschäftigt sich mit der Ernährung von mehrjährigem, sich selbst aussäenden und wildem Gemüs - einmal pflanzen, immer essen - ist das geflügelte Schlagwort dazu. Der Autor Bernhard Gruber, begibt sich zu beginn des Buches auf die Spurensuche des Home Sapiens, durchleuchtet unseren Lebensmittelkonsum und beschreibt seine persönlichen Erfahrungen mit permanenten Gemüse. Bernhard Gruber ist selbst ausgebildeter Lebensmitteltechnologe, Permakultur-Aktivist und Buchautor. Er leitet das Österreichische Waldgarten-Institut mit einem der ältesten Waldgärten Europas. Das Buch enthält weiters eine ausführliche Liste mit geeigneten Pflanzen und ausgewählten, gut beschriebenen Pflanzenportraits. Es werden mögliche Beetformen besprochen und Skizzen von verschiedenen Gartengestaltungen präsentiert. Buch Hardcover, 256 Seiten, Eigenverlag Österreichisches Waldgarten-Institut | Link | ||
| RetroSuburbia | by David Holmgren | RetroSuburbia is part manual and part manifesto. The book shows how Australian suburbs can be transformed to become productive and resilient in an energy descent future. It focuses on what can be done by an individual at the household level (rather than community or government levels). RetroSuburbia is the gateway to retrofitting your home, garden and life. It will help you prioritise the myriad things you can do at home to create a better, and more resilient, life. It also reorders the petals of the permaculture flowers, or the fields we can apply the permaculture principles to, into three B's: Built, Biological, Behavorial. | |||
| The Vegan Book of Permaculture | by Graham Burnett | Combines veganism and permaculture, providing guidance on plant-based sustainable living. | |||
| Trees and Shrubs That Heal | by Anne Stobart | Learn about the abundant and sustainable sources of healing trees and shrubs and how they can be used within a range of settings, from gardens and food forests to woodlands and permaculture projects. Ideal for foragers, gardeners and growers, walkers and wilderness lovers, agroforesters and forest schoolers, and anyone interested in herbal medicine. Includes information about world trade in forest products for medicinal uses and issues of sustainability, advice on identification of a range of healing trees and shrubs in temperate climates, easy recipes for herbal preparations for healthy living, and profiles of 80 healing trees and shrubs with descriptions of key uses and safety advice. Fully illustrated, the book has a comprehensive index and useful appendices of concise information for the trees and shrubs, and for a range of ailments, with suggestions for seasonal harvests and further sources of information. | Link |