Permaculture Books

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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 200 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,917 ratings — published 2001
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual Permaculture: A Designers' Manual (Hardcover)
by (shelved 181 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,720 ratings — published 1988
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.34 — 9,091 ratings — published 1975
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Introduction to Permaculture Introduction to Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,255 ratings — published 1991
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Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.17 — 789 ratings — published 2002
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Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,160 ratings — published 2004
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Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture Edible Forest Gardens, Vol. 1: Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.48 — 670 ratings — published 2005
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The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.36 — 793 ratings — published 2013
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Restoration Agriculture Restoration Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,333 ratings — published 2013
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Edible Forest Gardens, Volume 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate Climate Permaculture Edible Forest Gardens, Volume 2: Ecological Design and Practice for Temperate Climate Permaculture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.63 — 335 ratings — published
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Permaculture Design: A Step by Step Guide Permaculture Design: A Step by Step Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as permaculture)
avg rating 3.94 — 294 ratings — published 2012
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Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,331 ratings — published 2005
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Earth User's Guide to Permaculture 2nd Edition Earth User's Guide to Permaculture 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.13 — 281 ratings — published 1994
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Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.44 — 428 ratings — published 2010
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 1: Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.47 — 506 ratings — published
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The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.12 — 333 ratings — published 2012
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Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,822 ratings — published 2006
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People and Permaculture People and Permaculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.41 — 76 ratings — published 2012
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Permaculture 1: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (Permaculture, #1) Permaculture 1: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (Permaculture, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.40 — 161 ratings — published 1978
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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,047 ratings — published 1996
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Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Garden Oasis in the City (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.01 — 961 ratings — published 2013
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Practical Permaculture: for Home Landscapes, Your Community, and the Whole Earth Practical Permaculture: for Home Landscapes, Your Community, and the Whole Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.13 — 466 ratings — published 2015
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The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain and Other Temperate Climates The Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain and Other Temperate Climates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.49 — 139 ratings — published 2005
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Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests Farming the Woods: An Integrated Permaculture Approach to Growing Food and Medicinals in Temperate Forests (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.37 — 178 ratings — published 2014
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Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,786 ratings — published 1995
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Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set) Edible Forest Gardens (2 volume set)
by (shelved 29 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.49 — 322 ratings — published
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Permaculture 2: Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture (Permaculture, #2) Permaculture 2: Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture (Permaculture, #2)
by (shelved 29 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.29 — 145 ratings — published 1979
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The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.11 — 190 ratings — published 2015
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The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.46 — 485 ratings — published 2012
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Desert or Paradise: Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lake and Pond Construction Desert or Paradise: Restoring Endangered Landscapes Using Water Management, Including Lake and Pond Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.36 — 107 ratings — published 2012
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Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems Integrated Forest Gardening: The Complete Guide to Polycultures and Plant Guilds in Permaculture Systems (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.03 — 101 ratings — published 2014
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 24 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,401 ratings — published 1977
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The Permaculture Garden The Permaculture Garden (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as permaculture)
avg rating 3.86 — 103 ratings — published 1994
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Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as permaculture)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,074 ratings — published 2006
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.51 — 167,963 ratings — published 2013
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Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture (Conservation Classics) Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture (Conservation Classics)
by (shelved 21 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.45 — 132 ratings — published 1978
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How to Make a Forest Garden How to Make a Forest Garden (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.05 — 131 ratings — published 2002
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Building a Better World in Your Backyard - Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys Building a Better World in Your Backyard - Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as permaculture)
avg rating 3.96 — 345 ratings — published
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Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.02 — 237 ratings — published 2015
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The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture: Creating an Edible Ecosystem The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture: Creating an Edible Ecosystem (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as permaculture)
avg rating 3.84 — 492 ratings — published 2013
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RetroSuburbia RetroSuburbia (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.52 — 183 ratings — published
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The Permaculture Book of Ferment & Human Nutrition The Permaculture Book of Ferment & Human Nutrition (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.31 — 74 ratings — published 1993
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Permaculture in a Nutshell Permaculture in a Nutshell (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as permaculture)
avg rating 3.95 — 280 ratings — published 1993
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Miraculous Abundance: One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World Miraculous Abundance: One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.20 — 491 ratings — published 2014
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Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.46 — 2,350 ratings — published
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The Permaculture Home Garden: How To Grow Great Tasting Fruit And Vegetables The Organic Way The Permaculture Home Garden: How To Grow Great Tasting Fruit And Vegetables The Organic Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.44 — 96 ratings — published 1996
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The Market Gardener: A Handbook for Successful Small-Scale Organic Farming The Market Gardener: A Handbook for Successful Small-Scale Organic Farming (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,503 ratings — published 2014
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The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as permaculture)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,652 ratings — published 2009
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Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
“Anytime there is a disassociation between the producer of value and the consumer of value - there will be waste, a lack of economic empathy, and a lack of productivity.”
Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Principles of a Permaculture Economy

Charles Frazier
“I passed out cigars to the men, and we lit them with a twig caught alight in the fire and passed the bottle around. Charley was doing most of the talking, telling a hunting story from the days of elk and bison, neither of which anyone in attendance except Charley had ever seen. He made them epic animals in his story, inhabitants of an old and better world not to come around again. He then told of his lost farmstead at the old mound village of Cowee, before one of the many disastrous treaties had driven him and his family west to Nantayale. At Cowee, he has been noted for his success with apple trees, which over the years he had planted at spots where his outhouses had stood. Apples grew on his trees huge as dreams of apples. That Cowee house was old, from the time when they still buried dead loved ones in the dirt floor.”
Charles Frazier , Thirteen Moons

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